English

Year 7, 29 May 2023

Lesson objectives
• Exam preparation.
• Understanding what kind of
questions will be asked and
answering techniques that can be
used.
General format
• Two papers:
• Paper 1 – Comprehension 25 marks, essay 25 marks: 70
minutes.
• Paper 2 – Comprehension 25 marks, essay 25 marks: 70
minutes.
• Total: 100 marks
• For comprehension, no need to answer in full sentences.
• Example: What is your name?
Answer: Kelvin Hor
 • Write with either blue or black pen.
• No correction tape or fluid allowed. You are to
strike off whatever you want to cancel either
freehand or with ruler.

Exam • No asking of meaning or how to do during the

exam.

rule • Do not call any invigilator unless there is

something very wrong with the exam paper
i.e. missing page, missing question, etc.
• Once started, to sit through until papers are
collected with only toilet breaks allowed.
 • A* – 90 to 100
• A – 80 to 89

General • B – 70 to 79
• C – 60 to 69
grading • D – 50 to 59
• E – 40 to 49
• F – 20 to 39
• U – 0 to 19
Punctuations
• Comma – used to separate each item, and the last item is
separated by a conjunction (e.g., and, or).
• Dash – to add more detail.
• Hyphen – to join words or parts of words.
• Colon – connect sentences, put emphasis on a word or
phrase, or introduce a quote or explanation.
• Semicolon – to connect two clauses on the same topic.
• Quotation mark – to show a quotation.
• Exclamation mark – to indicate a very strong feeling.
• Ellipsis – to show that something or a word is missing.
 Referring to lines
and paragraphs
• There will be many questions that will ask
you specifically to read or refer to certain
lines or paragraphs before they ask you
the question.
• Example: Look at the first sentence in the
second paragraph.
• You have to be very, very detailed in this.
• In some cases they will give you the line
to look for.
• Example: Look at lines 5 to 8.
Taking instructions
• Read the question carefully.
• If it asks you for one word, give only one word.
• If it asks you to tick one box, tick only one box.
• Writing more than one word or ticking more than
one box even though the correct answer is written
or ticked will still give you zero!
• Note:
• You know what a word is.
• Meanwhile a phrase is a group of words that
makes sense:
• Example: My teacher (two words, but you
understand what it means).
Technical question
• One will ask you how does the writer make the
text structured so that information will be easy
to find.
• You have to use your logic to answer this
question.
• What can possibly make a text structured and
information easy to find?
 • Follow the word limit, however you need not be
so strict since it normally gives only two or three
marks.

Summary • If it says in 30 words, you can still write only 10

words as long as it summarizes the text properly.
• However, take instructions carefully. This one will
ask you to include a certain number of points
from the text.
Essay – Paper 1
• It would be something more or less done
before in class exercises. You will be
• Keep essay within 220 to 300 words.
• I will be strict and count the words this time.
• Do not write too short – otherwise there is
nothing your teacher can give!
• Writing within the word limit of 220-300
gives you a better chance even if your
grammar and spelling are not strong!
• Do not add in any fantastical elements!
Avengers, etc.
Answering and timing advice
• When you get your paper, look at the essay question first.
• However, answer the comprehension part first.
• While answering the comprehension questions, think at
the same time what you are going to write for your essay.
• This way, you will not waste so much time thinking of
what to write for your essay when you finally get there.
• Allocate a maximum of only 30 minutes for
comprehension, and the essay you should focus more in a
maximum of 40 minutes to write.