MID-YEAR EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS T 1195/01

Paper 1 Writing

Name: _____________________________ ( ) Class: Sec _______

Candidates answer on the Question Booklet.

No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Booklet.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of each section.

This Question Paper consists of 8 printed pages.

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 Section A: Functional Tasks [30 marks]
Read the information in the advertisement below about a campaign and complete the
tasks in Part 1 and Part 2.

A DATE WITH
MY AH MA!
“My Ah Ma Make One” is a Come learn about the heritage of these
campaign that aims to snacks and the stories our grandparents
promote and preserve local tell! Interested participants are to fill in the
registration form by 25 May 2015 for
traditional snacks among
complimentary tickets.
youths as well as encourage
inter-generational bonding Date: 13 & 14 June 2015
between old and young (Saturday & Sunday)
through sharing of snack- Time: 11.00 am – 8.00 pm
making skills and stories. Venue: Jurong Point (Level 1)
Admission Fee: Complimentary for
Take a walk down memory lane and applicants who apply a
rekindle your love for the good old month in advance / $5 for
traditional snacks with your each family
grandparents! Participants can look
forward to an exciting line-up of
programmes and performances at
the festival.
Part 1: Form Filling
You came across this advertisement from an online website and are interested in
taking part in “My Ah Ma Make One” festival with your 76-year-old grandmother. You
look forward to sharing your grandmother’s secret recipe with others and spending a
meaningful day with your family.

You will find the registration form on page 3. Using details in the notice above and the
information printed below, complete the registration form.

 You work part-time every Saturday.

 You would like to invite your cousin to support you in this campaign and you
would want to enjoy the complimentary application fee.
 Popiah, also known as spring roll, is your grandmother’s signature dish.
 As a member of your school’s culinary programme STARChef, you prepared
dishes for important guests during Teachers’ Day celebration last year.
 You would like to be notified via email of the results of your application.
You may invent a name, address and contact details, for yourself to fill in the form.
Part 2: Functional Writing For
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Write an email to invite your cousin, Serene, to support you in this campaign.
In your email, provide details of the campaign such as the aim of the campaign
and activities that she will get to enjoy on that day. State reasons why she
should be joining you and your grandmother for a day of fun!

You should use the information on page 2 and include ideas of your own. You
are advised to write in complete sentences and in paragraphs.

Begin your email with ‘Dear Serene’. You should write about 80 words.

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Section B: Guided Writing [30 marks]

Read the text below about the pioneers in Singapore and complete the task on page 6.

The Pioneering Spirit. Since 1965.

In the beginning, there were Pioneers. They are men and women who would not take
anything lying down – the conquerors of new frontiers. They were the true trailblazers,
the ones who dared to dream. Many still live among us today – quietly, proudly and
humbly.
"The greatest " Never run
satisfaction is in from your
doing all that duties.”
you can, not for Mdm Timah Bte
Haji Abdul
the rewards, but Rashid
for the pure act
of doing."
Cikgu Abdul
Rahman Bin Omar
Mdm Timah became a storekeeper at
After teaching for 50 years, Tan Tock Seng Hospital in 1995.
Mr Abdul Rahman still finds new When the deadly respiratory virus
ways to make his lessons known as SARS broke out in 2003,
memorable and inspiring. He treats Mdm Timah clocked in more hours at
each student like his own work to help the staff cope. Despite
grandchild. The job may sometimes her fears, she washed bedding and
be thankless, but Mr Abdul Rahman
seeks no gratitude.
Our Pioneers, towels used by SARS patients.
Our Role
Models
"Good "Be in a profession
character is a you love. I want to
must to be fight crime and be
respectable in a peace maker.”
life.” Mr Thambiah
Letchamanan
Mdm Tan Lee Eng

Mdm Tan is a happy-go-lucky person, In his 60 years as a policeman,

someone who knows how to live
simply and to enjoy the simple
pleasures in life. Because of her
easygoing and humorous personality,
all her children and grandchildren
respect and love her.
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Mr Thambiah saw ugly incidents like
the racial riots, as well as tragedies
such as the collapse of the Hotel New
World. He also saw that when people
work together, regardless of race or
background, they are stronger. He
may have put down his baton, but his
were born again, I’d still be a
policeman.”
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apply the values learnt in your daily lives. In particular, give details of:

 What values do the pioneers demonstrate?

 How can you apply these values in your daily lives?
 What are two other values that will help you succeed in life?
 Who do you regard as a role model in your life and why?

You should use ideas of your own based on the details given in the text on
page 5. You are advised to write at least 180 words in complete sentences
and in paragraphs.

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