Date: ____________________

Practice 1 (Novel) 2020

[SPM 2011]
The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.

Sing to the Dawn – Minfong Ho Steps to answer the novel

question.
Dear Mr Kilmer – Anne Schraff
1. Understand the question.
Captain Nobody – Dean Pitchford 2. Underline the keywords.
3. Map your ideas.
Choose any one of the novels and answer the question below. 4. Write the response.
Which part of the story do you like most? 5. Check your answer.
Give reasons for your choice with close reference to the text.
[15 marks  Content = 10 marks, Language = 5 marks]

Mapping your ideas

WHAT happened?
Richard aims his gun at a deer.
He purposely misfires.

WHERE did it
Part of the story? WHO was there?
happen?
Richard goes hunting Richard, Pa and Gus.
In the woods.
with his father and his
brother.

WHEN did it happen? WHY did it happen?

In winter. Richard wants to avoid killing the deer.

Content (Marks = 5 – 6)
The novel that I choose is Dear Mr Kilmer written by  Introduction:
Anne Schraff. The part of the story that I like most is when - Refer to the question. 
Richard __________ hunting with his _______________, Pa - Straight to the point. 
and his _________________, Gus. - Don’t write the synopsis.


One day in _______________, Richard, Pa and Gus go The response:

to the ___________. When they see a deer, Richard  contains important
__________ his gun at it. He purposely _____________. lesson(s).
Richard wants to avoid ____________ the deer. He hate_  are supported and linked
hunting. Pa _____ so disappointed with Richard. Pa say_ that with SOME RELEVANT
Richard does not have to go hunting anymore. I love this part of textual evidence.
the story _____________ I learn that sometimes we need to do
what we believe is right. Just like Richard, he believe_ that The ideas are GENERALLY
killing animals is cruel ____________________ his father clear, can be understood but
disagrees with him. LACK organisation.

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* This response DOES NOT CONTAIN main and supporting
ideas and LESS organised.
Content (Marks = 7 – 8)

The response:
 contains important lesson(s).
 are USUALLY supported and linked with RELEVANT textual evidence.
 contains MAIN AND SUPPORTING IDEAS.

The ideas are CLEAR, can be understood.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word / phrase.

o compassion – belas kasihan o disappears
o cruel – kejam o shoot
o deliberately – dengan sengaja o apologises – memohon maaf
o painful - terseksa o does
o total opposite – sangat berlawanan o stand up for – berpegang teguh
o go against the social norms – melawan arus / norma dalam masyarakat

The novel that I choose is Dear Mr Kilmer written by  Introduction

Anne Schraff. The part of the story that I like most is when
Richard goes hunting with his father, Pa and his brother, Gus.
There are ________ reasons why this part is my favourite.

Firstly, from this part of the story, I learn that *The bold sentence is the
Richard loves animals. His ________________ towards main idea. (the main reason)
animals is shown when Richard, Pa and Gus go to the woods
for deer hunting one day in winter. This is the day where * The italic sentences are the
Richard is going to ________ his first deer. When they see a supporting ideas. (textual
deer drinking by a stream, Richard aims his gun at the deer. He evidence)
purposely misfires. The deer quickly ____________________.
Richard wants to avoid killing the deer. Richard believes that
killing animals is ___________.
*The bold sentence is the
Secondly, from the deer hunting incident, I learn that main idea. (the main reason)
Richard is different from Pa and Gus. Richard hates hunting
whereas Pa and Gus are the _______________________ of * The italic sentences are the
him. When Richard _________________ misfires, Pa is so supporting ideas. (textual
disappointed with Richard. He asks Richard why he missed evidence)
shooting the deer on purpose. Richard says that he
_________not have the right to kill the deer. Richard feels
______________ if he were to take an animal’s life. Pa tells
Richard that “Death is a part of life”. Pa says that Richard
does not have to go hunting anymore. Richard
____________________ to his father for making him sad.
- A conclusion is the
In conclusion, this part of the story teaches me that we
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need to __________________________ what we believe in lesson(s) that you can
even though we might learn in general.
______________________________________

Content (Marks = 9 – 10)

The response:
 contains important lesson(s).
 are WELL supported and linked with RELEVANT textual evidence.
 contains main and supporting ideas.

The ideas are CLEARLY presented, WELL-ORGANISED and EASILY understood.

Fill in the blanks with the correct idiom.

o soft spot - a tender or sentimental feeling

o a fly in the ointment - a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been
very positive or enjoyable:
o heart-to-heart – perbualan dari hati ke hati
o wearing his heart on his sleeve – showing emotions openly, not trying to hide feelings
o not on the same wavelength - if two people are not on the same wavelength, it is not easy for
them to understand and agree with each other
o to lick his wound - to spend time getting back your strength or happiness after a bad
experience

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

o unthinkable – tidak dijangka

o grieves – bersedih
o startled – terkejut / tidak menyangka
o miserable – sengsara
o relieved – lega
o pondering – memikirkan
o recalls – cuba mengingati
o intriguing - very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
o passionate – terlalu suka pada sesuatu

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The novel that I choose is Dear Mr Kilmer written by Anne Schraff.  Introduction
The part of the story that I like most is when Richard goes hunting with his
father, Pa and his brother, Gus. There are ____________ reasons why this part
is my favourite.

Firstly, from this part of the story, I learn that Richard has a *The bold
________________________ for animals. His compassion towards animals is sentence is the
shown when Richard, Pa and Gus go to the woods for deer hunting one day in main idea. (the
winter. This is the day where Richard is going to shoot his first deer. When main reason)
they see a deer drinking by a stream, Richard aims his gun at the deer.
Suddenly, the __________________ happens. He purposely misfires causing * The italic
the deer to quickly disappear. Richard wants to avoid killing the deer. Gus is sentences are
so furious at Richard because Richard is like the supporting
______________________________________. Gus ______________ that he ideas. (textual
could have killed the deer if Pa let him take the shot. Pa asks Gus to return to evidence)
their cabin as he wants to talk to Richard. From this incident, we know that
Richard hates hunting whereas Pa and Gus are the total opposite of him.

Secondly, in the deer hunting incident, I love how Pa and Richard *The bold
have a ____________________________ to learn each other’s true feelings. sentence is the
When Richard deliberately misfires, Pa is so disappointed with Richard. He main idea. (the
asks Richard why he missed shooting the deer on purpose. Richard says that main reason)
he does not have the right to kill the deer. Richard feels painful if he were to
take an animal’s life. Pa tells Richard that he also __________ a little every * The italic
time he shoots an animal. According to Pa, “Death is a part of life”. Richard sentences are
is ________________ by what his father says. His father rarely speaks his the supporting
own feelings. After ideas. (textual
____________________________________________________, Pa tells evidence)
Richard that he does not have to go hunting anymore. Richard feels
________________ for making Pa sad. However, he also feels
_____________ for not having to take the precious life of an innocent deer.
Even though Richard is _________________________________________
with Pa, they can still have a calm and rational conversation.
*The bold
Thirdly, the hunting incident leads me to Richard’s biggest secret. sentence is the
After what happens in the woods, Richard cannot stop ___________________ main idea. (the
about it when he gets home. Richard ________________ the first time he went main reason)
hunting with his Pa, Gus and Grandpa. He was eight years old. His Grandpa
shot and killed a deer. He struggled to keep himself from crying. The painful * The italic
childhood emotions make him sad again. Trying sentences are
_________________________ , Richard writes a poem about the terrible the supporting
experience. Writing the poem takes away some of his sadness. Then, he puts ideas. (textual
the poem in the drawer of his desk and locks it. Richard keeps his poetry- evidence)
writing a secret because he does not want people to think that he is strange.
 Conclusion
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In conclusion, the part where Richard goes deer hunting with Pa and
Gus portrays Richard’s ______________________ character because he is not
afraid to go against the norms by being compassionate towards animals and
_________________ in poetry.

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