P2 Section C & D Completed

PAPER 2
SECTION A & B
PREPARED BY; MISS RAIHAN AZWANI BINTI IBRAHIM
ENGLISH TEACHER
SMU(A) TARBIAH ISLAMIAH
ENGLISH 1119/MODULE/SPM/PPDTM 1
REFERENCE 1
SECTION C
READING COMPREHENSION & SUMMARY WRITING
1. The concept map of reading skills:
Reading Skills
Deriving
Predicting Skimming Scanning
meaning
Skill
from context
To figure
To make To obtain a
To extract out the
an general
specific meaning of
educated idea of the
information words
Aim guess on whole text based on
what the
clues in the
text is
text
likely to be
about.
Look at
Read
Look at Read quickly contextual
through by focusing
How? titles/head clues,
the main only on
lines to prefixes,
points
expect particular and
quickly by information
what to suffixes
skipping to extract
find
details,
specific
minor Success Tips!
information.
ideas & • Root word: basic form of a
examples. word.
• Prefix: a form fixed to the
beginning of a root word.
• Suffix : a form fixed to the
end of a root word
REFERENCE 2
2. Reading Comprehension
Comprehension Skills
Direct Vocabulary Inference

Questions Questions Questions
Question & Answer Techniques

Read the passage carefully and study the question and answer format.
Example: Children are far more knowledgeable nowadays. They surf the internet,
watch television, and know the latest products on the market. They become
‘brand experts’ and now have enormous influence on what parents buy.
Parents often seek their children’s advice on what to buy.
1. Direct question:
Why are children more knowledgeable nowadays?
a) Children are more knowledgeable nowadays because they surf the internet and
watch television. [X]
a) Children surf the internet and watch television. [ / ]
2. Vocabulary question:
‘…have enormous influence…’ Success Tips!
Give a phrase to replace enormous.
1. It is not necessary to repeat the
a) a phrase to replace enormous is ‘a lot of’. [X] question in your answer.
a) ‘a lot of’. [ / ]
2. A short and precise answer is
preferred. Refer above.
3. Inference question:
Why do parents seek their children’s advice?
Give your own reason.
a) Parents seek their children’s advice because they trust them to choose the right
product. [X]
a) Parents trust them to choose the right product. [ / ]
UNDERSTANDING READING COMPREHENSION.
1. This section requires you to answer questions based on a passage.

2. All 5 questions are subjective, this means you have to read the given passage and write your
answers in the space provided. There are no options given.
3. This section carries 10 marks; some will be 1 mark each, whereas others will be 2 marks each.
CONSIDER THESE WHEN YOU ANSWER

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.
1. Read all questions BEFORE you began

answering. (Make sure you take note of the
WH questions).
2. Then skim through the passage to get the
general idea of what it is about.
3. Questions always start with “From
paragraph…’, this is your help!
4. Scan the text for answers. Look for clues
found in the questions.
5. Underline or tick the answers as you read the
passage. (Read a few more times for difficult questions).
Success
6. Write your answers in the space provided.
Tips!
7. Check your answers.
Change (Pay attention to the tenses and pronouns)
the * Your answers should be written in the same tenses as the question, and… Success Tips!
pronouns * it should not be in the first person pronouns e.g.:
to: (I, we, our, us, me,…and you)- - - you will find it in the passage, Q: How did Agan manage to help the poor
but remember, it is not about you, boy?
He
Ans: Agan threw a big stick so the boy could
it is about the characters in the passage.
She hold on to it.
It 8. If there is any word that you don’t understand, try to understand it in context of the sentence,
paragraph, or the passage. (Read, re-read and re-read!)- SEE REFERENCE 1
They
+++ to answer this section, you just have to follow the story.
Them 9. When lifting your answers from the text, be careful not to lift mindlessly. You are allowed to lift
only the particular line that has the answer. (If you over lift, no mark will be awarded!)
*Answers can be written in a word, a phrase, or a sentence. (But please be precise with your
answers)
* You don’t have to write in complete sentences.
10. For vocabulary questions, if ONE word is required, make sure you give only ONE WORD.
11. Understand the terms used in comprehension questions. Success Tips!
Type of questions What to do/give
What is the purpose/intention…why…. - Give reason…tujuan/sebab
Which phrase…word../ quote a - Mesti petik seluruh ayat dengan tepat

sentence…
Explain in your own words…. - Write your own sentence…tukarkan ‘I’ ke

‘he, she, it, they, them’
- Mesti gantikan perkataan yang penting.
Find a word from the passage that tells - Mesti petik dari petikan
us… - Mesti tulis SATU perkataan dan ejaan
MESTI tepat!
Give evidence to show that… - Cari BUKTI-petik terus dari teks-ejaan kena
betul
Give proof…
Why… kenapa Cari sebab/alasan dari teks
When…bila Cari faktor masa
How…bagaimana Cari kaedah..method
What…apa cari faktor perkara berkaitan soalan
Where…dimana Cari aspek tempat
What was the effect… Bagi kesan/akibat
In your opinion…/what do you think…. Give your own idea…pendapat sendiri
(jgn ambik dari teks tetapi berdasarkan

kefahaman anda tentang teks yang diberi)
SPM 2013
Q26
Q27(a)
Q27(b)
Q28(a)
Q28(b-i)
Q28(b-ii)
Q29(a)
Q29(b)
Success Tips!
Read the story

to find the
connection.
Success
Tips!
1. It is not
Success necessary to
It was the start of the rainy season.
Tips! repeat the
question in
Try
your answer.
intelligently
rephrase the 2. A short
sentence A loud thunder woke him up. and precise
once when answer is
you have The words ‘it was then…’ is the preferred.
found the clue.
answer from He realized it when his head bashed the ceiling as he tried to sit up.
the passage.
Instinctively.
The words ‘he knew” means he doesn’t have to think
A piece of cotton cover. The words ‘he ripped piece of the material
free…’suggest that he uses it
A jacket.
The words ‘he struggled into it’ suggest that he put it on
HOTShelp!
HOTS
Give your The firefighters did it because they wanted any survivors trapped to know that
own idea they were there to help.
in your
own words It was Daniel.
but do not
stray away Success Tips!
from the
story. Make sure you write
your answer in the same
tenses as the questions. ENGLISH 1119/MODULE/SPM/PPDTM 7
HOTShelp!
Be precised
HOTShelp!
with your
answer.
Understand Strong-minded.
the
statement Even though he nearly lost his life, he was still determined to go on another expedition.
given, as
your .
answers
should be
HOTShelp!
based on it.
When you support your answer
(see:reason ), try to relate your answer
with the story to show that you really
understand it.
Success Tips!
REMEMBER change the PRONOUNS:
You-I/me Ali-He / Amy-She
You are-I am the cat/the house - It
You have-I have the kids-they/them
Your-my
SUMMARY WRITING
1. Marks
Content : 10 marks (There are actually 15 content points, but only 10 are needed.)
Language : 05 marks
TOTAL : 15 marks
Note : Award 1 mark for each content point to a maximum of 10 marks
2. Style and Presentation Descriptor for Language

Marks for Style and Presentation are awarded based on the average sum total (to the
nearest rounded fraction/decimal) of Paraphrase and Use of English.
* Annotate as follows:
Paraphrase :5 This is how you get the
Use of English :4 mark for language.
9 ÷ 2 = 4.5 = 5 marks
3. Band Descriptors for summary
Success Tips!
Band 4 & 5
• For intelligibly
paraphrased (or
attempted) script.
• Candidates use
own words without
changing its
meaning.
• Candidates use
complex &
compound
sentences and
intelligent linkers.
Band 3
• For intelligibly
lifted script.
• Candidates lift text
from the passage
without changing
its meaning.
• Candidates use
compound
ENGLISH 1119/MODULE/SPM/PPDTM sentences
9 and
linkers.
Band 1 & 2
• For poorly lifted

script.
• Candidates try
using own words
but it changes the
meaning or
incomplete
sentence.
• Candidates lift
from the text but
with incorrect
grammar and
spelling.
• Candidates use
simple sentences
and (sometimes
use) linkers.
4. Simple steps to follow:
1. 1. Read and understand what is required

2. Box the working area (do not take sentence outside
box): SUCCESS TIPS!
e.g. : use line 15 – 4 / use line 16 until the end.
• DON’T CHANGE THE MEANING
3. Re-read the passage and focus to highlight the key
when you are rephrasing.
points by numbering and underline them
4. Delete the discourse markers – EG: He bought a ball for his niece as her
Take
e.g.: besides/normally/suddenly/frantically birthday gift.
only
5. Delete the unimportant words-
MAIN
e.g.: he worked for his uncle at a small food stall. - He bought ball his for birthdy as niece. X
IDEAS!
- he worked at a food stall.
6. Write in one paragraph. Start with the 10 words - He bought a ball for his niece. /
given and check the pronoun used---follow the same
pronoun for the rest of your summary. *MIND YOUR SPELLING.
7. When you lift, don’t take the whole sentence,
• All sentences start with a subject.
REMEMBER! Take only the main idea and delete the
additional details such examples and EG: He bought a ball for his niece as her
explanation/elaboration. birthday gift.
8. Check the summary – must not exceed 130 words
including the 10 words given. - Bought a ball for his niece. X
9. Count your words and write the total at bottom
right of your writing in brackets. - He bought a ball for his niece. /
10. Remember!! Leave the elaborations and
examples… take only the main ideas.
P/s: you can rephrase
5. To help you practice, and save you some valuable times, you can use this table.
AL
O N
TI
OP
SUCCESS TIPS! ( 130 words )

Psst!
You can use this table
in the real examination tau.. SUCCESS TIPS!
Don’t forget to count your

words and write on this side.
6. What happen if you:

a. Forgot to rewrite the 10 words given? – You don’t have an introduction then..now, what is
a writing without introduction??
b. Forgot to count and write your number of words? – You have to count & write the
number!
c. Leave the paper blank? – You get 0 for it.
SPM 2013
Success
Tips!
These 1, 2,
3 numbers
indicate the Success
paragraphs. Tips!
These 5, 10,
15 numbers
show the
lines.
Success
Tips!
Box your
working
area as
shown
below.
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
C12
Success
Tips!
Read and
understand
what is
required.
Success Tips!
Box your working

area. Don’t lift
from outside the
box.
Success Tips!
Please please rewrite these 10 words, if you don’t,

then u won’t have an introduction. Bad marks! ENGLISH 1119/MODULE/SPM/PPDTM 13
Content Content Sentence from passage Rephrase
Number
C1 Rescue workers and
volunteers started by
Success clearing the rubble and
Tips! looking for survivors.
Rephrase
C2 First, they heard sounds of
sentence
birds and water gurgling.
from
passage
to get Then, they heard a faint call
C3
high for help.
band,
BUT, C4 The rescue worked to save

Daniel.
If you
don’t
C5 An hour later, they heard his
have the
voice clearly.
skill, just
stick to
the
original C6 Realizing Daniel was just
sentence, beneath them, they cleared
just mind more rubble to discover
the tenses another slab.
& They dug for three hours
C7
pronoun. until a rescuer’s light lit up a
crack revealing Daniel’s
hand emerging.
C8 They started digging there

despite feeling exhausted.
Success Tips!
Use appropriate discourse

markers/linkers.
C9 After removing two boulders,

they heard a voice.
C10 They cut a hole through the

slab above Daniel so a
paramedic could enter.
C11 He carefully placed a

harness around Daniel’s
waist and pulled him so his
head was just beneath the
hole.
C12 Then, he was hoisted to the
surface.
Success Tips!
Provide 2 extra content points ENGLISH 1119/MODULE/SPM/PPDTM 14

just in case.
Success Tips!
This is what it looks like when you use the table.
Easy word count.
Rescue workers and volunteers started by clearing the rubble 9

and looking for survivors. First, they heard sounds of birds 10
and water Gurgling. Then, they heard a faint call for 10
help. The rescue worked to save Daniel. An hour later, 10
they heard his voice clearly. Realizing Daniel was just beneath 10
them, They cleared more rubble to discover another slab. They 10
dug for three hours until a rescuer’s light lit up 10
a crack revealing Daniel’s hand emerging. They started digging there 10
despite feeling exhausted. After removing two boulders, they heard a 10
voice. They cut a hole through the slab above Daniel 10
so a paramedic could enter. he carefully placed a harness 10
around Daniel’s waist and pulled him so his head was 10
just beneath the hole. Then, he was hoisted to the 10
surface. 1
( 130 words. )
Normal summary writing.
Rescue workers and volunteers started by clearing the rubble and looking for survivors. First,
they heard sounds of birds and water gurgling. Then, they heard a faint call for help. The rescue worked
to save Daniel. An hour later, they heard his voice clearly. Realizing Daniel was just beneath them, they
cleared more rubble to discover another slab. They dug for three hours until a rescuer’s light lit up a crack
revealing Daniel’s hand emerging. They started digging there despite feeling exhausted. After removing
two boulders, they heard a voice. They cut a hole through the slab above Daniel so a paramedic could
enter. He carefully placed a harness around Daniel’s waist and pulled him so his head was just beneath
the hole. Then, he was hoisted to the surface.
( 130 words. )
Success Tips!
Mind your tenses,

pronoun and spelling.
TARGET STUDENTS: ADVANCED
SET 1
SET 2
SET 3
TARGET STUDENTS: INTERMEDIATE/MEDIUM
SET 4
SET 5
SET 6
TARGET STUDENTS: POTENTIAL
SET 7
SET 8
SET 9
SET 10
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
SET 1
SET 2
SET 3
SET 4
SET 5
SET 6
SET 7
SET 8
SET 9
SET 10
PAPER 2
SECTION D
PREPARED BY; MADAM NORA HASLINA BINTI ILIAS
ENGLISH TEACHER
SMK BELIMBING
Section D :
Literature / Poem (05 marks)
What Has Happened To Lulu?

Stanza 1 Success Tips
L/1 What has happened to Lulu, mother? L/3 There’s nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll
L/4 And by its side a shoe
L/2 What has happened to Lu, mother?
L/3 There’s nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll
Success Tips
L/4 And by its side a shoe L/2 The curtain flapping free,
L/3 And only a circle on the dusty shelf
L/4 Where her money-box used to be?
Stanza 2
L/1 Why is her window wide, mother,
L/2 The curtain flapping free,
Success Tips
Stanza 3 L/2 And why do tear drops fall?
L/3 And why do you crumple that note on the fire
L/1 Why do you turn your head, mother? L/4 And say it is nothing at all?
L/2 And why do tear drops fall?
Success Tips
L/4 Were a dream and nothing more?
L/4 And say it is nothing at all?
Success Tips
Stanza 4 L/2 In anger and in pain,
L/1 I woke to voices late last night, L/4 You say it was a gust of rain.
L/2 I heard an engine roar,

L/3 Why do you tell me the things I heard. Success Tips
L/3 What has happened to Lulu, mother,
L/4 Were a dream and nothing more? L/4 What has happened to Lu?
Stanza 5
L/1 I heard somebody cry, mother,
L/2 In anger and in pain,
L/3 But now I ask you why, mother,
L/4 You say it was a gust of rain.
Stanza 6
L/1 Why do you wander about as though
L/2 You don’t know what to do?
L/4 What has happened to Lu?
Charles Causley
HOTS TIPS
1. It is a poem told in a child’s voice about his older sister running away.
2. The poem does not explicitly explain ‘What has happened to Lulu’
3. You will have to speculate, based on what was narrated
4. Based on the line and all the imageries stated in the poem she could have run away from
home,
Imageries,
i) Stress the innocents and youth of Lulu
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
ii) A tell-tale sign that Lulu fled with her money
Stanza 2
iii) images of the mother’s grief and distress
Stanza 4
L/1 I woke to voices late last night,
Stanza 5
5. Since it appeared that a car came to the house, she could have left with a friend or even
someone who had persuaded her to leave with him,
Stanza 4
L/3 Why do you tell me the things I heard.
L/4 Were a dream and nothing more
6. As long as your speculation is reasonable, it will be accepted as the answer
a) Who is the persona in the poem? (1 mark)

Lulu’s younger brother
SUCCESS TIPS
i) He is Lulu’s younger brother

ii) An observant, inquisite and precocious child-ask question about Lulu based on
sharp observation of Lulu’s room and the mother’s distraught behaviour.
iii) The main subject of the poem
Stanza 1
L/1 What has happened to Lulu, mother? (referring to the relationship)
Stanza 3
L/1 Why do you turn your head, mother? (another reference regarding relationship)
b) In stanza 3, which line shows that the mother was in pain? (1 mark)
Line 2 And why do tear drops fall? (evidence)
L/3 And why do you crumple that note on the fire (supporting evidence)
**Note: The question focus on the Line, no need to write WORDS in line. Directly write Line
2.
c) State ONE of a theme in the poem (1 mark)
Siblings relationship
SUCCESS TIPS
What does main theme mean?

******* “Basically theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary
work, which may be stated directly or indirectly”.
What is the purpose of theme?
*******Theme express the intended lesson, message or point of view of the author or the poet.
Theme connect all the parts of the poem or story.
Other Theme in The Poem
1. The end of childhood and the loss of innocence
(i) She ran away based on the note that her mother crumpled
(ii) She left her childhood behind
2. Parent-child relatioship
(a) LUL
U
(i) The mother and Lulu relationship could have been a tense and strained one
(ii) She dislikes her mother’s restrictions on her freedom and emerging interest in the
opposite gender
(b)
PERSON
A
(i) The persona is an obedients and respectful to his mother
(ii) The persona loves the mother very much and observe her pain and distress
3. Grief and Love
MOTHER
(i) The mother is grieving over the loss of her child, Lulu
(ii) The mother clearly loves Lulu, and feel disappointed after Lulu left her family
PERSON
A
(i) The persona loves the sister as she called her by pet name ‘Lu’
(ii) The persona is worried about the sudden disappearance of the elder sister and
a question of What Has Happened To Lulu? is being repeated several times
d) ‘What has happened to Lu?’ (2 mark)

How would you describe the tone of voice of the persona? Give two evidence based on the poem
for your answer.
(i) Tone of voice : ..........................................................................
(ii) Evidences : ...............................................................................
(i) Tone of voice : Sad and Grieving tone (Suggested Answer)

SUCCESS TIPS
1. Tone and Mood

i) Confusion
This is reflected in the voice of the persona who questions why the mother give evasive replies
or tell lies.
ii) Sadness
A mood of regret pervade the poem. We see this in the plaintive questions of the child, the
mother’s tear and distraught actions which betray her sense of loss and regret.
iii) Irony
There is an undertone of irony in the child’s persistent and pointed questions which put the
reader in the position of the child. The mother denies that anything is wrong, thinking that her
younger child is unwary of her lies.
Evidences: i) Choose any two
SUCCESS TIPS
Remember to state the stanza and the line as it will support your evidences and clearly show that
it is coming from the poem.
Stanza 3
L/1 Why do you turn your head, mother?
Stanza 4
Stanza 5
What Has Happened To Lulu?
Stanza 1
L/1 What has happened to Lulu, mother?
L/2 What has happened to Lu, mother?
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
L/1 Why do you turn your head, mother?
Stanza 4
Stanza 5
Stanza 6
L/1 Why do you wander about as though
L/2 You don’t know what to do?
L/4 What has happened to Lu?
Charles Causley
TARGET STUDENT: POTENTIAL
Practice 1
a) What is the poem about and who are the personas? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What does the persona see on Lulu’s bed? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) In the poem, the persona’s mother is trying to cover up the truth. Give a line to prove
that? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) Based on the poem, we can say that Lulu apparently has run away from home. Why do
you think Lulu has done that. Give two possible reasons. (HOTS) (2 marks)
Reason 1 : .....................................................................................................................
.
Reason 2 : .....................................................................................................................
(Accept any other PLAUSIBLE answers)
Practice 2
a) In Stanza 1, which phrase gives you an idea that something bad had happened to Lulu?
...........................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
b) When do you think Lulu left home? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) In Stanza 1, who is addressing the mother? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) If you have a friend who plans to run away from home, what do you think you should
do? Give two suggestions. (2 marks)
Suggestion 1 : ..........................................................................................................................
Suggestion 2 : ..........................................................................................................................
TARGET STUDENT: INTERMEDIATE / MEDIUM
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 2, what does the persona’s mother do to show her feelings? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) Why do you think the persona still asked about Lulu despite the mother explanation?
(1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) Give textual evidence to show that Lulu most probably left in a hurry? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) How does the persona’s mother try to keep the truth about Lulu running away during the
night from the persona? Do you think this is the right thing to do? (HOTS) (2 marks)
i) How : .....................................................................................................................
.
ii) Opinion : .....................................................................................................................
Practice 2
a) What does the old rag-doll symbolise? (HOTS) (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What does the persona notice about the curtain? Give a possible reason for the curtain
being that way. (HOTS) (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) And why do you crumple that note on the fire (Stanza 3) (1 mark)
What do you think the note is about?
...........................................................................................................................................
d) What do you think Lulu’s mother will do next? Give a reason for your response (HOTS)
i) Action : ...................................................................................................................
ii) Reason : ..................................................................................................................

(2 marks)
TARGET STUDENT: ADVANCE
Practice 1
a) What does the persona feel anxious in this poem? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) I heard an engine roar (Stanza 4)

What can you infer from this line? (HOTS) (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) How does the persona’s mother explain the voices and the sound of engine the persona
heard the night before? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) What is the mother so distraught? Give two possible reasons. (2 marks)
i) Reason 1 : ...................................................................................................................
ii) Reason 2 : ...................................................................................................................
Practice 2
a) In Stanza 3, What action of the persona’s mother tell us that she feels sad? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What moral lesson have you learned from the poem (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) Explain a theme portrayed in the poem. (1 mark)

...........................................................................................................................................
d) ‘What has happened to Lu?’ (2 marks)

How would you describe the tone of voice of the persona? Give two evidence based on
the poem for your answer.
i) Tone of voice: .....................................................................................................................
ii) Evidence : .....................................................................................................................
The Living Photograph HotsTips:
Stanza 1 1. The idea of grandmother ‘s
physical appearance,
L/1 My small grandmother is tall there, i) young ii) old
L/2 straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt, 2. The idea of time passing
i) when she was still alive
L/3 pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun, ii) after her death
L/4 a kind, old smile round her eyes, 3. More on persona reminisent
towardsTips:
Success her grandmother
L/5 Her big hand holds mine, 1. The idea of different races
L/6 white hand in black hand,

L/7 Her sharp blues eyes look her own death in the eye
Success Tips:
Success Tips:
1. The idea of grandmother getting old
Stanza 2 2. She become senile or atarted to forget things
L/1 It was true after all; that look,

L/2 My tall grandmother became small, Success Tips
1. After the death of the grandmother
L/3 Her back round and hunched,
L/4 Her soup forgot to boil,
Success Tips
L/5 She went to the awful place grandmothers go, 1. Back to present
2. The persona realizes she has lost her grandmother
L/6 Somewhere unknown, unthinkable. 3. The memories will still remain
Stanza 3
Themes
L/1 1. Close
But there
family ties she is still,
L/2 2. Loveinand
theappreciation
photo with me at three, Moral Values
3. Unwillingness to let go of someone close 1. We must learn to let go of the dead
L/3 the crinkled smile is still living,2.breathing
Keepinga momento like a photograph helps to keep memories alive
3. We must not dwell on the past too much
Jackie Kay
THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 1, which phrase shows that the persona’s grandmother has a good posture?
(1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) From Stanza 1, write down one line in which the poet tells us the different between
herself and her grandmother? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) Why has the grandmother become small (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) Sometimes elderly people are sent to old folk’s home. Do you think this a good idea?
Response : ................................................................................................................................
Reason : ...................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Practice 2
1. How old was the persona when the photograph was taken (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
2. Describe the clothes the grandmother wears in the photograph. (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
3. In Stanza 2, what happened to the grandmother? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
4. ‘But there she is still’

How do you think the persona feels when she looks at the photograph? Provide a reason
for your answer.
Feeling : ...................................................................................................................................
Reason : ....................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 2, “Her soup forgot to boil” (1 mark)

What does this show about the grandmother?
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b) In stanza 3, which word means ‘creased’? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) Give ONE physical change that the poet could see as the grandmother grew older.
(1 mark)
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d) She went to the awful place grandmothers go ...

Do you think the persona understand abaout death? Provide a reason for your answer.
Response : ................................................................................................................................
Reason : ...................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Practice 2
a) What is the main theme of the poem. (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What feature about the grandmother is repeated in the poem? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) Which phrase represents unpleasant condition. (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) If you were to take care of your grandmother for a day, what would you do to make her
experience an unfogettable one? Provide your reason. (2 marks)
i) Action : ......................................................................................................................
ii) Reason : ......................................................................................................................
Practice 1
a) ‘white hand in black hand’ (Stanza 1 Line 6) (1 mark)

What does the line imply?
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What do the sharp blues eyes tell us about the grandmother’s race? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) “the crinkled smile is still living, breathing” (Stanza 3 Line 3) (1 mark)

What can you infer from this line?
...........................................................................................................................................
d) Somewhere unknown, unthinkable (Stanza 2 Line 6)

Referring to the whole poem, name another characteristic that the persona had.
Give reason for your answer
Characteristic: .........................................................................................................................
Reason: ....................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Practice 2
a) From Stanza 1, state one word which gives the meaning of ‘having narrow folds of cloth’
(1 mark)
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b) To whom do you think the title of the poem relate to? (1 mark)
..........................................................................................................................................
c) From Stanza 3, which phrase shows that the grandmother is still remembered?
(1 mark)
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d) If your grandmother is still alive but bed-ridden, how would you care for her welfare?
Give reason for your answer.
Action : .........................................................................................................................
Reason : .........................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
A Poison Tree
HOT TIPS
1. The poem is about keeping anger and its destructive
Stanza 1
consequences
L/1 I was angry with my friend, 2. The persona talks about being angry with his
i)friend
L/2 I told my wrath, my wrath did end,
ii) foe
L/3 I was angry with my foe, 3. He manages to control his anger towards friend
4. He was unable to tolerate his anger towards his foe/
L/4 I told it not, my wrath did grow,
enemy
5. The anger grows so strong and obsessive that it
literally grows into a tree and bore a poisonous fruit
Stanza 2
THEMES
L/1 And I watered it in fears, 1. Communication among friends and rivals
L/2 Night and morning with my tears, 2. Obsession and its consequences
3.Anger, revenge and death
L/3 And I sunned it with smiles,
L/4 And with soft deceitful wiles,
MORAL VALUES
1. We should not allow anger to control our life
2.We should make peace with everyone, friend or foe
Stanza 3
3.We should be sincere, even with our rivals
L/1 And it grew both day and night,
L/2 Till it bore an apple bright,
Success Tips
L/3 And my foe beheld it shine,
1. wrath – anger
L/4 And he knew that it was mine 2. foe – enemy
3. deceiful –guilty
4. bore –bear
Stanza 4 5. pole – a long cylinder piece of wood
6. outstretched –go beyond the limit
L/1 And into my garden stole
L/2 When the night had veiled the pole:
L/3 In the morning glad I see,
L/4 My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
William Blake
Practice 1
Complete the sypnosis of the poem, A Poison Tree by William Blake with appropriate words or
expressions from the list below.
locked within apple tree melts away unpleasant thoughts and fears
friend controls attempt to sort out friendly front
‘poison tree’ punishment
The poem is written by William Blake and has four stanzas. It is about the feeling of
anger that is allowed to become an obssesion until it grows into an (1) ....................... The
persona talks about being angry with his (2) ............................ When he thinks of his anger or
wrath and reasons with his friend, his feeling of anger (3)........................................ However,
when he has words, with his enemy, he does not (4) ..................................... with the latter.
Instead, he keeps his anger (5) ............................ himself. He lets the angry feeling fester inside
him. He feeds the anger with (6)......................................... He becomes insincere as he puts on a
(7) ..................................... to deceive others about his anger. This anger grows so strong and firm
that it figuratively becomes a (8)............................................. and bears fruits. In other words, it
(9) ............................. the persona completely. He does not care that the enemy can feel his anger
now. When the enemy tastes this poison, he suffers a setback or (10) ......................................... Is
the persona happy about this? Has he done the right thing?
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 3, what does ‘it’ refer to? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) In your opinion, why does the writer use an apple instead of another fruit (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) How did the persona feels when the foe was ‘outstretched beneath the tree’? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) Do you think it is normal for us to be angry with people around us especially when we
are doing work together? Give two reasons for your answer. (2 marks)
Reason 1: ............................................................................................................................
Reason 2: ............................................................................................................................
(Accept any Plausible answers)
Practice 2
a) What two things does the persona do to help his anger grow (1
mark)
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b) Why does the persona end his anger with his friend (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) If you are the persona’s foe with whom he is angry, what would you do? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) What is your opinion towards the persona?
Opinion:
...........................................................................................................................................
Reason :
...........................................................................................................................................
(2
marks)
Practice 1
a) What does the persona use the phrase ‘day and night’ in Stanza 3? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What does the tree symbolise? (HOTS) (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) What is the tone of the poem (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) Do you think the enemy deserves to be poisoned? Give a reason for your response
Response: .................................................................................................................................
Reason : ................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Practice 2
a) From Stanza 2, how does the persona act in front of his enemy? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) What has the feeling of anger done to the persons? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) What happened to the anger the persona kept inside himself? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) There’s always two sides to a story. Based on this, what do you think of the statement that
a misunderstanding between two people is caused by both parties? Give two suggestions
for your answer? (HOTS) (2 marks)
Suggestion 1: ...........................................................................................................................
Suggestion 2: ..........................................................................................................................
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Stanza 1 Success Tips:

L/1 Half a league, half a league , 1. The poem is a war poem
L/2 Half a league onward, 2. 600 soldiers of Light Brigade were ordered to charge into a valley
3. As a soldier they have to follow and no one protested when the order was
L/3 All in the valley of Death,
given to ride into the valley of death
L/4 Rode the six hundred, 4. Many of these soldiers died because on their retreat they were attacked on all
L/5 “Forward, the Light Brigade! sides
Success Tips:
L/6 Charge for the guns!” he said. L/3 All in the valley of Death
L/7 Into the valley of Death L/4 Rode the six hundred
L/8 Rode the six hundred

Success Tips:
Stanza 2 L/2 Was there a man dismayed?,
L/4 Someone had blundered.
L/1 “Forward, the Light Brigade!,
L/5 Theirs not to make reply,
L/2 Was there a man dismayed?
L/6 Theirs not to reason why,
L/3 Not though the soldier knew,
Themes
L/4 Someone had blundered.
1. Carrying out a given duty
L/5 Theirs not to make reply, 2. Courage in the face of danger
L/6 Theirs not to reason why, 3. Blind respect for authority
Success Tips
Stanza 3 L/1 Theirs but to do and die
L/2 Into the valley of Death
L/1 Theirs but to do and die
L/2 Into the valley of Death
Moral Values
L/3 Rode the six hundred,
1. We must struggle for peace rather than warfare
2. When given a duty we try our best to carry it out
Stanza 4 3. We should be brave in the face of danger
L/1 Cannon to the right of them
L/2 Cannon to the left of them Success Tips
L/6 Boldly they rode and well
L/3 Cannon in front of them,
L/7 Into the jaws of Death
L/4 Volleyed and thundered;
L/8 Into the mouth of hell
L/5 Stormed at with shot and shell
L/6 Boldly they rode and well
L/7 Into the jaws of Death HOT TIPS
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British
L/8 Into the mouth of hell
light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian
L/9 Rode the six hundred,
forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 Oktober
Lord
1854 in the Crimean War. Alfred Tennyson
THE CHARGE of THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Practice 1
Complete the sypnosis of the poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Alfred
Tennyson with appropriate words or expressions from the list below.
Light Brigade jaws of Death do and die Valleys of Death

charge protested rode blundered
cannons stormed
The poem was written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. It is a war poem about 600
soldiers of the (1) .................................................................... They had been ordered to
(2) ........................................ into a valley full of enemies who were obviously expecting
the attack. The latter were fully prepared with guns or (3) ........................................... to
the right, left and front. As the soldiers (4) ..................................................... into the
valley they were attacked on all sides. Cannon balls flew in all directions as they
(5) ........................................... at and shot the Light Brigade. Still the soldiers of the Light
Brigade rode on and attacked the soldiers they saw. On their retreat they were attacked
just as violently on all sides. Many if not all of these soldiers died a violent death in the
(6) ............................................ or the mouth of Hell. It was in the line of duty and no one
(7) ............................................... when the order was given for them to ride into the valley
of death. The soldiers knew someone had (8) ................................................... and they
knew what they would have to face. Yet they did not reason why as they were prepared to
(9) ................................... Hence, the valley was named (10) .......................................
Practice 1
a) How many soldier stated in the poem? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) In stanza 2, whom does the word ‘Theirs’ refer to? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) What was the command for the soldiers? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) How do you think the soldiers feel when they go to war? Give a reason to support your
answer. (2 marks)
Emotion : ..................................................................................................................................
Reason : ..................................................................................................................................
Practice 2
a) From Stanza 1, what was the command for the soldiers? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) In stanza 2, what does the line, ‘Was there a man dismayed’’ suggest? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
c) What does the poet mean by ‘Theirs but to do and die’? (Stanza 3 Lines 1) (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) In your words, describe the war / battle (2 marks)
...........................................................................................................................................
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Practice 1
a) What is the main theme of the poem? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) Describe the soldiers: (1 mark)

What do you think is the motto of the Light Brigade?
...........................................................................................................................................
c) ‘Forward, The Light Brigade’? (Stanza 1, Lines 5&6) (1 mark)

Charge for the guns!’ he said... Who do you think ‘he’ was
...........................................................................................................................................
d) ‘Boldly they rode and well’ (Stanza 3, Lines 6) (2 marks)

Referring to the whole poem, name another characteristics that the soldiers had. Why is
the characteristic important?
Characteristic : ........................................................................................................................
Reason : ......................................................................................................................
Practice 2
a) Explain the words ‘Half a league onward’? (Stanza 1 Line 2) (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
b) In stanza 2, which word means, ‘to feel uneasy’? (1 mark)

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c) Why do you think the order was given to the soldiers? (1 mark)
...........................................................................................................................................
d) What would you do if you were one of the soldiers? Give your response and a reason
to support your answer (2 marks)
Response: .................................................................................................................................
Reason: ....................................................................................................................................
Section D :
Literature / Novel (15 marks)
Sing To The Dawn / Minfong Ho
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS of THE NOVEL
Characters Plot
IMPORTANT
ELEMENTS OF THE
NOVEL
Theme Moral Values
1. PLOT
Climax
Rising Action Falling Action
Exposition Resolution
1 Exposition reveals characters and setting

2 Rising Action lays out conflict in story
3 Climax height of action
4 Falling Action consequences of climax
5 Resolution Ending or outcome of story
2. CHARACTERS
Success Tips:
Hot Tips: 1. Identify 3 main characteristics
Choose either one
Dawan; brave, detemined, responsible
Dawan
Kwai; sensitive, perceptive, egoistic
Major Characters
2. Analyse 3 important background
Kwai Dawan; aThai’s girl, close-knit relationships
with family, faces problem of gender
inequality
Minor Characters Kwai; Dawan’s brother, the only boy in the
family,a year younger than Dawan but in the
same class
Father
Head Monk
Mother
Grandmother Noi
3. THEME
Author’s message on :
Refer to the certain ideas,
central ideas issues,
THEM
or E moral values
main subject
Repeated throughout the plot May have more than one

theme
Success Tips:
Themes in the Novel
1. Family Support and Love 3. Gender inequality
2. Determination 4. Close family ties
4. MORAL VALUES
A lesson that we can learn from the novel
MORAL
VALUES
Evident when we understand what is happening in
the story
What we can learn and benefit from

it
Success Tips:
Moral Values in the Novel
1. Encourage and support family members who want to improve themselves
2. Appreciate family support in our journey to achieve success
3. Do not cross the line, always respect and honor our parent
4. Strong and close family ties should be the norm in every society
Marks awarded are as follows:
Aspects Marks
Content 10
Language 5
TOTAL 15 marks
SAMPLE 1 : SPM 2015 NOVEL QUESTION
TARGET : POTENTIAL
Suggest ONE character in the novel you have read who you think is a good role model for
teenagers. Briefly describe the character and give REASONS for your choice with close
reference to the text
Success / Victory
1. Got the first place in her exam
2. Awarded a scholarship-continue
to study at city school
3 Characteristics
1. Determination
2. Brave Obstacle / Challenges
3. Caring
1. worried she would not be getting a permission
from her father
Background of the Chosen Character 2. Her pledge will be rejected since Kwai got the
1. 13 years old second place
2. Has a brother named, Kwai 3. Kwai, tried to back-stabbed his sister in order
3. Discrimination System : girls were not to stop her from going to the city school.
supposed to proceed in education
Character Conclusion
Dawan Dawan is a good role model
Reminder: for teenagers
Only ONE Character
Based on the novel ‘Sing to The Dawn’ by Minfong Ho, I realized there are two
major characters and they are Dawan and Kwai. I choose Dawan in my essay. Dawan is a
thirteen years old girl who has a brother named Kwai. Living in the village of Thailand,
Dawan was not supposed to be sent to school because of the discrimination system where girls
were not supposed to go to school. Moreover, in future their life will only become the wife and
the mother.
One of Dawan characteristics is she determined person. Although she was supposed to
stay at home, but because of her determination to go to school she determined to face her
father to ask for permission. After her father rejected her pledge, she was lucky because Kwai
decided to persuade their father to get the permission.
Dawan is also a brave girl. In order to achieve her dream, she bravely go to school and
study in the same class with Kwai. Although she had never been to school but finally she
managed to get first place in the exam and as reward she got a scholarship to continue her
study at the city.
She loves and cares about her brother Kwai. After the result was announced by the
teacher, Kwai got the second place. Kwai cannot accept the fact that he lost his chance to his
sister. Although she had won the scholarship she did not belittle her brother’s ability. After
the fight at the market, which Dawan hurt her ankle, she went to the old bridge to soothe herself.
She was surprised to see her brother, Kwai. She went to talk to him nicely and being a caring
sister, she forgot her pain. As it began to rain, Dawan intented to leave but not Kwai. She was
not selfish at all and she left her umbrella for Kwai to shelter. That showed Dawan was truly
a caring person.
In a nutshell, Dawan is a good role model for teenagers. Her determination, bravery
and caring traits are good examples to be followed by youngsters. In addition, if we want to
succeed in life, we must possess these characteristics and Dawan has led us the way.
SAMPLE 2 : SPM 2016 NOVEL QUESTION
TARGET : INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCE
Based on the novel that you have studied, describe A SCENE that makes you either happy OR
sad. Give REASONS why the scene makes you feel happy or sad, with close reference to the
text.
Dawan got the first place and rewarded a scholarship to

A scene that makes you happy
study at the city.
Dawan finally got her father’s approval to go study in
The first reason is
the city
Another reason is because it showed that all Dawan’s hardwork had finally paid off
the father finally realised that he should not discriminate
In addition
a person by her gender
make me feel happy as it shows the importance of
As conclusion determination in life, siblings love and finally the end of
gender discrimination.
SAMPLE ANSWER: SPM 2016

Success Tips
What you need to write as your introduction
1. Need to mention which secene
2. Based on the question, only one scene need to be discuss
Based on the novel ‘Sing to The Dawn’ by Minfong Ho, I realized there are many
scenes in the story which affected me emotionally when I read it. A scene that makes me happy
is when Dawan got the first place and had been rewarded a scholarship to study at the city.
The story tells about a thirteen year old girl named Dawan who lived in a village had to go
through lots of challenges before she could go to school and finally won a scholarship that
would allow her to go to study in the city. Despite that good news, Dawan had to desperately
try to encourage the people of the village especially her family where gender discrimination
was so obvious, to support her in order to convince her father to give his permission for her to
study in the city 1. First
point
The scene that made me happy started when Dawan finally got her father’s approval to
go study in the city. It was not an easy task for Dawan as she has to go and beg for her sake to
go to school. She started with her father but was rejected by him as he said sending a daughter to
school was the foolish things to do. Next, Dawan and Kwai bravely faced their father in order to
convince him to allow Dawan to study in the city school as it was her right because she had got
the first place in the examination.
Evidence
Their father refused to listen and insisted that Kwai should be the one and not Dawan
because he thought that education for girls was useless. He also stated that he had the power to
prevent Dawan from going to the city although he didn’t have the right. Unable to keep her
mouth shut, Dawan told her father that he should not misuse the power he had and reconsider his
choice. Dawan begged her father to let her study in the city and compared herself with a ceged
bird which was about to spread its wing in order to fly in the free sky. In the end, the father
agreed to let Dawan go to study in the city.
Elaboration
Moreover, in my opinion, the reason why I feel happy about the scene was
because it showed that all Dawan’s hardwork had finally paid off. Second
point
Dawan desperately tried to collect support from people around the village such as her
cousin, Noi and the head monk to convince her father to allow her to study in the city school. In
the end, without relying on anyone, Dawan with her brother, Kwai bravely decided to face their
father to convince him to allow Dawan to study. Evidence
The scene also showed Kwai chose to support his sister, Dawan in the end although he
had to sacrifice his chance to go study in the city as it was his sister’s right. This proves that
Dawan and Kwai had a closed siblings relationship between them and both shared the same
dream which was to study in the city school and come back to help the villagers.
Elaboration
Last but not least, the scene also made me happy because the father finally realised that
he should not discriminate a person by her gender. Third point
This was shown when the father finally agreed to let Dawan continue her study in the big
city although he once thought that further education for girl was useless as they would only
become a wife and a mother. Evidence
The father also realized Dawan’s conviction and her determination to help the
villagers. The father then realized his faults and finally agreed to allow to study in the
city.
Elaboration
n
As conclusion, the scene where Dawan finally go by her father’s approval to study in the
big city is really a scene that make me feel happy as it shows the importance of
determination in life, siblings love and finally the end of gender discrimination.
Conclusion is a must
Summarize the whole essay
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. PLOT
TARGET: POTENTIAL
1. Using the details from the novel you have studied, discuss what you like about the story and
why you would recommend the story to your friends. Support your answer with close reference
to the text.
TARGET: INTERMEDIATE
2. Write about an event in the novel you have read which you think is important. Briefly
describe the event and give reasons why it is important with close reference to the text.
TARGET: ADVANCE
3. “ Blood is thicker than water ”
Write about an incident in the novel that proves the statement above and why the incident
touches your heart and is memorable to you.
2. CHARACTER
TARGET: POTENTIAL
1. Suggest one character in the novel you have read, who you think would be a good role model
for teenagers. Briefly describe the character and give reasons for your choice with close
reference to the text. Provide evidence from the novel.
2. “Do what you believe is right and be firm with your decision”.
Using the details from the novel you have studied, choose a character who shows
determination in an incident and how it helped to solve his/her problem. Support your
answer with close reference to the text.
TARGET: ADVANCE
3. “Bravery is to stand up for what you belive in”
Based on the novel that you have studied, write about an event related to the above statement.
With close reference to the text, how this statement can relate to one of the characters in the
novel.
3. THEME
TARGET: POTENTIAL
1. With close reference to the text, write about a theme in the novel you have read that is the
relatable to you.
2. “Family support is important in achieving one’s dream”
How far is this true in the novel you have studied? Support your answer with close reference to
the text.
TARGET: ADVANCE
3. “Siblings relationship would be valued and not taken for granted.“
With close reference to the text describe how the siblings in the novel portray this statement
4. MORAL VALUES
TARGET: POTENTIAL
1. Name an important lesson you have learned from the novel that you could apply to your
own life. Write about the moral values with close reference to the text.
2. What do you think of the ending of the novel you have read? Are you happy with it or would
you change anything? Write with close reference to the text.
TARGET: ADVANCE
3. ‘One has to struggle to improve one’s life’
With close reference to the text, how far is this true of the novel you have read?
ANSWERS
What Has Happened to Lulu
Practice 1
a) What is the poem about and who are the personas? (1 mark)
It is about the persona and his mother who found out that Lulu is missing
b) What does the persona see on Lulu’s bed? (1 mark)
An old rag-doll
c) In the poem, the persona’s mother is trying to cover up the truth. Give a line to prove that?
Stanza 3, Line 4 (1 mark)
d) Based on the poem, we can say that Lulu apparently has run away from home. Why do you
think Lulu has done that. Give two possible reasons. (HOTS) (2 marks)
Reason 1 : One possible reason is she was influenced by the wrong company of friends.
Reason 2 : She wants to get away as she feels her parents are too strict with her.
Practice 2
a) In Stanza 1, which phrase gives you an idea that something bad had happened to Lulu?
There’s nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll (1
mark)
b) When do you think Lulu left home? (1 mark)
In the middle of the night (Evidence: Stanza 4, Line1, I woke to voices late last night)
c) In Stanza 1, who is addressing the mother? (1 mark)

The persona
d) If you have a friend who plans to run away from home, what do you think you should do?
Give two suggestions. (2 marks)
Suggestion 1 : Talk to their mother / Family
Suggestion 2 : Report to the teacher / School Counsellor
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 2, what does the persona’s mother do to show her feelings? (1 mark)
She cries and crumples a note and throws it into the fire
b) Why do you think the persona still asked about Lulu despite the mother explanation? (1 mark)
I think he understands the situation and feels disturbed by his mother’s explanation
c) Give textual evidence to show that Lulu most probably left in a hurry? (1 mark)
She left her old rag- doll and a shoe in her bedroom
d) How does the persona’s mother try to keep the truth about Lulu running away during the
night from the persona? Do you think this is the right thing to do? (HOTS) (2 marks)
i) How : She tried to avoid answering persona’s question about Lulu running
away from home.
ii) Opinion : Yes, it is not the right time to tell the persona due to his age
: No, as Lulu’s brother, he has right to know the truth
Practice 2
a) What does the old rag-doll symbolise? (HOTS) (1 mark)
The phrase represents Lulu’s childhood that she has left behind
b) What does the persona notice about the curtain? Give a possible reason for the curtain being
that way. (HOTS) (1 mark)
The persona notices that the curtain is flapping because the window is open
c) And why do you crumple that note on the fire (Stanza 3) (1 mark)
What do you think the note is about?
I think the note is from Lulu telling that she has run away
d) What do you think Lulu’s mother will do next? Give a reason for your response (HOTS)
i) Action : She will look for Lulu because / report it to the police
ii) Reason : Lulu will be always her daughter (2 marks)
Practice 1
a) What does the persona feel anxious in this poem? (1 mark)
He feels curious because none of his questions were answered by his mother
b) I heard an engine roar (Stanza 4)
What can you infer from this line? (HOTS) (1 mark)
Lulu runs away from home with somebody she knows by car
c) How does the persona’s mother explain the voices and the sound of engine the persona
heard the night before? (1 mark)
The persona’s mother explain the voices and sound of engine as part of a dream
d) What is the mother so distraught? Give two possible reasons. (2 marks)
i) Reason 1 : She fears for Lulu’s safety / She feels responsible for Lulu disappearance
ii) Reason 2 : She is angry at being betrayed by her child
Practice 2
a) In Stanza 3, What action of the persona’s mother tell us that she feels sad? (1 mark)
Mother’s action of shaking her head, crying, burning the note and wandering around
helplessly
b) What moral lesson have you learned from the poem (1 mark)
The moral lesson I have learned is that running away from one’s responsibilities is not a
solution to problems
c) Explain a theme portrayed in the poem. (1 mark)
One of the themes in the poem is the grief of a sibling
d) ‘What has happened to Lu?’ (2 marks)
How would you describe the tone of voice of the persona? Give two evidence based on the
poem for your answer.
i) Tone of voice: He must have spoken in a sad and grieving tone
ii) Evidence : He keeps asking what has happened to Lulu and he questions why mother
refuses to tell him the truth
THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 1, which phrase shows that the persona’s grandmother has a good posture?
Straight-back (1 mark)
b) From Stanza 1, write down one line in which the poet tells us the different between herself
and her grandmother? (1 mark)
White hand in black hand
c) Why has the grandmother become small (1 mark)
She is getting old
d) Sometimes elderly people aresent to old folk’s home. Do you think this a good idea?
Response : No, it is not a good idea
Reason : Elderly people should be surrounded by their loved ones while they are still
alive (2 marks)
Practice 2
1. How old was the persona when the photograph was taken (1 mark)
The persona was three years old
2. Describe the clothes the grandmother wears in the photograph. (1 mark)
The grandmother was wearing a white shirt and a pleated skirt
3. In Stanza 2, what happened to the grandmother? (1 mark)
She passed away / She died
4. ‘But there she is still’
How do you think the persona feels when she looks at the photograph? Provide a reason for
your answer.
Feeling : She feels happy and loved
Reason : She was thinking that her grandmother is still around
(2 marks)
Practice 1
a) In Stanza 2, “Her soup forgot to boil” (1 mark)

What does this show about the grandmother?
The grandmother become forgetful / senile
b) In stanza 3, which word means ‘creased’? (1 mark)
Crinkled
c) Give ONE physical change that the poet could see as the grandmother grew older.
Grandmother’s back round and hunched (1
mark)
d) She went to the awful place grandmothers go ...
Do you think the persona understand abaout death?Provide a reason for your answer.
Response : No, I dont think she understand
Reason : She mentions the place as awful, unknown and unthinkable
(2 marks)
Practice 2
a) What is the main theme of the poem. (1 mark)
Love and fond memories of a person who has passed away
b) What feature about the grandmother is repeated in the poem? (1 mark)
The grandmother’s smile is repeated in the poem
c) Which phrase represents unpleasant condition. (1 mark)
Her back round and hunched
d) If you were to take care of your grandmother for a day, what would you do to make her
experience an unfogettable one? Provide your reason. (2 marks)
i) Action : Try to cook whatever she loves to eat / Spend more time with her
ii) Reason : To appreciate her love as our grandmother

Practice 1
a) ‘white hand in black hand’ (1 mark)
What does the line imply?
The family is mixed race
b) What do the sharp blues eyes tell us about the grandmother’s race? (1 mark)
They tell us that she was a white woman
c) “the crinkled smile is still living, breathing” (1 mark)

What can you infer from this line?
The photograph immortalises a person / the memories of the grandmother is still fresh
d) Somewhere unknown, unthinkable (Stanza 2 Line 6)
Referring to the whole poem, name another characteristic that the persona had. Give reason
for your answer
Characteristic: Appreciative / Observant
Reason: She still remember the memory of the grandmother until now / she noticed the
changes to her grandmother’s condition (2 marks)
Practice 2
a) From Stanza 1, state one word which gives the meaning of ‘having narrow folds of cloth’
Pleated (1 mark)
b) To whom do you think the title of the poem relate to? (1 mark)
The persona’s grandmother
c) From Stanza 3, which phrase shows that the grandmother is still remembered?
‘But there she is still’ (1 mark)
d) If your grandmother is still alive but bed-ridden, how would you care for her welfare?
Give reason for your answer.
Action : Feed her / Bathe her / Talk to her
Reason : Love / Responsibility / The only grandmother I have
(2 marks)
(Accept any plausible answers

THE POISON TREE

Practice 1
Complete the sypnosis of the poem, A Poison Tree by William Blake with appropriate words or
expressions from the list below.
locked within apple tree melts away unpleasant thoughts

and fears
friend controls attempt to sort out friendly front
‘poison tree’ punishment
The poem is written by William Blake and has four stanzas. It is about the feeling
of anger that is allowed to become an obssesion until it grows into an (1) apple
tree . The persona talks about being angry with his (2) friend . When he thinks of
his anger or wrath and reasons with his friend, his feeling of anger (3) melts
away. However, when he has words, with his enemy, he does not (4) attempt to
sort out with the latter. Instead, he keeps his anger (5) locked within himself.
He lets the angry feeling fester inside him. He feeds the anger with (6)
unpleasant thoughts and fears. He becomes insincere as he puts on a (7)
friendly front to deceive others about his anger. This anger grows so strong and
firm that it figuratively becomes a (8) ‘poison tree’ and bears fruits. In other
words, it (9) controls the persona completely. He does not care that the enemy
can feel his anger now. When the enemy tastes this poison, he suffers a setback
or (10) punishment. Is the persona happy about this? Has he done the right
thing?

Practice 1
a) In Stanza 3, what does ‘it’ refer to? (1 mark)

The persona feeling of anger / The persona’s wrath
b) In your opinion, why does the writer use an apple instead of another fruit (1 mark)
The Apple is a common fruit, and anger is a common feeling for people
c) How did the persona feels when the foe was ‘outstretched beneath the tree’? (1 mark)
He felt relieved and happy
d) Do you think it is normal for us to be angry with people around us especially when we are
doing work together? Give two reasons for your answer. (2 marks)
Reason 1: Yes, I think it is normal to be angry because nobody is perfect
Reason 2: No, we can talk things out and clear up misunderstandings
Practice 2
a) What two things does the persona do to help his anger grow (1 mark)
He watered it with his fears and tears
b) Why does the persona end his anger with his friend (1 mark)
He ends it because he voiced out his feelings to his friend
c) If you are the persona’s foe with whom he is angry, what would you do? (1 mark)
I would make an effort to talk things over and apologise for all misunderstandings
d) What is your opinion towards the persona?
Opinion: He was a mean and revengeful person
Reason : He planned a scheme to hurt his enemy
(2 marks)

Practice 1
a) What does the persona use the phrase ‘day and night’ in Stanza 3? (1 mark)
To show ‘all the time’ / idea of ‘always’
b) What does the tree symbolise? (HOTS) (1 mark)
Persona’s friend and enemy
c) What is the tone of the poem (1 mark)
The tone is dark and moody
d) Do you think the enemy deserves to be poisoned? Give a reason for your response
Response: No, I don’t think so
Reason : No matter how badly a person has behaved, he/she should not be poisoned
(2 marks)
Practice 2
a) From Stanza 2, how does the persona act in front of his enemy? (1 mark)
The persona is pleasant towards the enemy
b) What has the feeling of anger done to the persons) (1 mark)
It has made the persona full of hatred and vengeful
c) What happened to the anger the persona kept inside himself? (1 mark)
The anger grew until it became a tree or an obsession
d) There’s always two sides to a story. Based on this, what do you think of the statement that a
misunderstanding between two people is caused by both parties? Give two suggestions for
your answer? (HOTS) 2 marks)
Suggestion 1: Each of the person will have their own thought, it is possible for
misunderstanfding to arise
Suggestion 2: There is a tendency for us to be competitive and try to won the fight. This
can
cause misunderstanding

THE CHARGE of THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Practice 1
Complete the sypnosis of the poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Alfred
Tennyson with appropriate words or expressions from the list below.
Light Brigade jaws of Death do and die Valley of

Death
charge protested rode blundered
cannons stormed
The poem was written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. It is a war poem about
600 soldiers of the (1) Light Brigade They had been ordered to (2) charge into a
valley full of enemies who were obviously expecting the attack. The latter were
fully prepared with guns or (3) cannons to the right, left and front. As the soldiers
(4) rode into the valley they were attacked on all sides. Cannon balls flew in all
directions as they (5) stormed at and shot the Light Brigade. Still the soldiers of
the Light Brigade rode on and attacked the soldiers they saw. On their retreat they
were attacked just as violently on all sides. Many if not all of these soldiers died a
violent death in the (6) jaws of Death or the mouth of Hell. It was in the line of
duty and no one (7) protested when the order was given for them to ride into the
valley of death. The soldiers knew someone had (8) blundered and they knew
what they would have to face. Yet they did not reason why as they were prepared
to (9) do and die Hence, the valley was named (10) Valley of Death

Practice 1
a) How many soldier stated in the poem? (1 mark)
600 soldiers
b) In stanza 2, whom does the word ‘Theirs’ refer to? (1 mark)
All of the soldiers
c) What was the command for the soldiers? (1 mark)
To march and fight
d) How do you think the soldiers feel when they go to war? Give a reason to support your
answer. (2 marks)
Emotion : They feels scared / brave
Reason : It is between life and death / sake of the people and the country
Practice 2
a) From Stanza 1, what was the command for the soldiers? (1 mark)
The command was to charge forward
b) In stanza 2, what does the line, ‘Was there a man dismayed’ suggest? (1 mark)
It suggest that some of the soldiers may be distressed by the command
c) What does the poet mean by ‘Theirs but to do and die’? (Stanza 3 Lines 1) (1 mark)
The poet means that the soldiers must obey commands even they knew that it would kill
them
d) In your words, describe the war / battle
All of the soldiers have to be brave in order to go for war. They had to left behind their
family in order to sacrifice for the country (2 marks)

Practice 1
a) What is the main theme of the poem? (1 mark)
The main theme is warfare because it is about the war between the Light Brigade and
another army
b) Describe the soldiers: (1 mark)
What do you think is the motto of the Light Brigade?
All of the soldiers
c) ‘Forward, The Light Brigade’? (Stanza 1, Lines 5&6) (1 mark)
Charge for the guns!’ he said... Who do you think ‘he’ was
Commanding officer
d) ‘Boldly they rode and well’ (Stanza 3, Lines 6) (2 marks)
Referring to the whole poem, name another characteristics that the soldiers had. Why is the
characteristic important?
Characteristic : Loyalty / Patriotic
Reason : Obey the order given / To protect their nation
Practice 2
a) Explain the words ‘Half a league onward’? (Stanza 1 Line 2) (1 mark)
The meaning is to go ahead or forward for a distance of half a league
b) In stanza 2, which word means, ‘to feel uneasy’? (1 mark)
‘Dismayed’
c) Why do you think the order was given to the soldiers? (1 mark)
They rode into the valley of death because they were following orders
d) ‘What would you do if you were one of the soldiers? Give your response and a reason
to support your answer (2 marks)
Response: I think I would go along with the other soldiers
Reason: I would have been taught in the army to obey and to die for my country would
be an Honour

LIST OF REFERENCE
1. SOO POOI SUM (et.al.) (2018), PRAKTIS TOPIK HEBAT ENGLISH 1119 FORM 4.5 SASBADI SDN.
BHD. (ISBN: 9789835999505)
2. VIJYARAJOO A. (et.al) (2019), SUCCESS ENGLISH SPM. OXFORD FAJAR. (ISBN:978983472791)
3. KOLEKSI KERTAS SOALAN SEBENAR SPM 2012-2018 BAHASA INGGERIS (DITERBITKAN DENGAN
KEIZINAN LEMBAGA PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA). PUSTAKA YAKIN PELAJAR SDN. BHD. (ISBN:
9789674900533)
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BAHASA INGGERIS SPM JPN KEDAH 2016. Retrieved from www.online.fliphtml5.com

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PAPER 2

PREPARED BY; MISS RAIHAN AZWANI BINTI IBRAHIM

SMU(A) TARBIAH ISLAMIAH

READING COMPREHENSION & SUMMARY WRITING

1. The concept map of reading skills:

Direct Vocabulary Inference

Question & Answer Techniques

1. This section requires you to answer questions based on a passage.

CONSIDER THESE WHEN YOU ANSWER

1. Read all questions BEFORE you began

Type of questions What to do/give

What is the purpose/intention…why…. - Give reason…tujuan/sebab

Which phrase…word../ quote a - Mesti petik seluruh ayat dengan tepat

Explain in your own words…. - Write your own sentence…tukarkan ‘I’ ke

Why… kenapa Cari sebab/alasan dari teks

When…bila Cari faktor masa

How…bagaimana Cari kaedah..method

What…apa cari faktor perkara berkaitan soalan

Where…dimana Cari aspek tempat

What was the effect… Bagi kesan/akibat

In your opinion…/what do you think…. Give your own idea…pendapat sendiri

(jgn ambik dari teks tetapi berdasarkan

Read the story

REMEMBER change the PRONOUNS:

You-I/me Ali-He / Amy-She

You are-I am the cat/the house - It

You have-I have the kids-they/them

Note : Award 1 mark for each content point to a maximum of 10 marks

2. Style and Presentation Descriptor for Language

3. Band Descriptors for summary

• For poorly lifted

4. Simple steps to follow:

1. 1. Read and understand what is required

SUCCESS TIPS! ( 130 words )

Don’t forget to count your

6. What happen if you:

Box your working

Please please rewrite these 10 words, if you don’t,

BUT, C4 The rescue worked to save

C8 They started digging there

Use appropriate discourse

C9 After removing two boulders,

C10 They cut a hole through the

C11 He carefully placed a

Provide 2 extra content points ENGLISH 1119/MODULE/SPM/PPDTM 14

Rescue workers and volunteers started by clearing the rubble 9

Normal summary writing.

Mind your tenses,

PREPARED BY; MADAM NORA HASLINA BINTI ILIAS

What Has Happened To Lulu?

L/2 I heard an engine roar,

a) Who is the persona in the poem? (1 mark)

i) He is Lulu’s younger brother

Line 2 And why do tear drops fall? (evidence)

What does main theme mean?

d) ‘What has happened to Lu?’ (2 mark)

(i) Tone of voice : Sad and Grieving tone (Suggested Answer)

1. Tone and Mood

b) What does the persona see on Lulu’s bed? (1 mark)

(Accept any other PLAUSIBLE answers)

b) When do you think Lulu left home? (1 mark)

c) In Stanza 1, who is addressing the mother? (1 mark)