SMJK KATHOLIK PJ

1st Assessment Examination 2011

English Language Paper 1
Form 4

Section A: Directed Writing

( 35 marks )
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.

Question 1
You have just returned from Malacca during the second semester break. Write a letter to
your cousin thanking him for his kind hospitality during your visit.
In your letter, include the following notes:
• arrived safely – back to Kuala Lumpur - Integrated South-Bandar Tasik Selatan
Transport Terminal
• family members waiting – bus terminal
• enjoyed outing – fun and interesting
• visited - historical monuments
- places of cultural interest
• learnt about traditions and culture of the Peranakans
• understand the people’s way of life
• food – local delicacies
• local transport - trishaws
• invite cousin to Kuala Lumpur – places of interest

When writing the letter, you should remember to:

• use an appropriate greeting and closing
• use a format of a friendly letter
• use all the notes given.

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 Section D
(10 marks)
Question 32
Read the poem below and answer the quwstions that follow.

In The Midst of Hardship

by Latiff Mohidin

At dawn they returned home

their soaky clothes torn
and approached the stove
their limbs marked by scratches
their legs full of wounds
but on their brows
there was not a sign of despair
The whole day and night just passed
they had to brave the horrendous flood
in the water all the time
between bloated carcasses
and tiny chips of tree barks
desperately looking for their son’s
albino buffalo that was never found

They were born amidst hardship

and grew up without a sigh or a complaint
now they are in the kitchen, making
jokes while rolling their ciggarete leaves

a) What natural disaster is mentioned in the poem? (1 mark)

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b) What are the personas in the poem looking for? (1 mark)

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c) What happened to their hands and legs? (1 mark)

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d) When did the personas returned home? (1 mark)

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e) What did the personas do in the kitchen? (1 mark)

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Question 33
Read the ectract from the short story ‘ QWERTYUIOP’ below and answer the
questions that follow.

Who in their right minds will choose me? Lucy wondered, setting off for her first
interview.
So she was astonishedn to be greeted by Mr Ross, of Ross and Bannister’s, with
enormous enthusiasm. She was smiled at, shaken by the hand, given tea and biscuits,
and told that her single ‘O’ level was the very one they had been looking for. Then she
was offered the job.
“I hope you will be happy here,” Mr Ross said, showing her out. Tere was a sudden
doubt in his voice, a hint of anxiety behind his smile, but she was too excited to
notice.

a) How did Lucy feel about getting a job? (1 mark)

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b) Describe how Mr Ross greeted Lucy at the interview. (2 marks)

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c) Why was there a sudden doubt in Mr Ross’s voice? (1 mark)

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d) Why didn’t Lucy notice the doubt in his voice? (1 mark)

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