Model Question

Write about an incident in which you showed kindness to someone in trouble.

Points

(1) me and friend - one afternoon bouncing ball on the basketball court - walked to drink stall

(2) started to walk home - to cross a busy road - girl came running down - was crying

father had a heart attack

(3) I offered to help - phoned father to come at once - ran to girl’s house

(4) old man lying on the floor - helped girl to get the old man up to his feet - my father outside the
gate

(5) reached hospital in ten minutes - carried old man inside the hospital - doctor checked

(6) have to perform surgery on him - should survive - girl thanked us

(7) saving someone in need - the best reward I could have

Model Answer

Luke and I are in the same class. We often play basketball on the school basketball court. One
afternoon, Luke and I were bouncing the ball on the basketball court. After an hour, we decided to
go for a drink at Pak Kia’s stall. On seeing us, Pak Kia greeted us warmly.

After our drink, we started to walk home. We had to cross a busy road near Pak Kia’s stall. I asked
Luke, “My father is coming to fetch me. How about you?’

Luke replied, “I’ll take the bus home.”

We were standing at the roadside and were about to cross the busy road when we saw a girl come
running down the road. As she did not see me standing there, she knocked into me. She said, “I’m so
sorry.”

I looked curiously at the girl. Oh dear! She was crying. I wondered why she was crying.

The girl said quickly, “It’s my father. He is at home. He had a heart attack!”

And she continued, “I’m looking for a taxi. The taxis will not stop.”

I knew that it was difficult to get a taxi on this busy road. However, I also knew the girl’s father had
to go to hospital. The girl looked very worried. Her father might die at home.

Without hesitation, I offered to help. “I am waiting for my father. I will phone him to come now.”

The girl replied, “You will? Oh, thank you so much!”

So I quickly phoned my father to ask him to come at once. In a very urgent tone, I told him about the
man’s heart attack. “Please come now, Dad. Someone may die of a heart attack!”

Meanwhile, Luke and I ran to the girl’s house. The old man was lying on the floor looking very pale.
The girl ran to her father. I helped her to get the old man up to his feet. It was not an easy task as the
old man was a big man. Moreover, he was very weak. He could not stand up at all. Fortunately, Luke
and I were strong boys. We managed to drag the old man all the way to the front gate.
By then, my father was outside waiting for us. He got out of the car and rushed over to help us. We
reached the hospital in ten minutes. The hospital attendants were waiting with a stretcher. They
carried the old man inside the hospital and put him in Ward 5.

The doctor checked him and told the girl who was looking very concerned, “Luckily, you all brought
him to the hospital on time. And now, we have to perform surgery on him. He should survive the
surgery.”

The girl turned to Luke, my father and me. She extended her hand and thanked us for helping her.

She then introduced herself to us. She said, “I am Janet.

I don’t know how to thank you all for saving my father’s life.” Her voice started to break with
emotion. Tears were flowing down her cheeks.

My father replied, “The fact that your father is going to be all right is enough thanks for us.” Luke
and I agreed. We shared this mutual feeling that saving someone in need and seeing that person
coming out of it well was the best reward we could ever have.

Vocabulary Guide

Warmly - friendly and cheerfully

Curiously - with eagerness to find out more

Hesitation - delay

Urgent - matter that must be seen to at once

Extended - put out, stretched

Mutual - shared, common

Write a short story ending with these words:

Then he walked inside the shop knowing that he deserved his reward.

Points

(1) walking home from school - never failed to stop to look at the latest laptops

(2) thought hard of what to do- school holiday was coming up next week - an idea

working in neighbours’ gardens

(3) would enable him to accumulate enough - to buy laptop - started work in his first house

(4) took three hours to clear the rubbish - hard work went on - no time for games or watch
television.

(5) after two weeks managed to save RM700 - needed another RM300

(6) had saved enough money - went to the computer shop- use ending words

Model Answer

Kumar was walking home from school. Nothing pleased him more than to walk along the busy street
and look at the glass doors of the shops. When doing so, he never failed to stop to look at the latest
laptops in the computer shop.

He was thinking, “I would love so much to own that laptop. But nobody will buy it for me.”

So Kumar thought hard of what to do. The school holiday was coming up next week. An idea struck
him. He would do odd jobs to earn some money. Yes! That was what he would do.

He designed a plan of working in his neighbours’gardens. First, he would approach them and ask
them to let him clean up their gardens. Each owner would probably pay him RM50 or RM60.
Working in more than ten gardens would enable him to accumulate enough cash to buy his beloved
laptop.

The next day, he went around his neighbourhood and asked the residents if he could clean their
gardens. He asked them politely, “Excuse me. Can I work in your garden during the school holiday?”

Many of the owners replied ‘Yes.’ They liked the courteous

boy.

So Kumar started work in his first house. He woke up early that morning. He took three hours to
clear the rubbish and cut the grass. It was not easy work. He had to mow the grass. After that, he
had to pull the weeds. Then, he had to arrange the flowerpots. This arduous work went on for a
week. Consequently, he had no time for games or even watch television.

Bakri told him, “Heh, forget about your laptop. Come and join our football game.”

His mother feeling concerned for her son’s well-being told her husband, “Just give him the money
for the laptop.” His father said, “No. It is better for him if he works hard for it. He would appreciate
his laptop more.”
After two weeks, he managed to save RM700. All this money was kept safely inside a drawer. He was
thinking, “Not too bad.” After this, he needed another RM300. That would mean another week of
clearing garcrens.

At the end of November, he had saved up enough money. He now had RM1000. Early in the
morning, he went to the computer shop. The owner of the shop smiled upon seeing Kumar. As usual,
he asked, “Come to look at the laptop again?”

This time, Kumar said, “Oh no, I’m here not just to take a look. This time I came to buy it.” Then he
walked inside the shop knowing that he deserved his reward.

Vocabulary guide

Struck - dawned on

Designed - created

Accumulate - save, have more

Concerned - worried

Deserved - earned, justified

Model Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story on the proverb ‘Honesty is the Best Policy’.

Points

(1) eating at a cafe - had to share table with another person - had left her handphone on the table

(2) saw the handphone - took his breath away - had always wanted a handphone

(3) stared at it for some minutes want to take it - quickly took led her out of the cafe quickly

(4) back home - liked it so much turned so dishonest - why don’t we just call this number
return it

(5) night tossing in bed - had difficulty sleeping - feeling sorry for the owner - decided to return it

(6) phoned the owners’ house phone - handing back the handphone - honesty was indeed the best
policy

Model Answer

One afternoon after school, Mary and her brother, Keith, sere eating at a cafe near their home. That
afternoon, they had to share their table with another person. That person was a young lady in her
twenties. After eating, she went to the restroom. Without realising, she had left her handphone on
the table. Five minutes later, she came out and walked out of the cafe without looking back.

Mary saw the handphone on the table. She quickly told Keith, “Keith, the girl left behind her
handphone.”

Keith looked at the handphone. It took his breadth away. It was one of the latest models on the
market. Looking very sleek, it was red in colour with a black cover. The handphone must have cost
about RM2000.

Keith had always wanted a handphone. But his parents had told him, “You don’t need one. You can
always use the house phone.”

He stared at it for some minutes. Then he said slowly, pausing on very word, “I want to take the
handphone.”

Mary could not believe her ears. She merely stared at her brother. “You can’t! What if the owner
comes to look for it?” Having made the decision, Keith quickly grabbed the handphone and put it in
his schoolbag. Then, he took Mary’s hand and led her out of the cafe quickly. Outside the cafe, he
ran to his bicycle. Mary had to run after him.

Once back home, Keith locked his house door with trembling hands. Inside his room, he took out the
piece of beauty. Oh, he liked it so much. Now he had his own handphone. Soon, he was polishing it
happily.

But Mary told him, “Keith, you cannot keep the handphone. What will you tell father about this? He
will ask you how you got the handphone.”

Keith said quickly, “I will say a friend lent it to me.” Mary said, “Now you are lying too.” Oh dear!
When had Keith turned so dishonest?

Then Mary saw a house phone number on the plastic cover of the handphone. “This phone number
is the girl’s phone number. Why don’t we just call this number? We will talk to her and ask her to
come and take back her handphone.” She was trying her utmost to talk some sense into him.

That night, Keith was tossing and turning in bed. He had difficulty sleeping. Of course, he liked the
new handphone. However, he was feeling sorry for the owner. The lady looked young. She would be
very sad at the loss of her handphone.

In the morning, he decided to return the handphone to the owner. After school, he old Mary, “I am
going to phone the owner.”
Mary was elated to hear that. Back home, they phoned the owners’ house phone. A girl answered
the phone.

Kevin asked, “Are you the owner of the handphone? I am Keith. I have your handphone. Can you
come and get it?” The girl replied excitedly, “Yes, yes! I am the owner. Thank you! Thank you! I will
come now.” Ten minutes later, she was at the same cafe to meet Keith. Handing back the
handphone to her and seeing her smile happily, Keith realised that honesty was indeed the best
policy.

Vocabulary Guide

sleek - stylish

trembling - shivering

utmost - to try your hardest

tossing - sleeping in a restless manner

elated - very happy

Model Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story on a beach outing.

Points

(1) like to go to the beach - family - last weekend was Pulau Pangkor beach.

(2) walked out into the water and swam - whole family had a picnic - sandwiches

(3) heard someone shout, “Help! Help! Someone is drowning!” - child drifting in the water

(4) swam very fast to the child - grabbed the child and pulled her to him.

(5) pulled the child to the shore - still alive - “Thank you, thank you. You are so brave.”

(6) crowd of people heard this - clapping and cheering

Model Answer

Gopal and his and family like to go to the beach during weekends and school holidays. On some
weekends, his parents bring him and his sister, Meena, to the seaside. Last weekend they went to
Pulau Pangkor.

After checking into the chalet, Meena said eagerly, “Let’s go swimming.”
She and her brother put on their swimsuits. They walked to the shoreline. They could see that the
tide was quite high. Happily, they walked out into the water and swam. Their parents shouted at
them to be careful and not to swim too far out.

After a good swim, the whole family had a picnic under the coconut tree. Their mother had made
many types of sandwiches. There were chicken, egg, tuna and sardine sandwiches. The sandwiches
were spread out on a mat on the sand. Next to the sandwiches were bottles of mineral water. Their
mother had also brought a flask of hot tea. She knew their father liked a cup of hot tea after eating
sandwiches. The whole family enjoyed the sandwich meal. Somehow, they were thinking that those
were the best sandwiches they had ever tasted.

After eating, Gopal’s mother cleared the cups and bottles on the mat. Suddenly, they heard
someone shout, “Help! Help! Someone is drowning!” Gopal looked far out into the sea and saw a
child struggling in the water. The strong wave was sweeping the child away. The child was drifting in
the water.

It was obvious that she could not swim. And there were no lifeguards around.

Gopal could hear more shouts. A girl was saying between sobs, “My little sister is going to drown.
Please someone save her!”

The girls standing around her also started crying. They were helpless for they could not do anything
to save the little girl. Gopal knew he must act fast. He ran to the sea. He swam as fast as he could to
the child. In a few minutes, he reached the little girl. With his strong arms, he grabbed the child and
pulled her to him.

Meena and her parents were standing on the shore. They were worried for Gopal. No doubt he was
a good swimmer but the waves were very strong. But they felt relief when they saw him swimming
back to the shore with the child holding onto him.

There was a big crowd of people by then. They saw Gopal carrying the little girl towards a deckchair.
She was still alive! The girl’s sister ran to her. She thanked Gopal for saving her little sister’s life.

She kept on saying, “Thank you, thank you! You are so brave.” The crowd of people heard this. They
too admired Gopal’s bravery and quick action. Soon all of them were clapping and cheering him on.
They even sang ‘For he is a jolly brave fellow, for he is a jolly brave fellow.’

Vocabulary Guide

Eagerly – keen, interested

Cleared - removed

Drifting - floating

Obvious - clear, apparent

Grabbed - to suddenly take hold of someone

Relief - a feeling of calm or comfort

Jolly - used to emphasise Gopal’s bravel

Model Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story about how a proud girl learnt to be humble.

Points

(1) daughter of a rich businessman - parents pampered her - snobbish and arrogant

(2) waiting for her driver after school - standing outside the school gate alone - strong feeling of
loneliness

(3) thief came from behind her - snatched her gold chain - felt sharp pain and cried out loudly

(4) nobody was looking at her - ran to the toilet and cried inside - sobbed her heart out

(5) class teacher passing by - told teacher - gave advice

(6) smiling at them - she changed - shared her food with her classmates - did homework together

Model Answer

Helen is the daughter of a rich businessman. Being the only child in her family, her parents
pampered her. They gave her anything she asked for. In school, she had no friends. Her classmates
found her snobbish and arrogant. They did not want to be friends with her. Helen had no friends at
school.

One afternoon, Helen was waiting for her driver after school. She was standing outside the school
gate alone. The other girls were playing and laughing while waiting for their parents to fetch them.
But none of them spoke to her.

She was pretending not to mind their ignoring her.

“So what if they do not talk to me. I don’t need them to talk to me.” However, she did mind being
left out. A strong feeling of loneliness overwhelmed her. This made her feel very unhappy.

While standing there, a thief came up from behind her.

Helen was unaware of this. Very quickly, the thief snatched her gold chain which she wore under her
white blouse. She felt a sharp pain and cried out loudly. But nobody went to help her. In fact,
nobody was even looking at her.

Her neck was red and hurt. It was bleeding. She was so frightened and started crying. But still
nobody looked at her. She tried to approach a prefect to tell him what had happened. However,
when the prefect saw her coming, he walked away. AH the prefects knew her as being arrogant and
rude. Even the school guard would not talk to her.

As her driver was late, she ran to the toilet and cried inside. She sobbed her heart out. Oh, why was
she so lonely. Others were always with friends joking and laughing. Someone heard her crying in the
toilet. Her class teacher, Miss Lim was passing by. She was surprised to hear a girl crying inside the
toilet. She pushed open the door and saw Helen standing at the sink with red eyes.
Miss Lim was shocked. “Helen, what are you doing here? Why are you crying?”

Helen told her sadly, “I must be the most unhappy girl in school. Nobody likes me.”

Then, she told Miss Lim how a thief had snatched her necklace.

Still sobbing, she said, “Nobody was looking at me. None of the girls wants to talk or play with me.”
There and then, Miss Lim told her, “You want the girls to like you. Very simple! You must not be
arrogant. Talk to your classmates. Be nice to them. Show them you want to be their friend.” Helen
listened to every word Miss Lim said.

The next day, she went to class smiling at her classmates. They could not believe their eyes. Proud
Helen smiling at them! She even called out the names of some of her classmates and addressed
them politely. That day, she offered to collect books and clean the blackboard. She then offered to
bring the exercise books to the teachers’ room.

Soon, everyone said she had changed. Her classmates knew she wanted to be their friend. So, they
included her in the things they did. In the school canteen, she shared her food with her classmates.
They did homework together in the library. She was no longer the proud lonely girl in school.

Vocabulary Guide

Pamper - spoiled a child by giving him everything he wants

Arrogant - proud

Ignoring - not paying any attention

Overwhelmed - overcome by a strong feeling

Arrogant – proud

Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story starting with these words:

The widow had to work hard to bring up her little son alone ...

Points

(1) use starting words - wanted son to study hire to get good results — leaving for the city to study in
a college

(2) will become a manager one day - move to live with him in the city

(3) work hard to send money — son did not phone home — baffled

(4) niece - came to tell her - branch manager - this is his address

(5) took the first bus to the city - got out of the tax: - imagined delight at meeting his mother
(6) disgusted and ashamed - asked the security guard to ask her to go away - cried all the way home
— next morning, saw him walking towards their house — shouting and crying, “My son is back!”

Model Answer

The widow had to work hard to bring up her little son alone. This was after her husband’s early
death. She and her son lived in a wooden house. It was a small house with only one bedroom and a
kitchen.

Mariam wanted Sam to study hard to get good results. So she would not let Sam help her do any
household chores or wash his own clothes. The years flew by. Sam sat for his SPM examination and
passed with good grades.

His mother was very happy. She went round telling her friends, “My Sam will be leaving for the city
to study in a college. He will become a Manager one day. I’ll move to live with him in the city. Then,
all my struggle is worth it.”

So Mariam continued to work hard to send money to Sam who was studying a business degree. For
Mariam, it was a tough life. Meanwhile, Sam kept on phoning home to ask for more money. Mariam
even had to borrow from her neighbours and friends to send her son the money.

Three years Sam stopped calling home. He did not even let his mother know where he was. When
she phoned the hostel, they told her that he had graduated and left for a job. However, they could
not tell her any more. Mariam was baffled. Where was Sam? She was so sure he would come back
and send for her. So she started to pack some of her bags and boxes.

Three months later, there was still no news or call from Sam. One day, Mariam’s niece, Kate, came
to talk to her about Sam. She told her aunt, “Auntie, a friend of mine met Sam in a bank. He’s the
branch manager. This is his address.”

Early the next morning, Mariam took the first bus to the city. At the bus station, she took a taxi and
showed him the bank address. On the way there, she told the taxi driver about Sam and what a filial
son he was.

The taxi driver stopped his taxi in front of a tall building. She got out of the taxi and smiled at him
happily. This was the moment she was going to meet Sam. She imagined him showing surprise and
delight at meeting his mother. Inside the building, a security guard asked her who she was looking
for. She told him Sam’s name.

The bank staff saw an old lady holding a worn-out handbag. They were wondering, “Who is this
woman? Why is she asking for our manager?”

Meanwhile, Sam pretended he did not know his mother. Feeling disgusted and ashamed, he asked
the security guard to ask her to leave. Mariam was shocked to hear that! She looked at Sam and ran
out of the bank.

She could not help but cry all the way home. “How can Sam do this to me? Where’s my loving son?”

Back in her house, Mariam cried the whole night. She cried and cried till she had no more tears. The
next morning, she was sitting by the window with Sam’s photos on her lap. She saw him walking
towards their house. Soon she was shouting and crying, “My Sam is back! My Sam is back!”
The neighbours heard her. They too shouted and cheered, feeling happy for her.

Vocabulary Guide

Chores - task, a job you do regulary e.g. keep a house clean

Struggle - great effort

Baffled - confused, puzzled

Filial - the way a son or daughter should behave towards their parents

delight - happiness

Disgusted – repelied

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story about a girl running away from home and what happened to her.

Points

(1) came home one afternoon after school and found mother gone - soon a year passed.

(2) not a single day hoped her mother would come back - school grades dropping badly

(3) classmates and friends were finding her difficult - talking to the mirror

(4) decided to run away from home - slept on the staircase of a block of apartments - walk along the
streets the whole day

(5) checked with her teachers, classmates, friends and relatives - newspaper - daughter’s picture

(4) rushed all the way to the hospital - had each other again - promised would be a good father to
her

Answer

Laila came home one afternoon after school and found her mother gone. She knew her mother was
unhappy for she did not smile anymore. Moreover, she cried a lot at night, Laila sat on the doorsteps
and waited till midnight. Her mother did not come home. Her father, Mr Siva, came back late. He
pretended that nothing had happened.

Soon a year passed. There was not a single day Laila hoped her mother would come back. Every
night, she went to bed hoping the next day, her mother would be there to wake her up for school.
Every day, after school she hoped to see her mother in the kitchen when she came home. Her school
grades were dropping badly. Her teachers complained about her homework and tests marks. They
often caught her daydreaming in class.
Her classmates and friends were finding her difficult. They thought she was strange. There was one
day, her friend, Jill, saw her in the toilet talking to herself. She was talking to her reflection in the
mirror! Jill felt frightened and ran out. After this, everyone avoided her like the plague.

It was then she decided to run away from home. She did wonder, “To where?” She did not have the
answer. But she had come to a point where she did not care anymore. All she knew was that she just
had to leave home.

That morning, she got up early. Somehow, her decision to leave home had made her stronger. She
quickly packed her bags. For the first few days, she had nowhere to go. She had little money. So she
had to be careful about what she spent on. At night, she slept on the staircase of a block of
apartments. She would walk along the streets the whole day till she was exhausted. And she went
back to the staircase late at night. This was after the residents were asleep.

Meanwhile, Mr Siva was very worried about his daughter. He checked with her teachers, classmates,
friends and relatives. Nobody knew where she was.

They advised him, “Go and make a police report. The police will look for her.”

On the sixth day of her running away Mr Siva heard a heavy knock on his door. He opened the door
and saw his neighbor, Ah Seng. He was saying, “Someone saw your daughter.'’

Mr Siva’s hands were trembling. Ah Seng was holding a newspaper. He turned to the second page of
the newspaper.

“Look! This is your daughter’s picture.”

Mr Siva looked at the picture. Oh yes, it was her picture all right. The picture was with an article. The
headlines read: 'Missing girl had an accident’. It continued to say that she saved a little boy who was
running across the road.

Without changing his clothes, he rushed all the way to the hospital where his daughter was. He saw
her lying on the bed. Daughter and father held each other and cried in happiness. They were so glad
they had found each other again. Mr Siva vowed to his daughter that he would be a good father to
her.

Vocabulary Guide

Reflection - mirror image

Avoided - not go near

Exhausted - very tired

Vowel – promised

Model Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write about a day when everything went wrong.

Points

(1) not all our days are good — such a day happened to me - woke up with a start - was going to be
late for school

(2) knocked down the cup and the coffee flowed all over the floor - decided to take a short cut -
school uniform and hair covered with mud

(3) prefect at the gate wrote down my name - looked at my dirty uniform and face - get out and tidy
up

(4) accidentally knocked against her - drink flowed all over her uniform - had to run all the way to the
classroom

(5) missed the bottom step on the staircase - fell - What happened to you?

house gate was locked - had forgotten to bring the house keys — dog came out of the gate - ran for
my life

Model Answer

Not all our days are good. Some people even call them unlucky days. Such a day happened to me
too. That morning, I woke up with a start. I grabbed my alarm clock and looked at it. Oh no! I gasped
in dismay. It was a quarter to eight. I was going to be late for school.

As I did not have time for breakfast, I could hear my stomach groaning. All I could do was just grab a
cup of coffee. Unfortunately, my hand moved too fast. It knocked down the cup and the coffee
flowed all over the floor.

I did not have time to wipe up the mess. So I ran out of the house with my mother shouting at me.
Boy, she sounded really angry. As I was late, I decided to take a short cut. This meant I had to walk
through a muddy lane.

As I was rushing, I did not see the wooden plank in the mud. Before I knew it, I tripped and landed in
the mud. You can imagine my school uniform and hair covered with mud.

Groaning and cursing, I washed myself at a nearby tap. Then, I hurried to school. As I was so late, a
prefect at the gate wrote down my name. That was really bad luck!

When I entered the classroom, the science lesson had started. Miss Ong was writing on the
blackboard. She looked at my dirty uniform and face.

She asked loudly, “What happened to you? Why are you so late for class?” before I could say
anything, she shouted, at me in front of the class. “You get out and tidy up!”

When I got back to class later, everyone was looking at me. I wish there was a big hole where I could
crawl into. Soon, the bell rang for recess. As I was so hungry, I quickly ran to the canteen. Not seeing
a girl walking in my direction, I accidentally knocked into her. Her drink flowed all over her uniform.

She shouted, “Watch out where you are going! What’s the matter with you?” As I was so hungry, I
did not even bother to apologise. The bell rang again for us to go back to class. As I was late again, I
had to run all the way to the classroom. This time, I missed the bottom step on the staircase. So, I
fell flat on the cement floor. Wow! It hurt my knee. The other pupils standing there watched me
make a fool of myself. I felt like crying. My class teacher, who was walking past, asked impatiently,
“What happened to you? Why are you so clumsy?”

After school, I just wanted to get home without any more hitches. However, when I reached my
house gate, it was locked. I put my hand inside my pocket and realised that I had forgotten to bring
the house keys! I had to wait till my mother got back from work. That would be six o’clock.

Poor me! I was tired, hot, thirsty and hungry. It was only three o’clock. The sun was hot. To make
matters worse, the owner of the house two doors away did not close his front gate. His dog came
running out. Seeing me standing there, it charged at me! I had to take to my heels and run for my
life.

That night, I told my mother everything that happened. “Today was really my unlucky day.”

Vocabulary Guide

Dismay - feel worried or upset

Groaning - making a long deep sound

Cursing - swearing

Accidentally - unintentionally

Hitches - obstacles, interruptions

Charged - rushed at, attacked

Model Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write about an incident in which a classmate of yours was caught cheating during i class test.

What happened to her?

Points

(1) lazy student - father warned her that if she did not pass her next monthly tests – would stop her
dancing lessons

(2) during the science test - tried to cheat - hid a piece of paper with answers on it - peep at the
answers

(3) teacher happened to look in her direction - saw copying answers from the paper

(4) the class had seen teacher looking very angry - shouted

(5) “I am giving you a zero for the test. Never cheat during a test again!” - was so ashamed

(6) principal called her to the office - made a promise not to cheat during tests agar:

(7) after that incident, took her studies seriously - no need for her to cheat during tests again.
Model Answer

Mei is a lazy student. One day, her father warned her that if she did not pass her next monthly tests,
he would stop her dancing lessons. On hearing these words, her heart sank. She just loved dancing
and not being able to attend dancing lessons would be like ending her life.

So during the science test, Mei tried to cheat. She hid a piece of paper with answers on it. It was
inside her pencil box. She pretended to open the box to take a pencil. Then, she tried to peep at the
answers.

It was at that moment our teacher, Puan Salmah, happened to look in her direction. She saw Mei
copying answers from the paper. Oh dear! Mei was so engrossed on writing that she did not know
our teacher was looking it her. I happened to look up from my test paper ar.d saw Puan Salmah
looking at Mei. There was nothing I could do to alert her except wait to see what happened. By then,
the class had seen Puan Salmah looking very angry and walking towards Mei.

“Mei! You are cheating! Shame on you!” she shouted. Mei quickly threw the paper on the floor but it
was too late. Puan Salmah picked it up. The piper had all the answers for the test.

This time very softly she told Mei, “I am giving you a zero for the test. Never cheat during a test
again.”

Mei was so ashamed and embarrassed. All her classmates were looking at her. She felt like crving.
Puan Salmah asked her to take her bag and wait outside. The principal, Mr Chong, called her to the
office.

There, he told her, “What you have done is serious. We have phoned your father. He will be coming
soon.”

Mei’s father came ten minutes later. He looked furious. But Mr Chong explained to him. “It is more
important to guide our children rather than force them to get good grades. Show them love and care
instead of pressuring.” As for Mei, she could not stop sobbing in the office. She also made a promise
not to cheat during tests again.

After that incident, Mei took her studies seriously. She did constant revision before any test. I must
say that she does quite well in class tests. She is getting 55% or 60% for her tests. There is no need
for her to cheat during tests again.

Vocabulary Guide

Sank - dropped

Peep - steal a look

Engrossed - occupied

Alert - make someone aware

Embarrassed - uncomfortable, humiliated

Furious – very angry

Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story about a kidnap.

Points

(1) at the bicycle shop - noticed two men lurking around - suspected they were up to no good

(2) followed them to the car park - come to a big green Proton - opened the car boot,

looked at something inside and closed it.

(3) heard them say - this sum is a big one ... RM300 000.”

(4) had kidnapped a boy — had to move fast - stood next to the boot — heard soft cries coming from
a small child

(5) acted quickly - saw two policeean coming down the street - called out to them

(6) stood next to the boot - two bad men came walking - no choice but to open the boot - policeman
carried him out

(7) handcuffed the two kidnappers - glad that he had saved a child from a kidnap

Model Answer

Bob lives in the busy and noisy part of the city. One day, Bob was at the bicycle shop. It was then he
noticed two men lurking around outside the shop. One was tall and thin. He looked young and was
wearing a blue T-shirt with blue jeans. The other man was short and fat. He certainly did not look
friendly at all.

The men had come out from the mini-market nearby. Bob suspected they were up to no good, so he
followed them to the car park. They were carrying big bags of goods.

“Come on!” the short man shouted at his friend. “Let’s get going. We have to hurry.” They walked
faster towards the car park. Bob stopped walking when he saw them come to a big, green Proton.
From the tree where he was hiding, he saw them looking around furtively. The thin tall man then
opened the car boot, looked at something inside and closed it quickly.

Bob then saw the two men walk away. They walked passed him and he heard the short man saying,
“Well, let’s find a toilet. And we have to get out of here quickly. Chan is waiting for is waiting for us.

And the thin man replied, “Yes, we have to go after this. I know Chan does not like to wait. Who
wants to wait for money? Ah... this sum is a big one ... RM300 000.”

Bob heard all this and immediately knew what they were up to. It was a kidnap! They had kidnapped
someone. It had to be a little boy or girl. He was thinking fast, “The man just now opened the boot of
his car. He was staring at it. The boy or girl must be inside the boot.”
Bob had to move fast. The two men would be coming back from the toilet soon. He ran to the car
and stood next to the boot. As he suspected, he heard soft cries coming from a small child. The boy
sounded very frightened.

Ben put his ears to the car metal. Speaking in a clear tone, he told the child while looking around to
see if the two men were coming back. “Here, don’t cry. I’ll go and get help.” Then he acted swiftly. It
so happened at that moment he saw two policemen coming down the street. He called out to them.
They listened intently to him and stood next to the boot of the Proton car. They too heard a child
crying inside. It was at this time, the two bad men came walking to their car. They were surprised to
see the policemen. Of course, they had no choice but to open the car boot. And there inside was a
little boy. He could not be more than five years old And he looked dirty, his shirt was black because
of the boot. The policemen carried him out.

They handcuffed the two kidnappers and then contacted the child’s parents to collect their son at
the police station. As for Bob, he was so glad that he had saved a child from a kidnap.

Vocabulary Guide

Lurking - loitering, hanging about

Suspected - believed

Furtively - secretively

Swiftly - quickly

Intently – attentively

Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write about an incident in which you were a victim of a snatch theft.

Points

(1) was shopping - packed and crowded - girls and ladies were walking in and out of the shops,
swinging their handbags

(2) what I was doing too - so engrossed forgot my handbag - did not realise a snatch thief creeping
quietly behind me

(3) felt something tugging away - shouting, “Help! Stop the thief! My handbag!” - right arm bleeding

(4) a young man heard my cry for help - gave chase after the thief -security guard immediately
chased after the thief

(5) pinned down the thief - snatched the handbag away - people were furious with the snatch thief

(6) two policemen arrived - handcuffed the thief- returned handbag - gave me some good advice
Answer

Last Sunday, I was shopping at Bintang Shopping Complex with my sister. It was the end-of-year
Christmas sales. So the complex was really packed and crowded. Many girls and ladies were walking
in and out of the shops, swinging their handbags. The handbags were hanging loosely from their
shoulders.

That was what I was doing too. I was so engrossed in looking at some shoes with my sister that I
forgot my loosely- hung handbag was enticing a snatch thief. So I did not realise a snatch thief
creeping quietly behind me and pulling my handbag.

When I felt something tugging away, I knew what was happening. But it was too late. The thief was
holding my handbag. I screamed at the top of my voice, “Help! Stop the thief! My handbag!” My
right arm was bleeding profusely at the same time.

A boy heard my cry for help and looked at the man running away. He was running down the
escalator holding my handbag tightly. By then, a crowd gathered near me. My sister was attending
to my arm which hurt a lot. Meanwhile, they boy gave chase after the thief. A security guard on duty
on the lower floor also saw the snatch thief running down the escalator. He immediately chased
after the thief.

At the foot of the escalator, he pinned down the thief and told him, “Ah... got you! Now you cannot
run anymore.”

Quickly, he snatched the handbag away from the snatch thief. The other shoppers ran to take a look
at the snatch thief. They could see him clearly now. The thief was tall and thin. And he was wearing a
black T-shirt. Some of the people were furious with the snatch thief.

My sister helped me to go down the escalator. I could hear one of the ladies muttering. “These
snatch thieves. They are a danger to society. Put them behind bars.” The others shouted in
agreement.

By then, two policemen arrived and they handcuffed the thief. The security guard returned my
handbag. I felt very thankful to him. So I kept on thanking him.

He looked closely at me and gave me some good advice. “Miss, next time you must hold on to your
handbag properly. You are lucky that only your arm is injured. Some snatch theft victims have died
from serious injures.”

I thanked him for his advice. My sister and I realised that we needed to be more careful with our
handbags especially when shopping. Oh yes, we learnt a good lesson from this incident.

Vocabulary Guide

engrossed - absorbed

Enticing - attracting, tempting

tugging - pulling

profusely - freely, abundantly

pinned down - forced down without a chance to escape

muttering - speaking softly

Model Question

Write a composition of about 350 words the following:

Write a short story ending with these words:

‘Family members must always help each other.

Points

(1) comes from a hardworking family - parents own a stall in an office canteen so manv chores to do

(2) reluctant to help out at the stall - turning a deaf ear to what her mother said - preferred to hang
out with her friends

(3) one day, playing computer games at home - call there was an accident - mother in hospital

(4) mother was in bed - head was bandaged - sobbing and walking to her mother

(5) you have to help - nodded her head and said quickly, “Yes, yes. I will help them, Mum.”

(6) from the day onwards, never failed to go to the stall to help out - use ending words

Model Answer

Aina lives in a quiet part of the town. She comes from a diligent family Her parents own a stall in an
office canteen. They wake up very early every morning for there are so many chores to be done
including the marketing and cooking. Her brother, Ali, often lends his parents a hand in helping to
serve the customers. The stall is always busy during lunch break.

As for Aina, she was always reluctant to help out at the stall. There were days her mother would say
to her in the morning, “Aina, today we expect many customers. Ali is busy taking down orders.
Please come and help me to serve the food.” But Aina simply tinned a deaf ear to what her mother
said.

She preferred to hang out with her friends. And when she got home, instead of helping to tidy the
house, she left a mess in the kitchen. Her mother always prepared her lunch every morning before
going to the canteen. After eating, she left the dirty plates and cups in the sink.

One dav, she was playing computer games at home. The phone was ringing loudly. The call was from
Ali and he was crying. Aina could not hear him properly.

"Ali, speak properly. I can’t hear you. Why are you crying?” She was getting scared. Then Ali said,
“Mum... Mum..."

Aina’s heart sank with fear. “Yes? What about Mum? Has something happened to her?” Ali replied,
“Yes, yes. She’s in hospital now.”

This time, Aina shouted out, “Why? Why is she in hospital?”

Ali said, “There was an accident. I’m coming down to fetch you. Get ready!”

The car driven by Ali sped and reached the hospital in ten minutes. Aina did not wait for the lift,
instead she ran up the stairs and all the way to the ward. Her mother was in bed. Her head was
bandaged. But she was not sleeping. When she saw Aina walking in, she said weakly, “Aina dear, you
came after all. Here, come nearer to me.”

Aina was sobbing uncontrollably. She put her arms around her mother and this time, cried out
loudly.

Her mother told her softly, “Don’t cry. I am all right. But you have to help your father and brother at
the stall now. I have to rest here for a while.”

Aina nodded her head and said quickly, “Yes, yes. I will help then, Mum. Just get well quickly.” From
the day onwards, she never failed to go to the stall after school to help out. Her family noted the
change in her. Their mother’s accident did something good. It made her realise that having a close
and loving family was very important. Family members must always help each other.

Vocabulary Guide

Diligent - hardworking

Reluctant - not willing to

Turning a deaf ear - not listening to

Noted – realized, noticed

Question

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic.

Write a short story ending with ‘I had done my part to help the police.’

Points

(1) father always advised me not to talk to strangers - never took his advice seriously

(2) finally decided to buy a new laptop - asked me to withdraw the money from an ATM machine

(3) be careful - walk away quickly - laughed his words off - ATM room, I looked all around me first -
tucked it safely inside mv pouch

(4) felt someone tapping my shoulder- — turned around - layer of thin smoke - could not think
clearly any more

(5) passed out — woke up — lying on the ground in a dark alley — phoned my father — came to
fetch me from the alley and took me to the police station

(6) policeman told me - stranger hypnotised you - gang of people doing this - learnt a painful lesson
(7) my father and I went to the police headquarters - recognised him at once - had done my part to
help the police

Model Answer

My father has always advised me not to talk to strangers. Sad to say, I never took his advice
seriously.

One day, my father said he had finally decided to buy a new laptop I had been asking for. I was
elated! He told me to withdraw the money I needed from an ATM machine. Then, I was to go to the
shop and wait for him there.

He reminded me, “Be careful. There are many robberies and crimes. Don’t talk to any stranger
outside the bank. Just use your ATM card and withdraw the money Then walk away quickly.”

I laughed his words off and said, “No, I won’t, Dad.” In my mind, I imagined a stranger attacking me.
But me being strong, I pictured myself sweeping him down and sending him away with a few swift
blows.

At three o’clock, I decided to go to the bank. Inside the ATM room, I looked all around me first. I had
to make sure nobody was watching me press my pin numbers. Seeing it was safe, I pressed the six
numbers. The sum of RM3000 came out of the machine. I took the money and tucked it safely inside
my pouch.

Then, I walked quickly out of the ATM machine room. Just outside of the room, I felt someone
tapping my shoulder.

It was a man. I heard his voice.

He was asking me, “Excuse me, did you drop this...?

I turned around. A layer of thin smoke swirled before my face. I breathed in, not knowing what it
was. I immediately felt dizzy and weak and could not think clearly any more.

I only heard a soft voice saying, “Follow me.”

So I followed him. My mind did not seem to be mine any more. I walked behind the man. When I got
into his car, I had a good look at his face. He was dark and had a scar on his cheek. After he had
started his car engine, he pushed his face towards mine. I passed out.

When I woke up, I saw I was lying on the ground in a dark alley. Where was this place? Slowly, I got
up and felt my pouch. It was empty! All the money was gone! I phoned my father. He came to fetch
me from the alley and immediately took me to the police station.

The policeman was very kind. He asked me gently, “Can you recognise the man?” I told him I saw the
man’s face clearly in the car. He had a long scar on the right side of his face.

The policeman told me, “The stranger hypnotised you. So, you could not think clearly and followed
what he said. There is a gang of people doing this.”

I learnt a painful lesson. From that day onwards, I was very careful. One day, I got a phone call from
the police station.
The same policeman spoke to me. “Dave, can you come to the police headquarters? We need you to
identify the robber.”

The next day, my father and I went to the police headquarters. Through the glass door, I saw him
and recognised him at once. That was the same robber who had robbed me of my money. I nodded
my head. Then, I walked out whistling happily. I had done my part to help the police.

Vocabulary Guide

Swift - rapid, quick

Tucked - kept inside

Swirled - moved quickly in a circular way

Passed out - became unconscious

Hypnotized - put someone in an unconscious state in which he can be influence

Identify - name, recognize