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GRAMMAR SECTION Regular & Irregular Verbs 1. Someone is ______in the hall now. a) sing b) singing c) sang d) song 2. The baby is ______ in the room. a) sleeps b) sleeping c) slept d) sleep 3. Tim has ________ this book twice. a) read b) reads c) reading d) red 4. Kenny _________ his car every Sunday morning. a) wash b) washed c) washing d) washes 5. Michelle _______ two cups of ice-cream last Saturday. a) eat b) eats c) eating d) ate 6. Mr Chong ______ at the conference last night. a) speaks b) spoke c) spoken d) speaking 7. They are _____ to Penang next month. a) go b) goes c) went d) going 8. The child is _______ because he is hungry. a) cry b) crying c) cried d) cries 9. The teacher always ________ a story at the end of the day. a) Telling b) Told c) Tell d) Tells 10. My uncle ______ a fish yesterday. a) catch

b) catches c) caught d) catching 11. He is________ in that shop now. a) work b) working c) works d) worked Regular Verbs 12. She ______ her friends for the party. a) invite b) inviting c) invite d) has invite 13. The maid ______ some juice for the guests yesterday. a) mix b) mixed c) mixing d) has mix 14. She _______ her birthday yesterday. a) celebrate b) celebrates c) celebrated d) celebrating 15. He is _______ now. a) pray b) prays c) praying d) prayed 16. The pupil ________ off the fan before leaving the classroom. a) switch b) switched c) switching d) has switch Irregular Verbs 17. He ________ up late yesterday. a) wakes b) waken c) wake d) woke 18. Mr Kuah ______ some flowers this morning. a) buying b) bought c) buy d) buys 19. I do not have enough money to____ a watch. a) Buys b) Buying c) Buy 1

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d) bought 20. Susie and Susan are florists. They _____ flowers. a) selling b) sold c) sells d) sell 21. Mr Albert is an author. He ____ books. a) writing b) written c) writes d) write 22. My children ______ to their grandmothers house yesterday. a) went b) go c) goes d) going Prepositions 1. I have just received a letter (in, of, from) my uncle. 2. Do not step (in, with, on) the wet cement. 3. The robber came in (at, on, through) the window. 4. Do not lean (at, against, with) the door. The paint is still wet. 5. The policeman ran (at, after, along) the thief. 6. I met my classmate when I was walking (behind, between, along) the road. 7. The fisherman jumped (in, into, on) the river and saved the drowning boy. 8. Take (of, off, over) your shoes before you go in. 9. The train will stop (on, to, at) this station. 10. Shirley sits (down, below, beside) me in class. 11. Please push your chair (by, between, under) the table. 12. They have waited (for, of, at) an hour. 13. We have not heard anything (about, for, to) him. 14. I hope to meet him (in, on, at) Sunday. 15. They will finish the work (at, for, in) an hour. 16. Eliza returned to Malaysia (after, with, into) a year. 17. It saw a bird flying (below, under, above) its head. 18. The bird sat (into, on, inside) a branch of a tree. 19. It quickly flew a way and hid (under, between, on) the roof of a house.

20. They are waiting (by, in, at) the bus stop. 21. We arranged some stones (on, in, under, at) the aquarium. 22. Please throw the rubbish (on, at, into, in) the dustbin. 23. My grandfather was not (on, in, at) home yesterday. 24. The manager is (on, into, under, in) his office. 25. He has been painting (during, since, for) yesterday. 26. We will leave the house (at, on, in) 2.00 pm. 27. I met him (during, in, on, for) the football match. 28. I am going to Singapore (to, for, since, during) a month. 29. She was in Paris (for, since, during, after) several years. 30. She will be visiting her aunt (in, on, at, into) December. 31. I have not seen him (since, during, for, at) last year. 32. We have to finish our homework (on, in, before, during) noon. SPM Clone Question A mobile phone is a must for most people. The phone enables (they, them, their, themselves) to connect with (anyone, everyone, someone)

irrespective of where they are. (Even if, In addition, Furthermore, Therefore) you are trapped in a static jam, you (can, must, shall, will) inform your loved ones of your whereabouts. Besides talking, a mobile phone empower you (to, too, two) send text messages that may cost the (much, more, most) ten cent. Hence, you can keep in touch with family and friends at a low price. In addition, the slim size of mobile phones enable the users to (operate, operates, operated, operating) with one hand. Hence, you can (do, does, did) many other things while on the phone. Thus, it is not surprising that the mobile phone industry is indeed booming.

First Mid Term Homework READING COMPREHENSION & SUMMARY

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Section C [25 marks] Questions 26 31 are based on the following passage. 1 Many of us have books at home. These books can range from reference books to encyclopedias, journals, magazines or even fiction books. However, we lack the knowledge to convert these books into a home library. The books are normally stacked in boxes and left in the attics or storerooms to collect dust. What is a home library? A home library is a little area of space in a corner 5 of a home or even a small room where we can place all our reading materials, references and electronic resources. A home library can be turned into a cosy room of references by the family members. Here, the family may run activities that are related to reading such as games like Scrabble, chess, word puzzles and crossword puzzles. 10 Normally, a home library contains printed and non-printed reading materials. Materials such as reading tools can also be placed in the home library. Some examples of such reading materials are the dictionaries, atlas, encyclopedias, manuals on bikes or cars, recipes or even telephone directories. In addition, it is good to add in some light reading materials or viewing materials in the home library. There are a vast collection of novels, picture books, magazines, family photo albums and articles that can be collected by the family members for reference. Other added collections to the home library are videotapes, cassettes, CD-ROMs, board games and even brochures. 15

Most people do not realize that having a home library is beneficial. A home 20 library can help to foster a long-life love for reading among the family members. Children can be given the opportunity to be exposed to reading books at a young age. Indirectly, the young readers can be inculcated with the love for reading. Reading can be made as one of the activities for the family members. The parents can guide the children to read books and at the same time, foster good family 25 relationships. Children can also be fostered to adopt a positive attitude to appreciate reading materials and knowledge that can be of value to them. In the long run, the family members can develop their reading process. A home library enables the family members to read materials within the confines of their own homes. The materials can be easily accessed at any time. Moreover, the reading 30 activities can be carried out to improve the thinking skills of family members. There are many activities that one can carry out in a home library. In this little library of knowledge, one can test the family members on a skill of chess, Scrabble or the Malay strategic game called congkak. In this small corner of a room, one can also teach the family members to make some handicrafts like 35 origami. A family can also sit together to test their command of vocabulary through Scrabble, a crossword puzzle and a list of other board games. There are also games that challenge the mind that can be stored in this home library. One example is the Sahibba. To make the home library a good resource centre for family members and 40 even friends, one example is to get the help of the state public library management on ways to manage and run the home library. Some bookshelves will be needed to make the place presentable. Another way is to arrange the books according to the types and interests. It is easy to set up a home library. Get your home organized and have a 45 corner of your room or even a special room to get this place started. You may be 3

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surprised that your family members will actually need such a room. 26 From paragraph 2, (a) what is a home library? ____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) which word in this paragraph has the same meaning as the word comfortable? ____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 27 From paragraph 2, what kind of games are related to reading? List two kinds. (a) _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 28 From paragraph 3, list two materials that can be found in a home library. (a) _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 29 From paragraph 5, state two advantages of having a home library. (a) _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] 30 From paragraph 7, (a) where can one get help to run a home library? _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) explain the meaning of the word presentable. _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

31 Based on the passage given, write a summary on: what is a home library the benefits of having a home library Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original meaning. Your summary must: be in continuous writing form (not in note form) use materials from lines 5 to 31 not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below Begin your summary as follows: Having a home library is important in every family for .. . .

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... ... ... ... .. .. . . . . . . Vocabulary Practice

For each of the meaning of the words used in the article, find the word which matches the meaning. 1. (Line 4) a room or space just below the roof of 4. (Line 16) extremely large in area, size, amount, a house, often used for storing thing etc - ______________________ - ___________________ 5. (Line 21) to encourage something to develop 2. (Line 7 ) something that can be used to help - ____________________ achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for 6. (Line 22) to let somebody find out about teachers and students - ___________________ something by giving them experience of it or showing them what it is like: 3. (Line 9) connected with something or - ____________________ somebody in some way - ___________________ 7. (Line 29) limits or borders - ______________ 5

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Test your literature understanding Answer the questions below. Write the answers in the literature exercise book. He Had Such Quiet Eyes 1. In stanza 1, what does the phrase, the two pools of lies refer to? 2. Explain the meaning of the last line of stanza 1 And to render him paradise 3. Which line in stanza 3 shows that the person had made a mistake? 4. Why should she not have compromised? Be sure that nice really means nice 5. What do you think this phrase means? 6. What is the advice that is given in the second stanza? 7. What happened when she did not listen to the advice? 8. From stanza 2, what should the woman have done? 9. What does the poet mean when he says, Shed be free of the hows and whys? 10. What are the mans eyes compared to? 11. Write two words that are related to feelings of happiness. iiiIn the Midst of Hardship 1. Why were their clothes soaky? 2. Write down the line in the poem which reveals that this incident took place in a village? 3. What does the phrase bloated carcasses refer to? 4. In your opinion, what kind of attitude do the last two lines imply? Explain. 5. Write down the line which shows that they have been out for long hours? 6. What moral value did you learn from the poem? Explain 7. Write down two phrases from the poem which indicate injury. i- . ii- . 8. How did they feel when they reached home? Using your own words, give a reason to support your answer.

The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language. Catch Us If You Can Catherine MacPhail Step By Wicked Step Anne Fine The Curse Lee Su Ann Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below. It is important to have a person that you look up to in your life. From the novel that you have read, write about one character that you admire. Give reasons for your answer and support your answer with close reference to the text.