ASIAN ENGLISH OLYMPIAD

YEAR 7, 8, 9

Rules and Regulations

(Please read these rules and regulation carefully)
1. Please fill in your FULL name correctly, IC No, school name, class and the date and time of contest clearly
in the spaces above. Those who do not fill in the required particulars will be disqualified automatically.
2. Do not open the question booklet until you are told to do so. You may only use 2B pencil when answering
the questions.
3. No calculators and any unauthorized electronic devices (including mobile phones) are allowed during the
contest.
4. Strict silence must be observed at all times in the examination hall and please be reminded that you MAY
NOT leave your seat without permission.
5. If you have any request or enquiry, please raise your hand and wait for an invigilator.
6. Only one candidate is allowed to leave the hall at a time. You are required to return to the hall within 10
minutes or else you will automatically be disqualified from the contest.
7. Each question in the contest have been verified by experienced trainers, thus no further explanation will
be given.
8. The time allowed for the paper is 105 minutes. You must stop writing when you are told to do so.
9. You MUST fill in your answer in the answer sheet provided in second page of the question booklet. You
will not be awarded marks for any answer written in the question booklet.
10. Please be reminded that this is a contest and not an examination, do not expect to answer all types of
questions.
11. Please tear off the answer sheet carefully and returned to invigilator along with contest paper.
Participant only can bring back the contest papers on next week.
12. Please be reminded that if the contestants can’t attend the contest, we don’t accept any replacement
contestants. If found any, the contestant will be disqualified automatically.

Scoring System
1. The correct answer to each problem will be awarded the allocated points indicated in the question.
However, you will NOT be penalized for each incorrect answer.
2. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify the event of malpractice to differentiate between those
outstanding students.
3. Contestants or a team who are disqualified from the contest will be forfeited any right to re-sit this year.
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ANSWER SHEET
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SECTION A : Answer all questions.

1. He often __________ to lock the door at 2. The couple held hands and walked
night. _________, neither of them saying a word for
a while.
A. forget
B. forgets A. apart

C. forgot B. by

D. forgotten C. alongside
D. side by side

3. Peter can’t reach the top shelf _________ 4. Shawn would like to further studies.
he is not tall enough. ___________, she cannot afford it as her
family income is meagre.
A. but
B. for A. because

C. and B. furthermore

D. as C. besides
D. however

5. I bought ___________ cake and _______ 6. Vivien _____________ the accident while
dress for my sister’s birthday. walking to school.

A. a, - A. saw
B. a, a B. has seen
C. the, the C. is seeing
D. -, a D. was seeing
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7. A sun bear ____________ from the zoo last 8. The information in __________ graphs is
week. inaccurate.

A. escapes A. these
B. escaped B. that
C. has escaped C. this
D. was escaping D. every

9. The number of shopping malls in Kuala 10. He was a good son and always looked
Lumpur _____________ increasing. ___________ his mother.

A. is A. onto
B. are B. upon
C. has C. after
D. have D. of

11. Fast food restaurants
____________ teenagers.
A. between
B. among
are popular 12. Andy __________from college in 2010.
Then, he _______ three years in the United
States.
A. has graduated…has spent

C. by B. had graduated…has spent

D. in C. graduated…spent
D. has graduated…spent
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13. Students have the __________ to express 14. The restaurant is on the ______________
their opinion in the classroom. side so we need to cross the road to get there.

A. right A. beside
B. rights B. behind
C. rightness C. above
D. rightly D. opposite

15. The plane to London is about to take 16. Henry ____________ his homework
_____________. when Jill came.

A. away A. does
B. up B. did
C. out C. has done
D. off D. was doing

17. Mr Spencer ___________ golf three times 18. Three men _________ into a jewellery
a week. shop and tried to steal jewellery worth five
hundred thousand ringgit.
A. play
B. plays A. break

C. played B. breaks

D. has played C. broke

D. has broken
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19. _________ you ever __________ by the 20. The vendors ______________ of the
lifeguard before? cancellation of the event.
A. Did…scold A. were not informed
B. Are…scolded B. were not informing
C. Have…been scolding C. not informed
D. Have…been scolded D. had informed

21. My brother _________ us to the bus 22. Miss Ally: Did you break that vase, Peter?
station tonight.
Peter: ______________________
A. has driven
B. will be driven A. No, I did not.
C. am going to drive B. It must have been someone else.
C. Let’s forget it.
D. will be driving D. Are you sure?

23. Farah: What a mess you’ve made! 24. Last night when I ___________ in bed
Alia: __________________ when I suddenly __________ a loud bang.
A. Can I do it later? A. read…hear
B. I don’t have time. B. am reading…hear
C. I have been busy to clear up. C. was reading…heard
D. What happened? D. had read…heard
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25. The government has cleared ______________ of the jungle for cultivation.

A. many
B. several
C. a few
D. any

TEMPERATURE (◦C) FROM JANUARY TO JUNE

January February March April May June

Kuala Max 31 32 33 32 32 32
Lumpur Min 21 22 22 23 23 22

Max 31 32 31 31 31 31
Pahang
Min 23 23 24 24 24 23

Max 29 30 30 31 31 31
Penang
Min 21 22 23 23 24 23

26. Based on the table above, which of the following statements is true?
A. The maximum temperature in Pahang in January was lower than in Kuala Lumpur.
B. Pahang has the same maximum temperatures in February and May.
C. The coolest month in Penang was in January.
D. The hottest month in Kuala Lumpur was in April.
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CAUTION!
WET PAINT ON DOOR
27. The notice tells you _______________.

A. that the door is being painted

B. that the door has just been painted
C. not to open the door as it is wet
D. to look at the door

WOMEN’S FITTING ROOM

MAXIMUM 2 PIECES OF CLOTHING

28. Which of the following sentences best explains the sign?

A. Anyone wishing to try out clothing must bring at least two pieces of clothing into the
room.
B. Only two persons may try out the clothing at one time.
C. The room will not fit if one has more than two pieces of clothing.
D. One may try out two pieces of clothing at one time.
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Sports Preference Among Form 1 Students in SMK

SS19
Jogging Basketball
10% 5%

Swimming
26%

Badminton

29. From the graph, a quarter of the students enjoy

A. a racquet game
B. exercising in water
C. running on track
D. chasing after a ball
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CEMPAKA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB RESORT

Hang Tuah Chinese Restaurant

Cantonese and Szechuan cuisines.
*Breakfast special: 100 types of Dim Sum!
*Dinner special arrangement: Steamboat dinner
Lunch: 11.30a.m. – 2.30p.m. (daily)
Dinner: 6.00p.m. – 10.00p.m. (daily)

Hang Jebat Coffee House

A selection of Malaysia and Western fare.
Available from 7.00a.m. – 11.00p.m. daily

30. Choose the best statement that represents the advertisement.

A. Hang Tuah Chinese restaurant offers steamboat dinner every night.

B. Hang Jebat Coffee House belongs to Hang Tuah Chinese Restaurant.
C. Hang Tuah Chinese Restaurant is open from 11.30a.m. until 10p.m.
D. Hang Tuah Chinese Restaurant and Hang Jebat Coffee House are eating places in the
Golf and Country Club.
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SECTION B : Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and valuable ecosystem on Earth. They are
sometimes called the ‘rainforests of the sea’. They can be easily found in shallow, tropical seas.
The oldest corals live 450 million years ago. Corals may look like colourful rocks, or even plants,
but coral they are actually animals. Coral is built by polyps. Polyps are very small creatures that
are related to jellyfish. The only difference is that, coral is stationary. They grow in a colony called
a coral head. Hard corals create the reef by secreting calcium carbonate or limestone which
gradually builds up into a solid structure. Coral grows only a few centimetres a year. It can take
hundreds of years to form a large piece. Not all corals are hard, some are soft, and look like bushes.

When many corals grow close together, it is called a reef. Although reefs only occupy
less than 0.2% of the seabed, yet they can be found in more than 150,000 kilometres of a coastline
in more than 100 countries. Reefs provide very important habitat and other sea creatures.
Thousands of species can be found living on one coral reef. For example, in the Great Barrier
Reef, it contains over 400 species of coral, 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of mollusk, and 6
species of turtle. The reef also provides a place for algae and sponges to grow. This provides food
for a variety of creatures such as sea turtle. Without the sea turtles, the algae and sponges would
overgrow, thus preventing the coral from growing and expanding.

Unfortunately, the coral reef ecosystem is a fragile one. Overfishing by humans, ocean
pollution and warming temperatures have all put the world’s coral reefs at risk. Right now, more
than half of the world’s reef systems are in danger of destruction, and if nothing changes, nearly
all the coral in the world will be in danger of dying and disappearing in 15 years.

Fortunately, there are some simple things that you can do to help protect the coral reefs.
First is by managing the water usage. Be careful not to waste water, or pour chemicals down your
drain because eventually, the water you use will reach the ocean and can increase pollution.
Secondly, if you see trash on the ground, please pick it up, and recycle if it is possible; at least the
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garbage won’t find its way into the water. Finally, spread as much information as possible to the
people about the coral reefs; let us all be responsible in our daily decision making, and not harm
the coral reefs in the future.

31. Where can we find the coral reefs?

_________________________________________________________________

32. What are the causes of the destruction of the coral reefs?

_________________________________________________________________

33. What is the significance of the sea turtles to the reef?

__________________________________________________________________

34. Why shouldn’t we pour chemicals down the drain?

__________________________________________________________________

35. If you are the President of your School Nature Club, suggest an activity that you can do at
school to help educate the students about the coral reefs.

__________________________________________________________________
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SECTION C : Cloze Text

Text 1

Dear Amber,

Eliza and I ___(36)___to Langkawi. Right now, I ___(37)___ inside the ferry. It
___(38)___a cloudy day. It looks like it is going to rain. I ___(39)___Langkawi in 2 hours and I
really need a short nap! We ___(40)___the hotel at 5a.m this morning to catch the 9a.m. ferry.
Yesterday, we ___(41)___in Penang for a short gastronomic experience. Just to let you know,
the food there was ___(42)___! You should really try it!

Although I am sleepy, I am looking forward to all the sightseeing, water activities and
of course food in Langkawi! By the way, do you know there ___(43)___ a legend about Mahsuri
in Langkawi? According to the legend, Mahsuri was slandered and she cursed that Langkawi
will be barren for 7 generations! That is interesting right? Lucky that the 7 generations
___(44)___.

Anyway, Eliza is busy taking some pictures and I ___(45)___ her to share the pictures
with you later. I really wish you are here with us to enjoy this trip. I hope you are doing great at
the camp! I think I need to go now. I will update you soon.

Lots of love!

Eliza

36. 37.
A. travelled A. sit
B. is travelling B. am sitting
C. am travelling C. are sitting
D. are travelling D. was sitting
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38. 39.
A. is A. reach
B. was B. reaches
C. were C. have reached
D. Are D. will reach

40. 41.
A. leave A. stay
B. leaves B. stays
C. left C. stayed
D. was leaving D. will stay

42. 43.
A. smelly A. is
B. awesome B. are
C. bland C. has
D. Cold D. have

44. 45.
A. past A. ask
B. passed B. asks
C. has passed C. asked
D. have passed D. will ask
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SECTION D : Read the statement carefully and choose the answer that has the closest
meaning.

46.

A journal by the Nature Climate Change published in 2013 concluded that global warming will
make jet streams move faster thus making the atmosphere more susceptible to turbulence.

A. Climate change only happens in 2013.

B. Airplane passengers will experience bumpier flight due to the warmer temperature.
C. Pilot are required to increase the airplane speed to avoid air turbulence.
D. Air turbulence is caused by the increasing speed by the airplane.

47.
In the future, it is expected that disease outbreaks could change in two ways: increasing of
number of diseases from animals and diseases we thought were long dead may return.

A. People should not be worried as disease outbreak is not expected to happen very soon.
B. The landscape of disease outbreak happens is changing and everyone must be prepared
for it.
C. Animal should be protected as they are prone to be infected by any disease.
D. Medical practitioner has experience in handling long dead diseases.
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48.

Octopuses have been to showcase intelligent, almost human-like behaviour like opening
jar, their nervous system evolved differently than humans. The octopus has 500 million
neurons with more than half of them are found outside the animal’s main brain. Each of
the octopus’ arms has a small cluster of nerve cells that control movement which means
the creature has eight mini-brains with a large main brain.

A. Octopuses has similar intelligent level as human.

B. Octopuses human-like behaviour derived from the same quality of human nervous
system.
C. The arms of the octopus may be moving on its own without being coordinated by
the main brain.
D. Although octopuses have a main brain, it still requires the nerve cells to
communicate with it.

49.

Sleep is crucial for memory consolidation, which is the process that maintains and fortifies long-
term memories. Lack or fragmented sleep can hinder a person’s ability to form both concrete and
emotional memories.

A. A person should sleep more in order to strengthen memories.

B. Concrete and emotional memories can be formed better with fragmented sleep.
C. Memory consolidation only happens at night.
D. Sleep serves an essential purpose to a person’s brain especially memory construction.
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50.

With the development of technology and demonetization of higher currencies in the country,
eWallet is now in the spotlight. It has become an alternative mode of payment and as it is a faster
and secure mode of digital transaction. The only hassle is that users need to reload the
application before using it!

A. eWallet has become the latest trend in digital transaction.

B. Users complaint of the difficulty to reload money into the application.
C. Speed and reliability are the main reason for user to switch to eWallet.
D. Technology is leaving the user to no choice in making payment.
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SECTION E : Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.

51. The main road to Tesco was blocked all 52. Ali tried to _________ the car, but he was
day yesterday due to an accident ________ unable to see what was behind him very well.
two buses.
A. reveal
A. containing B. react
B. involving C. reverse
C. including D. Restore
D. combining

53. People should not believe the __________ 54. Melissa was _______________by her
information that they hear in the media. mother for hitting her sister.

A. mistaken A. praised
B. unsuitable B. reprimanded
C. misleading C. greeted
D. inappropriate D. rewarded

55. The recent approved legislation ______________people from smoking in public places.

A. allows
B. prohibits
C. Dreads
D. asks
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SECTION F : Answer all questions.

56. Replace the underlined words with a 57. Replace the underlined adverb with a
single verb that has the same meaning. different adverb that has the same
meaning.
Felicia stopped working and looked quickly at
the clock. She seldom goes back to her hometown now.

A. stared A. often
B. glanced B. rarely
C. gazed C. occasionally
D. watched D. frequently
58. Take all those white elephants to the flea 59. Read the sentence and choose the closest
market. meaning to the underlined words.

What does this sentence mean? Stephanie looked straight through me when I
walked into the classroom.
A. You can bring your foreign friends to
the flea market. A. Make things difficult for me
B. You can sell your unwanted items at
B. Stared at my face closely
the flea market.
C. The flea market is a place to sell white C. Ignored me
elephants.
D. Acted weirdly
D. You can buy expensive items at a
reduced price.
60. I don’t want to see her sad, it is about time to put the record straight.

A. Tell the truth when someone has believed the opposite.

B. Make someone think seriously about it.
C. Think about repeating it again.
D. Make someone learn a lesson.