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PART A: 20 MARKS

Choose the best answer from the options given.

QUESTION 1
Which of the nouns below could be changed into a plural form? Forming Plural Nouns
A. Evidence
B. Difference
C. Traffic
D. Poetry

QUESTION 2
Choose the correct Nouns combination. Noun + Noun
A. accounts department
B. father house
C. president arrival
D. tiredness signs

QUESTION 3
We tried to paint the classroom __________________, but it was a disaster.
Which of the following is NOT suitable to fill in the above blank?
A. - Reflexive Pronouns
B. itself
C. on our own
D. ourselves

QUESTION 4
If it is hard to find scholarship, students could choose a learning institution that is more
affordable, even if it is not their first choice.
What does their in the statement refer to? Possessive Pronouns
A. a learning institution’s
B. scholarship
C. the student’s
D. the students’
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QUESTION 5
I should have worn ____________ shoes I bought in KL last week; ____________ have
never been comfortable.
A. - , those Determiners (Demonstrative)
B. that, this
C. that, those
D. the, these

QUESTION 6
Abby: _________________________________________.
Beth: I only need a little. Determiners (Quantifier)
Choose the correct missing expression.
A. We don’t have any vegetables.
B. We don’t have much salt.
C. We have no eggs.
D. We run out of fries.

QUESTION 7
The moon, in addition to the stars, ____________ lights from the sun.
A. reflect Verbs (SVA)
B. reflects
C. reflected
D. reflecting

QUESTION 8
Which of the following statement about modals is INCORRECT? Verbs (Modals)
A. could is used to show past ability.
B. must and should are used to express obligation.
C. ought to is similar to should, but uncommonly used.
D. would is used to express regret.

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QUESTION 9
Which of the following sentences is the most natural position for the adverb used?
A. I want to speak to that girl - hardly I know her. Adverb (Positions)
B. I want to speak to that girl - I know hardly her.
C. I want to speak to that girl - I hardly know her.
D. I want to speak to that girl - I know her hardly.

QUESTION 10
The jar will have to be closed tightly to ensure that it is airtight. Adverb (Types)
Which of the following types of adverbs is involved in the above statement?
A. Adverb of Frequency
B. Adverb of Manner
C. Adverb of Place
D. Adverb of Time

QUESTION 11
Which of the following words is an adjective? Adjective
A. Easily
B. Friendly
C. Slowly
D. Weekly

QUESTION 12

Which of the following sentences has the correct adjective order? Adjective (Word order)
A. A purple batik elegant dress.
B. A new rectangle French door.
C. An expensive travelling little bag.
D. An ugly triangle brick building.

QUESTION 13
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The following sentences contain nouns that function as adjectives EXCEPT Nouns as Adj
A. Azim luckily knows the police behind the counter.
B. Faiz spends hours playing computer games.
C. I will meet you at the train station after work.
D. Suzy disappeared into the shoe shop.

QUESTION 14
The owner whose homestay we have been staying ___________ wants the key before noon.
A. for Preposition (pg 382)
B. in
C. over
D. with

QUESTION 15
Which of the following is the correct order of asking question with preposition?
A. Who did you go to the dance with? Preposition (pg 381)
B. Who with did you go to the dance?
C. Who you with you go to the dance?
D. With who did you go to the dance?

QUESTION 16
Jeremy is a senior to me about 2 years. On the night before the exams, he was seen poring
over the books; however, he still could not succeed in getting good grades.
Based on the statement above, which of the following words is the error on preposition?
A. to Preposition
B. about
C. over
D. in

QUESTION 17
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______________ my father is eighty years old, he can still walk three kilometers a day.
Which of the following prepositions is NOT suitable to fill in the blank?
Conjunctions
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Even though
D. Though

QUESTION 18
Even if I don’t win, I will still have a good time.
Which type of conjunctions does the above statement use? Conjunctions
A. Coordinating conjunctions
B. Correlative conjunctions
C. Subordinating conjunctions
D. Conjunctive adverb

QUESTION 19
Choose the sentence with the incorrect usage of punctuation. Punctuations
A. Demands began to dry up; however, some industries tried to carry on as before.
B. I really don’t know what we’re going to do – Shawn’s out of work, and there’s no
money coming in.
C. The standard of living of Malaysians, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, was
steadily improving.
D. Workers asked why they were losing their jobs when the economy is recovering?

QUESTION 20
If a writer introduces direct speech, details or lists, he can use: Punctuations
A. colon
B. dashes
C. parentheses
D. quotation marks

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PART B: 15 MARKS

a) Fill in the blanks with ONE WORD based on the following Parts of Speech: Nouns,
Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions and Conjunctions.

1. She does not like to be stared _______________. at (Preposition)

2. The servants had no guts to speak to their vicious master. Instead, they turned to the

__________________, the soft-spoken wife of the master. woman/lady/mistress (Nouns)

3. Neither Azie nor her friends ________________ athletic. are (Verbs)

4. Do not shout at him, he is _______________ older than you. way/far/much/a lot (Adv)

5. Little Sophie can nearly dress _______________ now. herself (Pronouns)

6. Most teachers in the school are good at teaching, but Mr Fahmi is the _______________.

best / greatest (Adj)

7. ________________ he had missed the train or forgotten the appointment. Either (Conj)

(7 marks)

b) Identify the Parts of Speech for each of the underlined words.

No. Sentence Parts of

Speech

e.g David Beckham used to play for Real Madrid. Noun

1. I need to pay the outstanding fine before I sell the car. Nouns

2. They are having a meeting here on Friday. Adverb

3. You should not sit next to the patient. Preposition

4. The body was found in a deserted area. Adjective

5. You need to service your car before going off for the trip. Verb

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(5 marks)

c) Write a missing word which the same root word can be used to produce other Parts
of Speech (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs – in no particular order).

e.g.: success, succeed, successful, successfully

1. protect, protection, protectively, _______________________ protected/protective (adj)

2. strengthen, strong, strongly, _________________________ strength (n)
3. understanding, understand, understandable,_____ understandingly/understandably (adv)

(3 marks)

PART C: 15 MARKS

Read the following sentences carefully. Each sentence contains an error related to Verbs,
Pronouns, Determiners, Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Punctuations.
Underline/circle the error and write the correct forms in the space provided. The first one has
been done for you in (0).

0. Look at a moon!
Correction: the

1. The MTV Video Music Awards is an annually event.

Correction: annual (adv)

2. There speak French in Canada.

Correction: they (pron)

3. They say it mights snow tomorrow.

Correction: might (modal verb)

4. She is not very pleased by her university entrance results.

Correction: with (prep)

5. A dog’s sense of smell is far better than this of a human.

Correction: that (det)
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6. She writes both teaching materials or computer manuals.

Correction: and (conj)

7. All prices are subject to 6% service charging.

Correction: charge (noun)

8. Unpaid merchandise are not allowed to be brought into our baby room.
Correction: is (verb)

9. We won a 2-nights trip to Pangkor Island from the contest.

Correction: 2-night (adj)

10. The mens section in this clothing store is huge.

Correction: men’s (punct)

11. The boy waited patient for his turn to see the doctor.
Correction: patiently (adv)

12. I look forward to receive your response.

Correction: receiving (verb – gerund)

13. You should buy your stationary from that bookshop because you can get a 10% discount.
Correction: stationery / stationery (noun)

14. Between Vincenzo and Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo receives least audience.
Correction: less (adj)

15. I am going to wear my new earrings: the one I bought in Petaling Street.
Correction: ones (pronouns)

(15 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

ANSWER KEY
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PART A: 20 MARKS

1. B 11. B
2. A 12. D
3. B 13. A
4. D 14. B
5. D 15. A
6. B 16. B
7. B 17. B
8. B 18. C
9. C 19. D
10.B 20. A

PART B: 15 MARKS

a) (7 marks)
1. at 2. mistress / woman / lady 3. are 4. far / much / a lot / way
5. herself 6. best / greatest 7. Either

b) (5 marks)
1. Nouns 2. Adverb 3. Preposition 4. Adjective 5. Verb

c) (3 marks)
1. protective / protected 2. strength 3. understandably / understandingly

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PART C: 15 MARKS

1. annually - annual 9. 2-nights – 2-night

2. There - They 10. mens – men’s
3. mights - might 11. patient - patiently
4. by - with 12. receive - receiving
5. this - that 13. stationary – stationery / stationeries
6. or - and 14. least - less
7. charging – charge 15. one - ones
8. are – is

Marking calculation : 50 x 20 =
20%
50

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