First Term Form Test

Form One General English

Time allowed: 1 hour

(I) Vocabulary: Fill in each blank with ONE word from the vocabulary list of Edge Unit 1 to complete
the following diary entry. You may need to change the word forms of the words on the
vocabulary list to accomplish the task.11%

Diary of a troubled student

5th September, 2019 (Tuesday)
I learnt a new word today. It is (1)______, which means a person who’s almost a teenager. I was in
trouble today because I was caught talking in class. As punishment, Miss Green gave me (2)______
and so I couldn’t leave school until 5:15 p.m..

6th September, 2019 (Wednesday)

My mum is very (3)_______. She expects me to obey her all the time. She’s a T-Rex mum. She
often (4)______ that I eat fruit for breakfast. Although I think other kinds of food are more tasty, she
never listens to me and would never change her mind. Her constant (5)______ is annoying, too. She
keeps saying, ‘Stop playing computer games immediately. Don’t you have revisions to do? When’s
your English dictation? (6)_______ Li Bai’s ‘Seeing Off A Friend’. If you have forgotten any words
of the poem, you’ll have to copy it 10 times’. Is your mum as annoying as her?

7th September, 2019 (Thursday)

Today I was punished again because I had broken a school (7)_______. I had bought a pet lizard to
school. The pet lizard was a (8)_______. It is very attractive because it changes its skin colour to
match what surrounds it so that it cannot be seen. By the way, let’s talk about the punishment. Mrs.
Ng (9)________ the class to detain me today. When I entered the room for punishment, I saw her
sitting there. She shook her head and (10)_______. Her action and interjection made me feel that I
was a disappointing student. Therefore, my (11)_______ today is: not doing anything against school
regulations for a month. I made the firm decision because I don’t want to disappoint anyone, especially
Mrs. Ng and my T-Rex mum.

(II) Possessive adjectives, personal pronouns, possessive pronouns & reflexive pronouns:
Anna is talking to May about her childhood and her family in Indonesia. Fill in each blank using
suitable subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns & possessive
adjectives. No. 4 has been done for you as an example. 15%

You know what, May? (1)______ childhood was not as rich and happy as (2)______. I come
from a poor family and (3)______have three younger brothers and sisters. When (4)_ we_ (e.g.)
were small, (5)_____ parents needed to go out to work, so we had to look after (6)_______.
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 We lived next to a better-off family. We were lucky that those children sometimes shared
(7)______ toys with us because (8)______ were too old or dirty. When our clothes were worn out
or too small, (9)______ also shared theirs with (10)_______.

(11)______ younger brothers are still studying now. They’re doing part-time jobs to pay for the
school fees. My younger sister has just started (12)______ own grocery store and she runs it by
(13)______. My family doesn’t earn much money, so I have to share (14)______ with them. So
May, you should feel very lucky living and growing up in Hong Kong. (15)______ parents give
(16)______ everything you need.

(III) Pronouns and adjectives: Fill in each blank in the conversation below using suitable subject
pronouns, object pronouns, possessive adjectives and reflexive pronouns. No. 1 has been done for you as
an example. 7% (0.5% @)

Jeremy: Have you heard about what happened to Jonathan?

Vivian: No, I haven’t. What happened to (1) him (e.g.) ?

Jeremy: Our teacher, Miss Lam, caught him smoking yesterday. (2)______ was very angry with
him. I heard (3)______ say that (4)_____ was not only hurting (5)_______, but also the
people who loved him. ‘When (6)_______ parents find out, they are likely to blame
(7)_______ for not bringing you up well,’ she told him.

Vivian: No wonder Jonathan has often kept to (8)______ and has not talked to anybody recently.
He has often disappeared during recesses and after school. I was a bit worried about
(9)______, but I told (10)______ it was none of my business. Speaking of his parents, I
don’t think his smoking is (11)_______ fault. Why would they be angry at (12)_______
for what he did?

Jeremy: They may think it’s (13)_______ responsibility to teach Jonathan and that (14)______
have not done a good job.

Vivian: I suppose so. I hope Jonathan will quit smoking soon. As Miss Lam has said, smoking
is hurting (15)_______.

(IV) Tenses and verb forms:: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets to
complete the following story. No.31 has been done for you as an example. 15% (0.5%@)
Denise’s family (1)______(have) three people in it: Denise, her mum, and her dad. They
(2)______(live) in a village house in Mui Wo.

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One Saturday morning Denise (3)_____(get) up at around 11 am.. Feeling hungry, she (4)______(go)
to search for her mum. Normally her mum (5)______(cook) her breakfast at weekends, but that
morning the kitchen (6)_____(be) empty, and Denise couldn’t find her mum.

Finally Denise (7)_____(find) her in her parents’ room, lying in bed. She (8)______(look) horribly ill,
and she (9)______(can) only speak in a whisper, ‘ Mummy (10)_______(be) sick,’ she
(11)_______(say), ‘ Dial 999.’

Denise (12) ______(feel) scared. She (13)______(not know) what (14)______(be) wrong with her
mum. She (15)______(dial) ‘999’ into the telephone, as her mum (16)_______(say), and
(17)_______(wait).

‘999, what (18)_____(be) your emergency?’ (19) ______(ask) a voice at the other end of the line.
‘Mummy (20)______(need) help,’ she (21)______(reply). The officer on the phone (22)_______(ask)
Denise for her address. ‘An ambulance (23)______(be) on its way,’ she (24)_______(tell) Denise.

The ambulance (25)_______(rush) to the scene and (26)_______(arrive) in five minutes. Some
ambulancemen (27)______(take) Denise’s mother to hospital, and Denise (28)______(go) with them.
In the ambulance, one ambulanceman (29)_______(say), ‘You (30)______(be) a good girl. You
(31) have done (do) (e.g.) the right thing.’

(V) Verb form & adverb of frequency: Complete the descriptions of Karen, Leo and Ed’s weekly
after-class routines using the correct forms of the words provided. Where there is more than one
adverb of frequency, choose the correct one by referring to the information in the table below. No.1
and 2 have been done for you as examples.14%

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Karen music lesson, music lesson, music lesson, music lesson swimming,
dance class dance class dance class Film Club
Leo dance class / / debate club, Film Club
volunteering
Ed football football football debate club, Film Club,
football football

Karen, Leo and Ed (1) are (be) (e.g.) all active in after-school activities.

Both Karen and Ed (2) always have (sometimes/ always, have) something to do after class.
They (3)________(never/ often, have) a free day. Karen (4)_______(have) even more to do than Ed.
She (5)_______(never / usually, practise) music after school, and she (6)______(often/ always, go) to
dance class. On Mondays, she and Leo (7)______(dance) together. And on Fridays, Karen
(8)_______(swim).
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But Ed (9)______(be) quite busy, too. After school, he (10)________(often / always, go) to football
practice, but he (11)_______(sometimes / often, join) the debate club meeting before playing.

Leo (12)_______(seldom / often, have) something to do after school as well. For example, he
(13)______(attend) debate club meetings with Ed on Thursdays, and after the debate club meeting, he
(14)______(volunteer) with the youth centre in his neighbourhood. He seldom dances, but he joins
Karen at her dance class on Mondays.

At the end of the week, the three friends (15)______(get) together and (16)_______(watch) a film at
Film Club, before Ed’s football practice.

(VI) Parts of speech: Change the parts of speech of the words in brackets to complete the following
sentences. 4%
1. If you practise more, you will _______(success) in getting the champion.

2. As I have grown taller, I need to _______(long) my trousers.

3. Confucius is a man of _______(wise).

4. There have been wars in our country for many years. Therefore, we live in _______(poor).

(VII) (IV) Phonetic symbols. Translate the following phonetic symbols into words. 3%
1. /ˈnɪkneɪm/
2. /ə/ /skuːl/ /bæ dʒ/
3. /ðə/ /ˈprɪnsəpəl/ /ɪz/ /rɪˈspektfəl/

(IX) Comprehension: 31%

Part A: Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. (11%)

Building Your House

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his

plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his
wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week. But
he wanted to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a
personal favour. The carpenter said yes but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.
He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used poor materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated
career.
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When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the
front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my gift to you."

The carpenter was shocked!

What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so
differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then,
with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it
much differently.

But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter and every day you hammer a nail, place a board or erect a
wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Your attitude and the choices you make today helps build the house you will live in tomorrow. Therefore,
build wisely!

QUESTIONS:

1. How did the carpenter earn money before he was ready to retire? (Answer in ONE COMPLETE
SENTENCE.) [2%]

2. What did the carpenter plan to do after he retired? (Answer in ONE COMPLETE SENTENCE.)
[2%]

3. Find 3 words which means ‘something you do specially for a particular person’ in paragraph 2. [1%]

4. The carpenter didn’t try his best to build the last house his employer-contractor had asked him to
build? Quote TWO sentences to support this statement. [1%]

5. Paragraph 5 reads: ‘he would have done it all differently’.

(A) What does it refer to? [1%]

(B) How differently would he have done it? [1%]

Answer: He would have built it more _______________. (Fill in the blank with an adverb.)

6. Paragraph 7 reads: ‘Someone once said, ‘Life is a do-it-yourself project.’ Are you trying your very
best to finish your ‘do-it-yourself project’ well now? Explain your answer. [3%]

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Part B: Read the following story and attempt questions 1-10. (20%)

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Write the answers in the spaces provided in the answer sheet. For each of the multiple-choice
questions, choose the best answer and write the letter in the space provided.

1. What does ‘It’ in line 10 refer to? [1%]

2. Look at how ‘cross’ is used in line 14 and decide which of the definitions below is closest in
meaning.
A. to move from one side to another (verb)
B. a mixture of two different things (noun)
C. angry or annoyed (adjective)
D. a mark made by drawing one line across another (noun) [1%]

3. How long did the dogs stay at the writer’s school?

A. 4 hours B. 5 hours C. 6 hours D. 7 hours [1%]

4. Complete the sentence below.

Sleepy is a _______________ dog even though he seems _______________. [2%]

5. Spicy is ______________.
A. the writer’s new puppy
B. a Cocker Spaniel
C. well behaved
D. a young puppy [1%]

6. Find words or phrases in paragraphs 6-10 which could be replaced by the following:
(a) bit something
(b) focus
(c) punctually
(d) left [4%]
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7. What does ‘them’ in line 29 refer to? [1%]

8. Read the story again and decide if the following are true (T), false (F) or not stated (X). Put
appropriate symbols in the spaces provided.
(a) The writer adopted Sweety a week ago.
(b) The writer has a sister.
(c) Sweety is 7 months old now.
(d) The writer’s father loves Sweety.
(e) Sweety likes peeing on the newspaper of the writer’s father. [5%]

9. What would be the best alternative title for this story?

A. Caring for your puppy
B. A visit to the animal shelter
C. Dad never listens to me
D. How Sweety found a new home [1%]

10. Complete the story from Sweety’s point of view by underlying the correct options. The first one
has been done for you as an example. [3%]

Hi, I’m Sweety. Before my new master (adopted / abandoned) me, I lived at an animal
(school/ shelter) with my sister, Spicy. I now have a new home. I hope Spicy will find
one too. I love my new master. I like licking her (face / toes) to wake her up in the
morning to play with me! Her father doesn’t seem to like me much though. It may be
because I like chewing his (shoes / shoelaces). But they’re so tasty! I just can’t stop it!

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 First Term Form Test Form One
General English Answer Sheet

Name:____________________ Class(Class Time allowed: 1 hour

no.):_____( ) (I) Vocabulary:11% Mark:_____________

1. ____________________2.___________________3.___________________4.___________________
5.____________________6.___________________7.___________________8.___________________
9.____________________10.__________________11._________________

(II) Possessive adjectives, personal pronouns, possessive pronouns & reflexive pronouns: 15%
1.___________2. ___________3. ___________4. we (e.g.) 5. ___________6. ___________
7. ___________8. ___________9. ___________10. ___________11. ___________12. ___________
13. ___________14. ___________15. ___________16. ___________

(III) Pronouns and adjectives: 7% (0.5%)

1. him (e.g.) 2. ___________3. ___________4.____________ 5. ___________6. ___________
7. ___________8. ___________9. ___________10. ___________11. ___________12. ___________
13. ___________14. ___________15. ___________

(IV) Tenses and verb forms: 15% (0.5%@)

1._____________2.____________3.____________4.____________5.____________6._____________

7._____________8.____________9.____________10.___________11.___________12._____________

13.____________14.___________15.___________16.___________17.___________18._____________

19.____________20.___________21.___________22.___________23.___________24._____________

25.____________26.___________27.___________28.___________29.___________30._____________

31. have done (e.g.)

(V) Verb form & adverb of frequency: 14%

1. are (e.g.) 2. always have (e.g.) 3.___________________________
4. _________________________5. __________________________6.___________________________
7. ________________________8.____________________________9. __________________________
10. _______________________11. __________________________12.__________________________
13._______________________14.___________________________15.__________________________
16._______________________
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(VI) Parts of speech: 4%
1.___________________2. ___________________3. ___________________4. ___________________

(VII) Phonetic symbols: 3%

1._________________ 2. __________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

(VIII) Comprehension: 31%

Part A: [11%]
1. _____________________________________________________________________________(2%)

2. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________(2%)

3. _____________________________________(1%)

4. _________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________(1%)

5. (A) It refers to _________________________________________ (1%)

(B) He would have built it more ____________________(1%)

6. __________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________(3%)

Part B:[20%]
1. ____________________2. ______3. ______

4. Sleepy is a ___________ dog even though he seems ______________.

5. ______6.(a)________________(b)________________(c)_________________(d)________________

7. ____________________8.(a)______(b)______(c)______(d)______(e)______9.______
10. (e.g)
Hi, I’m Sweety. Before my new master (adopted / abandoned) me, I lived at an animal
(school/ shelter) with my sister, Spicy. I now have a new home. I hope Spicy will find
one too. I love my new master. I like licking her (face / toes) to wake her up in the
morning to play with me! Her father doesn’t seem to like me much though. It maybe
because I like chewing his (shoes / shoelaces). But they’re so tasty! I just can’t stop it!
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 First Term Form Test Form One
General English Answer Sheet

Name:____________________ Class(Class Time allowed: 1 hour

no.):_____( ) (I) Vocabulary:11% Mark:_____________

tween detention strict insists

1. ____________________2.___________________3.___________________4.___________________
nagging Recite rule chameleon
5.____________________6.___________________7.___________________8.___________________
supervised tut-tutted resolution
9.____________________10.__________________11._________________

(II) Possessive adjectives, personal pronouns, possessive pronouns & reflexive pronouns: 15%
my
1.___________2. yours I
___________3. ___________4. we our
(e.g.) 5. ___________6. ourselves
___________
their
7. ___________8. ours
___________9. they
___________10. us
___________11. My
___________12. her
___________
13. herself mine
___________14. ___________15. Your
___________16. you
___________

(III) Pronouns and adjectives: 7% (0.5%)

1. She
him (e.g.)2. ___________3. her he
___________4.____________ 5.himself your
___________6. ___________
themselves ___________9.
7. ___________8. himself him
___________10. myself
___________11. their
___________12. themselves
___________
13. their
___________14.they him
___________15. ___________

(IV) Tenses and verb forms: 15% (0.5%@)

has live got went cooks was
1._____________2.____________3.____________4.____________5.____________6._____________

found looked could is said felt

7._____________8.____________9.____________10.___________11.___________12._____________

didn’t know was dial(l)ed (had)said waited is

13.____________14.___________15.___________16.___________17.___________18._____________

asked needs replied asked is told

19.____________20.___________21.___________22.___________23.___________24._____________

rushed arrived took went said are

25.____________26.___________27.___________28.___________29.___________30._____________

31. have done (e.g.)

(V) Verb form & adverb of frequency: 14%

1. are (e.g.) 2. always have never have
(e.g.) 3.___________________________
has
4. _______________________5. usually practises often goes
___________________________6.___________________________
dance swims
7. ________________________8.____________________________9. is
__________________________
always goes
10. _______________________11. sometimes joins often has
__________________________12.__________________________
attends volunteers get
13._______________________14.___________________________15.__________________________
watch
16._______________________
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(VI) Parts of speech: 4%
succeed
1.___________________2. lengthen
___________________3. wisdom
___________________4. poverty
___________________

(VII) Phonetic symbols: 3%

nickname
1._________________ a school badge
2. __________________________________

the principal is respectful

3. ______________________________________________________________

(VIII) Comprehension: 31% (Nos. 1-2: more than 1 sentence: 0% Content:1% Gm:1%)
Part A: [11%]
He built houses.
1. _____________________________________________________________________________(2%)

He planned to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his
2. _________________________________________________________________________________
wife and enjoy his extended family.
_____________________________________________________________________________(2%)

a personal favour
3. _____________________________________(1%)

‘The carpenter said yes but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in
4. _________________________________________________________________________________
his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used poor materials.’
(No quotation mark: OK
_____________________________________________________________________________(1%)

building the (last) house / building his own house

5.(A) It refers to _________________________________________ (1%)
carefully
(B) He would have built it more ____________________(1%)

Yes, I am. (1%) I never waste time doing meaningless things. OR No, I always waste my time sleeping
6. __________________________________________________________________________________
OR any sensible answer
________________________________________________________________________________(3%)

Part B:[20%]
the bus
1. ____________________2. C
______3. C
______

friendly dog even though he seems ______________.

4. Sleepy is a ___________ fierce

D chewed concentrate on time abandoned

5. ______6.(a)________________(b)________________(c)_________________(d)________________

The dogs/ T T X F X D
7. ____________________8.(a)______(b)______(c)______(d)______(e)______9.______
10. Sleepy, Spicy and Sweety (e.g.)
Hi, I’m Sweety. Before my new master (adopted / abandoned) me, I lived at an animal
(school/ ________
shelter) with my sister, Spicy. I now have a new home. I hope Spicy will find
one too. I love my new master. I like licking her (face / ____toes) to wake her up in the
morning to play with me! Her father doesn’t seem to like me much though. It maybe
shoelaces). But they’re so tasty! I just can’t stop it!
because I like chewing his (shoes / __________
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