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SET A/2014
MY653 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC SCHOOL

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Before proceeding, change the name of the folder “Student DFAP2014A” to “Your full name
DFAP2014A” (e.g. Angela Lee Xin DFAP2014A).

Write your candidate name and class on all the work you hand in.

Make sure you have the following folders and resource files:
 Student DFAP2014A folder included:
 Sec A: Text: Bears-Sales
 Sec B: Text: My Favourite Toy
 Answer sheet: DFAP2014A AS

 Images folder included:

 Sec A: 16 images
 Sec B: 13 images

Note: Remember to save all your answers regularly into the folder “Your full name DFAP2014A”.

Do not open this booklet until instructed.

This booklet consists of 9 pages included of cover page.

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Section A (Pass)

Bear-Bear World is a teddy bears’ boutique located in town. Mrs Joanna, an owner of Bear-Bear
World is planning to do the Year End Sales to clear some selected items to attract her customers.

Mrs Joanna was thinking to advertise the promotion via brochure. She has summarized the details
of the brochure’s content.

Learning
Objectives
Task

Task 1
You are the officer in Printery Shop. Mrs Joanna has given you all the data to create
the promotion brochure.

(a) Before you begin, study the unformatted file Bears-Sales saved in the folder
Your full name DFAP2014A and image files saved in the sub-folder Sec A.
Think of the final design of creating the brochure to suit your intended audience
that meets the needs of the purpose before you start printing for distribution.

(b) To carry out this task, rename the unformatted file Bears-Sales to be Bears-
Sales Your full name.

Example: Bears-Sales Angela Lee Xin

LO 1 (c) Log on and load the unformatted file Bears-Sales Your full name.

Find the last sentence from the file; add in your full name after the words Bear
Counsellor. The new line should read as below:

You may contact our Bear Counsellor, Angela Lee Xin for any order or comment
@ 1-300-99-9999 OR connect to www.bear-bear-world.com.

LO 1 (d) Also, you have spotted some spelling errors, repeated words and extra spaces
found in the brochure.

Proofread the brochure. Use the spellchecker to correct all the errors found.

Make sure the brochure is error free.

Task 2
After proofreading the content of the brochure, now it’s time for you to make some
changes and tidy up the brochure so that it looks attractive and is easier to be read by
the intended audience.

To carry out this task, you may follow the formatting options below.

LO 2 (a) You are required to replace the original main title with one of the Clearance
Sale image and position it at the top of the first paragraph of text.

LO 1 (b) You may use any legible font size, font colour and font type for the content.

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Learning
Objectives Task

LO 1 (c) Format only the last sentence “You may contact our Bear Counsellor, your
full name for any order or comment @ 1-300-99-9999 OR connect to
www.bear-bear-world.com.” with different font size, font colour, font type and
style (add emphasis by making it bold and/or underlined).

LO 1 (d) Apply appropriate colours to highlight key points within the text.

LO 1 (e) You may add in colours and/or background design but ensure that all the text is
readable and appropriate for the intended audience.

Task 3
After refining the brochure, you noticed that the brochure is missing the details about
shipping charges.

LO 3 (a) Mrs Joanna has just given you the details of shipping charges.

Now, you are required to insert a table with 3 columns and 5 rows immediately
after the sentence “We do deliveries to almost all the cities in Malaysia. The
shipping charges are shown as below:”.

Insert a clear line space immediately after the sentence; enter the data below
into the table.

Amount of Orders Delivery Rate Duration

Orders of less than RM30
Orders of less than RM50
Orders of less than RM75
Orders of more than RM100
3 - 5 Business Days (if
RM7 per shipment
product is in stock)
3 - 5 Business Days (if
RM12 per shipment
product is in stock)
Within 3 - 5 (if product is
RM18 per shipment
in stock)
Within 3 - 5 (if product is
FREE
in stock)

Check that there is a clear line space immediately after your table.

(i) Ensure all the data are correctly entered.

(ii) You may use any legible font size, font colour and font type for the contents
of the table.

(iii) Adjust the column width or row height, if necessary to make the data fit within
without wrapping and is clearly displayed.

(iv) Make sure the table does not split over two pages.

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Learning
Objectives Task

LO 1 (b) Now, some additional formatting is required for the table displaying the data
about the outfits for the bear.

(i) You may use any legible font size, font colour and font type for the outfits’
names in the table.

(ii) Adjust the column width and row height to make sure the images and text fit
well within the table.

(iii) You may resize the images for outfits, if necessary but the original
proportions must be maintained.

Task 4
Mrs Joanna is still not satisfied with the brochure’s design as it is still looking very
plain. She wants you to make the brochure attractive by adding some images.

LO 2 (a) You are required to insert those images to beautify the brochure. Study all the
image files provided and select the suitable locations to insert the images.

(i) You may include any or all the image files provided. You can also add your
own if you wish.

(ii) Ensure only related images inserted accordingly to the content for the
brochure.

(iii) Ensure each piece of text wraps around its image.

(iv) Use positioning options so that the images do not cover any of the words
or split the paragraph(s).

(v) Resize the images if necessary but the original proportions must be
maintained and fit well within the brochure.

(b) Now, double check your brochure and fit the content in a single-page, ensure
that:

(i) All the text is readable.

(ii) The images inserted are visible and do not split any of the paragraph(s).

(iii) The table inserted in appropriate place and do not split over two pages.

(iv) All items are positioned within the margins of the page.

(c) Save the file and retain the filename Bears-Sales Your full name.

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Section B (Merit)

Mrs Joanna came across an essay competition for students from a magazine. The selected
winners will be awarded a book voucher of RM500.

The aim of this competition is to encourage students in essay writing and making them enjoyable.
There is no restriction to the topic on the essay writing.

Learning
Objectives
Task

Task 1
Finally, you have made your decision to write an essay on the topic My Favourite
Toy for the competition. The organiser has fixed some rules for the competition. The
participants have to study and follow the rules.

(a) Before you begin, study the unformatted essay My Favourite Toy saved in the
folder Your full name DFAP2014A and image files saved in the sub-folder Sec
B.

(b) Rename the unformatted file My Favourite Toy to be Your full name Favourite
Toy.

Example: Angela Lee Xin Favourite Toy

LO 4 (c) Log on and load the unformatted file Your full name Favourite Toy.

Number the three teddies bears you like the most, so that it looks like this:

All teddy bears have their own features. The bears that I like the most are below:

1. Sleepy Teddy Bear

This small cuddly teddy is in a sleeping cap and holding a pillow. I named this teddy
as Lazy and with features of:
Stuffed with 100% Polyester Fibre
Made from soft material
9 Inches in height
Only weighs 300 grams

2. Golden Gleam Teddy Bear

A beautiful soft and cuddlesome teddy bear wearing a golden muffler inscribed with
Love. It’s conveying your love and affection to your dear ones. It is Golden and its
features are:
Soft and plush fur with Acrylic filling
In brown off white colour
18 Inches in height
Weighs 820 grams

3. Teddy Bear with Two Red Hearts

Big Sweet Teddy Bear with the two loving red hearts on its hand making it look
adorable. I called this teddy Snowy and its features are:
Very soft superfine high quality fur
Stuffed with 100% Polyester Fibre
14 Inches in height
Only weighs 500 grams

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Section B (Merit)

Learning
Objectives Task

(i) You must use the Numbering function to choose different numbering
formats that you want, do not type the number manually.

(ii) Ensure that no numbering is added to the sentence “All teddy bears have
their own features. The bears that I like the most are below:” and all the text
under each type of bears.

LO 4 (d) You are required to proceed to the next step by inserting bullet points to each
type of the bears’ features, so that it looks like this:

All teddy bears have their own features. The bears that I like the most are below:

1. Sleepy Teddy Bear

This small cuddly teddy is in a sleeping cap and holding a pillow. I named this teddy
as Lazy and with features of:
Stuffed with 100% Polyester Fibre
Made from soft material
9 Inches in height
Only weighs 300 grams

2. Golden Gleam Teddy Bear

A beautiful soft and cuddlesome teddy bear wearing a golden muffler inscribed with
Love. It’s conveying your love and affection to your dear ones. It is Golden and its
features are:
Soft and plush fur with Acrylic filling
In brown off white colour
18 Inches in height
Weighs 820 grams

3. Teddy Bear with Two Red Hearts

Big Sweet Teddy Bear with the two loving red hearts on its hand making it look
adorable. I called this teddy Snowy and its features are:
Very soft superfine high quality fur
Stuffed with 100% Polyester Fibre
14 Inches in height
Only weighs 500 grams

(i) You may use different shapes for the bullets.

(ii) Make sure there is no bullet added to the sentences to describe about each
type of bears.

(iii) Ensure that all the features of the bears have bullet points.

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Section B (Merit)

Learning
Objectives Task

(e) Now, you are required to use page formatting options to rearrange the essay so
that it suits the layout better. Do the following Page Setup:

LO 5 (i) Margins:

Top: 2 cm Bottom: 2 cm

Left: 2 cm Right: 2 cm

LO 5 (ii) Orientation:

A A
Portrait Landscape

LO 5 (iii) Paper size:

A4

Width: 21 cm

Height: 29.7 cm

LO 5 (iv) Edit the Header of the document:

[Pick Today’s date] and [Type the Document Title] in one line on the left-
hand side of the header.

Example: August 15, 2013 | [ESSAY ON MY FAVOURITE TOY]

You may use any legible font size, font colour and font type for the items
added in the header. Also, you may choose any format for the header.

LO 5 (v) Edit the Footer of the document:

Enter [From Your full name and class] in one line on the right-hand side of
the footer.

Example: From Angela Lee Xin – SR1 Happy

You may use any legible font size, font colour and font type for the items
added in the footer. Also, you may choose any format for the footer.

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Section B (Merit)

Learning
Objectives Task

Task 2
The organiser has indicated that the essay must fit in a single-page. Now, you are
required to edit and refine the essay. The objective is to ensure that the essay is
suitable for its purpose and meets the need of the intended audience.

Think of the final design for creating the essay which will be published in the
magazine.

LO 5 (a) To carry out this task, you may follow the formatting options below.

(i) Format the main title with larger font size, font colour, font type and style (add
emphasis by making it bold and/or underlined).

(ii) You may use any legible font size, font colour and font type for the content.

(iii) Apply appropriate colours to highlight key points within the text or add
emphasis by making it italic.

(iv) You may add in colours and/or background design but ensure that all the text
is readable and appropriate for the intended audience.

(v) Align the entire essay to fully justify.

LO 5 (b) Study all the image files provided and select suitable locations to insert the
images. You must include at least one image to make the essay look more
attractive and interesting.

You may include any or all the image files provided. You can also add your own
if you wish.

(i) Ensure only related images inserted accordingly to the content for the
essay.

(ii) Resize the image(s) but the original proportions must be maintained.

(c) Now, double check your essay and fit the content in a single-page. To ensure
that:

(i) Appropriate text formatting options (including alter font size, font colours and
font type) and background design to make sure all the text is readable.

(ii) Make sure spacing between paragraphs is consistent with the formatting
styles you have chosen.

(iii) The images inserted are visible and do not cover any of the words.

(iv) All items are positioned within the margins of the page.

(d) Save the file and retain the filename Your full name Favourite Toy.

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Section B (Merit)

Learning
Objectives Task

Task 3
After completing all the designing tasks, analyze the essay you have edited.

LO 6 (a) Evaluate your essay Your full name Favourite Toy, answer the following
question.

How will you make your essay more attractive and suitable to read?
Explain three modifications that you have done to improve your essay and
how those modifications help to meet the needs of the target audience.

Modification 1:
Reason:

Modification 2:
Reason:

Modification 3:
Reason:

LO 6 (b) To carry this task, log on and load the answer sheet DFAP2014A AS. Enter your
full name and class in the spaces provided.

Then, enter your answers into the spaces provided on the answer sheet.

Note: There is no limitation to the answer. You may provide more than three answers
for this section (if you wish).

(c) Save the file and retain the filename DFAP2014A AS.

REMEMBER:
Make sure you check your working files for accuracy.

You should have three working files in the following order saved into the
folder Your full name DFAP2014A:
1. Bears-Sales Your full name
2. Your full name Favourite Toy
3. DFAP2014A AS

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