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SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject : ENGLISH Level: F1 Revision No: 5

A. Error Identification
Practice 1
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the
correct word in the space provided.

Louis Pasteur was born in France in 1822. Pasteur’s early work involved 0) boiled
liquids such as milk or beer to kill the microorganisms within them. This process
1) were later known as pasteurisation. In 1885, Pasteur treated a 2) boys who
was bitten by a rabid dog. Rabies is a deadly infection caused by 3) germ and
patients usually die from it. Pasteur 4) saving the boy’s life by injecting 5) her
with a weakened solution of the same germ, calling it a ‘vaccine’. 6) A therapy
worked and the boy’s life was saved. Pasteur’s treatment for rabies 7) become
one of his greatest triumphs. He built the Pasteur Institute that 8) bringing
together 9) scientist with various specialties. Since 1891, the Pasteur Institute has
extended to many different 10) country and currently there are 32 institutes in 29
countries in various parts of the world.

0) boiling
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

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 Practice 2
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the
correct word in the space provided.

The two giant pandas 0) by China, Fu Wa and Feng Yi, will be kept 1) on the
specially – built Giant Panda Conservation and Exhibition Centre at Zoo Negara.
Even a few days before they set foot in 2) they new home, workers were busy
3) paints statues of the pandas located in front of the oval – shaped centre. The
enclosure inside is 4) full air – conditioned to keep the temperature 5) from 20
and 22 degrees Celsius. Then, there are two 6) enclosure with each having a
steep terrain, a wooden playground and an ice block. 7) Eagerly visitors will
have to wait at least a month after Fu Wa and Feng Yi 8) arrives to give them
time to adapt to their new environment. Once visitors 9) is let into the centre,
only a limited number will be allowed daily 10) and that the pandas will not be
frightened.

0) from
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

B. Information Transfer – Graphic Organiser

Practice 1
Read the text below. Then, complete the following graphic organiser.

Benefits of Playing Sports

Playing sports has numerous benefits for students. For one, it is an excellent
pastime. It is also a much healthier activity compared to other non – beneficial
activities such as smoking, loitering and playing video games.
Sports is also a great way to make friends and socialise. It is a great avenue to
meet people who share the same interests as we do. This will not only allow us to

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 build friendships but also form support systems to help us reach our goals.
Studies and today’s hectic lifestyle can cause a lot of stress. By taking up a
sport we can release these pent up frustrations in a positive and beneficial manner.
Sports teaches us many admirable qualities such as leadership, teamwork and
discipline. This is true for both individual sports and also team sports.
There are many types of sports that require little or no money to start.
Running, for example, is a good way to stay healthy and it can be done anywhere.
Martial arts is also a great choice that doubles up as a self – defence mechanism as
well.
In conclusion, sports is very beneficial to students. School teachers and parents
should take the initiative to make sports a compulsory component in addition to
education to develop well – rounded students.

Non – beneficial activities that Benefits:

should be avoided:  Excellent c) ____________
 Smoking
 Build d) _______________
 a) ____________________
 Form e) _______________
 b) ____________________

__________________________
Playing _____________
Sports

Admirable qualities: Important role players to

 Leadership encourage sports among
 f) ____________________ students:

 g) ____________________  School i) ________________

j) ______________________

Sports that require very little

equipment:
 Running
 h) ___________________

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___________________________
____________
 C. Reading Comprehension
Practice 1
Read the passage below and then answer the following questions.

In 1912, the largest ship on earth, the Titanic, embarked on her maiden voyage across
the Pacific Ocean. Before the voyage, everyone was confident that the Titanic would never
sink, because its engineers had claimed that the ship was made of very strong steel and that
it had been carefully designed.
As the Titanic sailed across the Pacific Ocean, nobody suspected that a disaster was
about to happen. The Titanic failed to avoid an iceberg and collided with it. The passengers
on board the ship were alarmed by the sudden collision, but thought that it was nothing
serious. Soon, they realised that the ship was sinking.
It was chaotic on board the ship and everyone was rushing for the lifeboats. They soon
found that there were not enough lifeboats for everyone. A lot of people jumped into the
icy waters and they drowned. There were no other ships nearby that could come to the aid
of the sinking ship, although distress calls were sent out over the radio repeatedly. In the
end, only those who got into the lifeboats survived, while the others perished, together with
the Titanic.
After this catastrophe, nobody dared to doubt the fact that a ship could sink no matter
how cleverly it had been designed.

a. What did the Titanic do in 1912?

________________________________________________________________

b. Why was everyone confident that the Titanic would not sink?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

c. What did the Titanic hit?

________________________________________________________________

d. What happened after the collision?

________________________________________________________________

e. What was the atmosphere like on board of the ship?

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

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 f. Did everyone on board the ship survive? Give a reason for your answer.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

g. What was the lesson learnt after this horrible disaster?

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

h. Fill in the table with an appropriate word or phrase from the passage.

Meaning Word /Phrase

i) crashed into something
ii) died
iii) tragedy

D. Reading Comprehension – ( Matching – Gapped Text)

Practice 1
Six sentences have been removed from the following article. Choose from the
sentences (A – H) to fit each gap (1 – 6). There are two extra sentences which you do
not need to use.

Wild Animals
Wild animals often hide, either to protect themselves or to hunt for their prey. 1. _____.
The zebra’s black and white stripes make its whole body appear a dull grey from afar.
2._____. Animals with blotches or spots like the giraffe and the leopard can hardly be seen if
they stand still among the bushes and trees. The stripes of the tiger can conceal it among
the trees in the jungle. Cheetahs must hide to spring surprise on their prey. 3._____.
4._____. It is not easy to see a leaf insect or a stick insect among leaves and branches.
Colourful butterflies blend in well with the brightly coloured flowers they feed among.
Crocodiles look just like floating logs in the river.
5._____. The chameleon and certain kinds of fish change colour when they enter new
surroundings. For example, the flounder can change from tan to black when it swims over
the sand and then mud.
6._____. Each species has its own special way of surviving in the wild.

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A The giraffe’s long neck helps it to reach leaves high up in the trees.
B Animals are masters of camouflage.
C Their spotted tawny colour blends with the brown grasslands where they hunt.
D Some animals can quickly change colour.
E One way of hiding themselves is to use camouflage.
F Some animals, especially insects are shaped and coloured like their surroundings.
G The snake is known for its venomous bite.
H This camouflages them well, especially when the light is dim at dawn and dusk
when most predators are hunting.

E. Grammar - Subject- Verb Agreement

Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ , ‘are’ , ‘do’ , ‘does’ , ‘has’ or ‘have’.

1. Lunch ________ ready but they ________ to wait for their sister who ________ not
home yet.

2. Dust ________ blowing out from the pile of ashes and the kids from the
neighbourhood ________ playing nearby.

3. Sally ________ not have the time to help you but we ________ as we ________
completed our work.

4. Mark ________ left for the train station and we ________ leaving now as we
________ a bus to catch.

5. They ________ taken down the decorations but Tom ________ not cleared the chairs.
He ________ still talking on the phone.

6. Five thousand ringgit ________ the prize money and they ________ determined to
win it.

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7. Everyone ________ to be on time because the museum curator ________ expecting
us at 10 o’clock sharp.

8. ________ Julia want to come with us? We ________ not mind as long as she
________ willing to take the bus.

F. Grammar – Prepositions
Practice 1
Complete the sentences below with the phrases containing prepositions.

with hugs and kisses beside the teacher in front of the class

within two weeks behind the basket in the basement car park

1. When my cousin brother returned from Australia after his studies, we greeted
him______________________________ at the airport.

2. Zoe felt nervous as she had to stand ______________________________ to give her

speech.

3. The project must be completed ______________________________ and we have

seven days left.

4. John’s car is parked ______________________________.

5. Fiona did not see the snake as it was hiding ______________________________.

6. The class monitor had to stand ______________________________ to help him

register the new students.

G. Grammar – Articles
Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1. Rebecca is ________ tall lady.

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2. Henry is reading ________ book.
3. Zach put ________ ice cube in the drink.
4. My aunt is making ________ blueberry pie.
5. David drew ________ picture of ________ alligator.
6. My brother opened the drawer with ________ key.
7. This is ________ expensive watch.
8. ________ orange is a fruit. So is ________ banana.
9. Nina’s uncle bought her ________ new laptop.
10. The children played with ________ ball.
11. My friend Jill is ________ artist.
12. Have they travelled in ________ aeroplane?
13. Jenny has ________ brilliant idea.
14. Ethan is ________ honest boy.
15. Maria ate ________ hamburger and some French fries for dinner.
16. John and Ryan watched ________ movie last night.
17. Mrs. Green is ________ European.
18. Ken was more than ________ hour late.
19. Sheena broke ________ cup and ________ saucer this morning.
20. Sarah played ________ game of chess with her uncle.
21. “There is ________ fly in my soup,” complained the customer.
22. I need to buy ________ apple from the supermarket.
23. ________ brown envelope was left on the table for Jared.
24. There is ________ wet raincoat on the floor.
25. Vivian has gone to the mall to buy ________ gift for Anthony.
26. Do take ________ umbrella as it is going to rain.

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H. Grammar – Positive and Negative Statements
Practice 2
Write the following statements into positive statements.

1. Tim did not run all the way to his school this morning.
________________________________________________________________

2. The older boys cannot play together.

________________________________________________________________

3. Wendy is not tired.

________________________________________________________________

4. Lina has not gone to Indonesia.

________________________________________________________________

5. Liverpool did not win the English Premier League this year.
________________________________________________________________

6. Jill did not eat all the biscuits.

________________________________________________________________

7. The cat did not drink the water.

________________________________________________________________

8. My dad did not break his big toe.

________________________________________________________________

9. The football players did not fight at the stadium last night.
________________________________________________________________

10. The Martins did not go to New Zealand two years ago.
__________________________________________________________

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 SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject : ENGLISH Level: F1 Revision No: 5

MODEL ANSWER

A. Error Identification
Practice 1
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the
correct word in the space provided.

Louis Pasteur was born in France in 1822. Pasteur’s early work involved 0) boiled
liquids such as milk or beer to kill the microorganisms within them. This process
1) were later known as pasteurisation. In 1885, Pasteur treated a 2) boys who
was bitten by a rabid dog. Rabies is a deadly infection caused by 3) germ and
patients usually die from it. Pasteur 4) saving the boy’s life by injecting 5) her
with a weakened solution of the same germ, calling it a ‘vaccine’. 6) A therapy
worked and the boy’s life was saved. Pasteur’s treatment for rabies 7) become
one of his greatest triumphs. He built the Pasteur Institute that 8) bringing
together 9) scientist with various specialties. Since 1891, the Pasteur Institute has
extended to many different 10) country and currently there are 32 institutes in 29
countries in various parts of the world.

0) boiling
1) was
2) boy
3) germs
4) saved
5) him
6) The
7) became
8) brought
9) scientists
10) countries

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 Practice 2
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the
correct word in the space provided.

The two giant pandas 0) by China, Fu Wa and Feng Yi, will be kept 1) on the
specially – built Giant Panda Conservation and Exhibition Centre at Zoo Negara.
Even a few days before they set foot in 2) they new home, workers were busy
3) paints statues of the pandas located in front of the oval – shaped centre. The
enclosure inside is 4) full air – conditioned to keep the temperature 5) from 20
and 22 degrees Celsius. Then, there are two 6) enclosure with each having a
steep terrain, a wooden playground and an ice block. 7) Eagerly visitors will
have to wait at least a month after Fu Wa and Feng Yi 8) arrives to give them
time to adapt to their new environment. Once visitors 9) is let into the centre,
only a limited number will be allowed daily 10) and that the pandas will not be
frightened.

0) from
1) in
2) their
3) painting
4) fully
5) between
6) enclosures
7) Eager
8) arrive
9) are
10) So

B. Information Transfer – Graphic Organiser

Practice 1
Read the text below. Then, complete the following graphic organiser.

Benefits of Playing Sports

Playing sports has numerous benefits for students. For one, it is an excellent
pastime. It is also a much healthier activity compared to other non – beneficial
activities such as smoking, loitering and playing video games.
Sports is also a great way to make friends and socialise. It is a great avenue to
meet people who share the same interests as we do. This will not only allow us to

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 build friendships but also form support systems to help us reach our goals.
Studies and today’s hectic lifestyle can cause a lot of stress. By taking up a
sport we can release these pent up frustrations in a positive and beneficial manner.
Sports teaches us many admirable qualities such as leadership, teamwork and
discipline. This is true for both individual sports and also team sports.
There are many types of sports that require little or no money to start.
Running, for example, is a good way to stay healthy and it can be done anywhere.
Martial arts is also a great choice that doubles up as a self – defence mechanism as
well.
In conclusion, sports is very beneficial to students. School teachers and parents
should take the initiative to make sports a compulsory component in addition to
education to develop well – rounded students.

Non – beneficial activities that Benefits:

should be avoided:  Excellent c) pastime
 Smoking
 Build d) friendships
 a) Loitering
 Form e) support systems
 b) Playing video games

__________________________
Playing _____________
Sports

Admirable qualities: Important role players to

 Leadership encourage sports among
 f) Teamwork students:

 g) Discipline  School i) teachers

 j) Parents

Sports that require very little

equipment:
 Running
 h) Martial arts

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___________________________
____________
 C. Reading Comprehension
Practice 1
Read the passage below and then answer the following questions.

In 1912, the largest ship on earth, the Titanic, embarked on her maiden voyage across
the Pacific Ocean. Before the voyage, everyone was confident that the Titanic would never
sink, because its engineers had claimed that the ship was made of very strong steel and that
it had been carefully designed.
As the Titanic sailed across the Pacific Ocean, nobody suspected that a disaster was
about to happen. The Titanic failed to avoid an iceberg and collided with it. The passengers
on board the ship were alarmed by the sudden collision, but thought that it was nothing
serious. Soon, they realised that the ship was sinking.
It was chaotic on board the ship and everyone was rushing for the lifeboats. They soon
found that there were not enough lifeboats for everyone. A lot of people jumped into the
icy waters and they drowned. There were no other ships nearby that could come to the aid
of the sinking ship, although distress calls were sent out over the radio repeatedly. In the
end, only those who got into the lifeboats survived, while the others perished, together with
the Titanic.
After this catastrophe, nobody dared to doubt the fact that a ship could sink no matter
how cleverly it had been designed.

a. What did the Titanic do in 1912?

It made her first voyage across the Pacific Ocean.

b. Why was everyone confident that the Titanic would not sink?
Because it was made of the best steel and had been carefully designed.

c. What did the Titanic hit?

It hit an iceberg.

d. What happened after the collision?

The ship started to sink.

e. What was the atmosphere like on board of the ship?

It was chaotic on board the ship and everyone was rushing for the lifeboats.

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 f. Did everyone on board the ship survive? Give a reason for your answer.
No, because there were not enough lifeboats for everyone, many jumped into the
icy waters and drowned.

g. What was the lesson learnt after this horrible disaster?

The lesson learnt was that no matter how strong a ship was, there would always be
the possibility that it could sink.

h. Fill in the table with an appropriate word or phrase from the passage.

Meaning Word /Phrase

i) crashed into something collided
ii) died perished
iii) tragedy catastrophe

D. Reading Comprehension – ( Matching – Gapped Text)

Practice 1
Six sentences have been removed from the following article. Choose from the
sentences (A – H) to fit each gap (1 – 6). There are two extra sentences which you do
not need to use.

Wild Animals
Wild animals often hide, either to protect themselves or to hunt for their prey. 1. E. The
zebra’s black and white stripes make its whole body appear a dull grey from afar. 2. H.
Animals with blotches or spots like the giraffe and the leopard can hardly be seen if they
stand still among the bushes and trees. The stripes of the tiger can conceal it among the
trees in the jungle. Cheetahs must hide to spring surprise on their prey. 3. C.
4. F. It is not easy to see a leaf insect or a stick insect among leaves and branches.
Colourful butterflies blend in well with the brightly coloured flowers they feed among.
Crocodiles look just like floating logs in the river.
5. D. The chameleon and certain kinds of fish change colour when they enter new
surroundings. For example, the flounder can change from tan to black when it swims over
the sand and then mud.
6. B Each species has its own special way of surviving in the wild.

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A The giraffe’s long neck helps it to reach leaves high up in the trees.
B Animals are masters of camouflage.
C Their spotted tawny colour blends with the brown grasslands where they hunt.
D Some animals can quickly change colour.
E One way of hiding themselves is to use camouflage.
F Some animals, especially insects are shaped and coloured like their surroundings.
G The snake is known for its venomous bite.
H This camouflages them well, especially when the light is dim at dawn and dusk
when most predators are hunting.

E. Grammar - Subject- Verb Agreement

Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ , ‘are’ , ‘do’ , ‘does’ , ‘has’ or ‘have’.

1. Lunch is ready but they have to wait for their sister who is not home yet.

2. Dust is blowing out from the pile of ashes and the kids from the neighbourhood are
playing nearby.

3. Sally does not have the time to help you but we do as we have completed our work.

4. Mark has left for the train station and we are leaving now as we have a bus to catch.

5. They have taken down the decorations but Tom has not cleared the chairs. He is still
talking on the phone.

6. Five thousand ringgit is the prize money and they are determined to win it.

7. Everyone has to be on time because the museum curator is expecting us at 10 o’clock

sharp.

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8. Does Julia want to come with us? We do not mind as long as she is willing to take the
bus.

F. Grammar – Prepositions
Practice 1
Complete the sentences below with the phrases containing prepositions.

with hugs and kisses beside the teacher in front of the class

within two weeks behind the basket in the basement car park

1. When my cousin brother returned from Australia after his studies, we greeted him
with hugs and kisses at the airport.

2. Zoe felt nervous as she had to stand in front of the class to give her speech.

3. The project must be completed within two weeks and we have seven days left.

4. John’s car is parked in the basement car park.

5. Fiona did not see the snake as it was hiding behind the basket.

6. The class monitor had to stand beside the teacher to help him register the new
students.

G. Grammar – Articles
Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1. Rebecca is a tall lady.

2. Henry is reading a book.
3. Zach put an ice cube in the drink.
4. My aunt is making a blueberry pie.
5. David drew a picture of an alligator.
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6. My brother opened the drawer with a key.
7. This is an expensive watch.
8. An orange is a fruit. So is a banana.
9. Nina’s uncle bought her a new laptop.
10. The children played with a ball.
11. My friend Jill is an artist.
12. Have they travelled in an aeroplane?
13. Jenny has a brilliant idea.
14. Ethan is an honest boy.
15. Maria ate a hamburger and some French fries for dinner.
16. John and Ryan watched a movie last night.
17. Mrs. Green is a European.
18. Ken was more than an hour late.
19. Sheena broke a cup and a saucer this morning.
20. Sarah played a game of chess with her uncle.
21. “There is a fly in my soup,” complained the customer.
22. I need to buy an apple from the supermarket.
23. A brown envelope was left on the table for Jared.
24. There is a wet raincoat on the floor.
25. Vivian has gone to the mall to buy a gift for Anthony.
26. Do take an umbrella as it is going to rain.

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H. Grammar – Positive and Negative Statements
Practice 2
Write the following statements into positive statements.

1. Tim did not run all the way to his school this morning.
Tim ran all the way to his school this morning.

2. The older boys cannot play together.

The older boys can play together.

3. Wendy is not tired.

Wendy is tired.

4. Lina has not gone to Indonesia.

Lina has gone to Indonesia.

5. Liverpool did not win the English Premier League this year.
Liverpool won the English Premier League this year.

6. Jill did not eat all the biscuits.

Jill ate all the biscuits.

7. The cat did not drink the water.

The cat drank the water

8. My dad did not break his big toe.

My dad broke his big toe.

9. The football players did not fight at the stadium last night.
The football players fought at the stadium last night.

10. The Martins did not go to New Zealand two years ago.
The Martins went to New Zealand two years ago.

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