Part 1

Question 1-8
Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C. For each question, mark
the correct answer A, B or C on your answer sheet.

Dear Sonia,

Sorry I can’t come for your birthday party on Saturday. My grandmother is in hospital
and my mum has to look after her, so I have to stay home to look after my baby sister.
I’ll see you when my grandmother is feeling better.

Marie

1. Marie wrote this message to

A. Tell Sonia that her baby sister is unwell
B. Ask Sonia to visit her grandmother at the hospital
C. Apologise for not being able to attend Sonia’s birthday party

Kim’s Food Truck

Special Offer

1-31 Jan

Try our new menu! 20% off your 2nd

order
Open daily (except Sunday)
7.30 – 11.30 p.m.

2. Kim’s Food Truck

A. is open everyday C. has a special offer in January
B. serves three meals a day

Weekday Special Offer

Buy one set meal

Get a child’s meal treat
20% off all drinks and snacks!

Open Daily

3. If you order
A. a meal on weekends, you do not enjoy any offer
B. a child’s meal, you get another set meal free
C. a drink dessert, you only pay 20%

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 To: dinar@gmail.com
From: sadiq07@gmail.com
Subject: Volleyball Match
Hi Dinar,
This is to inform you that our volleyball match has been
postponed from Friday to Saturday at the same time and place
– 5p.m. at the town stadium. Please be there early and
remember to bring your own drinks

4. Sadiq is writing to inform Dinar that the volleyball match

A. has been cancelled
B. has been postponed
C. will be at a different venue

5. Maggie is texting Tina to

A. Tell her that she has to go to the doctor
B. Explain that she has sprained her ankle
C. Asked her to inform Mr Lee that she cannot go for house practice

To: leela21@gmail.com
From: drfazliclinic@gmail.com
Subject: Confirm Appointment
Dear Ms Leela,

This is to remind you about your appointment with Dr Fazli at 4

p.m. on 2 June 2020. If you cannot make it, please call or email
the clinic the day before

6. This email is to
A. remind Ms leela to call or email the clinic
B. remind Ms leela about her appointment at 4 p.m. on 2 June
C. tell Ms leela that the clinic will be closed after 4 p.m. on 2 June

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 Learn and enjoy English

Sign-up for holiday programme in December!

Suitable for all ages, 6 years old and above.
Sign up by 1 November to get a 20% discount.

Email: info@heiprog.com.my

7. The holiday programme is

A. for all subjects
B. suitable for children 6 years and older
C. offering a 20% discount in November

Rainforest Adventure Park

Opens daily from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Entrance fees: Adults – RM20
Schoolchildren – RM10
Group Tickets (Minimum 8) – Less 10%

This newly opened adventure park is the latest attraction in Sarawak. Come and
enjoy the many adventure trails and experience the rainforest first-hand.

8. This adventure park

A. is open every day
B. offers discounts for all
C. is open mainly for school children

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Part 2
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors.
For each question, write the correct word in the space provided on your answer sheet.

HEALTHY EATING
There are always a common talk on the benefits of (0) ate healthy
throughout our lives. Yet, we still seem so perplexed on why we (1) having to do it.
The answer is simple, we eat healthy to feel better, think better and (10) living
better.
There are many (11) reason why we need to practice healthy eating.
Firstly, it would help us control our weight. By (12) reduce the amount of
excessive oil and fried food in our daily consumption, we would be able to control
the overall cholesterol level in our body.
Besides, by eating healthy food, we can also boost our energy levels. This
(13) are true among professional body builders and common folks alike. The
nutrients in the food would provide enough energy for us to go about out day-to-
day life. In fact, nutritious food intake will (14) increasing our regular levels of
energy.
In a nutshell, (15) eats healthily will increase our overall being and thus will
improve out mood at the same time. A healthy body (16) promoting a healthy
mind.
[8 marks]

Example:

0 do

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Part 3
Questions 17-24

Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

CHICKEN CURRY OF THE NYONYA KITCHEN

The famous Nyonya Kitchen is my favourite restaurant. I simply love the

dishes here, especially the Nyonya style chicken curry. Curry leaves are used to
infuse the chicken curry with intense fragrance of curry leaves. The chicken is
marinated in curry paste before it is cooked with coconut milk and spices. I think it is
a really fantastic deal at only RM18.80.

The Nyonya Kitchen restaurant is open daily except on Sundays. You can
find it on Ceria Road. The restaurant only opens at 2.00p.m. but customers will start
que up as early as 12.30 pm.

The dishes are cooked fresh. The chef prepares the recipe in a slow cooker
and cooks the dish for four hours on high heat to ensure that the chicken is tender.
For just RM5.00, you can add on fresh garlic buns and curried potato dish if you
prefer something healthier.

The owner of the restaurant used to work as a technician. He first learnt the
recipe from his grandmother in 1993. He spent the following years trying out the
recipe before opening his restaurant in 1995. He has been preparing mouth-
watering chicken curry recipes ever since!

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Questions 17-24
Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

CHICKEN CURRY OF THE NYONYA KITCHEN

.

Marinated in 17. _______________________________

Location of the restaurant 18. _______________________________

Restaurant opening time 19. _______________________________

Price of the chicken curry 20. _______________________________

21. _______________________________
Available side dishes

22. _______________________________

Restaurant owner’s previous occupation 23. _______________________________

Year restaurant was opened 24. _______________________________

[8 Marks]

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Part 4
Questions 25-34
Read the text below and answer questions 25 to 34.

Why My Mother Is My Best Friend

Many of my friends have best friends around our age, mostly teens. For me, my mother is my
best friend. Here are some reasons why my mother is the best kind of friend to have.

I am a competitive swimmer. This means that I train for long hours. From Monday to Friday,
my training begins at 5.30 a.m. and continues after school. During the weekends, my training
hours are longer. Throughout my training, my mother drives me around tirelessly without any
complaints. She always spends time talking with me when we travel. We talk about school,
food, fashion and hobbies like other best friends would do.

I rely on my coach for guidance and performance in sport. However, it is my mother who
takes care of my body and mental needs. She keeps me healthy by making sure I have a
healthy diet. Sometimes, she gives me a special treat to food that I like even when my coach
disagrees. She says a happy mind makes the body do wonderful things. I feel she really knows
me better than I do myself.

When I suffer pain from my training, the only person I can talk to is my mother. I do not feel
shy telling her about the pain I get from training. She never looks down on me or says that I
need to toughen up. Instead, she will check the pain to make sure it is not serious. Then she
will teach me how to manage it.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. My mother has been more than just a friend in
need as she is always there for me. I am very grateful to her for all the love and attention that
she has given to me.

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Questions 25-32
Answer the questions below
Choose no more than five words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

25. The writer has swimming lesson from _______________________________________________.

[1 mark]
26. The writer’s training hours are longer during _________________________________________.
[1 mark]
27. What does the writer talk about with her mother?
_____________________________________________________________________________.
[ 1 mark]
28. What does the writer rely on her coach for in sport?
_____________________________________________________________________________.
[1 mark]
29. The writer keeps healthy by having _________________________________________________.
[1 mark]
30. The writer’s coach disagrees on giving her ________________________________ that she likes.
[1 mark]
31. The writer does not _________________________________ telling her mother about the pain
she suffers from training. [1 mark]
32. The writer’s mother teaches her _________________________________________________ the
pain that she gets from training. [1 mark]

Questions 33 and 34
Complete the table below with a word from the text.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Meaning Word

33. very pleasant ______________________________

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 34. to deal with a difficult situation _______________________________
[2 marks]

Part 5
Questions 35 - 40

You are going to read a newspaper article about sports.

Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A – H) to fit each gap
(35 – 40). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. For each question, mark the
correct answer (A – H) on your answer sheet.

MY FAVOURITE HOBBY
Being an average teenage girl, the number of hobbies I’m involved in has changed over the years too
quickly for me to even grasp them. 35 Though today, as I look back, the one hobby which
really stuck with me was definitely reading.
I received my first book as a gift when I was at the early age of 6. Peter and Jane- I can still
remember the title of the book. 36 I enjoyed flipping through the pages just to look at the
colourful pictures. However, as the time went by and I finally picked up reading, it was an endless
journey of discovering new things in the power of words. 37
38 I am especially fond of fantasy and fiction as it gave me a whole new world of
imagination. I sometimes pictured myself as the main character. From being save by my handsome
prince charming to riding horses and sailing into the sunset, I was always a Juliet to every Romeo in
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the books I read.
Today a I look back at the thousands of books I have read, I learnt that reading has not only
helped improve my command in the language, but it has also helped me in generating ideas for
writing. 40

A It is such a wonderful experience.

B I can travel to places and see various people just by reading alone.
C I really enjoy reading the various genres in my childhood.
D From cooking and baking to sewing, I have many enjoyed many things in life.
E No wonder my teacher always said that reading is the key to good writing! 9

F Once I entered into the world of reading, there is no turning back.

G The content is about two children who went on many adventures to the beach
 H I am especially fascinated by the power of writing.

[6 marks]

PAPER 1 (ANSWERS)

PART 1

1. C 5. C

2. C 6. B

3. A 7. B

4. B 8. A

PART 2

9. have 13. is

10. live 14. increase

11. reasons 15. eating

12. reducing 16. promotes

PART 3

17. curry paste 21. garlic buns

18. Ceria Road 22. curried potato dish

19. 2.00 p.m 23. technician

20. RM18.80 24. 1995

Part 4

25. Monday to Friday 27. school, food, fashion and hobbies

26. the weekends 28. Guidance and performance

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29. a healthy diet 32. how to manage

30. a special treat to food 33. wonderful

31. feel shy 34. manage

Part 5

35. D 38. C

36. G 39. B

37. F 40. E

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