Section A

(20 marks)

Questions 1 to 5

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

1.  The teacher advised me to walk ______across the busy road.

A / attentively / C / carefully
B / carelessly / D / slowly

2.  Ali was angry with ______because ______broke his pencil.

A / I, me / C / mine, I
B / me, I / D / mine, me

3.  The thief climbed ______the open window.

A / into / C / through
B / over / D / inside

4.  Aishah ______Miss Marjit when she met her this morning.

A / greet / C / greeted
B / greets / D / greeting

5.  They ______went to the playground ______the park. I am not sure.

A / either, or / C / neither, or
B / either, nor / D / neither, nor

Question 6

Choose the most suitable proverb.

6.  You should take more vegetables and fruit to stay healthy for ______.

A / waste not, want not
B / you are what you eat
C / a rotten apple spoils the barrel
D / wisdom is better than strength

Questions 7 to 9

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the passage that follows.

The pupils of Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Bukit had organized a trip. They _____7____ a pineapple factory. The officer-in-charge took them for a tour around the factory. The pupils _____8______very excited. The officer explained to them _____9______the process of canning. The pupils wrote some notes in their notebooks.

7. / A / visit / B / visited / C / visiting / D / visits
8 / A / is / B / are / C / was / D / were
9 / A / to / B / about / C / because / D / of

Questions 10

Choose the word the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word.

10, I cannot complete the exercise as it is very complicated.

A / difficult / B / proper / C / good / D / simple

Questions 11

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation

11 / A / “Look, Sara’s house is on fire!” he shouted.
B / “Look! Saras house is on fire!” he shouted.
C / “Look! Sara’s house is on fire!” he shouted.
D / “Look, sara’s house is on fire!” he shouted.

Questions 12 to 15

Based on the picture, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the passage that follows.

The monkeys are up on a rambutan tree. They are eating some rambutans. The farmer is ______12______the tree and looking up at them. He is using a stick to ______13______them. They are not afraid of him ______14______they know that he cannot reach them. They even throw the rambutan skins ______15______the farmer.

12. / A / on / B / at / C / under / D / behind
13 / A / frighten / B / frightens / C / frightened / D / frightening
14 / A / so / B / but / C / because / D / than
15 / A / to / B / at / C / of / D / for

Questions 16 to 20

Read the postcard below and answer the questions that follow.

21 August
Dear Mala,
You must be surprised to receive this postcard. I am visiting my cousin in Malacca. I arrived yesterday. I’ll be here for a week. I visited the old fort, A’Famosa today. I bought this postcard to show you how it looks. Tomorrow, we are going to the beach. I hope the weather will be fine. It’s now raining cats and dogs. I will call you when I am back. Then we can talk about our holidays.
Love,
Julie /
To:
Kamala Devi
10, Jalan Baiduri,
80400 Johor Baru,
Johor

16. The word surprised tells us that

A / Julie told Kamala she was going on a holiday.
B / Kamala did not know Julie was in Malacca.
C / Julie likes to surprise her friends.
D / Mala did not read the postcard.

17. When will Julie go home?

A / On 27 August
B / On 28 August
C / On 29 August
D / On 30 August

18. What does the other side of the card show?

A / A picture of a modern building
B / A picture of the seaside
C / A picture of an old fort
D / A picture of Malacca

19. The phrase raining cats and dogs means

A / raining slightly
B / raining non-stop
C / the wind is howling
D / raining very heavily

20. Why does Julie want to phone Kamala?

A / To discuss their holiday work
B / To make their holiday plans
C / To talk about their holidays
D / To talk about their friends