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KOLEJ POLY.TECH MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE : PROFICIENCY ENGLISH I

COURSE CODE : HPE1013

'\y DURATION : 2 HOURS

l.ThisquestionpaperconsistsofTHREE(3)parts:PARTA(02questions)
:
PART B (02 questions)
: PART C (01 question)

2. Answer ALL questions from PART A, PART B and PART C'

i. Answer PariA, Part B and Part C in the Question Paper'

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COMPREHENSION
PART A: READING
1
QUESTION
that follow'
text and answer the questions
Read the folbwing

Dear Editor'

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parents become
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For'example' Michael Dell
Someofthebusinesstycoonsprovidegoodexamplesofpe-oplewhodonotrelyon
rherfamilies to tinanl36;illv:id;;"iih;it;iloi"t
histuition fees' while Bill
d"ili;'.;ppldment
was seiling co*prt"rJir; ffi"i,tt"g" extrd income even though
his parents
Gates used to write ioripriJi ir"sa.l.toi
his education'
were more than capable bf financing
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VI their children and
onequestionlwouldliketoraiseiswhoisatfaultwhenour.childrenfailtodevelop
d"";;;;G to u" br;;l';;;'morrvcooorino
serf_reriance? Are
b"cause theywere "-ot tn"te
when their
oivinq them mater,"'ri5la".'*iiigrilt
Iniui"n needed th"t;"d;;" *; bi":;
the children entirelv?

care of their ased

vll /hopethisletterwillencouragefellowreaderstodiscussthisissue.Asthe 40
Malaysians poprration;;;hit"d;"n
*irrn"ili;';"p; *itn t"ring
at a young age' how can we
oarents. lf they ,r" Jr"O"to depending on'inuit f,tu|tts
ffi=J"ii#i;;["-;;; otinii' ased parents later?
'iy Thank You.

Yours trulY,
lrfan Mukhlis

et at (2015) Effective
(Adapted from: Haiibah osman' 31f#:l:"r:3,ii!'!j'i;i,i'1"'"!!,

Answer ALL questions'

refer to?
a. What do the following words

i. 'Ihese sfudenfs " (line 24) :

(line 3i) :
ii. ' their
v Iil. t
"

(line 39) :

(3 marks)

to the text?
the following words according
b. what is the closest meaning for
(line 5)
i. upkeeP
(line 9)
ii. rare
(line 20)
iii. erosion
(3 marks)

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c.Readthestatementscarefully'CirclewhethertheyareTRUEorFALSE.
for True / False
parents to sue their children
i. At present, there is a law allowing
maintenance'
which True / False
ageing sggleJiel il'I"^y"tld
ii. Singapore is one of the fastest agerng
oiaou-tt children supporting
does not n"rl'J"iiorJi.rr"r
Parents'
True I False
iii.Healthcarecostisoneofthereasonsthatputsastrainonparent-
child relationshiPs'
parents too True / False
spoilt and depend on
iv. Children nowadays are very
much.
True / False
v.Thewriterputstheentireblameonthechildrenforneglectingtheir
u, aged Parents'
(5 marks)

questions'
d. Answer the following
of Paragraph lll?
i. \Nhat is the topic sentence

(1 mark)

ry ii.Whatisthenameofthggg'"lll:llactwhichmaybeu-sedtotakelegalactionto
who abandon thLir parents itiin"'nriiing
children
homes in Singapore?

(1 mark)

iii.Howmanyapplicationswerefiledbytheeldertycitizens.attheTribunalfor
to July 2009?
in singapor""n"t*""n z00B
Maintenance or'plr"nts

(1 mark)

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iv'WhataretheTWo(2)causesofpoorparent-childrelationship?

(2 marks)

their parents' burden?

v. What did Michael Dell and Bill Gates do to lessen

(2 marks)

i{, ListTWO (2) ways how students can help

paying their own tuition fees?

(2 marks)

(TOTAL: 20 MARKS)

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QUESTION 2

Read the following information carefully. Answer the

questions in the table
provided.

AriesGirl90
had to.get upvery early
orientation weekl Forthe past one week, it has been very tiring. I
part in tne moinin| exercise scheduled for all first year students' Although we were
"nJtri"
exhausted by the oiinE week, it was fun! I have made many new friend.s'-Theyere from
"nJ and we get along very well. my. room mates is from Thailand'
Oiii"r"nt bac'kgrounds -On9I 9f
Her name is Jutamas eir*"ng. She iJveryfriendty. have learned
to say a fewwords in
we have in Bahasa Malaysia'
Thaifrom her. She is r"ry iriiinated with the various dialects
life is not jusi about having fun'
I hope I get to learn morl Thai words from her! University
for our courses on our own'
W" Gr""t"ught to be independent when we had to register
Briefin[ which was held on the first day of
Fortunately, we attended the Course Registration
the Orientation Week.
we req.uired to attend
The life of a university student is full of excitement! Not only are
for extracurricular activities. I have chosen to
classes, it is also computsory for us to enrol
iitn ,p for the Theatre club and also the Red Crescent Society.

I can't wait to take part on plays and enjoy my student life to

the fullestl Hooray!

(Adapted from: Haiibah osman. et.at (2015)' Effective

fif,f:;:::3,ir?!!'i;r'^X;i::y)

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Complete the table below.

Bloo entrv bv AriesGirl90

a.
TWO main activities
during the b.
Orientation Week

c.
Name of roommate

Nationality of d.
roommate

Roommate's e.
characteristic

Roommate's most t.
fascinated with

What leamed from g.

roommate

Name of a course
held on the first daY h.
of the Orientation
Week

TWO club
participation

(TOTAL: 10 MARKS)

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PART B: GRAMMAR

QUESTION {

Underline the correct answer.

Sally is (a I an / the) European lady.

b. My father and I (drive / drives / drove) to work every day.

Yuslinda and I are members of the English Language Society but (they / we / our)
rarely talk to each other.

d. There (is / are / were) a pair of spectacles on the table'

The wallet (is / were / was) in my bag a minute ago.

f. There is a lot of (furniture / furnitures / furnitured) in that new house.

g. There is only (much / many / a liftle) sugar left in the jar.

h. Sulaiman is the (smart / smartest / more smart) boy in his class.

i. I am sitting (next / between / by) to Johanna.

j. My twin brother (has / have / having) a lot of comics in his room.

{TOTAL:10 MARKS)

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QUESTION 2

Provide the following sentences with the correct form of verb tenses.

a. Neither Haziq nor Sarah (sit) on the floor last night.

b. heart
The (pump) blood to all parts of body'

c. Naufal (conduct) karate class every Sunday.

d. Nurul (watch) TV when her parents came home from work.

e. As a busy marketing executive, Miss Anis (be) very often abroad'

f. Taylor's brothers (spend) their scholarship money wisely.

g. Thedoorbell-(ring)whenlwassleepingonthesofa.
h. Danny (lose) his smartphone at the library yesterday'

i. At the moment, Azam and lkmal (paint) the living room

happily.

j. According to researchers, drinking milk can (make) acne in teens

becomes worse.

(TOTAL: 10 marks)

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PART C: WRITING

ChooseonlyoNE(t)topicsentence.lnoneparagraph,providesuitablesupporting
Jiiitlr""" fbr it. wiiie your answer in about 80 words'
you like to do'
1. Stress can be minimised by doing activities
OR

2.lflhaveRMlmillion,thefirstthinglwoulddoistodonatesomeofit.

Please write Your answer here:

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