ENGLISH LANGUAGE, PAPER 1, YEAR 5, FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION 2015

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ENGLISH LANGUAG FINAL-YEAR EXAMINATION [OCTOBER]

2015
YEAR 5
PAPER 1 (1 hour and 15 minutes)
NAME: __________________________________ MARKS : _____________
SECTION A
(20 marks)

A. Circle the correct answers.

1 Nadia did not cry ___ she was the 2 I am the only one who___the
only one left alone in the dark Jack’s art work.
room.
A. so A. admire
B. and B. admires
C. because C. admired
D. although D. admiring

3 The box is full of money. James 4 I am ___ punctual, and I am ___

takes out____ money and counts late before.
it.
A. - A. always, never
B. a B. usually, seldom
C. an C. usually, always
D. the D. never, sometimes

5 To ___ should the farmer give the 6 James was looking for a boat
machine? because ___ wanted to cross the
river.
A. who A. he
B. which B. his
C. whose C. her
D. whom D. them

Choose the best proverb that describe this situation below.

7 The story of ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper,’ teachers us to be

hardworking. The ant did not regret when winter came. He had prepared
himself for the worst. The most suitable proverb should be…

A. Make hay while the sun shines.

B. Time and tide waits for no man.
C. Do not cry over spilt milk.
D. A bird in a hand worth two in the bush.
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom .
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8 Sarah is______________. She is always in her room studying. It means

someone who reads alot.

A. in cloud nine
B. feeling blue
C. a book worm
D. under the weather

Complete the paragraph below.

Orang-utans __9__ rust-coloured shaggy fur__10__ their bodies. They are
omnivoroes. They __11__ on fruits, seeds, young leaves, eggs and insects.
They live in tropical rainforests.

9 A. has 10 A. at 11 A. fed
B. had B. of B. feed
C. have C. on C. feeds
D. having D. by D. feeding

Choose the word that has the opposite meaning. As the underlined word.

1 Tony remembered to take his medicine.

2
A. forgot
B. chose
C. wanted
D. reminded

1 Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

3
A. Which is cleverer, a whale or, a dolphin?
B. Which is cleverer, a whale or a dolphin?
C. Which is cleverer. a whale, or a dolphin?
D. Which is cleverer a whale or a dolphin.

Last evening, it was raining heavily and Mr Tan’s car broke down along Jalan
Razak. Mrs Tan stood by the road with a __14__ in her arm. Her sons helped
their father to push the car __15__ the font wheel of the car was stucked in a

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hole. Mr Tan tried to reverse the car while the boys pushed it. Finally, they were
__16__. The car was back on the road again.

1 15 16
4
A. towel A. but A. excited
B. baby B. and B. anxious
C. umbrella C. so C. cheerful
D. handbag D. if D. successful

Questions17 to 20

(It is a Sunday evening, the children are at home. Dan is at, the computer. Rita
is listening to music on her MP4 and Mark is sending messages on his mobile
phone).

Rita : I've to charge the battery of my MP4.

Mark : The battery of my mobile phone is low too.
Rita : Hey, who turned off the lights!
Dan : There's no electricity. Oh dear! I can't play my game.

(Grandma comes into the room with a candle).

Grandma : Are you all right, children?

Dan : We're fine, Grandma. What shall we do now?
Grandma : Let's play a game.

(Grandma asks some riddles and the children guess the answers excitedly.
After a while, the lights come back on).

Grandma : Let's stop now. I have some work in the kitchen.

Mark : Please don't stop now, Grandma.
Rita : Yes. Let's play a little longer. We'll give you a hand later.
Grandma : We'll continue the game after my work is done.
Children : All right, Grandma.

1 “ Please don't stop now,” Grandma. 1 Who turned off the lights?
7 How does Mark feels? 8
A. Angry A. Rita
B. Excited B. Mark
C. Surprised C. Sandra
D. Demanding D. No one

1 From the dialogue, Grandma will only 2 We'll ‘give you a hand ‘ in the
9 play with the children 0 dialogue means…
A. if they help her A. call her
B. when there is electricity B. help her
C. after washing the clothes C. wash hands
D. once she finishes her chores D. come home
SECTION B
(30 marks)
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Questions 21
Based on the given picture, give the correct answer in full sentence.
Write your answer in the space provided.

(a)

Answer:

[1 mark]

(b)
Answer:

[1 mark]

(c)
Answer:

[1 mark]

Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.

Julia and her sisters often visited their grandfather during the school holidays.
On each visit, he would give them some coins.
One day, Julia’s grandfather gathered the children together. He said, ‘Let’s
have a competition to see who can manage her money wisely. At the end of
this year, tell me how you've used your money.

The children were very excited. Joan used her money to buy and sell things.
She made a lot of money. However, she began to spend her money on

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expensive things for herself. She bought whatever she wanted. Soon, she used
up all her money.

Julia put all the coins her grandfather gave her into a money box with a red
border. She hid the box under her bed to keep it safe. At the end of the year,
she dusted the box and showed the coins to her grandfather.

Jean used the money to buy thread, needles, colourful buttons and cloth. She
made pretty dolls and sold them to her friends. She put the money she earned
into the bank.

At the end of the year, their grandfather said, 'The winner is ... '

Questions 22
Tick ( √ ) the correct answer.

(a) The children visited their grandfather during…

the competition
school holidays
Their free time
[1 mark]

(b)Paragraph 3 is about Joan. Choose the best idiom to describe Joan’s

character.
She is a good
Samaritan.
She is a spent thrift.
She is a miser.
[1 mark]

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

(c) Julia did not make any extra money. Why?

______________________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]
(d)How does Jean make some money?

[2 marks]

(e) Who do you think will be the winner? Why?

[2 marks]

Animals Becoming Extinct

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Animals Lifespan Threat

(Years)
Orang-utans lose their homes when
forests are cut down. Clearing of
forest for palm oil plantations destroy
35-40 the natural habitat. Poachers hunt for
orang-utans and sell them as pets.
The human activities are the main
Orang-utan threats to orang-utans livelihood.
Water pollution such as oil spills
poison many whales. Whaling is still a
practice in some countries. It is cruel
80-90 and this has caused the whale
population to decrease.

Whale
When forests are cleared for farming
and
for buildings, pandas lose their
homes.
20-35
They also have difficulty finding food.
Climate change and natural disasters
Panda such as earthquakes reduces the
pandas’ population.

Questions 23
Tick ( √ ) the correct answer.

(a) Among the three animals above, the longest living creatures on earth is…
the orang-utans
the whale
the panda
[1 mark]
(b) What is the meaning of ‘threats’
dangers
treats
scares
[1 mark]

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(c) Answer (True) or (False)

i ) Cutting of trees and clearing of forest will be bad for the orang-utans. (
)

ii ) The orang-utans will destroy the palm oil plantations. (

)

iii ) Killing of whale is known as whaling. ( )

iv ) Pandas cannot live when the climate change. ( )

[4 marks]

(d) Name one activity which can reduces the whales’ population?

[2 marks]

(e) Where can you get more information about animal extinction?

[2 marks]
Study the label carefully. Answer the questions that follow.

Questions 24
Tick ( √ ) the correct answer.
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(a) The weight of the can of sardines is…

250 gm
240 gm
295gm
[1 mark]

(b)If Mrs Selvi buys the two cans, she must use them before
_____________________.
[2 mark]

Questions 25

(a) Ingredients: mushrooms, flours, salt, vegetable oil, water

The word ingredients

means__________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

(b) Tom buys a can of mushroom soup. How much will he pay for two cans of
sardines?
_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]
(c) What is the special offer when you spend RM5.90 on sardines?
_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]

***KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT***

Prepared by:
Checked by: Headmaster/GPK I

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MARKING SCHEME /ANSWER SHEET

YEAR 5 FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION 2015

SECTION A
1 D 6 B 11 B 16 D
2 A 7 A 12 A 17 B
3 D 8 C 13 B 18 D
4 A 9 C 14 B 19 D
5 D 10 C 15 A 20 B

SECTION B (Suggested answer)

Question 21
*(Accept only logical answer pertaining to situation)
a) Yes, Of course. / Sure. / Yes, you can have it.
b) Certainly. / Is there anything else? / Please wait for a while.
c) Be careful, it’s spicy. / Yes, I know.

Question 22
*( Full marks given for correct language structure and grammar used.)
a) school holidays
b) She is a spent thrift.
c) Julia did not make any extra money because she just kept her money in a
box./ at home.
d) Jane makes some money by selling pretty dolls to her friends.
e) The winner will be Jean because she knows how to make extra money.

Question 23
*( Minimal spelling, grammar, sentence structure errors)
a) the whale
b) dangers
c) i (T) ii (F) iii (T) iv (F)
d) Water pollution / Oil spill in the ocean
e) We can get more information through/by reading books. /
using the internet.

Question 24
a) 250 gm
b) 16.5.2009

Question 25
*( Full marks given for correct language structure and grammar used.)
a) things in the food
b) I will have to pay RM6.40 for two can of sardines.
c) You will get another tin of sardines for free.