PAPER 1

TIME : 50 minutes

Each question in this paper is followed by three or four possible answers. Choose the best answer from the answers marked A, B and C or A, B, C and D. SECTION A Questions 1 - 4 Choose the best word to fill in the blanks. 1 Shahwazir is my sisters son. He is my ________. A daughter C niece B nephew D brother I use ___________ when I eat noodles in a Chinese restaurant. A chopsticks C spoon B fork D ladle A cat purrs but a dog ________ at strangers. A gaggles C barks B roars D hisses My father went to the ______________ to buy some flowers for mothers day. A florist C tailor B grocer D cobbler

Questions 5-7 Study the pictures carefully and choose the best phrase to complete the paragraph. Maliks sister, Mariam went to her friends house. She saw a ________ (5) around the house. She also saw a ________ (6) 5 6 7 A swarm of kittens A nest of rabbits A herd of fish sleeping in the cage and a ________ (7) B stud of kittens B plague of rabbits B shoal of fish playing

in the aquarium. C litter of kittens C gaggle of rabbits C troop of fish

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Questions 8 10 Study the pictures carefully. Then choose the best answer. 8 A B C D A B C D A B C D Irfan is taking a letter from Amirah. Amirah is studying with her brother. Irfan is drawing a picture. Amirah is reading a book. The patient is sitting on the bed. The doctor is talking to the nurse. There are many patients in the ward. The nurse is taking Maisarahs temperature. The girl is holding a doll. There is a doll on the floor. The cat is sleeping on the sofa. The girl is playing with her cat.

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Questions 11 - 15 Choose the best sentence to fit the situation shown in the pictures. 11 -----A B C
I go for choir practice every Tuesday.
Merry Christmas, Tom!

Are you in the school choir? Does the choir practice every day? Is there an audition for choir members? How often do you go for choir practice?

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Do you have cousins?

You are welcome, Paul. Merry Christmas to you too! Yes, it is a holiday today. Sorry, I forgot to bring my gift. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, they are very friendly. they always come here. I would like to meet them. I do. They live in the city.

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Hello, may I speak to Fatini, please?

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This is Fatini speaking. Yes, shes here with me. Hello, Im Fatinis brother. Fatini is not in at the moment.

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Have you read the latest Harry Potter book?

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Yes, the book is very thick. Yes, Ive sent it to my best friend. Yes, I did. The story is very exciting.

Questions 16 20 Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 16 We ___________ to school every day. A cycle B cycles C cycled D cycling ___________ banana on the table is mine. A B A C An D The We like to swim ___________ play hockey during the weekends. A so B but C and D because I sang ___________ to my baby brother to put him to sleep. A softly B loudly C excitedly D beautifully Rosmah bought the skirt last week. The skirt is ___________. A her B she C hers

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Questions 21 Choose the word that has the opposite meaning of the word underlined. 21 I enjoyed watching the movie. It was very exciting. A sad B slow C boring D fascinating

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SECTION C

Questions 22-23 Based on the pictures, choose the answer with the correct spelling. 22 A B C D The tourist bought a ________ on holiday destinations in Malaysia. magasine magazine megasine magazine

23 Haziq and his friends went to the ________ to watch the Puteri Gunung Ledang musical show. A teathre B theatre C theater D teater

Questions 24 25 Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation. 24 A B C D A B C D This This This This is is is is Puteris sister, she is a well-known concert pianist. Puteris sister. She is a well-known concert pianist. Puteris sister! She is a well-known concert pianist. Puteris sister. She is a well-known concert pianist.

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dr jay is a friendly and gentle dentist. Dr Jay is a friendly and gentle dentist. Dr Jay is a friendly and gentle dentist? Dr Jay, is a friendly and gentle dentist.

SECTION D Questions 26-30 Look at the picture and read the passage carefully. Based on the picture and the passage, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

Mindy ________ (26) a very pretty girl. She ________ (27) big brown eyes ________ (28) beautiful wavy hair. Mindy likes to show off ________ (29) beautiful clothes to her friends and tell everyone how beautiful and expensive they are. ________ (30) Mindy is pretty, she has no friends. 26 A B 27 A B 28 A B 29 A B 30 A B am is has have and but my her However Although C D C D C D C D C D was were had will have or so his our Despite Consequently

SECTION E Questions 31 35 Read the text below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Honestly, My Friend Has Eight Legs by Eliza Gan

A tale about a boy, who is terrified of spiders and finds an unlikely friend in a spider. Come summer, giant-sized spiders come out and play in Sachins home. Wide-eyed and cautious, he goes about his daily activities waiting for a giant spider to jump out from every corner. Then, one day, he spots a spider with one of its legs caught in a window frame. Does he run away or could it be the beginning of a friendship? This is a 32-page full colour book. It is beautifully illustrated. Suitable for children aged 6 and above.

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Honestly, My Friend Has Eight Legs is most likely a A game B textbook C magazine D story book

32 Which word tells us that a boy and a spider would normally not become friends? A unlikely B terrified C cautious D wide-eyed 33 Sachin is most probably wide-eyed because he A wants to make sure he spots the spiders B is trying to scare the spiders away C keeps looking at the spiders D is very scared of the spiders

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the text, we know that all the pictures in the book are in full colour does not appear in all pages are drawn using water colour

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The word terrified means A aware B careful C afraid D curious

Questions 36 -40 Read Jacks diary entries below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Monday Father had a pleasant surprise at breakfast. I wished him Happy Birthday! and gave him a wallet. I could buy an expensive one because I have saved my pocket money for a month. Tuesday I am exhausted. In the morning, we practised traditional dances. In the afternoon, I had sports practice. In the evening, I took part in the inter-school netball match. Wednesday Its nearly midnight! I usually go to bed by 11.00 pm. Thats my mothers rule. I hope Ill do well in my monthly tests tomorrow. Thursday I received Nuruls letter. We write to each other every two weeks. We usually write about our school activities. Sometimes we exchange story books. She always reads science magazines. So do I. Friday I did my best at the Spelling Contest. I spelt receive wrongly. So I only won the Second prize. It was a book with the title How to Spell Well. I gave it to my cousin. Saturday I always spend my Saturdays at my grandmothers house. She is teaching me how to knit sweaters. Im making one for my mother. So far I have broken two knitting needles.

36 The word one in Mondays entry refers to A the leather wallet B Jacks savings C the fathers birthday D the birthday greeting 37 The sentence So do I means that Jack A will reply Nuruls letter B enjoys school activities C likes to exchange books D also reads science magazines 38 The first prize winner of the Spelling Quiz probably A received a book too B is the cleverest girl in class C won the biggest dictionary D spelled all the words correctly 39 What is Jack probably doing on Wednesday night? A Studying very hard B Learning how to spell C Talking to her mother D Writing letters to friends 40 On which day of the week does Jack have the most activities? A Monday B Tuesday C Wednesday D Thursday