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Methodist Girls' School (Primary)

Primary 6 Preliminary Examination 2008 ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- -

Paper 2 (LANGUAGE USE AND COMPREHENSION) BOOKLET A TotaI Time For Booklets A and B: .I hour 50 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

Fotl~wall instructions caref~lly. Answer all questions. Name

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Class

P 6.

Date

48 August 2008

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This booklet consists of 8 printed pages.

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SHOP.EAT.REST. Singapore is a paradise tbr ihe sl~opal~olic and the foodie n pfacc w l ~ e r e sf~opping9'food are cCLSI!v avnitnhl~

In h c t . shopping and dining are fondly referred to as the t ~ v o'na~ionafpasrimes'. The options are varied and there is much to chodsc froin for everybod~.

Did-you know.,? Shop and eat or eat orrd shop? Shops are never very far from food outlets, and vice versa.

Does myme deii~er? Certainly. Relax and let your food come to you.

* Home Deliveries

A one-sfop cki'dren's mu//? Yes, Forum. Conveniently located on Orchard Road.

* Forum * Orchard Road

W h t is a Faad CO&? Air-conditioned food centres found in aimost every shopping mall. Convenient and reasonabIy priced.

* Food centres

A 6 m a t Sihgopo~eSale? Greaf savings awaif you/ A shoppds dream, every year from er~dMay to early July.

Great Singapare SE le

SingaporeS Speciality shopping destimtions.7

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Register as an 8 g D B . c o ~member Posr a ctear picture af yourself wearing or carrying your best Great Singapore Sak buys.

Prizes A 60-minute Renewal Signature Massage by Renewal Day Spa worth S88 each.

A// par ficipn fs: 5 free 4R prints with every order of 1 0 4R prints at PlIOTOfi-cnz

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For each question from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice .(1,2,3 or 4). Shade the correct ova! (1,2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks) 4

Shop ,Eat. Rest.

(I) (2) (3) (4)

displays a variety of food and shops attracts you to food courts and food centres introduces places where you can eat and shop provides you with information on the destination for your holiday L

Singapore is described as a 'paradise' for the shopahohc who is also a foodie because (I) package home deliveries are availabie (2) there are numerous shopping centres for children air-conditioned food centres make shoppi4 a pleasure (3) one tan get a variety of reasdnably priced f d mvenientf y (4)

Which of the following statements regarding the Great Singapore Sale Contest (GSS 2008) is U? {l) Participants must submit only passport sked photos. (2) Only registered members of 88DB.com are eligible for the contest. The winner needs to pay only $88 for the hour-long Swedish massage. (3) All participarrts receive 5 f r e e 4R prints at PHOTOfrenz with no minimum (4) purchase.

The phrase 'national pastimes' refers to the (7)

(2) (3) (4)

hobbies different nationaiities engage in activities the nztion likes to do in the past events the country organises for the hoiidays commonly preferred kisore activities of the locals

The given texl is most likely to be a page frwn afan (I)

(2) (3) (4)

magazine on food advertisement on the internet pamphlet printed by Singapore's Speciality brochure on shopping and eating far children

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(For each question from 6 to 12, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2 , 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer

Sheet.

Jane, together with her classmates, (1)

(2)

are was

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over along across

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through

danced dancing

(1)

who

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whom

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which whose

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may shall might shou!d

The teacher made Mei Ling and allowing us to go for our recess. (7) (2)

(3) (4)

finish our work before

l .us::? me she

The duck has

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we met this afternoon actually lectures

not rest until I find out the truth!" Mother declared angrily.

(1)

dance dances

E discovered that the lady in the university.

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Everyone in the he!! knew &ih&~ was having a good time as they watched her laughing and at the gathering.

(4)

were

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at the party .yesterday,

as an eloquent young lady, I think we may select Geetha comes her to represent the school in the oratorical competition-

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- .4 For each question from 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on t h e Optical Answer Sheet. (3 marks)

Sarah came into the house sweating from badminton practice. After dumping her

racket in hei room, she went to the kitchen to get a long, cold drink. 'How did your practice go (13)asked Mum.

"It went pretty well," stue' Said between gulps.

"That'sgreat!"said Mum, changing the subject (14) "Do you remember how disappointed you were last tern with your science project?"

Sarah nodded. That was a real bomb! 1 came in tenth 0th of ten entries. l don't want that tto happeh again (13)

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(2) (3) (4)

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5 f a r tcacir question fmrn 76 to 20,four options are given. One of them is the carrea answer. :.I:; 5 yozr chcice ( l , 2, 3 or 4 ) . S h a d e the correct oval (1, 2; 3 or 4) on ttie Opiical Answer 51 (5 marks) 76

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The fb~rrousbully looked at me with a

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beam glitter

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gleam s~arkis

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distinctly ambiguously

flaring eminent

imminent fxkhcoming

The rising cost of living has (1) (2)

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lightly vaguely

Ttte tii!:age head vms frustrateb. He wished he could convince his peoplz that danger was and they had to leave immediately.

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in his eyes.

Grar~drnais recovering from amnesia and can only remember Mei Lin (1)

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many young couples from parenthood.

put in put up put off pu! away

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when I took my music examination for the very first

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fish out of water cat on hot bricks dog with two tails man with ants in his pants.

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6 For each question from 21 to 25, choose the wurd(s) dose& in meaning to the underfined words. Shade the correct oval (A, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks) . .

I was whining down a slide, moving so quickly that everything was a giant blur. Plop! 1 landed on what appeared to be a forlorn beach. 1 put my hand down to hetip myself up. 1211 I marvelled at the strange feel of the sand. l sifted the sand through my Rngers, trying to (22)

decide how it was different from regular sand. It felt more like powdered s q a r than sand. 3

Wait a mi-Me, ! thought. 1 tentativel~placed a finger in my mouth. St was POWDERED

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sugar. I licked my fingers clean and stood up to go and explore. I cerfain!yiwasn't bored anymore! I walked towards the shimmerinq water.- l noticed many seasheits alongthe water's (24) edge. f had a huge collection of shells from ow fast excursion to the beach and I quickly decided to bring home a few shells from this unique beach. (25) C

(1) (2) 3 (4)

(I) sieved (2) parted (3) screened (4) winnowed (1)

gingerly

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- carefully

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hesitantly temporarily

(1) (2)

glowing gushing glistening glimmering

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barren wasted desotat~! discarded

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lost elite solitary *&~e-~itTEfa~..

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:?:.c pzssage below and answer the quesl~ans26 to 30.

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arc two schoots of thought about how rnuci~*sleep we ought to have.

>cc. xcr-ne who think we can leave t h e body to regutale these matters itself.

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one authority. "With the right amount of sleep you should . .. fresh and alert in five minutes before the aiarm rings.' If he is right, many

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but a!so they are reluctant to switch off; {hey are alert at bedtime and slieepy

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time to get up and this may have nothing to do with how fatigued their

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I ~ z v ea greater inertia than others. This is not meant rudely: they switch on

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under sleeping, inciuding myself. But we must remember that some

nr how much sleep they must take to dispel their fatigue.

C:t :er people feel sore that the current trend is towards too little steep. To quote

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1:1eJtcai opinion: '~housands of people drift through life suffering from the of too little sleep. The reason is not that they can't sleep but that they just

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One can sympathise with this impression.

are depriving ourselves of

; s!ezp :c meet our waking needs, pushing the boundary back and reaching to a point I

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t: : d iL:;r:q. byhat could be disastrous, however, and what these people fear, is that

j ,-:c si~.rrt+ld press too quickly towards this goal, sacrificing sleep only to gain more

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may jeopardize our actions and decisions doe to fatigue and neurosis.

complete the picture, there ara those who believe that most people are

, . . .,r-tt!c1! to sleep too much. Dr H Roberts, writing in Everyman in Eealth, asserts: F.'.. - 1

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be afirrned that, just as the majority eat too much, so the majority

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holdirra back those people who are gifted enough to work and play

less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm- If

.:! :::c :;ends cf ~ v c ! : ~ ? i is o nthat more of the life span is to be spent in gainful

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:h?n s t l r ~ tf!??se .~ ceople are moving in the r$ht direction.

Adapted from How Much SIeep Do We Need? by RT Wilkinson

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Methodist Girls' School (Primary)

Primary 6 Preliminary Examination 2008 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Paper 2 (LANGUAGE USE AND COMPREHENSION)

BOOKLET B Tota! Time For Booklets A and B: 1 hour 50 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer all questions.

Name

Class

P 6.

Date

18 August 2008

This booklet consists of 7 printed pages.

There are 10 blanks, nurnbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suilabb word for each blank. Write its letter {A to Q) in the blank. The letters (I) and ( 0 )have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks)

EACH WCRD CAN BE USED ONCE ONLY

He stood for a moment more, a grey, empty feeling gripping him and then settted himself onto the motorcycle and set off fast down the hill through the village. He was neapng the bend before the ?ongstraight road. The wind increased, and his

water, especially when a sudden bump made him bite the end of

eyes filled (31) his tongue.

of nowhere, he saw the Mini. I t was stopped on the side of the road,

(32)

lights turned off. He began to slow down and swing wide to avoid it when E331 suddenly the inside light flashed. The driver's door opened and a figure started to get out.

(34) panic, he twisted the handlebars and jammed (35) brakes. The bike swerved sideways and he felt himself falling backwards. '

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his

His right leg hit the road and he crashed down half on his side. Then his head hit the

tarmac and there was (36) his brain.

(3.7)

explosion of light and a crack sounded

He was unconscious as the bike continued its brief slide, The bike's weight k m c k d the

old lady back (38)

the open car door. When he came (39)-

semnds later, he saw *he woman spmi-.$ed U-Aorthe car, He leant ( 4 0 )

felt for a pulse. She was dead.

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Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the correct (10 marks) word in the relevant box.

I watched as he ate and talked simultaneously. He was sharveling spodnfuls of (42)

the chicken rice into his rnoufh. which was open like a huge cement mixer gone mund and

round as he chewed and talked. Grains of rice

spewed ocasiunaly, landing dl round his

plate, on his lap and on the f l m ~ (45) tI

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saying,'" The ministry ought fo do something about the beaches and all

(46)

that littling! How can anyme bp /o enjoy a day.beside !heseaside?"

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the air to amphaise the pant rvhrile more rice grains came

spewing out DiscreCeiy, I had to p s h myself further f m the table f o avoid a stmy missile in the form of a rice gmin.

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Fill in each btank with the most suitable word.

{l 5 marks)

day goes by in Japan without festival occurring somewhere in the I1 country. Hardly Festivals are usually noisy celebrations. They include lively processions, gamer a

; and I

lot~dmusic The biggest (53)

the 152)

of all in Japan is the

New Year which fslls on

day as our New Year, I January. People start

all their

for it early in December. They (54)

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debts, clean their homes and put up decorations. They buy new clothes for themse:i;~ls

and gifts for their friends- At midnight on New Year's Eve. the ropes of the giant bells at the Buddhist temples are pulled 108 times to (55)

for 108 sins.

New Year's Day is like a birthday party becaus&Xiei-yone {56)

a year to his age. The day is reserved for visiting family and friends.

I The Japanese do not /57) Eetebrating in winter. In fact, a truly Ij spe,dacularfestival from the tourist's point ofview is the Yuki Matsuri - a fantastic snbw festival organised by the residents of Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido. Tmcks

I transport Lhousandqof loads of snow to the main square. Huge blocks of ice are cut from rivers nearby and are hauled to the site well. More than two / (58) as

thousand people wofi together to create massive ice structures. They figures of famous people, animals, spaceships and well-known

(591

buildings out of the blocks of ice. Another equally delightful winter festivat which will appeal to the younger visitors

'snow hut'. Young

to Japan is Karnakura. The word 'kamakum' (60)

L girls, with t h e help of t h e i r parents. choose snowdrjfts and hollow them out until these big the floor with a thic'k straw maf mounds resemble igloos. T h e y (61) and place [62)

&dies

The girls sit on the mat and wrap (63)

rice c a b s C64)

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has been carved into the wall.

inwa,mquifts. Theyheatsmatl

a little cha:coal stove.

Festivals are so much a ( 6 5 )

of the Japanese way of life that

someone once jokingly said, "Festivals allow the disciplined Japanese to retax and let their hair down!" Adapted from Japan - The C u l f mby Bobbie Kalman

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Fr;r ~ - - $ cof h the questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) pr~vided.

,zr?s,*icrmust be In one sentence, The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the (?Omarks) rr,eziiiny 01 lhe given sentences(s).

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out !h21 he had stolen John's

l','t;.it 2 fool Peter was to think that no one would find \.v31ct1

t l is very exhausting to run ten rounds around the track continuously.

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road works depart~mentis building a new road round Clemenii.

flew road

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L V ~ S embarrassed

that she had worn her bedroom slippers to school.

f .jtii;_.r asked us, -What did you get for h.lo:hei for her Sirthday7"

Frither asked us

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Read the passage below and answer questions 71 - 80.

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(20 marks)

It was a hot, humid day at Provident Hospital. As Dr Daniel Hale WiAiams lv:; was writing notations about his latest surgical successes in hisdatq-, he recalled how difficult it was for Ihe nurses werking in this unbearable uleather. Dr Dan, as I he was affectionately cnl!ed. vras proud i f the nurses. -.As ..the + . first --- infer-raciat hospital in the United States. h e knew, doctors like hirnsjf would hayg!!e_ _ __-- _ ----.-. C__..opportuntKes W-rove themselves, which they could not do elsewhere day .-- ..--_ _ -.in_ this . _ _. and age. :.J

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Just as he was finishing his writing, he was interrupted by an all-too familiar somd. 'Dr Dan.. .Dr Dan, this young man has been severely injured in the chest, near his hearl. It doesn't look good,"the nurse caiied out franficaily.

"Heis unconscious from the loss of blood and from shock. The wound is quite deep," added another doctor despondently. "He will die if nothing is done, but \#,fiat can v:.e do?"

Dr Dan did not like to hear this negative thinking. "There is alwa* hope until the very end. We will have to open his chest to see how serious the wound is."

"Thatis unheard of; it is an open Invitation to death,"exclaimed the other doctor. W e had beeer just keep him warm and let him rest. This hospital cannot ! afford to get a bad reputation. You wi!l not be condemned if he dies. He is near

1 death.'

Qr Dan stiffened with anger and determination. He stared at the other doctor and commanded him to assist. Antibiotics were given to the patient to fight infection. This, too, was unique, for it was recently that Lister's and Pasteur's studies had proved disease was caused by the spread of gems. Dr Dan worked swiRly, and when he opened the chest cavity, he saw that the wound had penetrated the heart about one-tenth of an inch, cutting Ihe sac around the heart. The strnosphere was tense. No one knew what to expect. Dr Dan ofien did the unexpected, bu! what would he do now?

'This man has tc live. He's too young to die," Or Dan said with fierce

I de:ermination. Bravely, he sewed up the heart sac with the precision of an artist. !

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spread around the hospital like wildfire. W w l d it work? Would the W d d the infection kill ihe patieon t8,'":oddm e other complication

set in?

Three & a k H years aiter the operation. the headli~esof the local nevapaper read, "Sewed LIp His Heart". Williams had r e e k e d worldwide scdairn ! &er k findly filed Iiis official report a bout the success of the historic operation. James Cornish. :he man %*-I'm \*:as operzted on. lived for fifty years after the i operaiton. Dr Dane! Hale VJiifIzms's wn:ribution ks medicine &-as phen~menal.HP 1 had successfully entered :he chest cavity and performed surgical repai: of the heart. His methods werc so gcod that no sign of infection appeared in the patient. Considering the times, his achievement was miraculous.

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6 ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Which two-word phrase in the first paragraph suggests tnst Dr Dan was well-liked by his hospital staff?

Quc:e the sentence that suggests that the hospital Dr Dan W e d for tolerated racial differences.

Explain clearly wha! J~zrnes'scondition m s when Or Dan first saw him.

','.h3! does 'that' in line 16 refer to?

Explain clearly what the phrase 'invitation to death" {line 16) means.

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whybasantibiotics used to treal p3 tients?

In line 20,'DrDan stiffened with anger and determination'. Why was he so?

e &uthor'described Dan as seiirig up the heart sac "with the precision of an artist" (line 29). Give _two qualities that desm-beDr Dan based on this comparison.

Give a word to describe the feelings of the hospital staff immediately after the operation? Why was if so?

Why

Dr Oan's opmtim historic?

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NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOL CONTINUAL ASSESSMENT 9 - 2008 FFP~JMARY 6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAfSER 2

Class: Fr. 6

Date: 25 February 21308

Parent's Signature & Date

Total Time tor bookiets A and 8: 1 hour 50 minutes

INSTRUCTION TO CAND1I)ATES

Do n ~ turn t over the page untit you are told to do so.

Follow alI instructions carefully.

Answer all qucslions carefully.

Shade yaut ar~stversin the Oplical Answer Sheet (OAS) provided.

Sc-ctic;] -- Gt.aphic-Stimulus -. .Comprehension ( 5 X 1 ) marks S t d y :!:c following poster and answer questions lto 5 . .-

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FRO SPERITY IN Abundance at Parkway Parade (PP) Retail Store

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For each question, four options are given- One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice and shade the corresponding oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on fhe Optical Answer S heel (OAS). 1.

The event at Parkway Parade retail store is held in conjuaction with the

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To '&i a Prosperity Card and a pack of Frosperity Hong Bao, shoppers should spend at least $68 in -. on the same day. l)

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balloons hung baos gift vouchers condiment jzrs is not a sponsor of the event.

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Land Lease Retail The Singapore Mint

~ n t oy n e receipt two or more receipts any number of receipts not more than fwo receipts

V!ith four Prosperity Cards that form 'Xin', 'Ninn', 'Kuai', 'Le', a shopper c2n have a chance to win --

veai-!y sale Lunar New Year Prosperity Hong Bao anniversary of the stctre

Based on the adveriisernenl, which one cl the following statements is true? 1)

Condinlent jars are given out to all shoppers who spend at least $68 at Ihe stere.

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Shoppers can win $888 worth of gift vouchers when they spend a minimum of S1 68 at ttie store. prosperity Mouse balloons are only given out daily to early shoppers ~ 1 1 0 spend at least $38 at the store. Shoppers who spend $888 at the store will r.cceive five Prosperity cards and five packs of Prosperity Hong Dao.

Section B - Grarnrnar ( 7X 2 ) marks .. For each question from 6 tc 'l2, four options are given. O n e of them .is the carrect answcr. Make ycclr choice (l, 2, 3 or 43. Shade the corresponding sval (I 2, ,3 or 4 ) on t h e Zpiicsl Answer Sheet (OAS). L L

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patiently f c r two hours before her mpfher . finally returned

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nl mac with !he food. 2) was waiting 4)

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F o r each question from 13 to 75, choose the correct punctuaticn to cornpIete the passage. Shade the correct oval (1,2,3or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

I l was seventeen years old then. tt was almost twenty years ago that Kitty Boy

stumbled into our iives. 1 had just finished school one day and was a door away from home when a kitten no older than a month scampered into my path.

snow with a long black tail and two black patches on its forehead, it looked very much like our family cat that had just "it's Ah Mew (13) t exciairned happily. White as

died a month earlier. I scooped up the kitten and whisked if home. "Look everyone (44) it's

Ah Mew. He's come home-(15) I said excitedly.

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2) 3) 4)

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full stop and inverted commas inveded commas and full stop exclamation mark and inverted commas inverted commas and exclamation mark

I - ] dash I , ] comma 1 . 1 full stop [ !

exclamation mark

[- ] [ !] [ ," 1 [ ?" j

full stop exclamation mark

comma and inverted commas question mark and inverted commas

Section D - VocaBulary ( 5 x Z ) marks For each question from 16 t~ 20, one of the four options is the correct answer. Make your choice and shade the corresponding oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer

Sheet. 16,

Everycne was glad that in the end, the two padies reached an

seltlement. l) 2) 3) 4)

17.

amiable amicable ambitious ambiguous

Attheteacher'sadvice,thetwoboys

and no longer treated each

other as enemies.

1) 2) 3) 4)

18.

Gndrew did not fully understand !he story because his friend had certain parts of if. 1)

omitted

23 3)

ignored

+?S.

terminated discontinued

Jane h a s read the times.

1) 2) 3) 4)

20-

drewtheline broke tfw ice faced the music buried the hatchet

o i Chartie Chaptin written by his daughter Kany

novel historj biography autobiography

The men tried to smuggle some pirated compact disks into the country but they were caught and the goods lm/er-etaken away. 1) 2) 3) 4)

circulated con2raband compromised complimentary

Section E - Vocabulary Cfoze 5 x I ) marks For each question from 21 to 2 5 , choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Shade the correct oval (1, 2 , 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer s h e e t .

The Giant went hrough a great forest, Ihsn down into a valley 2nd up over the hil!s and

soon he was galfoping over a (2l)desolate area that was no1 quite of this earth. The ground was flat and pale ye:low_ Great lumps oi blue rock were scattered around, and dead trees stood everywhere like skclelons. There was no living beings around.

S h e moon had long since disappeared snd il was now dawn. Sophie. (2Z)peerinq from her blanket, suddenly saw ahead of her

a great xountain. The rnountain,was dark

blue and all around it the sky was glistening with light. Bits of pale gold were flying among

(23)delicate frosty-whjte flakes of clouds. Right beneaf h the mountain, !he Giant stopped. He was (24)puffing mighiiiy. His great chest was heaving in and out. Directly in front

them, lying against the side of the mountain. Sophie could see (25ja massive romd

stone.

natural

deserted despised

negleclcd looking angrily Iookifig quickly l ~ o k i n gsecretly looking carefully

fine furry Huffy

foggy sighing gulping

panting choking

an elaborate an extensive an excessive an enormous -.

Sectioz F - Comprehension MCQ 1 5 X 4 ) marks Read the given pzssage below and answer questions 26 to 30.

It l I

The three prisoners looked at t h e high granite walls with barbed wire and knew

their chance of escaping was very slim. Severa! other prisoners who had attempted

1 had been shot dead by the guards on the roof, each of them armed with a machine

However, they were determined to give it a irj since they had seen s o m e of the II gun. comrades tortured to death even while remaining in the camp. They had been

cai~furedand imprisoned by their enemies after a fierce battle, .

One day, one of them had a brilliant idea when he saw an earthworm in the yard.

1 They could dig

an underground t~nneland escape from the camp undetected. The

I other two thought that the plsn was feasible and they held many secret discussions

together. Eventually; they decided that the entrance of the tunnei should be located

to. 8esi:es.

e 10

behind a tool shed. It was in a quiet corner of the camp, where few people would gn camp.

t h e tool shed was a short distance from the fence that surrounded the -

Every night, when everyone was sound asleep, they would sneak out and work

I in the moonlight. The first man would work with fools that they managed to find in the

tool shed. The person behind him would fill a bucket vriih soil ar;d pass it to the third 1 mar, at the entrance. He would then empty the buckei a n d give it back to his fiend. / The lhird man also actc-d as a lookour. Days turned into weeks and eventua!ly the

154

/ tunnel was ready.

One dear nigh!. they - assembled ZJ the entrance of the tunnel. Then they started

crawling and were jubilant when [hey saw a light at the end of the tunriel. They were

I on their way to freedom.

F o r eacfa question from 26 to 30, four aptions are given. One of them is the correct answer. Clloclse the correct answer and shade the corresponding ova4 on the Opticai Answer Sheet (GAS) provided2G.

The phrase 'after a fierce battieVCtine 6 ) tells us that the prisoners were likeiy to be slaves thieves

l) 2) 3) 4j

sddi~rs corncades

27.

3) 43

28.

29. 1

perfect briit i a it~

workeble successful

The prisoners started digging I 2) 3j 4)

atthefence behind a tool shed mar the granite walls from the entrance of the camp

The

prisoners

it was dark

2) 3j

it was low and ndrrow they did not want to be seen theycouldonlyseelightattheer,dofthefunn~t

30.

. .

in line 9,"the pjan was feasible' refers to a pian that is

had

crawl

through

the

tunnel

because

probably

According to Ihe passage, which one of the following statements is not true? 1)

2) 3) 4)

The prisoners succeeded in their escape to freedom. The sight of an earthworm had given them the idea of Qigging a tunnel. Theyprlsonerswo~ldbetorturedfodeathbytheguardsiftheywerecaught escaping. The prisoners had heard that many other prisoners did not succeed in their

escape from the camp.

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NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOL CONTINUAL ASSESSMENT 3 - 2608 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIMARY F

.Bookie t B

Name:

Class: Primary 6

Seztioa G - Grammar Cioze ( 10 X i } marks There arc 10 bIanl;s, numbered 31 to 40 in the passage below. From the list of words in the box, choose the most suitab!e answer for each blank and write its letter ( A to Q ) in if. "I"and "Q" have been omitted to avoid confusion in marking. - Use each word only ONCE. -.-D) away

IjE.).

-0 every

'Q back

H) for

J) in

even

K) is -

the

Q just

,P) t~

M-)some

(23 with

Every fortnight, Mr Chen volwn;eers himserf as a guide zt the local aquarium. H e has

1311

fascination wilh fish and .on display.

that (33

Sornctimes,

134)

corals. Mr Chen knows the names of all zheJl_shes

Chen

(33)

volufiteers

dean

dc so, he has to wear diving gear. There are (35)

the

tanks.

very

tiarlgerous creatures In these tanks l~kesharks and large stingrays. Mr Chen has Zo be cautious 3

ofher hand, are friendly animals.

them. Dolphins, as: (37)

Mr Chen loves playing with them underwater.

two weeks, his Culleagues know him well-

Although Mr Chen works (38) They find him fo be very dedicated a s h e ofien stays (39)

(40)

even after closing hours

to ensure that the place is clean and the flst~esare fed. R4r Chen says 1 - t ~

enjoys tielpi~lgout because tit; finds it

~TIOS salisfyirlg ~

fo b e near tile fishes.

.. Section H - Editing for Spelling and Grammar t 10 X .I ) marks Correct each word in bold far spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the correct word in the relevant box. .

We praise and give recognifion fo those whom we ca!I " V ~ l u n f e e r sHowever, ~

!here are much vwnfary ads of kindness that are overlooked, bul which madwan hnportan!

contrjbutjoo j ~ ?a cialised s p ~ j g ty. h

44 1 two occa5liofls in the

; L 45)

from strangers. -7

In a sform last year, a Izrge branch from a free in my compound fell onto the road.

Three motorists stopppd to help .my domesiic helperdrnoved it whiie many ofher vehicles

4.7)

48)

hacked in m d used another ro82.

Another incident Jook place earlier this year. I was-vait'iing ha bus at Hdlaflb m

Road which a fdgglng operation be@

chemical c

somewhere in a nearby neighborrrhoad. An acrid

0stop- Then, a man stopped his taxi and allbough I

had no pfans lo fake one, he insistet! on dr~ppingme off a! fhe nexf bus stop.

Sectipr: -f " --.

-- C o w e h e n s i a n Cloze I

I S X 1 ) marks

Fill in cnr-r? b!arrk with a suitsble word. ,.~t-~lTn!la1 <...-,-

tibout 7pm. Dnisy H-lc, was being kidnapped just outside the

l;!;tl~cpupils had ieft and the (51 )

-sch#?l;! I .;-:.!P?.

-eyewitnes.x of t h e

efit i r t ~<iditlr:: -?G:; I h i s y ' s ~Iasst'l~at~', Olive. ? ! r .tcrld ~

i:i', ::.'::-;00! gate

~t::::'~;:,.

- -

aur .:i -!:.h:;

further, Olive said s h e thought it was Daisy's

l:-. !?:.<F I>{)

and did [IQ! (541,-

r.. '

father, Mr Hee, got

!]IF

:,L?:

premises but tlcr no avail. Later in night. Mr t-lee had a call from the kidnappers demanding for a

one

(59 : .

- - -

~ ; : : f ; ~ - i t ~ ; i ~ - ~! ~ ~

(6;.

..- -

fro!:. I

-L.-L

d ~ , . :r ,l :

;!,E

S: .

.t -*,,I. I

dollars.

The

kidnappers

also

Mr H e e called the police.

I l ~ r r nDaisy ( 6 0 )

not .

(?:qsrly

threatened

T f ~ t ? pclfice

managed

lodged trzce

police the

report

telephone

fo a t>ungnlnw in Choa Chu Kang. The police wasted

-- --- -

million

-~nstructionw l t t ~Mr llee on where to deliver the money to. They

' i l ? f x was

he could not locate his

anxious when

(56)--

L-

ram

anything.

when hp went to t!?e school. Daisy's teacher helped him to look

.---L.---

for

leading her to a white car and then

(52)

?t+'!:~.~rt(53)

driv'r::: r:V.

(55'

the police that s h e saw a fashionablydressed lady talking to Daisy

tirne in rescuing Daisy and she was safely sent hame. Apast

slit haul expericnccd, Daisy was (64)

tl~oyu*cre evcrltually p t j t (G5)---

unhurf. As for bars. Crime really

Section J Synthesis I Transf~rrnation( 5 X 2 ) marks .- . For questions 66 lo 70,rewrite the given sentence(s) using the wordls) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of the sentence must be the same as

the given one(s). -66.

You can submit the application form today. tomorrow.

You can submit the application form either

67.

AH the shoes that s h e tried or, did not fit her.

but none

68.

This shirt daes not have a price tag on it. That shirt does not have a price tag on it too.

Neither

69.

Jean apologised to her brother. She did nof want to make her parents angry-

In order

The old lady was poor. Yet s h e donated twenty dollars to charity.

Section K --Comprehension ( 10 x 2 ) marks Read the pzssage below and answer the questiocs that follow,

/ l t i ~ :t ! last ~ be!! rzn:!, Fde c z ~ ssurrounded by a crowd of curious and chattering i3las:;rnrrtes. They fired tier wit h nurnerous questions uniil, s h y and reserved as most vE!la<j[: (;i?i<:. :.!I<! feft~ ~ a n i c kGripping y. the edge of the wooden chair, s h e looked around d~~l>?*-:;it<;ly Fur Mefig.

f i i ! f , td!t?~~<j LYAS not among t h e crowd. She searched the whole room with quick, fright!-.r?cr? ~ y c suntil she saw him. He was standing alone in the doorway, clutching onto h15i l t k r:f dirty schoolbooks, silently watching her in the mids! of her admirers. She calicd Or11 1 0 Ililn, but he only turned away and walked out abruptly. With a knotted fee1ir:g in hr.r slcrnach, Mci rarnrned h e r way through the crowd after Meng.

'r3~>1-: r forget to tell your whole family t h e good news!" someone called cheerfully after- ht-:r. 311at cheerful voice seemecl to ring in her ears now as her bare feet trailed along It>(:! path, towards horne.

'Mrfrlg altcady knows the good news," she though?to herself uneasl!y, "and he hatp-sr;~:-ICf3r it." A5 sflc. approached thc house, she heard the familiar sounds of her rno:her sinc![i%:: t~!r??lessi;r to the baby, and of chickens ducking as they pecked Ehe ciid , unc!l:rr .r%! tf7 :l~i? stilts of fhe t~ouse.

I.%:i :.i:dtI,t?r!ly noticed that the big pile of rice sacks was gone. ,She, fqured that n:t:n llad taken thenp away already. Her heart sank. Hef fatherlwould be in 3 f o i j 1 :1,oud,t n a k i n ~her news ciificult to break. She tried to speak, hut the fear in h ~ 1:r:.>:i : :~r?vci~tcd lier from doing so.

1 the. i.::a:if::~i':+

i I

C:.' ;i!r !. i:i

)

nilr

i t ,(:re

m y !ling wrocig?" 17cr;grandnother who did not ustrally speak

,. - :-.r r:. : l:?::-~rp!y.scr~singthat son;cthing was

not right. Mei rsrnained silent.

:,.

. . ... -.:..v!c;.. ,tt 2

p ~ ~ d d lsC~e c , firtally spoke, "You know !hat prize that the government giqd,::::.it .iller the big cr.amination?" Even wiihout looking up she could sense her fz!& :(-.+ : : i , * , ; - ~l-llrs meant so rnuch to him too. "Welt, 1 won t h e prize.,.l can go to the city at;.! : . f g : d r . " ~ l omore now." S h e sC,le a glance nt her father. "Can I?.. F

/I rouyi

l l

Mt:r,g? Wtlat about my boy:'

He won nothing?" Her father's voice was the disappointmenf in her father

:.+:I(! W i tiny&! wit11 a \lard wonder. Mei sensed

an(l :1,!rr::? ::of ICIQ k directly into his eyes. "7-!:~!-t: i:i only one

prize," she whispzrcd

For each qtrestion from 7-l to 80, write your answer in the space prdvided, AM answers must be in complete sentences, 71.

How did Mei feel when her classmates crowded around h e r and fired her with +questionsand what did she dq?

72. ----howwas Meng related to Mei?

73.

Which phrase tells you that M e i did not feel good when Meng walked off abruptly'?

74.

What c! id the 'f~rniliarsounds' in line 15 refer to?

76.

W h y would Meik father be ''in a foul mood' (line ZO)?

77.

'Why did -..... Mei's grandmother speak -- to Mei (parzgraph 7j?

78.

What was . .- the prize I l ~ government e gave out after t h e examination?

79.

Explain clearly why Mei's father was disappointed (paragraph 10).

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EXAM P-R SCHOOL

SUBJECT r

NAN HUA PRfMARY SCHOOL P R m P 6 ENGLISH

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.-.-. -3:> +*.':.,:-:X ".e+>.:a*,,73j ' T h ~phmse is 'with a kno&d felling in her:-ach.." -'.7.-,pi.ir. ,

..I'

,:.

, ..*:,';&?>B. r.,\,s-

-->??+

7:l ji-:icy rcferred::to.thk .,-::..- . ,, tuneless singing of Mei's mother and t6G"a~ck-w .--,*,of the chickens. ,,

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Index No.

NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOL PRELlMlNARY €XAMINATIOM 2008

PRIMARY 6

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PA-PER 2 (BOOKLET A)

Name:

Class: Pr. 6

Date: 18 August 2008

Parent's Signature & @ate

. Total Xme for booklets A and €3: 1 how 50 rnimiiINSTRlJCnONTO CAND10ATES

Write your i d e x NurnSer in the boxes at !he top right-hand corner.

Donottomoverthepa~wntityouarefaldtodoso.

FoItow a!{ instructions -refully.

Answer all questions.

Shade your answers in the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS) provided.

Section A - Graphic-Stimulus Comprehension ( 5 x 1 mark1 Study the advertisemenfcarefuffyand answer questions to 5.

a m

Singapore Flyer

m v

a a e

m!i8d

m m

a L P

this June hotiday!

Come to Singapore Flyecand get up close with amazing amphipans and interesting insects! Then let the experts from Singapore Zoo share insights about wildlife conservati6k -=- -thmugh a fun and interactive session. So make a beeline for the ~ o d d ' slargest giant observation wheel and get ready for a wild time!

;

. ,l

Animal Language Have a roaring good time mimicking animal sounds and more!

Fun-filled activities fram 2 p-m - 6 p,m in the month of aune!

m m-

Swing on do~rnto the F ~ n n t a h Foyer aad get acquainted with ~3dtSCethe fun way!

Creepy Crawlies

into the world of jungle nymph stick insects, exotic spiders, giant black scorpions and rhino beetle larvae.

Transport

* m

h&t~dlife Encounter

:Conquer your fear of pythons - even have m .L

e m

Animal On-the-Move

Your photographs taken with them!

like a bunny, Gallop like a horse. Play a brings out the animal in you.

I gztrne that

Admission Prices

30 minute$ between 1Q a.m - 4 pm-

--v

June b4iday Prcmotion!

k-up and drop-off point - bus stop

tickets purchased.

Ween St Andreds Cathedral a d

For more infornation, visit w.singaporefiyer.mrn

:sponsors

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Section B - Grammar ( 7 X 1 mark For each question from 6 fo 7 2, foJr options are given. One of them is-the cmkct answer. . Make your choice (7, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the corresponding oval (7, 2,- 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheef (OAS).

. 6.

If she

I ) seeks .3) sought

J%e9boyam! gid b r n i v a l each year. l)has, 3 ) have

1) 1

11-

72-

2 ) had 4) have had

an extra practice session

23 wants 4) wanting over to her house for a Christmas party-

- 2) me 4) myself

in the pool

Henry enjoys swimming for leisure. However, he prefers swimming in the sea. 'l) to 3 ) from

--.

an opportunity to participate in the school Sports

Jolene invited f m = m m k a d 3 ) mine

10.

2) has sought 4) had s u g h t '

f he entire soccer team, but the two boys, before the match begins1) want 3) wanted

medical treatment earlier, she wquld have recovered sooner.

2) than 4) against

Leon did not dane to approach thg .man ?) who

2) whom

3 ) which

4) whose

be did mt tm~t.

The increase in the crime rate among youths recently, concern for parents and schools in the neighbourfiood1)

3) was

2) are 4) were

a cause for

For each question, four opfions are given. One of them is the m e c f answer. Make your choice and shade the corresponding oval (7,2,3or 4) on the O p t i d Answer Sheef(OAS). 1.

he main aifi--oforganising the event is to 1) 2)

3) 4) 2.

encourage family togetherness provide entertainment for children promote the Singapore Flyer to tourists create awareness in wildlife consarvatii . .

This advertisement 3s most likely targeted at "

1) 2) 3) 4) 3.

3) 4)

throughthetelephoneandonline throughtheticketingoutletsandontine oniine and over the counter at the entrance through - the telephone and over the counter .at the entrance

if Samuel is interested in snakes, he should take part in '

1) 2) 3) 4) 5-

childrenaged3to12yearsold peopls interested in conserving wildlifs

You~nget~rt'rcketstoiheSingaporeFlyer

I) 2)

animal lovers families with children

Creepy Cmwlies Animal Language Wildlife Encounter Animals Qn-the-Move

Which of the following statements is 7) 2) 3) 4)

TRUE?

The s h d e semice i s available from 2 p.m to 6 p.m. The Anirnat Care C:ub is the m-organiser of the event . Jason, who is 2 years oki has to pay $20.65 for his ticket.. This event is organised by Singapore Tourist Promotion Board-

Section C

Punctuation Discrete (3 X 1 mark For each question from 13 fa 75, choose the c k c f pondoafion fo coinplete ihe passageShade the correct oval {l, 2,3 W 4) on the Opticat AnSwer Sheet (OASI-

. .

[van vms browsing i t a hobshop when he noticed two boys behaving suspiciously. He caught sight of one of the boys putting some stationery items into his bag whiIe the other kept watch, To Ivan's surprise, t ~ erecognised one of the boys. It was his dassmate,(13) Serry, whom he looked up to like a big brother. He stood rooted ta the spoZ in disbelief.

Then Ivan rnuste'red enough murage, went up to Jeny and demanded, What do you think you are doing? You may get caught ~ i 4Jeny ) ignored him and continued with his misdeeds.

Meanwhile. the owner of the shop had also bemrne suspicious of the two boyqi5) behaviour.

He instntcted one of his wurkers to keep a close watch on them, Soon the

boys were caught red-handed. putting some h k s into their bags. They t r i d to put up a

struggle but the owner and his worker restrained them.

23 3) 4)

14)

151

75 2) 3)

1 . 1 comma [ . l fuilstop [? [ I]

question mark exclamation mark

C , l

mmm . ] full stop E , " 3 comma and inverted commas [ - " I fullstepandinvertedcommas

1 . 1 comma

[ ' ] [Is ]

3) 43

1 S' i

apostt-uphe apostrophe 'S' 'S'

apostrophe

Fm- each question fiom 16 to 20, one of fhe faur options is the comd anStSJerrMake your choice and shade the corresponding oval (i,2, 3 or 4) on the Optics!Answer Sheef (OAS). 6

John asked many

questions and managed to find ithe answers to his

problems. I)

pertinent

promising prominent peripheral

3) 4)

As we have been walking-for many hours, my legs finally l?, approached the town1) 2) 31 41 18.

4) 19.

gave in gave up .. . gave out gaveaway

The detectives checked eveof 1) 2) 3)

just as we

of the crime scene on= they arrived.

lock and key tooth and nail part and parcel - nook and cranny

We rnatveHed at the

statue of the king which dominated the entrance of

the hal. l)

2) 3) 4)

colonial colossal c~lspicuous controversial

.. 2Q

This old buading d nol be pulled down bwt will be the end of the year-

I) 3)

revived restor& reinstated

refurbished

to its former g b j at

Section E - Vocabulaw Cloze I5 X imark) For each questjon, choose the word closesfIn meaning fo the underlined arWOrd(~)). Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4)- Shade the correct oval on the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS),

Last week; - my editor sent me on a trip to Africa.. .My- stay among the

(2l)indiqenous people turned out to be a mixture of both success and failure. They

I/ '

were friendly to me from the start and did not show any signs of unfrie~dliness.i felt indignant when I thought of the terrible way they had always been (22)portpyed in films

and books and felt sony for them. A

However, my trip was not a bed of roses. 1 had been warned many times that when

I stayed with a tribe, Ihad to make an effort to (23)live like them. I should not be afaid to try anything new, especially the-food they considered as delicacies. Unfortunately, I

did not (24)take their advice and choked on a piece of meat they offared me. They feft

(25)put out from that day onwards and many of them were not as friendly as ?hey used to

be,

21.

22.

native

original

3) 4)

primitive traditional

depicted produced

2) -,

23.

24-

projected

displayed

suw the seed

2) 3)

start from scratch =H a spade a spade

do as the Romans do

heed

2) 3)

lister;

25.

1) 2) 3) 4)

accept receive

rejected opposed offended redundant

Section F - Comprehension RACQ ( 5 x ? mark) Read Ihe passage below and aflswer questions 26 to 30. .- --

.-.

Eggs have always bcen symbols of birth, re-birth, fertility, forlure and even

witchcraft. The Easter egg for instance, is a symbol of spring and new life.

Nowadays, however, it is chiefiy regarded as a basic and versatile food, It

can be cooked as it is or cooked with cther food. It is high in protein and fat as we11 as in calciurn, iron and some vitan-iins. Hcn's eggs come in different sizes. TSey have either brown or white shels, but colour is of no significance since the amount of nutrition in all eggs is somewhat

dependent on what the hen has been fed,

Eggs eaten on their own should be as fresh as possible but far most

cooking, they need te be at least three days old. if you cook very fresh eggs, they will be difficult to peel and will turn slightly greenish. When you h t them. m retain air we!l and will fail to reach proper vofum.

y will not

You can tell if an egg is fresh by placing it in 601d water. Lay it Mzontally in the bow- if if slays that way, if is fresh, but if if stands verticalfy, it is too stale 10 eat.

Do not store stale eggs with fresh ones or the latter wdl turn bad too.

Eggs keep best under refrigeration at a temperature below 7째C and

preferabiy below 5째C. At these temperatures, they will keep for as long as WO

months. Since they pick up odour, keep them away from strong-smelling foods. Store eggs r w n d ends up (the way they are packed in egg cartons) as this keeps the yolk

suspended in the right place si;i.rounded

by the white. This positioning retards

Spoilaga since the less perjshahle white part sur-roundsand proteds the yolk. An egg kft c; ir.5 slifc will lose this gro:ection as thc yo:k comes into mntad with the shell. Never r a s h an

pmtz..;::ve

e m d I? i s di*.

before stcring

P. 'k!;~'ashing will remove the

Zlrr, sver the W f t h ~I..c2ps t air out,

art of breaking q g s . if you hit them to0 hard ,?r fin the virong surfzce. the;. shztter, leaving a mass of egg and shell in %Fe ina)ll?~ni??lt i?/aCes.instna6, i ~ hpe eGg sharplj, but not had on an edge or rim( A rfot evewno h3s msstered the

b fight-angled ~ corner is ideal! The edge of the kitchen counter is preferred over

the rirfl of a cup, Sovd or the edge of a pan as it tends tc be too wide or too thin. The tap should crack the e g g but not shatter the sl-telt.Hold the cracked egg over the

bowl. Gently force the shell apart, altowing the contents ta fall in.

For each question from 26 to 30, four ~pfionsare given. One of them is fhe w e b a n s w . Choose the m e c f answer and shade the covesponding ovals on theQtical Arisrirer Sheet (OAS) provjded. 26.

Accurding to the information in the text, the egg is considered Versatile food'' (fine 3) because it l)

2) 3) 43

27.

The food value of an egg varies according to 1)

2) 33 4j

28-

2) 3) 4)

30,

storing eggs in cartons placing the round end up when storing eggs keeping eggs away from strong-smelling foods having eggs refrigerated at a temperature be&

7"C

Acceding to the passage, the mure ideal way to m c k an egg is ovsr the 7)

--.

its size its colour haw it is kept the hen's diet

The word "this" in line q9 refers to l

29-

is a basic food can be cooked as if is or used as an ingredient in cooking contains protein and fat as well as calcium, iron and some vitamins has been symbols of birth, rebirth, fertility, fortune and even witchcraft

rim ofa cup rim of a bewl

3) 4)

edgeofapan edge of the kitchen counter

Whictl me of the f o i b h n g statements a

M the passage is fRUE? yolk-.

f be egg white will usually go bad before the

2) 3)

It is k22er to use eggs that are a few days old for coskingm@eggs w i H turn slightly greenish iffresh ones are put togefher with the stale

T k profedive film over #e she!! ~f eggs will be destroyed if eggs are kept at

ones*

low temperatures.

NAN MUA PRIMARY SCHOOL PREtFfdlNARY EXAMINATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE Primary 6

index NO.

- 2008

Booklet 8

Name:

Section G - Grammar Cloze [ l 0 X 1 mark) There are 10 blanks, numbered 37 to 40 in the passage below. From the Iisf of words in the box, choose the most suitable answer for each blank and write its leffer (A"to Q) in it. "l" a d "0" been omitted to avoid confusion in marking.

_- -

Use each word only ONCE.

m 1

1 -

. , . .- _

>>for

,Ej

before

the

through

pm)-

3dy which

with

.-.

Jet engines enable large aircrafts tQ3y long distances in a short time. A jet engine is

a jet of air or gas.

one x!,ictt is p o w e r d 31) 2'

.hi3

frofit of

a jet engine is a large fan, ivh)ch sucks in air as the plane flies along. air

Once! il;sidc the engine, the air is 'compressed'. This causes 3a..

pressure a

ft4

special

jet fuel inside

build up. The compressed air is then mixed 33) chamber and

34) __--

set

alight. The

temperature of !he fuel quickly

rises

2000째C.

i he burning fueI produces gases call& 'jet exhaust', which are blasted out of the back

of the a5l;tne

36) ---- - -drive :A5

a force =!led 39)

35)

hSgh

m.As

the jet exhaust leaves the engine, then

passes through a turbine. The Whine 37)

fan. p.hst irnmrtantl y, the action ,of the jet efiaud t&ving the engine causes 'thrust', 38)

helps to drive the jet engine forwad-

dan?pk of thrust is when you blow up a balloon and then re?

You will see that *hi3 escaping air helps to drive a jet engine forward. Jet engines are likely to be around for a long time to come. 40) ,

knows whst tbe next improvement will be?

go-

Section M

- Editing for Spelling and Grammar (10 X I mark

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underline2 word for &ammar. Write the correct word in the relevant box-

As a child, Kraisintu was deeply influenced by her grandmother, a Buddhist nun. She

I t

w~oulcfsit outside the house and buy all the we*

of the mnde@lwho went by so that they

did.not have to walk all the way io the market. Kraisintu said, h;e'

have the opurchewnity

often t e e me, 'If

do good, you should-'"

However s h e ws studying for her chemistry degree, Kraisintu regularly traeiled to --v

remote hill districts giving villager?, vitamin tablets fhat she and other students has made in L

the lerboratery.

~ f f e getting r

doctorate

the United Kingdom, Kraisintu returned to

W n d in 1981. h 1989, Kra)sintu was h s i n q by the gvemrnenf to head Ws n d y

created resea& and devalokme&tute.

She was thiw-seven.

Section I - Comprehension CFoxe (15 x .1 mark) FiEl in each blank with a suitabfe word+

Steven Spielberg is one of the most influential film personalities. He is the most successful director Hollywood has 51)

seen. Spielberg has

, as a producer, director and

countless achievements to his 52)

writer. He was born in Cifidnnati, Ohio in j946. He went to California St&e UQiversityLong Beach, but dropped 53)

.to pursue his entertainment dareer. When - -.

he was a child, he sneaked into$he lot of Universal Studios during a tour and befriended an - editor who 54) him a few things about filmmaking. Spielberg

responsible

for

some

the

most

popular

movies

history such as E.T and the ~vras'skPark- Spielberg .first,

55)

into the limelight w$h his movie, Jaws, the stmy of a m a d n g

56)

great white shark. He also 57)

with George Lucas in the pruduction

of Star Wars, which is a b u t the struggIe between good and evil in space. This theme of good 5 8 )

evh is the focus -of most of his movies. Perhaps it is

because his films have such simple 593

that he has failed time and

again to get an award at the annpal Amdmy Awards unfil the movie, SchrRdIer'sListt The 60)

was about the murder of mifiions

of Jews in Nazi

Germany and one man's courageous attempts to save some of them. It was brilliantly shot in -.

and m

61)

wt.lat

seeing

631

the

a sense that

It gives the 62)

ad-

right

mfokiiing

The movie is very INen4ir-d

human Oeings *h

with memorable a n e s by

leading aclois that give â&#x201A;Źhe film depth. The Jews are not just fa-less revealed 64)

kfixe

victims but are

hopes and d e s i k . Sirnilady,

Nazis are not monsters but men 65)

weakn&s-

~ 2 l o r none can

actually feel sorry for. finally, this was a movie that the Academy could not ignore. spielberg won best

director and Schindlet's Cjsf was v o i d best picture for 1994.

Section J Synthesis I Transformation 15 X 2 mark For questions 66 to 70,re write the given sentence(@?sing h e words pr&ided- Your answer nwst be in one sentence. The meaning of the sentenm musf be 'the same as the given one(s).

66. Meiling was served the icecream. She was served tke cake too.

not only

67.

-Are you theonewhodrewthepictureonthewall?"mysisterask& me. My sister asked me

68- The prefecls could not solve the problem. They tried very hard. No matter

69.

Rchardmsnotinvited.Yethetum&upatfheparty, without

o f f d a high salary. Yet he was nd tempted to take up

70, Even the

job.

Section K - Comprehension (10 X 2 marks) Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80. Rattling towards town in my old. rjckety truck, i could think @f IittIe but my customary fast-food breakfast. It was a cold morning and 1 could h&ty wait to sit down to a cholesteroCladen sausage-andegg burger and a cup of coffee, Thus, I was no! exactly looking for cotnplilations in my life when I noticed

the blonde cocker spaniel at the road's edge. i could tell by her lowhanging belly and tee& that she w ~ u l dbe nursing young ones soon. Her ribs protruded from lack of food, A 3 h y truck rolled onwards. I fought with my mnscience. I had two dogs. How would l be able to feed anotheR--8m the irnaQe of that face was burned in my mind.

1 51

While drinking my second cup of coffee. 1 made the-decision. Ordering two extra sausage burgers, I returned to the spot where I had first seenfier. 1 waited, calling out to her several times. Nothing. Leaving a burger, f drove off. knowing 1 would be back. 3 retwned that affemooll and the burger was gone, 6ut she never

reappeared-

That night, I was unable to sleep. l kept visualising those sad eyes. Something told me I had missed the chance to ease pzin in a suffering world, I had to find that dog. I heated the extra sausage burger i w e microwave and stepped out into the insufficient mht of a cold dun-grey d a w n - ~ f i n g i n dmps ~ of rain hit my face. - 20 Alons in the madside thickets. warm burger in hand, I ealed out to her. However, my voice was swept away by the wind. I fumed tc~leave.

Then I heard a rustle. There peeping through the bushes, was the sad, frightened face. Fur a few frozm seconds, we looked-into each other's eyes- f heid out the burger. Her pitiful whine revealed her dilemma, 25---I I spoke to her softly. S h e lay on her belly, relodant to come c l o ~ r I. left the buser and made a siow retreat h w i i n g fcrx.ard wady, she grabbed the Wer a snap of her jaws- Then she -S gone but reappeared with her titter ingow. We m homeI As the days passed, the dogs t!wived.Abond of trust and goodwill formed 30 I between us. l also discovered that the p u n g nmther responded to the name 'MolIy'hkny and the pups liked to sit h the bed af the truck when 1 went to town- I w ~ Mbuy lollipops and stick them in their mouths. It caused quite a stir wherever we went. Meanwhile. I continued my ritual of going to McDonald's each day for 35 breakfast. One morning, I was happily eating my sausage burger, whm I glanced at the notice board. A chill ~f apprehension coursed through my body. There a picture ofa dog which looked just fike h'tolly.

For each quesfion 71 to 80,w d e your answer in the space provided. ' A M ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPETE SENTENCES. 73.

Which word in the first paragraph tells us that the narrator was used to fzst food for breakfast?

Explain clearly what the narrator mean! by mcornptications" in line 4.

73.

What does the sentence -1 could tell by her lowhanging belly and teats that she would -_ be nursing young ones soon.' (lines 5 6) tell you about the dog? -

74.

Explain what the narrator was struggling with when he *fought with h i s conscience"in line 8.

75.

What decision did the narrator make in line 3 l?

76.

What was the weather fike when the narrator went out to look for the dog that night?

77.

Explain cfearlylthe "dilemma" the dog was experiencing in line 25.

78-

Which sentence shows that the relationship between the narrator and hdogs grew?

79.

Wttat does the word "them" in line 33 refer to?

80.

Why did tW narrator feel a 'chill of apprehension" go through hi-dy the picture of a dog which looked like Molty? (hne 37)

when he ssw

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NANYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL 200.8 PRELIMINARY E X A M I N A T I O N PU3MARY 6 - -

PAPER 2: BOOKLET A TOTAL TIME FUR BOOKLETS A & B: 1 h 50 min

Name:

There are a total of 80 questions open-ended questions.

)Pr6(

- 30 MCQ and SO

Instructions t o srrrrils: 1. Do n o t turn over t h i s page until y ~ u - a r e told t o do So. 2. FoSIcl W all instructions carefully. 3. AnsvWrerall the questions 4. Shade your answers i n t h e O p t i c a l Answer Sheet { O A S ) provided.

Section A: Graphic Stimulus ( 5 X I r n = 5m3 5t~:dy t h e advertisement below and answer questions l to 5. .

OPEN HOUSE cum River Vale Card Membership Recruitment Drive

Guest-of-Honour:

16 Novcrnbet-2008 (Sun)

Tlnie: l 0 am to 4 pm

/ I Venue: River Vale Community Club

7 , Riverside Lane (5) 7561 98

I I

( Mr Kenny Wong

(

MP of North East CDC

Traditional Kumpmq 6umes; the booths.

lots of attractive Sign up at the booth!

- Inflatable Bouncer by - f3a lioon sculpturing contests for a memorable event for you and your family.

yiub facilities

(gym,

pool,

5~43cialrate

Jointly urgxrrirc.d hy:

(

;

piease calf Mdm Halirnah at 6738 9282 or emal her at rivervale@cc.oq.sg. You may also ~nmv.rivemle.om.sq

Jointly supported by:

& c%-.-

W & . h-

PblioeFZ <, . ' L

For"eact.1question from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of-them is the correct answer. Make your choice (l, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (l, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet,

~ h advertisement k aims to inform the public about t h e (1) way to get to River Vale Community Club

(2)six sponsors from the various orgariisatisns (3) everyday activities organised by River Vale Community Club (4) open house and recruitment drive by River Vale Community Club

2. The organiser of the event is ( 1 ) Gleetancl Inc

(23Hippy Family Restaurant 1

f 3) River Vale Community Club (4) Pasir-Ris Punggol Town Council 3 . If Mr Wong wants to relive some childhood games with his family, he should

take part in the

(1)Kick and Score Contest (2)Traditional Karnpong ~ a h e s (3) Stage Entertainment & Contests (4) Funniest Family Video Competition 4, Families that wish to

take part in the Stage Entertainment & Contests

should +

(l) sign up a t the booth (2) register at the entrance

(3) sign up as a card member (4) register anline at www.rivervale.om.sq

5. Which of the following statements is false? ( 1 ) T h i s event caters to both adults and children.

(2)Mr Kenny Wong is a joint spofisor for the event. (3) Enquiries about the event can be made through ernail. (4) People who sign up for the membership card can receive a free buffet voucher.

.. Section 8: Grammar Discrete (7 x l r n = ?m).. Far each question from 6 to 12,four options are given. One of them is t h e correct answel Make your choice (1,2, 3 or 4 ) . Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4 ) on the Optical Answer Sheet. . .

taking part in the competition next week.

Neither of the pupils

(1) (23

(3) f 4)

was were

are

in Toa Payoh before he shifted to Pasir Ris last year.

My neighbour

live

(1)

(2)

lives

(3)

has lived

(4)

had lived

hard for the piano cornpetitlon, Michael was confident that he would

8. win it.

(l) (2)

(3) (4)

10.

Practlse Practising Has practised Having practised

The carnival will be held daily between 9 a m . Park.

Cl>

(23

(3) (4)

for and.

The lady, restaurant manager.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

10 p.m. at East Coast

who who's whose whom

dog was not on a leash, was given a stem wzrning by t h e

11.

Jane asked me what

(l]

12.

(2)

shecando. canshedo

(3) (4)

she could do could she do

to help.

(3) (4)

- ... -

Ian took the blame for Mary

(l) (2)

it was not his fault.

while since because although

Section C: Punctuation (3 X i m = 3m) For each question fro= 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation t o complete the pass^ Shade-the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

In today's society, more fathers are staying at home to care for their children. Men define themselves by the key role of bringing home the bacon. Without it, their sense of self and value plummets. If they no longer have this crucial role to play,

what else is there for the men (13) Perhaps they can be stay-at-~omeDads? Most kthers turn weak a t the

thought of taking care of children the whole day.

Besides this, fathers are terrified of being blamed by their wives: "How could he alfow them to eat this junk food?" (14) "You see! T knew this would happen when I left him alor;e with the kids!", "Why did he let them do this (15) These are just some remarks wives make about their husbands.

Adapted from Weekend TODAY 14-15 June 2008 13.

(l)

[ , J comma

(21

[.lfulJstop [ ? ] question mark

(3)

14.

15,

(4)

[ ! 1 exclamation mark

(l) (2) (3)

I,3 [.

comma

full stop

(4)

[ ? ] question mark [ ! ] exclamation mark

(1)

[

(2)

[ 3 full stop and inverted commas [ ?" ] question mark and inverted commas [ *? ] inverted commas and question mark

(3) (4)

". ] inverted commas and full s t o p ."

Section D: Vocabulary ( 5 x Irn = 5m) For each question from 16 to 20, f ~ u options r are .given. One of them Is the correct answer, Make your choice (l, 2, 3 or 4). Shade t h e correct oval (l, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical .Answer Sheet. -.

16. The Land Transport MInistry w a n t s all children tc, s e a t b e l t s w h e n they travel i n school; buses.

17.

(1)

tie

(2) 3

bind

fasten

(4)

-anchdr

M a n y countries h a d (1)

18.

pledged

(4)

promised

planned

A f t e r examining t h e evidence, t h e police break-in w a s committed by the escaped convict.

(2)

(3) (4)

20.

support t o the disaster- hit country.

pieuJ?rl

(2) (3)

(1)

19.

the

that t h e

deduced analysed

proposed estimated

The company has a sum o f money t e help l o w e r w a g e workers cope with inffation.

(I)

put off

(2) (3)

put out put aside

(4)

put down

The runner

{l] (2) (3) (4)

regained resumed recovered recognised

consciausness a f t e r he had received first aid.

Section F: Comprehension MCQ ( 5 X Sm = 5m) Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30. r

"Mary had a little lamb". Every school child has.heard this rhyme, but did you know that there realty was a Mary and she really did have a lamb? H& is the true story of this famous poem. In 1806; Mary Elizabeth Sawyer was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, on a farm where her family raised many farm animats. o n e cold morning, she went to the barn with her father and found that two lambs had been born in the night. One had been abandoned by its mother and was nearly dead because of the cold and o f starvation. She talked her father into letting her take the creature into tk hpuse. There she patiently warmed and fed the little lamb and by the next morning, it could stand up. I t learnt to drink milk and would f-ollow Mary around everywhere. As the lamb grew, Mary regularly combed it and bathed it and treated it as much as a child wowfd treat a favourite puppy. Since th,ere were not many children around for playmates, Mary usad to dress the lamb in clothes and play with it like a doll. When Mary was about nine years old, she and her brother N a t decided to take the lamb t o school. As always, the lamb followed close behind M a v . When they got into the ctassmorn, Mart put the lamb under her chair and covered it with a blanket and it went t o sleep. When t h e teacher called on Mary to go t o the front of the classroom to read. there was a clatter, clatter, clatter, as the lamb rose to go with ! her. Mary was mortified! The teacher. Miss Polly Kirnball, however, laughed out loud, as did all of the children, but Mary was ashamed. The lamb spent the rest of t h e morning in a shed and Mary took it home at Icnchtime. A visitor to the school, John Routstone, had been visiting the school that morning when he heard about the incident regarding the lamb. The next day, he arrived on horseback t o give Mary a slip of paper that had the original three stanzas of the poem he had written. Mary's lamb lived for severat years and was regulariy sheered for its wor' Mary's mother had knitted a pair of stockings from the lamb's fleece and years after the became famous, Mary donated more of those stockings t o a group that was I raking money to preserve the Old South Church in Boston. On small cayds, Mary I wrote, *Knitted yam from the first fleece of Mary's tittle Lamb", followed by her signature, Mary E. Sawyer, and the date. Those cards, together with Mary's personal 1 retelling of her famous story, helped to raise hundreds 'of dollars to preserve the 1

I 30

church. 35

Those cards can still be seen in museums such as the Henry Ford museum in Michigan, and can be purchased a t special antique auctions. The fun of Mary's lamb's adventure at school still lives on for children today. Adapted from Mary and Her Little Camb by Mary Rose

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of thernijthe correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1,-2, 3 or 4) on the - Optical Answer Sheet.

26.

Why did Mary keep the lamb? She wanted

(1) (2) (3) (4)

27.

(3) (4)

(33 (4)

--.

She had helped the lamb to stand on its feet, The lamb was attached to her as she had nursed it. The lamb wanted to be combed and bathed alf the time. M a v made sure it foltowed her no matter where sherwent.

How did the other children react when they found out about the lamb? (1) (2)

29.

a poem to be written about it her mother to knit stackings from the lamb's wool to use the lamb's wool t o raise money for the Old South'Church

Why did the lamb follow Mary everywhere she went?

(l) (2)

28.

to preserve its life

They made fun of the lamb. They were annoyed by its presence. They kept it in a shed until lunchtime, They found it amusing to have a lamb in class.

How was the money needed to preserve Old South Church raised?

(1) The group sold the fleece and wool from Mary's lamb. (23 . Mary had made her poem popular before using it to raise the fund. (3) Mary's signed cards and her retelfing of her lamb's story helped raise the fund,

(4)

30.

Cards were sold at special antique auctions at Hensy Ford Museum.

Which one of the folfowing statements is l

(1)

(2) (3) (4)

Mary pretended that the lamb was a puppy. Mary was ashamed of her lamb throughout. Mary received the original poem which contained only three stanzas. Mary wrote and signed on the cards so as to make her poem popular.

N A N Y A N G PRIMARY S C H O e L PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Z O O 8

E N G L I S H LANGUAGE

PAPER 2: BOOKLET, TOTAL TIME FOR BOOKLETS A & B: -1h 50 min

Name:

Pr 6

Parent's Signature:

Booklet E3

/65

Total /95

' PAPER l - Writing +-

155

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! PAPER 2 1

- Language Use & Comprehension

/ PAPER 3 -

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! PAPER 4

- O r a l Communication

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no. 130

I n s t r u c t i o n s to s u ~ i l s :

1. 2, 3.

D o n o t turn'over t h i s p a g e until you are fold t o do so. Fa110 W all iastructions carefully. Answer all questions.

- .

S e c t i o n G : Grammar Clore (10 X I m = l a m ) There a r e 10 blanks, numbered 31 t o 4 0 , From t h e l i s t of words g i v e n , choose the m o s t suitable word for each b l a n k . Write its letter (A to Q).in the btank. The letters ( I ) and ( 0 ) ' h a v e been o m i t t e d in order t o a v o i d confusior~ during marking.

Use each WORD once ONLY down @ also

)tf

at but

then

for

they which

while

will

with

An old couple was having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to

their doctor to make sure nothing was wrong with them. when they arrived (31)

7 the doctor's, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with/ their memory. After examining the couple, the doctor told them that they were I I

physically fine (32).

,adrdised them to start making notes t o help them rernernbe:'

things. 1

Later that night (33)' his wife asked, "Where (34)'

get me

Watching W ,the old man got up from his chair and

are you going?" He replied, 'The kitchen." She asked, "Then

a bawl of ice

cream?" He replied, "Sure." She then asked him,

"Shouldn't you write it (35)

#so you can remember it?" He said, "No, I can

remember that." She (36)

S&,

(37)

.Well 1 would also like some strawberries

that. You hag better t a l e notes because 1 know you'll forget that too." He

replid, "I can remember it all. You want a bowl of ice cream and strawberries." She .added, 'Well I would also like whipped cream on top. I know you will' forget tQti !

hi3 voice, Pie! (38j please write it somewhere." With irritation (393 i shouted, -I don't need to write that, I can remember everything.' He then stormed into'

I t h e kitchen. After about twenty minutes, he returned from the kitchen and handed her a l

plate o f bacon and eggs. She stared a t the plate ( 4 0 )

a mgrhent and said, ''You

forgot my toast."

r-j Marks

S e c t i o n H: Spelling and Grammar (10 X l m

IOm]

C o r r e c t e a c h w o r d in bold for spelling and each underlined ward for g r a m m a r . Write t h e correct word in the relevant box.

I w i s h 'I had more time. Time for me t o d o a l l t h e thing3 f w a n t . (41)

][

The passing o f t i m e i s really a strange phanominon, Whenever

myself

enjoying something, 'it

okassions

W h e ~I

zips

engaged

something

care.

I find

othe

absulutfy -hate,

e n d e a v o u r s t o crawl slowiy by. (453 T o d a y , I a m taking m y examinations. My

p i e ~ a s i n ahas- been rushed

t !

I and iil-prepared.

I t endec), even before it had beqin.

fact, I think t h a t myl

m I n fact, I think

riuishen (491

I aid, d u r i n g t h e weeks presekding this paper, w a s t o reminisce about the

g o o d old d a y s w h e n I w a s younger. Those were aood t i m e s t a n now.

O h , bzbv i w i s h I had more time. t i m e for me t o l i k e f i n i s h i n g t h i s examination!

do all t h e things Z want

Section I: Comprehension Clare ( 1 5 x im =15rn) In the following passage, there a r e I S b l a n k s numbered S1 to 65. Fill each blank with a s u i t a b l e word.

There is a story about a little boy" encounter with the Polish pianist Paderewski, t o interest the little boy whn was (52)

I n (51)

to play the piano,

by the farnoas-kaderewski. Both of them

his mother took him to a (53)

1541

at the music hall early and soon the boy's mother got into a

(551

hith dne of fier 1Sdy friends. (561

fhe

ladies were

engrossed in speaking, the little boy wandered off to play on Qis (573 When it was ( 5 8 )

opened.

However,

(591

$!he spotlights came on and the' stage curtain

Paderewski,

there

was that

little

boy

aT tw pian6 innocenlty playing the children's song, "Twinkle, Twinkle,

(60) Little Star."

Paderewski came on (61) stop. Just

6621-

dnd quickly moved over to the piano. "Don't

keep on playing," he whispered to the littte boy. Then he leaned '

tlj4 ljby, readied himself, and put his (63)

anto the

keyboard right alongside t h e little boy's. The little boy kept on repeating and repeating

)Grld,d sF

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", while the genius was weaving (641 1

new melodies around it, a different one (65)

time'. The crowd was thrilled by

this extraordinary partnership between a genius and an amateur.

c Marks

Section 3: Synthesis/Transformation ( 5 x 2m

=, 1Om)

For each of t h e questions 66 t o 70, rewrite t h e given sentencecs) using the wosdls) provided. Your answer must be in o n e sentence. The, meaning of your sentence must be t h e s a m e as t h e meaning of the given sentence(s).'.

66-

I w a n t t o break t h e lOOm record. I must train harder.

67*

Mary likes classical music. s h e does n o t like h e a v y metal m u s i c .

M a r y prefers

68.

The pupils a r e not listening to t h e announcement.

Mr. Tan is n o t

listening to t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t t o o .

Neither

69*

"Did all of you remember to submit your entry f o r m s yesterday?" t h e teacher a s k e d the class. The teacher asked

70-

Jzson knows w h o stole the examination papers. H e does not want t o reveal anything.

Despite

Section K: Comprehension O p e n - e n d e d ( S O - X 2m = ZOm') Read t h e passage below carefully and a n s w e r questions'73. to 80.

"If you have your ATM card, you can use the machines right outside the door, the line is much shorter outside," the receptionist pointed. He trotted out again, sweating, It was really hot in the bank. She was right, of: course, there were only a few people in line, but he was starting t o get reatly furious. He always withdrew money from the counter,-eal person. "This is al! Annette's fault. Her stupid dress, All this for her sil!y dress. Why is it so important?" Chang growled silently ta himself. 1-ndignatioii - filled hi,rn. He never iiked Annette. "Why did my boy have t o many this woman anyway? All this trouble's her fault," he sighed. He looked behind him, hoping no one would stand in line after hiri-r. Unfortunately, a man and woman joined the line. Chang railed his eyes. Not.only were they bigger 'than him, they were both-locals. He kept turning around to look at them, feeling ilt. There were only three people ahead of him, then :here were W, then one. It was his turn. He stared at the screen. "This is not in English!" he thought frantically. "I can't read it!'' He then realized he was staring at the French greeting, in blue, and that the English greeting was above it, in red. He keyed in his pin code. He knew his pin code because it was the same one as the one he had used all his life for his ATM card in Singapore. But over here it was a l l different. This was a different ATM machine. And the people standing behind Rim were sighing. He looked a t the screen. "Why isn't it responding? I've already keyed in my pin code," he muttered in pank. Then the message came up. "Huh? Why would I want t o cancel the transaction? I haven't got my money yet," he jabbed the buttons frantically. "No. No," he pleaded with the ATM. Then, he realized that he had forgatten to press "Enterr' affer keying in his pin code. He quickly entered it again, palms moist with 25 _l sweat.

The selection screen came up. He stared, stupefied, at the screen. The text had j arrows pointing to buttons for s e t d o n . However; the arrows on the ATM screen were

not synchr~niredwith the actual buttons on the machine, and he could not tell which button was for which selection, He gwssed, and the machine made an angry buzz. '?hat selection is not avaitabk, please try again," the scree? flashed annclyingly at him.

He heard the man behind sighing again. From the corner

of his eye, Chang saw

the man turn and say impatiently to the woman behind him, "Goodness, don't you love these people?" Hot tears came t o Chang's eyes. Right there and then, he suddenly felt small and shrivelled. Finally, the cash whirred out from the machine. He grabbed it and tried to make a dignified exit. Adapfedfrom o siory by W c ~ Poon a

ANSWER

IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

71. Why did Chang go to the bank to withdraw money instead of using the ATM?

73.

How were Chang and Annette related?

74.

What were the two things Ulang did whkh tell you that he disliked having other peopfe In the queue behind him?

75.

What was it in particular that Chang dislikkd about the two people behind him?

76,

What d

a the phrase 'not synchronized" (line 2 8 ) mean?

How did the two people behind Chang feel? ~ i v evidence k t o s u p p a your ~ answer.

How do you know that Chang was nervous when using the ATM machine?

Who did t h e man refer to when he said "these people" (tine 34)?

Which sentence in the passage indicates t h a t Chang reaIly hated his ordeal a t the ATM machine?

End Of Paper

EXAM PAPER 2 0 0 8 s&IOOL

: NANYAHG

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Page 1 to 2

. .

78)3 know as hi

79)He was referring

eople who were sIow.

8O)The sentence is "Right there and then, he suddenly fett small and shriveled."

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N A N Y A N G PR1MAR-Y SCHOOL 2008 F I R S T SEMESTRAL E X A M I N A T I O N PRZMARY 6

PAPER 2: BOOKLET A TOTAL TIME FOR BOOKLETS A & B: I h 50 min

Name:

There a r e a t o t a l o f 8 0 questions open-ended questions.

1. 2. 3. 4.

)Pr6(

30 MCQ and 5 0

I n s t r u c t i o n s t a pupils: D o not turn over t h i s page until y a u a r e told t o do so. F o l l o w aSi instructions c a r e f u l l y . Answer a l l t h e questions Shade your an,clwe,-s i n the O p t i c a l Answer Sheet ( O A S ) provided,

Section A: Graphic Stimulus (S X I m = 5m) Study the advertisements below and answer questions I to 5.

/ 2

Nimble Florist er Craft #02-45, Bukit Hume Plaza, Sansem Road Tel: 6596 8902

KOMR W H G V I I G E S M O O L 6 Hitarirn Road, #BI-05 Singapore 3501006 Learn from quaiified native

Japanese teachers I

Doll making

Lower Primary (7-9yrs) Upper Primary (10-12yrs) Secondav ( l3-17 yrs]

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday **********S************

HU~Rl

FIosat arrangement Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

New classes

starting on Friday,23 May 2008

Special Sunday classes fur the festive season

For enquiries and reservations, call .6246 8242

1 INTENSIVE COURSE

N I H A O M A TRAINING SCHOOL 64, Henry Way Road, Singapore 201064 Tel6292 1054

3 times a week, 4 months TIME: 10.00 a m . to 11.30 a-m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Mandarin

JAPANESE

SUMIKO LANGUAGE SCHOOL (Principal: Miss Surniko) 4 Cluny Road Belrnont Building #02-2.1 Singapore 211204 Tel: 6338 2456

Elementary level Pre-schoolers (3-5yrs) Saturday 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p m . Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels also available (6 yrs & above) Saturday 2.30 p-m. to 4.30 p m .

For each question from l to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( 1 , 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 43 on the Optical Answer Sheet.

Sumiko Language School is located a t

Cluny Road-----Hitarirn Road

Sansera Road

# 2.

The classes for learning floral arrangements are held

+4j-

Henry WayRoad

every weekend tgroughout the week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Mrs Lin is interested in learning Japanese. She should

Q& fz-3

call 6596 8902 enrol at Nihaoma Training School

f3)- enrol a t u r n i k o Language School make enquirjes at Koma Language School 4.

The intensive Japanese classes are for people who

&l. are free on weekends

m # 5.

wil! be taking an examination need to learn Japanese within a short time wilt be going to watch a Japanese s h o w next weekend

Which one of thew statements is true? All the teachers at Koma Language School are from Japan. Miss Surniko is one of the teachers a t Sumiko Language School. Nimble Florist & Craft has Sunday classes the whole year r o u ~ d . A t Nihaoma Training School, Lirnei's four-year-old sister wi!l join

t h e basic class

Section B: Grammar Discrete (7 X frn = 7m) For each question from 6 to 12, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct ova! (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

Nobody can make my uncle

his mind.

change changes changed to change

7. Although you are busy, you should visit your grandmother m

possible.

however wherever

whatever whenever

Either Meiyin or her friends arranging the transport for us now. They will tet2 us where to meet tomorrow-

f33' -Ca;l

are was were

All communication Links were

--@+

cut off

cut out cut down cut through

1 0 . 'AFI qf them

&+ 4

by t h e typhoon yesterday.

except Mavena

t o the idea of going on a hike-

is agreeing has agreed

-fa+ was agreeing have agreed I I,

Aftct Mrs Lirn

switch

(.$)

had switched

1-23 switcnes (3) has switched

off the lights, she went to bed.

12. We were worried when we saw a streak of lightning the sky.

m m

across

flash flashed

flashes was flashing

_- -

Section C: Punctuation c3 X lrn = 3m) For each question from 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Shade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. r

3 the house when his son, Hock Chai (13) Mr Tan had hardly entered rushed up to him. "Dad, you've won a prize (14) he shouted excitedly. He wanted his father to cpen the envelope which was from a well-known department store.

"After dinner, Hock Chai, after dinner (15) Mr .Tan said to his son

wearily. He had had a hard day at work. Hock Chai was disappointed but he 1 sensed t h a t it was not t h e right time to press his father.

--.

WJ 1 . 1 CZJ @f

14.

comma full stop ? ] question mark [ ! ] exclamation mark [

[

,'7 comma

."l

?"l {W[!*'l [

15.

[ L2 [

and inverted commas full stop and inverted commas question mark and inverted commas exclamation mark and inverted commas

,y comma and inverted commas

*05--~ .'7 and inverted commas ?'7 question mark and inverted commas (-3f [ !"l exclamation mark and inverted commas

q e . . r t i ~ nt.d: Vocabulary (5 x

lrn = 5m)

from 1G ta 20, fc:ur options are given, One of them is t h e rcj;:t:i ! ZCiSWcr.. M a k e your choice ( 1 , 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 5 :r: -: j i; ?: t i . 1 ~Optical Answct. Sheet. ~ O p2:.1~ T qltestron

. .-

., ., . ? + . "':-a; , ~ 5 is very

houseproud. There isn't a

of dirt in her

k.?c!!<-.:7,

{jot

" j*>P

::*-

h" P,/

;Lf

followers g a t l l c r ~ dto pay their respects to the

eagtr dtw,ut

infatuated nrnbttiot,~

speck crumb

;'ho;isarlds of I,xr f'cllgious leader-.

.'.

grain

-. s. :::hci is a spendthrift. He is always spending beyond his

h'!.

'7' : : !~+tip!ess vI!Iagers looked

at the ruins and +,.:c!;rr'r:rcdhow they could raise suffjcient funds to rebuild their housesamazingly

, h...

( 23

74:

appealingly expectantly despair~ngly

<?-v'

,?F.

tried tc ;::; snme sweets.

; " ; i bstranger V.>

the little boy away from the playgr~und

Section E: Vocabulary Cloze ( 5 X l r n = Sm) For each question from 2 1 to 25, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined words, Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4 ) on the Optical Answer Sheet. One sunny Saturday afternoon in August 1930, I set out to choose a

Siamese kitten. When I first saw Charles, he was about six weeks old, (21) indistinsuishable from his five brothers and sisters. The kittens were just

beginning to show faint brownish traces of their characteristic markings. There

they w&e,

six

lively, squeaking, innocently blue-eyed Siamese babies

(22)rnillinq around their mother. "Which one would you like?" asked their owner. It was hard. They ali

looked so (23) enchantinqly alike. As I hesitated, one of the kittens (24) detached itself from t h e rest and with brave curiosity ran across the room towards me. I held out my hand gently. The kitten boldly approached, looking up at me enquiringly. 1 stroked his soft coat and his tiny body 125) auivered responsively. He purred and rubbed against my hand. J said, "This is my little cat." Adapted from Charles, The Story of a Friendship, by Michael Joseph

21.

- 1 ($3 1

identical to different from comparable to inseparable from

stalking

22.

$Fj" playing with wandering near cowering before

23.

adorably amazingly C3$( deceptively mysteriously

$&f

released

24,

(2)

brokeoff removed

disentangled 25,

0-f jolted &X$'

relaxed

a>-' vibrated

-0'

tremSled

:',:g:z"i~a,.rr F: C~rriprthcnsianMCQ (5 X Irn = 5m) !i~.ecf t + ~passage c hclow ar?d answer qrrestions 2 6 t o S O ,

heyond t h e outskirts of the city loonled the garbage dump. It

::;:F

s,'a S

mountain of a s h , broken glass, tin cans, plastic containers, old

; :

: rm:tr~sses, card board cartons and countless o t h e r objects discarded by b

'I.,;c ciPy's inhabitants, all waiting to bc fed into the hugc incinerators.

1 Eepi:o zr;3 his war-krilates toiled for hours, shovelling garbage out of a

i i ~ f t g!inc of trucks. I "fast-er!"t h e foreman shouted. I

"tiurry up or wc'li never b e through!"

did not frnlsh the job till midnight, by which linie Oeppo's shirt

'I:c;\i

<'j:?ging to his back. t3eing older than t h e rest and n o t t h e most

t.:;:r; l

, rr;l:!!s? j ?c;.:

<of men, he flcppcd down wearily

;;i:; :~rcat.hback.

rt.:bd, R e ~ p o , "o n e of his workmates called, "tvc'rc going back ta the .-.;S.-.;(. tl: t. yoc! coming?" .L-

"': ..

n n~inut?," wheezed Bcppo, clasping one hand t o his aching

: i l take n little breather.

I: :vzs rlr~ict when they

Don't wart for me."

left, except" for

an occasional mstfe and

r a t s scrarnbli~lgin tile garbage. Bcppo pillowed h i s head cc

!;tl:.!r -ik'::,cm ,

on the gr-ound and strrrggled to

:r? ~ : - ~ t : ! . t l t xplastic ! bucket and dczed off

did not know how long h e had been asleep when he was roused

: I

z r!t!st, of cold air. OTIClook was enough to jolt him awake instzntly.

of garbage stood men in grcy coats. They i lur:rc g d r t f i g f i x ~ d l yand silently a t the summit of t l ~ cmound w h e w three f f!;c:n, L ' J ~ Slooked like the r-cst of them, were having a grim conference. I A?! over the h u g e mound

- 9 !Ilcse .,;.:c:~s:

,.-I..-

L:.:~'I:G

;-,-cr:

L.::,-?>;

r.l'.':r":-

.-, -.i:i

were their !caders.

rvss frighterled. H c had 90 b i i s i ~ e s sto be there and the I ~ ~ i ndiscovered g scared him. Very sauc, he realized t h a t the

;::C)'

ficlttres h z d eyes for no one but: the three-rner; tribunal.

?lad fai!ed to notice hirn a t a13 or they had mistaken him for a Adaptcd from Momo by Micl~aelEnde

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4 ) on the Optical Answer Sheet. 26. How did t h e inhabitants in the city get rid of their garbage eventually?

M3/

They burned the garbage. The inhabitants piled them into garbage trucks. They used the unwanted objects to build a mountain. They paid Beppo and his workmates to clear the garbage.

27. 'Beppo's shirt was clinging tw his back' (fine 8 ) . This sentence tells us that Beppo was hunchbacked Beppo had well-developed muscles Beppo's shirt was too small for him & I , Beppo was drenched in perspiration

28. Beppo did not leave with the other workers because

h e needed to rest first he wanted to sleep at the workplace. there was a meeting which h e had to attend there was still a lot of garbage to be cleared 29.

Beppo w a s woken up from hissleep by

.Gay

30.

the cold wind the noise from t h e rats the gathering of the men in grey the movement made by the rats

The men in grey did not notice Beppo because it was quiet and dark W' they were not interested iri him ' he was well-hidden by the plastic container 193) their attention was elsewhere on the mound of garbage

NANYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL F I R S T SEMESTRAL E X A M I N A T I O N 2008 PRLMARY 6

E N G L I S H LANGUAGE

PAPER 2: BOOKLET 6 TOTALTIME FOR BOOKLETS A & B: l h 50 min

Name:

Pr 6 (

Parent's Signature:

PAPER l - W r i t i n g PAPER 2

PAPER 3

- Listening C o m p r e h e n s i o n

PAPER 4

- Oral Ccmmun?cation

155.

Language Use & Comprehension

1 TOTAL

195

/20f33

---

I n s t r u c t i o n s to clupils:

D o n o t turn over t h i s page until you arc told to do ss. Faflow all instructions carefully.

A~sweraIIguestions.

Section G: Grammar Clore ( 1 0 X I m = IOm) There a r e 10 blanks, numbered 31 t o 4 0 , jn t h e passage b e l o w . From the l i s t o f w o r d s given, choose thc m o s t suitable w o r d f o r each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in the blank. T h e l e t t e r s ( I ) a n d (0)h a v e been omitted in order t o avoid confusion during marking. EACH W O R D C A N

43 H

B E USED

an at

ONLY ONCE.

GJ' from

p) 3

but

for

m M

prl

them

or out

W i l l eating peanuts p o s e a danger t o humail fife? -,

N e w Orleans,

F o r t h e f i r s t time

a drug h a s been shown t o protect people

(311

---

p o t e n t i a j l y deadly reactions t o e a t i n g p e a n u t s .

About one

(32)

peanuts, the

and a h a l f million Americans a r e allergic (33) leading c a u s e af d e a t h fram a n allergy.

The effect is so bad for some t h a t youngsters e a t a t a peanut-free

S o m e airlines h a v e

isolated r o o m .

cafeteria t a b l e or i n

(34) even stopped serving peanuts in order t o safeguard their passengers who may be allergic

to e v e n a w h i f f

them.

Fifteen-year-old

(35j q l l i s o n R u s h h a s such a p o t e n t i a l l y l e t h a l allergy t o even taking

tiny

that

\361 b i t of peanut c a n make h e r t h r o a t start to close

h e r s k i n break (37) and h e r b l o o d pressure drop.

in hives, her face s w e l l up

--------+-+-P

C3@

The drug i s n o t a cure

doctors b e l i e v e that i t should let (391

these

people

avoid

severe

complications

if they

unknowingly e a t

one

t , o p e a n u t s . W h a t then, i n y o u r opinion, is t h e b e s t cure?

,--,--------

(403 (Adapted from "The S t r a i t s Times" l3 March 2003)

Section H: S p e l l i n g and Grammar (10

10m)

Correct each w o r d i n bold f o r spelling and e a c h underlined word qrarnmar. W r i t e t h e correct word in the relevant box.

for

(4 1)

Monkey feeding e n d a n g e r s b o t h humans a c d m o n k e y s .

alters the natural behaviour of monkeys.

I t addveseti

For instance, it m a k e s t h e m

1421

reliance o n h u m a n s for food.

As a r e s u l t , mdirkeys

t h e public and a t limes, t h e y b e c o m e a g F 8 d i i h e towards people, e s p e c i a l l y children.

Monkey feeding also causes monkeys tc s t r a y o u t o f t h e n a t u r ~

(451 reserves

in residential arehs.

I t i s t h u s s a d to know t h a t monkeys o f t e n

have to be cull f o r this reason.

A s p a r t of the ongoing e f f c r t s by t h e National P a r k s Board to curb the

1471

L) -

monkey Feeding problem, it increases <he fine on monkey feeders f r o m

$250 to $500 a few m o n t h s ago.

However, it does n o t b e l i d f t h a t t h i s

enforsernernt is t h e o n l y w a y to curb t h e problem, The National Parks

Board e n c o u r a g e s t h e public to r e p o r t m o n k e y feeders i f one s p o t t e d them. Tn fact, t h e best w a y t3 c a r e for t h e monkeys i s n o t to feed t h e m .

( A d a p t e d f r o m "The Straits Times" 31 January 2008) -3 I -

Marks

Section 1: Comprehension C l o r e ( 1 5

Irn - - 1 5 m )

Fill in e a c h b l a n k w i t h a s u i t a b l e w o r d .

Frogs

and

t o a d s , m a r n a n d e f a and

l c a e c l l l a n ~ are called m n r b f a n s ?

and

the

describes these

T h e name suitably

animals t h a t live part of their

iittle-known

in water and part on l a n d .

-- -

(51)

Structurally, t h e groups of amphibians are very

(521

, are

a n d t o a d s , for'_-_

&rogs

tailless.

153) bodies, t w o short forelegs, a n d t w o long p o w e r f u l hind

(54)

, have

Salamanders and ~ e w t s ,on t h e other

I l

They h a v e short, thick

l o n g tails,

(551 lizard-shaped bodies, a n d t w o pairs of e q u a l - s i z e d limbs.

Caecilians may

have s h o r t pointed t a i l s .

1L,

Although

amphibians

a r e structyrally

characteristics.

Aft

different,

amphibians

they are

have

vertebrates,

(56)

P71

animals w i t h backbones t h a t g i v e t h e body s h a p e and

provide movement.

These a n i m a l s are cold- blooded, which

(58)

1 that

t h e i r body t e m p e r a t u r e c h a n g e s w i t h their s u r r o u n d i n g s . T h e y alscr

i n w a t e r , where the female

Reproduction usually (59) amphibians

fay

eggs

with

hatching

-------W-------

jelly

from

but

coating

eggs,

most

protective

young

shell.

amphibians

(603

tq live in w a t e r , _- -

161)

w a t e r as it

(9)

over their gills.

in oxygen from the

As the young c h a n g e into

(63) ,

h o w e v e r , they develop l u n g s a n d

land at

(69) least p a r t o f t h e time.

1 respire

T h e adult amphibians t h a t five on land can a l s o

through t h e i r skin i f t h e y return t o t h e w a t e r .

(Adapted from 'In a n d Out o f t h e W a t e r : Reading i n the Corrtcnt Areas)

ll !

Section 3: S y n t h e s i s / T r a n s f o r m a t i r , n ( 5 X 2rn = 10m) For each o f the questions 6 6 to 70, rewrite t h e given sentence(s) ttsing the w o r d l s ) p r o v i d e d . Your a n s w e r m u s t b e in one s e n t e n c e . T h e meaning of your sentence m u s t be t h e s a m e a s the meaning of t h e given s e n t e n c e ( s ) .

66-

A n n does n o t k n o w the a n s w e r to the aues$ion. Her group members do not know t h e answer to t h e q u e s t i o n t o o . Neither

67.

Bob does n o t like to go for a stroll. L

He likes to watch television.

rather

.. 68.

f visited Melanie a t the h o s p i t a l although it w a s raining h e a v i l y . .-

69.

despite

"Samuel, did you g o for your s w i m m i n g lesson yesterday?" asked Mrs Lim.

Mrs L i r n a s k e d

70.

The trekkers w e r e extremely h ~ n g r y . T h e y did not pluck the wild berries In t h e jungle which they s u s p e c t e d w e r e poisonous. No m a t t e r

Section K: C o m p r e h e n s i o n Open-ended (10 X 2m = 20m) Read t h e p a s s a g e below carefully a n d a n s w e r questions 71 to 8 0 . "Leave him a l o n e ! " I y e l l e d through the l o c k e d g a t e o f t h e orphanage when J s a w t w o bullies pushing t h e deaf boy around. The b o y lived i n t h e old w h i t e h o u s e across t h e street from where T lived. E v e r y day, I would see him a l o n e on his Front porch making funny hand m o v e m e n t s .

The d e a f kid looked a t me and started making all kinds o f hand s signals real f a s t . "You are a stupid bey," s a i d t h e bigger o f the t w o bullies as=&& pushed t h e boy to t h e ground. The o t h e r bully ran behind t h e boy and k i c k e d him a s h a r d a s he could i n t h e back. The d e a f bay's body s t a r t e d s h a k i n g all o v e r and he curled up in a ball trying to shield and hide h i s face. He looked-like he w a s t r y i n g t o c r y b u t he j t l s t could n o t make 10 any sound. T

I r a n a s f a s t a s I could to g e t my w e a p o n . I uncovered my homemade bow a n d grabbed f o u r arrows. T h e n I r a n o u t w i t h a n a r r o w cocked in t h e bow and I stood a t the gate breathing real hard. "You're a freak just l i k e him, you big-eared c r e e p , " said one o f t h e bays as he g r a b b e d h i s f r i e n d and backed off far e n o u g h so t h a t t h e a r r o w w o u l d n o t h i t them. " I f you're so brave, kick him again n o w , " I said, s h a k i n g like a leaf. T h e bigger bully ran u p and k i c k e d the d e a f b o y in his back as hard a s h e could a n d t h e n r a n out o f arrow r a n g e again.

The boy j e r k e d a b o u t a n d then m a d e a sound t h a t I would never forget as long a s I live. I t w a s t h e sound that a whale makes w h e n i t h a s been harpooned a n d k n o w s that it i s a b o u t to d i e . I fired a13 four af my a r r o w s at t h e t w o b u l l i e s a s t h e y ran a w a y laughing.

The d c a f b o y ' s s i s t e r r a n out o f t h e h o u s e to i n v e s t i g a t e t h e commotion. I t o l d h e r t h a t the bully h a d kicked w r o t h e r in the back. He did net f i g h t back b u t m a d e a f u n n y w h a l e - l i k e sound. S h e told me t h a t t h a t was i m p o s s i b l e b e c a u s e a131 her brother's vocal cards h a d been removed during a n experimentat surgery w h i c h had failed.

T w o y e a r s Fater, o n m y l a s t d a y in the orphanage, I tried t o run a w a y from t h e police w h o w e r e sending m e o f f to t h e Boys' Reform School. I made a d a s h for t h e tail c h a i n - l i n k fence a n d tried t o climb o v e r in order t o escape. I s a w t h e deaf boy s i t t i n g t h e r e o n h i s porch looking a t m e a s t h e y pulled me down from t h e fence a n d handcuffed me. The boy jumped u p and ran a c r o s s the road. i-le placed his fingers through t h chain-link ~ fence a n d j u s t stood there looking a t u s .

I s c r e a m e d a n d y e l l e d a s t h e police d r a g g e d m e to t h e waiting police car. All I could hear t h e entire time w a s t h e high-pitched sound o f t h a t w h a l e being h a r p o o n e d again. As w e p u l l e d a w a y in t h e police c a r , I s a w t h e d e a f boy l o o s e n e d his g r i p o n the fence, s l i d v e r y s l o w l y to t h e ground a n d l o w e r e d his h e a d . That w a s when I realised t h a t he probably wanted :O s a v e me, ( A d a p t e d from " T h e W h a l e Sound" b y R o g e r D e a n Kiser)

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IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

71.

Where w a s t h e a u t h o r when he saw the d e a f boy being bullied?

72.

-- Which t w o a c t i o n s of the boy showed t h a t he w a s desperately asking f o r help?

73.

Explain c l e a r l y why t h e Soy "curled up in a b a l l " (line 9).

74.

Which p h r z s e in paragraph 3 shows us t h a t t h e a u t h o r w a s angry?

75. "You're a freak just l i k e him, you big-eared creep" (line 15). W h o does t h e w o r d 'you' refer ta?

76.

E x p l a i n w h y t h e a r r o w s did n o t h i t t h e boys.

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N A N Y A N G P R I M A R Y SCHOOL 2008 C O N T I N U A L ASSESSMENT 1

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Class: P r 6 (

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Section A : G r a p h i c S t i m u l u s ( S x l m = S m ) S t u d y t h e feilowing a d v e r t i s e m e n t a n d t h e n a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s 1

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Return t o dormitories

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All you nced are your l i r n l l s

For each question f r o m 1 t o S, f o u r options a r e given, O n e o f t h e m i s t h e correct a n s w e r . M a k e y o u r choice (1, 2 , 3 o r 4 ) . Shade the correct o v a l (1, 2 , 3 o r 4 ) o n t h e Optical A n s w e r Sheet.

( I ) two days (2) three d a y s ( 3 ) t w o - a n d - a - h a l f days (4)

Which t w o a c t i v i t i e s d o n o t require special e q u i p m e n t ?

(1)

singing and hockey

(2)

hockey a n d cycling aerobics a n d m a s s dancing cycling and picnic in t h e woods

(3) (4)

W h i c h a c t i v i t y w i l l be c a r r i e d o u t on t w o consecutive days?

(l) (2) (3) (4)

campfire hockeymatch mass dancing t r e a s u r e hunt

a n d quiz

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the (l) (2)

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! 5 r c t i n b ~E: Grammar Discrete (7x l m = 7rn) F n r c a c t i q u e s t i o n f r o m 6 t o 12, four o p t i o n s are g i v e n . One o f them i s ::;c? cc:.rect a n s w e r . M a k e your choice ( 1 , 2 , 3 o r 4 ) . S h a d e t h e c o r r e c t ~ v c (i i , 1, 3 ot- 4 ) o n t h e O p t i c a l A n s w e r S h e e t . --

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Looking a t my grandmother, a w a v e o f panic e n g u l f e d me. W h a t was it (13) Pity? S a d n e s s ? She sat feebly in her favourite armchair,

t h e n s u d d e n l y (14)tears w e l l e d u p i n h e r eyes. "Grandma, don't worry t o o much. You'll be f i n e (15) f s a i d . S h e d r e w o u t a f l o r a l handkerchief to d r y her t e a r s . E v e n t h a t seems to b e a laborious process for h e r w e a k limbs.

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Section F: C o m p r e h e n s i o n MCQ ( 5 x l r n = 5 m ) Read t h e p a s s a g e a n d a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s 2 9 t o 3 3 .

The glass window pane shattered and Matthew shoved a hand roughly through the opening t o lift the latch slowly.

He then climbed into the

room, landing on his feet with a soft thud. A sudden rush of cold air swept

i r + t w & e r him. Matthewshivered and he quickly drew the curtains shut. Glancing down, he saw the deep cut on the back of his hand. Lamenting

over his rotten luck; h e tore off a stsIp fram his tattered coat sleeve and bandaged i t . The loud ticking of a clock somewhere in the room gave him a throbbing headache. He wished that it could just stop making such z din. With his heart beating fast, he inched his way forward, hardly able to see anything in front of him.

"Mrnrnrn ...," came the muffled sound. Was it just his imagination? Matthew lifted one hand to wipe away the beads of perspiration that were

beginning to form on his forehead. Ignoring the thought, he began t o move

slowly forward again. Then, without any warning, the Aext thing he knew was that he had kicked somethinq soft. Reaching into his bag, Matthew

fumbled around and took out his torch. Switching it on, he found a pair of round eyes staring at him. They belonged to a little girl! She had been gagged and bound so tightly t h a t movement was strictly out-of t h e question.

As he was about to turn away, her tear-streaked face ,restrained him. Feeling

sorry for the girl, Matthew used his pocket knife to cut her loose.

The girl started

as she had_believed-Ma&WwTrbe-the

rescuer who was there t o end her ordeal. She clung onto Matthew tightly.

This confused Matthew further. What was he to do? After a few moments, Matthew spoke in a gentle voice.

"What happened, little girl?" asked Matthew. From h e r mumbled repty, Matthew could only make out that t h e girl

had been there for two days without food and water. It seemed t h a t her

captors had totally negt ~ c t e dher. Almost immediately, Matthew shone his torch around the room. Noticing a switch a t one end of the room, he strode over and flicked it on. Light flooded the room and Matthew t h e n carried t h e

little girl back to the window from which h e had entered. As he climbed out with his charge, Matthew smiled wryly and muttered under his breath, "I

can't believe ~ f t f zI've t just done. Neither wi!\ the police."

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robbed battered

punished kidnapped

H o w do you kncw that Matthew was a kind thief!

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l i e gave her food and water irnrnediat~ly. He s p o k e to t h e girl gently and helped her escape. H e climbed in through the window t o save the girl. He decided t o t a k e revenge for the girl who had suffered.

NANYANG P R I M A R Y SCHOOL 20623 C O N T I N U A L ASSESSMENT l

E N G L I S H LANGUAGE

PAPER 2 : BOOKLET B .TOTAL TIME FOR BOOKLETS A &t E3: 1 h 50 min INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: D O NOT TURN O V E R THIS PAGE U N T I L YOU A R E . T O L D TO D O SO, READ ALL INSTRUCTIqNS CAREFULLY. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS,

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Truth can be stranger than fiction. A letter that a young girf

in Japan send

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into the sky46 a balloon some 15 years ago has been

found stuck t o a fish hauled from the Pacific Ocean.

A fisherman found the peese of paper on a sticky flatfish. He

opened the folded paper and diskrtvud it was a handwritten letter

from a six-year-old girl a t a school in Kawasaki, 150 km alonq from

where the fish was catch. /49j

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years."

1 She .never expected to get a reply that way.

Section I : Synthesis/Transformation .- ( 6

2m = 1-2m)

For e a c h of t h e questions 5 4 t o 59, r e w r i t e t h e given s e n t e n c e ( ~ ) using t h e w o r d ( s ) provided. Your answer must b e i n one sentence. T h e meaning of y o u r sentence m u s t b e t h e s a m e as t h e meaning o f t h e g i v e n s e n t e n c e ( s ) .

54.

A i s h a l i k e s collecting s t a m p s more t h a n ballet dancing.

prefers

55.

T h e b o y s climbed t h e t r e e . T h e y w a n t e d t o pick t h e r i p e m a n g o e s . ?

...

56.

I will n o t sell t h e house unless T g e t a good offer.

57.

This i s Mrs Tan. W e stayed a t her house during t h e June holidays.

58.

whose

The a t h l e t e s w e r e very tired. t h e y could not run t h e l a s t l a p of t h e

race.

too

59.

He told us a s t o r y . W e

could n o t b e l i e v e i t . which l5

Section 3: Comprehension Cloze (15 X 1m = 1 5 m ) f i l l in e a c h b l a n k w i t h a suitable w o r d .

Many interesting a n d unusual a n i m a l s i n h a b i t t h e desert.

these

are

animals

elf

m t o n s j

owls,

(601

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they

look

a n d where t h e y l i v e .

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lot

six

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inches

ather

beaks

681

(691

l o w e r f u l feet w i t h s h a r p c l a w s , which t h e y

t2 (703

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t h e h own

(71)

wrnes,

they

hake

their

nests

abandoned

1721 voodpecker holes in t r e e s .

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t o t h e spider. Like

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t a i l w i t h a poisonous

at i t s tip.

(742 s t i n g to immobilise small insects t h a t t h e y e a t .

They use t h i s

Section K: Comprehension (1Ox 2m = 2 0 ) Read the passage carefully and a n s w e r questions 75 t o 84.

'Lion! Lion! Lion!" All t h r e e of us leapt t o our feet, a n d the n e x t moment, M d i s h o c a m e t e ~ r i n ground t h e corner ~ M ' o yelling u s ~ a t us, \'Cc?rne -quick! Come quick! A h t r p lTon is eating the w i f e o f t h e cook!" That sounds quite f u n n y w h e n you put it in w r i t i n g back here in E n g l a n d , but t o us, standing o n a veranda in t h e middle of East Africa, it was n o t funny a t all. Robert Sanford dashed i n t o t h e house and came out a g a i n in f i v e seconds f l a t holding a rifle. 'Get the children indoors!" h e shouted t o h i q w i f e a s he ran down off the veranda w i t h me behind him. Mdisho pointed towards t h e back of t h e house and yelled, "Thc lion has t a k e n t h e w i f e c f the cook and t h e cook i s chasing t h e lion a n d trying t o s a v e his w i f e ! " W e v e r y quickly spotted t h e massive sandy-coloured lion n o t m o r e t h a n eighty m e t r e s o f f and t r o t t i n g a w a y from the house, heading f o r the j u n g l e ~ i t the h cook's w i f e held between h i s j a w s . T h e cook w a s running most bravely and waving his arms, screaming and shouting, "Let go o f my wife! Let go o f my

wife!"

Robert Sanford was running a f t e r t h e cook who was running a f t e r t h e lion and 1 ran a f t e r Robert Sanford. H e w a s holding his r i f l e in b o t h h a n d s and shouting t o the o o k , "Pingo! Pingo! G e t lout o f my w a y ! Pingo! Lie down o n the ground!" B u t t h e cook I 'ignored hirri and kept on running. I t w a s a n a w k w a r d situation because there was n o w a y IRobert S a n f o r d could t a k e a shot a t t h e lion. The lion w a s nearing t h e jungle a n d we a11 knew that once h c g o t in there, w e would never be able t o get him. Then Robert Sznfor-d s t o p p e d and raised h i s r i f l e and took aim. There was a l o u d crack a s t h e b i g gun w e n t o f f a n d 1 saw a s p u r t o f dust a h e a d of t h e lion. The l i o n stopped d e a d and turned his head, s t i l l h o l d i n g t h e woman i n h i s j a w s . He saw th_e arm-waving c o o k a n d he saw R o b e r t Sanford a n d h e s a w me and he h a d certainly h e z r d the r i f l e s h o t a n d seen t h e spurt of d u s t . He dropped t h e cook's wife on t o t h e ground a n d b r o k e f o r cover. with great ,leaping bounding strides, he disappeared among t h e jungle trees. l I - - ... -- - . , -----J

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A L L A N S W E R S MUST B E 1 M C O M P L E T E S E N T E N C E S .

7 5 . W h e r e w a s t h e writer sitting a t t h e s t a r t of the s t o r y ?

76. W h o w e r e t h e three people referred to in t h e p h r a s e " A l l three o f us leapc t o o u r f e e t " (Line 2)?

77. W h a t _did Robert Sanford do w h e n h e heard w h a t M d i s h o w a s yelling?

78. Which word in t h e p a s s a g e ' t e l l s u s t h a t t h e lion w a s - h o t running f a s t w h e n t h e men w e r e chasing i t ?

79. W h y did t h e writer s a y t h a t t h e c o o k w a s brave? ( L i n e 19)

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RE Q SWASTIKA SCHOOL

RED SWASTIKA SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMlhlATlON 2008

English Language - Paper 2

Name

Class :Primary 61 Date :18 August 2008

BOOKLET A 30 Questions 30 Marks Duration of Paper : 1 hour 50 minutes

Note: 1, Do no?open thk Booklet until you ate t d d to do so-

2- Questions l 30 are to be done on the OAS provied.

3. Read carefutiy the instructions giwn at the beginning of each parl of the Booklet. 4. Do not waste time. If a question is difficult for you,

go on to the next one. 5. Check your answers thoroughly and make sure you attempt every question.

I: tu:!y t! lc following aclvcrtisernenf and answer questions ? to 5.

+ ,.

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CALL THE SPORTS FOR LIFE HOTLINE NOW 6348 4222 t a x : 6340 9575 or visit our website: http:l/www.ssc.gov.sg

Nothing brings a family together like an activity everyone can enjoy. It cwld be :;ornc~lhir?g where you can learn all about your physical fitness. So,why not come for t h NAPFA ~ Challenge and join others like yourself who are already makmg fit ncss a pad of their lives? It is a great way to spend quality time with the entire i;,mily Besides. you can check your fitness level with the f r e e fitness 5.55 =.s~rnents. It only takes a bit of your time to starl enjoying a healthier lifestyle. f ' i r s? ti!r re participants are required to pre-register. Registration and participation in t11cf~tnessassessments are free. Participants from 1 October to 30 Novembr W!: t:e ~iigiblefor the lucky draw to be conducted on 2 December 2008 at z \:G g ,I !.I ;I! the Yto Chu Kang Stadium. Lucky draw participants must be 18 years ;in;! ,il>s~t? --. Rcwarcf for Staying Fit and Healthy +--+--W-

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Discounts 30%

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20%

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Datc.5. 5October.I9Octobcr,2N~vember.1GNovembw Vtt~;i~c.-;Stadium15in the Fcllorving Zones East Z o r ~ e

West Zone N o r f l ~Zarw

: W o k Stadium f Tarnpines Stadium : Queenstown Stadium I Clernenti Stadil~m : Yio Chu Kang Stadium 1 Woodlands Stadium

Fl APFA Challenge: 19 October. 16 November Participants must assemble at any of the stadiums'by 7.45 am. The first activity starts at 8.00 am.

Four options are given for each question. One-of f k m is the correct answer. Make yow choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).Shade the correct oval (l2, ,3 or 4) on the (5 marks) Optical Answer Sheet (OAS). - .

Which number would you call if you wish to go for the free fitness

assessment?

fhe main aim d'the adverfisement is to

(I)offer special discounts for the NTUC Insurance Scheme (2) give free fitness assessment m Sundays . (3) seward people for staying fd and healthy 4 ) encourage the whde family to enjoy a healthier lifestyle

Wei Lun and his two ciassmates want to take part in the NAPFA Challenge on 39 October- AH the three boys are in Primary 5 and they are taking part for the first time. Which one of the fotluling statements apply to the boys?

The fhree boys are eligible for the lucky draw(2) The three boys need to pre-register. (3) The three boys must assemble at the stadium at 8.00arn. (4) The three boys cannot take part in the NAPFA Challenge as they are Zoo young. {I}

Ahmad and his family live in the east and they want to take part in t k free health asi&ssment The nearest place which they can go to is (1) Queenstow Stadium (2) Wodands Stadium (3) Tampnes Stadium (4) YioChuKangStadiwm

5. Hotfine to find o!t

is most likely to call the sports-For Life more about the activities.

Wlliam, a spoFts enthusiast (2) Bob, a retiree who is not keen in sports (3) James, an executive who only likes to work out in an airconditioned gym Jared, a teenage? who spends all of his leisure time watching (4) movies (1)

For each question from 6 to 12, four options are given, One of fhem is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2,3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (l, 2, (7- rks) 3 w 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. .

The reckless driver was barred

driving for two

years. (1)

(3) from

The manager. together with all his employees, regularly after work recently.

(1) are jogging (3) has been jogging 9.

t know \?rhoOle caller

(2) if (4) but

( 1 unless C31 so 8.

you M

'Don't open the dhor is,"said Mother.

(2) is jogging (4) have k e njogging

~ two boys.

There is a marked resembiance

S among (3) besides ('I

(2) amidst (4)

between

her

( l ) cried (3) cries

II.

To the annoyance of his colleagues, Mr Wee talks a I d but stgps td iisten to others.

12.

When Jeremy saw the wallet we had found, he said he knew it was. {l)which (3) who

(2) whom (4)

whose

For each question from 13 to 15, choose the correct pumtuaB~ltocomplete the passage. Shade the correct oval (l, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (3 marks) - .

Frank tloyd Wright stood on the station p!aff&m. Four large suitcases

l l I

were beside him (13)

Where are you off to (14) asked his old friend, Edgar. "I'm going to Japan to build a new hotel there," replied Frank. -8uf they have earthquakes in Japan.'

3 know and thai's what makes the job so interesting.' Frank had read a lot aboufearthquakes, He knew that they were +

caused by pieces of the earth's surface moving against each other. ,, ..d.any hope of standing at such a time (15) a building would have to 'move' tw.

13.

I (2)

(3) (4)

14.

(l) (2) (3) (4)

[,]comma [ . ] fulfstop [ ;] semi-colon ! ] exdama!ion mark

) ."j [ ," J [ !' 1 [ ?"l

full stop and inverted commas mmma and inverted commas exclamation mark and inverted commas question mark and jnverled commas

(I) [ ! I exclamation mark (2) [ . j fullstop (3) I,F c ~ ~ m a (4) ?] question mark

l 1

For each question from 16 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 4)- Shzde the &red ova! (1,.2, 3 or 4 ) on the Optical Answer Sheet. d5 marks) 16.

The , who shocked the audience in the theatre with his bomb hoax, has been arrested. (1) joker (3) performer

f 7.

(2) prankster trickster

(4)

i h e characters in the play--arenot real; they are all (2) fanciful (4) fictitious

(I)fake

(3) false

18.

chatter and give my

Rwr yeiied, "Stop your ears a rest!*

19.

( l ) incessant

(2) insistent

(3) intentional

(4)

The 3 )

burglars

infectious

broke into the shop by of glass from the window.

removing

slabs

(3) blocks

20.

t h e Korean architect speaks English with a strange As a result. OUF local workers cannot understand him. { l ) tone -t

C31

(2) pitch (4)

sound

several

. ..

For each ques6on from 21 to 25, choose the wordfs) ctosesl in meaning to the underlined words. Shade the correct oval (l 2.3 , or 4) on the Ophcdl Answer Sheet. (5marks ) . . . The Potice ~i&clePatrol started a few years ago. Through such patrols, the police hope to &ft crime in residential areas. They also hope lo ~ W O 121 1 (22 3 understanding between the poke and the community. .-

The first bicycle patrols proved highly su&esslul and since \hen, addiIion31'~a~ols have been set up. The police are encourawd by the 123)

residents' response to the bicycle patrds. ( 24 1

As tf~epedal policemen have shown their friendliness, the public now 1251

know that the policemenare people that they can rely m for help.

22,

(1) expand (3) extend

23.

( I ) spurred (3) strengthened * .

24.

25.

(1) (3)

reaction behaviour

(1) amiability (3) animosity

(2) attitude (4) ansaver

(2) ambiguity (4) anonymity

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30.

these mischief-makers can be allowed to get enjoyment from making athers suffer. You can imagine how pleased I was, therefore, to read that such mischief-makers can be caught in the act Now people know that eYen if they are alone ir! the lift. they have to behave. Special machines put into certain lifts have made this possible. Sensors set things in motion the instant urine is detected in a n y part cf the l i f t A--camera films the culprit in action. A special alarm at the HQ8 headquarters is activated. The lift jams- The culprit, unable-toget a-, has to wait till the rescue team arrives. Of course, the HDB authorities make

sure the police are there too. Apart from lifts, mischief-makers have been at work ekewhere- Jerry and 1 found out where. Last week, we visited the Botanical Gardens to study the huge cactuses there and compare them with our own.

From our experience, mckrses can thrive in Singapore although it is rather wet. Here they grow continuously, so they are fleshier and juicier than those in the desert. That wmld be fine, except that most of the cactuses we saw were not looking as healthy as they should,

Their fleshy leaves and juicy stems must have been very inviting to the mischief-makers. The result was unsightly scratching of names and silly messages on whatever was within reach. Where they come from, the desert air would have caused the badly affected cactuses !Q dry up and die. Many of these cactuses are rare and difficult to replace. The ranges keep a look-out for such vandals but as they cannot be around all the time. some devices to catch the vandals should be installed. Such inconsiderate vandals do not realise that the public properfy they destroy belongs to them. together with the other citizens. In the end, the money for the repair work or cleaning up has to come from at! Singapoream.

English Language - Paper 2 Name r

i Class :Primary 6!

Date :f 8 August 2008

BOOKLET B 511 Questions 65 Marks

MARKS

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (4, 2, 3 or 4): Shade the correct oval { l , 2, 3 or 43 on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

25.

According to the passage, mischief-makers are people who are allowed to do mischief cause the complaints about the smely liffs (2) ( 3 ) like being made to suffer (4) enjoy making things unpleasant for ofhers (1)

27.

The word 'this' in paragraph 2 refers to being pkased with the machines catching the mischief-makers (3) being well-behaved in lifts (4) rnahng sure the lifts remain ckan (1)

(23

The cactuses were "not looking as heatthy as they should"

because they are not used to the climate in Singapore they should have been fleshier and juicier (2) (I)

( 3 ) they were badly damaged (4) they had dried up

The phrase "From our experience' in paragraph 4 suggests that the boys -.

(1) grow cactuses as a hobby (2) read up on cactuses ( 3 ) find :he weather in Singapore tm wet like huge cactuses

(4)

3r.-.

LWch of the following would be a suitable title for the passage? ( 1 ) Save the Cactuses from Vandafs (2) Various Acts of Vandalism (-33 Cook Out for Vandals! (4) Vandalism Does Not Palf

There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From-the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for-each blank.-Write Its letter (A to Q ) in the blank. The letters (1) and (0) have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks)

Being skinny is not beautiful, but being healthy is. --

Most young peop!e, unfortunafely, believe that looking thin

and

therefore 'stylish" - is- a major way (34)

maintaining self-wotth.

'Unfortunately, they might take this (32)

far and end up

eating discrders.

(33)

Two of t i e more m m o n eating disorders (34) anorexia nemsa and bulirnia nervosa,* says Or tee Huei Yen, consultant,

the Singapore

Department of Psychiatry (35)

general

Hospital. Anorexlcs and butimics both suffer (36)

body-image

intense fear of weight gain. Both

distortion and have (37)

common in females than

eating disorders are ten times (38)

males.

"Eating disorders are mused (39)

the interaction of

many factors. These f a d o r s may be biological, psychological, family or social.'

says Dr Lee.

'Those who have eating disorders also tend to be perfectionists (40)

high achievers with

unrealistic e w c t alions of

themselves,' adds Dr Lee, T h e y may also have overprotective families who are

ineffective at resolving conflictm Adapted fmm Mind Your Body. Straits Tm1es.20 February 2008

Cr.r;crl each word in hold for spelling and each yhderlirkd wdrd f& grammar. !he cmrcct word in thc relevant box.

Napoleon

was

(10rnarks)

'd the f French

army.

ii grca t conkerer , he

later become theernperor o f France. He h-

f oug h t many bat t les in Europe and brought many couetries ..

French rule.

. I

(45) Once, Napoleon visited a battlefield. Many soldier-S

*-..vr,t2 .- w e r e S

nctiwtc (.:c)

sirvearily injured. He knew that

his men t o fight

----

his presence Jwi

dead and

certainly

more couroyjesly. h e n he saw o badly

-1

i n c r c d mcmy sddrcr. The non would die if his bleeding was not stopped. ( 50) I:.:: went near

vii t h a dagger.

r)le man. Suddenly, Fke mon try t o stab Napoleon

He missed and was immediately shot

by Napo!eon's guards.

FiU in each blank with a suitable word.

One winter night in Canada, duringthe early days of World War 11, around 1940, a middle-agqi widow (51)

from her troubled sleep to

see her younger brother standing at the foot of her bed. The strange thing was that the *man was in -England, (53)

her younger brother

1523 -

with the Royal Cvagitan Air Force.

Yet, s h e saw him clearly, (54)

in a pilot's suit, his face was

qhd @ [gohed very serious- In fact, his appearance was

deathly (55) beyond (56)

It was hrrifSling4 The woman screamed and Zhe strange

her scream, they

When her three children (58)

to her room to find her crying loudly, 'He's dead! I know he's

(59;) dead!"

out that her brother's

She was r@t! Swnelirne Eater, she (60).

(6ll

had been shot down over En@ancLThis occurred at the very

(62)

time the woman saw the phantom of her brother in her room. what she had seen?

How do you (63)

Wefl, some scientists say that most probably, during the pilot's last , pis Wvghts had twned towards his

sister back home h

Canada. A last goodbye - a kind of cry for help -was flashed from his mind to

hers (65)

telepathy.

Telepathy is the ability to be immediately aware of the thoughts and

feelings of others or t h e ability to make someone aware of how one feels.

For each of the questions 66 to 70,rewrite the given sentence(s} using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in m e - sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of thee ~ l v e nsentencejs). (l 0 marks) 66. Choo Mei is very beautiful. Choo Hong is ugly. Choo Mei unlike

67. 'What must W& do now?" the girl asked her mother. The girl asked her mother

- 68.

As long as you drink enough water, you will not get dehydrated. .-- -.. . - . . .

69. We warned Jianlong. Jianlong len the tent without his torch. In spife of

70. The humming bird a tty backwards No other bud can do that The m l y

Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80.

(20'marks)

Around 8 o'clock on a bitter cold morning on 5 May 2003,mountain climber Peter Madew, a lanky 37-year-old cons!ruc!im engineer from Australia, joined the queue with twenty othw clirribers for the final ascent'of the notorious North Face. This was also the toughest and most dangerous part in his dream to conquer the most famous mountain on the planet, Mount Everest.

The day was a brilliant Mue and although the temperature was well below zero, almost no wind meant excellent conditions for the summit climb. Madew had formed a strong bond with two other climbers, Harrod and A buhaidar. The trio soon came upon the presewed body of a climber who had died an indeterminate fime before. Despite the unseff!lng sight of the dead man, their mood was upbeat, strong and confident. Madew felt certain that they wwld get to the top. Only two of the infamous 'Three Stepsmsheer sock faces guarding the summit - remained to be scaled.

Abuhaidar had moved ahead of the other two and reached Second Step. not far from the surnmiE He could not s&e his partners below. He had been dimbing for six hours to get to where he was. H e was totally unaware of the &m that was unfolding Mow.

Hamod had hitched himself to a fixed r o p e anchored to the rock face that followed a narrow, icy ledge. Suddenly. the fixed rope sagged, catapulting Harrod off the ledge. He crashed heavily down the cliff-side on his left leg. When Harrod tried to stand, his left leg collapsed and he jet out a shriek of He could fee! !he shattered bones in his upper ankle grinding togethwHis leg was broken.

Madew. who was right behind, saw the accident. Concerned that the rope holding them would give way altogether, he quickly tlnclipped himself from it and made his way up. Wben he arrived, he cwSd see that Harrod was bady hurt. Hardly anyone lives after breaking a leg this high up on Everest. The preserved bodies scattered around the mountain's high-altitudedeath zone above 8000 metres bore testimony to the Everest maxim: immobilisation is death.

Warrod was in grave danger of suffering'frostbite,at risk of dangerously ciradath. exhaustion, losing his broken leg to gangrene and p eventually death i f he stayed longer in the open, far up on Everest. Luckily. W m-re equipped with radios c=pzSle of contacting support staff far below at base camp. Madew got a scrambled message out but he wuld not t~ certain if the message had been picked up. Meanwhile. he started making preparation for their descent. Then. he saw a figure coming iowards them through the swrfing snow. It was Abuhaidar.

He had been waiting impatiently higher up when his radio crackled with the news from the base camp staff that Harrod was badly injurd. Madeds Frantic call had finally gone fhrough. (Adapted from :Trappad on Everest, Readefl Dlgesl July 2004

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. 71.

Wbat was Pefer Madew's occupation? -

.-,

72. What was Peter Madew's dream?

73. What was the k s t weather condition f~ Peter and his friends ta have a go at the summit?

74.

Which sentence in the passage telb you that Abuhaidar did not know what happened to Harod?

75. Explain deady &y thc sight cf the dead man did r o t affed

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76. Chmse the word in the passage that has the same meaning as:

a) top -

b) notorious -

77. Explain clearly @W Warrod injured his leg.

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Bes-kk3 exhaustion and poor Mood circulation, list two pofential dangers faced by H a r r d after he had M e -n- -his . leg. .

79.

Explain clearly how Abwhaidat received Mackds news of Hanod's injuiy. ..

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-EXAM PAPER 2 0 0 8

SCHOOL SWEJECT

:----R-m SWASTIKA PRIMARY SCHOOL : PRIMARY 6 ENGLISH

67)The girl aske

Page 1 to 2

69)In spite of our warning Jianlong left t h e tent without -his torch.

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RE D S W S T i K A SCHOOL

RED SWASTIKA SCI-OOL 2008 CONTINUAL ASSESSMENT 1 English Language

Class :Primary 6 /

(4S/ 5s) ..

BOOKLET A 35 Marks IEuratinn o f P:qwr : I Ilr 50 nlins

1 . Do not opcrt this 13nokIct ttnlil yau arc told to do SO.

2. Questions I - 35 arc to Ilc donc an the OAS providd. 3. liratl carcfi~tl!. tllc insdractions given of each pari of thc Ruoklct. 4. n o not rvastc rirnc. If a qlicsiion on tr, thr n r x I rslrc.

fhc bcginnir~g

is difficult fory011,

5. C'liccli !lorlr :~tlsn.crsrl~ot-~ugl~l!. and make surc you i i f ~ C I I I FVCT ~ ?

(1ufsfi011.

Study the following text and Ihen answer qucslions 1 to 5 .

For each question from 1 to 5 , four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3or 4). Shade the correct oval ( 7 , 2,3 or 4 ) on the Optical Answer Stleet. (5marks)

Mrs Lim and her family enjoy nature. They may visit the Meriion ForE Sifoso Carlsberg Sky Tower ButterflyPark&lnseclKingdom

(7) (2) (3) (4)

Tickets are on sale at

(1) (2)

(3)

eight seven three

(4)

four

locations,

Mr Tan is going to Sentosa with his wife.one-year-old nephew and f hirteen-yeartickets. old daughter. He needs to purchase

{l 1 .

(2) (3) (4)

two adult

twoadult and one chfld three adult three adult and one child

Visitors may find out about Ihe atlractlons beforehand through

{t)

telephone

(2) (33 (4)

self-discovery surfing Senfosa's webpage telephone and surfing Sentosanswebpage

Which at the foflowing statements is true? (1)

(2) (3) (4)

An 8 0 c m tall visitor will be denied entry into t h e Sentosa 4 0 Mag& . An unused ticket may be used fhe following day A visifos may visit not more than three attractions. An unavailable attractin11will be reftlndcd

For each question from 6 to 15,four options are given. O n e of Ihem is the correct answer. Make your choice f l , 2. 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval {l, 2 , 3 or 4 ) cn the Optical Answer Sheet (10 marks)

have ta exercise more if f want to reduce my weight.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

can will niigllt

shotrld

fa resort to l

(2) (3) (4)

(l)

(4)

caning

(4)

asked his mother.

is it isn't it does he doesn't he

There is a well-hidden grief

(l) (2) (3)

10.

cane canes caned

"John enjoys the cup of coffee, (2) (3)

illern.

Raj's jovial Iaughler.

about undcr before behind

John made such an away b y the storekeeper.

(l} (2) (3)

irritate

(4)

irritation

irrilanl

irrifatcd

of himself at t h e store

that he was chased

11.

ThepolicequesfionedIhemanto

(1) (2) (3)

who which whom

(4)

whose

Neitherofthebrothers (I) (2)

(3) (4)

(2) (3)

in UP out

(4)

down

Just

{l) (2) (3) (4)

75.

by allbwing the stranger to enter

than his parents, no one else accompanied him to his new school.

q 4:

to remain in Hong Kong after next week.

want wants wanted are wanting

The security officer e lZ his guard the office compound. (1)

Chin Boon passed the weapons.

Other Another Besides

(1) (2)

Oespile In spite

(3)

Because

(43

of the heavy rain, the soccer match continued.

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IIoJIcI;?~ i r ~Plr:rkr.:l in 1I~:l;cru ! ~ ZOO4 r when a

q c ; t i i l q srnnllcr arid

srnatler,'' s:~iri his wifr; .

( l i i j Mrs Smith.

' lG.{:~ ~ ; ~ i l i i : l to ! i ?look, d l ~ i lIl didrl'l-know what was h:lpl>ciiing i lien nly niece said :*#ir :,+#

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For each question from 18 to 20,choose the correct punctuation to complete ZIle passage. (3 marks) Shade the correct oval (1, 2.3 or 4) on fhe Optical Answer Sheet.

Andrew dreamed of playing outside, where t h e sunlight danced on the leaves. He

watched the changing patterns of light and shadow on the ground. It was t h e wind, swaying the branches. He heard t h e birds sing and it was as if they were saying, "Come

w*thus...come wifh us(18)

_Every day Andrew sat before thk window and waithed people rush by. â&#x201A;Źvet; day the doctor came by and he would tell Uncle Ravi the same thing (19) See to it that you keep the boy inside (20) The hot sun and the cool breeze atp bad for his health."

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(1) (2) (3)

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fullstop

(4)

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comma and inverted commas

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(1) (21 (33 (4)

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( f r 111:-1~ks)

For each question from 26 to 30, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to tire underlined words. Shade fhe correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on !he Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

1 tossed and turned all night but I could not get to sleep, Something was

bothcrinq me but I could not

(

what it was. Suddenly, I frowned as painful memories

unfolded in my mind.

It happened after l had a premonition that l would lose in the story-telling

competition. 1 refused to believe it bui on the day of the competition, my worst fears

were realised.

(30)

(l) (3)

pestering

(2)

intriguing

(4)

irriia t ing disturbing

27.

{I) (3)

think perceive

(23 (4)

imagine comprehend

28.

(1)

prediction guess

(23

sign

(4)

letter

denied ignored

(2)

rejected

(4)

distrusted

became rclevanl came alive

(2) (4)

materialised came true

26 1

(3) 29.

(1)

(3) 30

( I (3)

Head tf~cpassage below and answer questions 31 fo 35.

Ttte Great Pyran~idof Giza was built for King Khufu (known to fhe Greeks as Cheops) some four and a half fhousand years ago. It is 3 structure of such aweinspiring dimensions that many people across the cenfuries have found if hard to credit its creal~onto l~tlrnanbeings. And even harder to acknowledge is Ihe fact that these hur~iaritwings had not fully mastered the use of the srnrple rope pulley, lef alone explosives, mechanical diggers. power drills, cranes and helicopters.

Apart from its sheer size, Ihe Great 6Ga;;amid is also an astonishing feat of geometrical accuracy. Until the construction of the Eiffel Tower at t h e beginning of the 20'" century, it was by far i h e fallest building in the world for more. than two hundred years and there is evidence fo suggest that its builders had a remarkably precise 1 knowledge of astronomy too.

Today, thanks to the labour of generations of scholars, we have cons?ructed a prct!y clear account of how this remarkable work was achieved. Archaeologists have traced the technical developmeni of t h e pyramid forrn from earlier types of Egyptian tombs; uncovered the quarries from which 11s stones were cut and hauled; located the reniairls of the barracks complex in whict~the work force was housed; calculated and 1 painstakingly re-enacted lfie process of its construction.

I-lowever, n few. Mnor poinls of an~biguityremain. For example, although all lhe 1 experis agree lhai some form of giant ramp must have been used in building the higher ' levels, it has not been settled what kind of ramp that was. For the rnost part, though, everyone who has studied the matter seriously now agrees th3f t h Pyrarnid ~ was built : over the course of some 20 or so years by a work farce of some 20,000 people. o f ,t 1 whom 4,000 were the hard core of labourers. And despite the familiar Hollywood image. if is also known thal the workers were no! slaves, but short-term conscripts, perforrnrng ; 1 a kind of National Service. I

This account of the making of tile Great Pyramid, although rich and coherenf, 1 does not satisfy everyone, and t l ~ e r eare many who persist in attribuling t h e Great ; Pyramid Zo some agency outside the human race. There is a whole L~rancf?of the i publishing industry devoted to meeting this hunger for pyramidical m\rsteries, whrch is : sharpened hy movies such as Stargate and The F i f I f ~Element. and shoiws no sign of tapering off iri t h e 2 1 sl century.

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For each question from 31 to 35,four options are given. One of tl~ernis the correct answer Make your cftoice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Sflade the correct oval ( l , 2 , 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Shee!. ( 5 marks)

31,

T h e word "it" (paragraph 2) refers Is (l)

(2) (3) (4)

32. 7 .

According to f he text, which of i he following s t a t h e n t s a bout t h e Pyramid is bue?

(l) (2) (3) (4)

33.

34.

(3) (4)

how the pyramid was built the materials used to build ihe pyramid the type of ramp used to build the pyramid an estimated number of who built the pyramid

The pyramid was built (l) (2)

It was not built by humans. " It was built with accurate angles. It is currently t h e tallest building in the world. All the workers were not paid to build fhe pyramid.

Archaeologisis are unable 10 find out (1) (2) (3) $4)

Ihe giant ramp the E~ffel Tower the sirnple rope pulley the Great Pyramid of-Giza - -

after the 20'" century before ~e 181hcentury between the 18Ihand 19'"eniury betweenthe19~~and20'~century

Thc pr~duction of movies such as "Stargate"and "The Fifth Element" has

(l) (2)

(3) (4)

reducedto~vlardsthe21~'century exr7lained the making of the Great Pyramid well increased people's interest in pyramidical mysteries attributed the building of the Great Pyramid to cxternal agencies

RED SWBSSIKA SCHOOL

RED SWASTTKA SCHOOL 2008 CONTINUAT., ASSESSMENT E -

English 1,sngaage - Paper 2

Class :Prinrary f i / (451 SS)

58 Questions 65 marks

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POSSIBLE

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There arc 10 blanks, numbered 36 to 45, in the passage below. From the list of words given, clloose the 1n0s.fsuitable wor-d for each blank Wrrte ils let ler (A 10 Q) in !he blank. The lellers (I) ancl (0)havc b e ~ n emitted to avoid C O ~ I ~ I I S ~ ~O lI ~I r r i markingi~g (10 marks)

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

4~ wilh

er' the (E) have

an C ( C ) was

(G) (4) (J)

fror:~

witl~oul should

where are

(Mr

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and will

war

-- ~ r c ~ u F c h i l d r er,cady n Tor school? Much research has been conducted

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Scheghcadiness. I t was found that readiness (37)

(36)

school is grcatly dependenl on the enviflnmenta child comes from and not jusf genetics. -1

Genelic factors play (38) However, the

important role in a child's core ahililies.

muironmen! provided foi- a child remains (39.1

overall most

irnporiant factor

Environmcr'ltal factors include farnily resources (4 0)

- Cncorne

Parents' behaviour with respect to learning and preschool expeiiences (4 1 )

also cqually important. Thus, it is only righflo emphasise I hat n curlnus and k e e n learncr (42)

a child is nut lured to be

a very young age, then the type of

curricr~lumgiven to tfwchild in most situations should not g:ca!ly matter. This is becalse

he (43)

seek new learning every day.

However, ther c arc exceptions ( 4 4 ) ivcll and is

wady for sd~ool, even (45)

a child does cxceplionally the desired environment.

tkncc,

the tlricnding debate or1 whether nature or nurture plays ;I rtrore dominant role in a child's

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the

correct word

in the relevant box.

(10 marks)

Whenever the word 'd~alef'is mentioned, one woufd asocciat if with lds of fun

with family and friends in the sun. The days would be fill'ed with swimming and games by

the beach followed B nigMs filled wiih barbecues.

The room would be beautifully decorated with "hotel class"furniture. Each unit 449) would also be equipped with its own television and sifrigirater (501

1 . That was precisely wh4fie were so disappointed when w e finally set our eyes on

(59 1 t h e chalet that Father had rented for the weekend. The double-storey bungerlo iooked

152) like an abencjened house. The paint on t h e walls were peeling. The wirldows were large

with glass casements that were dotted wifh spots of did. (54)

From the time we set our eyes on 1he chalet; WE feelinq as 1hough someone (551

was watching us. That very night, more 'sirprizes' \yere wailing for us.

Fitt in each blank with a suitable word.

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( 4 5 marks)

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If was raining cals and dogs Out of 1he blue, Adam developed nn acute

that every step [~F/tookmade

stomachache. The pail1 was so ( 5 G ) Ilim

in agony. Ile tried to (58)

(57)

;lis voice

ta call his parents. but nb sound came out. The pain (59)

.,c,rouchedon the bed, praying that someone would come to his rescue. Jmt then, his moiher came into his room and saw her son's plight. Without any delay, she helped him

clinic.

a Adarn c;ould hardly WAS. I-lis mother found it difficult to shelter hirn from the

-downpour. Slie bcgan fo c y r y him on her back

her sods suffering. S h e

helpless lhat she was 110t able to (62) tried to.(G3)

She felt

him by telling t~ir~i'lr~al she would always love hirn,

It was crowded at the clinic. Adam's mother explained to the nurpe Ilia1 i\ was an

1 emergency and asked for the dodor lo

to him frrsl. The nurse

(64)

dashed into the consult ation roam and asked Ihc doctor to (65) her son immediately. The doctor (66)

for his nurse's rude

behaviour and said that Adam m ( 6 7 ) to he (68)

Adam's motl~crtried

;

was itnsympathetic and turned a deaf car. Adarn's mother was angry at her attitude. S h e

come rain or shine.

I1 il

with gasffic flu H e was

lo the hospital imn-rediately.

Zo hail a taxi br.11(69)

slopped for thern.

She was at ht!r wit's e n d and praycd l l ~ a !Re wo111dII~JH (70) I3elore long, c? s~lvcrcar stopped in front of tliern Adarn's rnothcr F~eaveda sigh of relief

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q~~estioris 71 fo 75, rewrite the given sentence(s) using t h e word(s) t i l c ~ ~h tp in o r ~ csentence. The meaning of your sentence rnust be (10 marks) rrf :he givcn senterlcejs)

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books to charity. Mei Ling does not need them

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relncIanI to t11Ei~raic10 Canada. Wilfi3n-1war; also reiuctant to migrate to

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regularly. The classroarn will be dean.

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Read the passage below and answer questions 76 to 85.

(20 masks)

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I received a reques! from Hawaii while f was working with the Royat Guide Dog Associafion of Australia as its puppy-breeding manager. A vision-impaired women, whose husband was allergic to dog harr, had written to our centre w~iththe hope that w e had an allergy-free guide-dog.

''Piece of cake," I thought. The s!andard poodle, a trainable working dog with tightly curled coat, was probably the most suitable breed. Allhough out cenlre bred and used Labradoss, 1 did not anticipate any difficulties in finding a suitable poodle. It turned out that 1 was wrong. tn desperation, l decided to cross-breed a standard poodle with one of our best-producing Labradors. The mating was successful, but it produced only three puppies. W e sent coat and saliva samples of each puppy to t h e Hawaiian couple and the husband found one sample that was allergy-free. At last w e were getting somewhere. but a big job lay ahead. The puppy had to grow up and prnve suitable for guiding work; and then it had to be compatibJe with the visually-impaired client. We had a long way to go.

With a three to six-month waiting list for people wishing to foster our puppies, I was sure that we would have no problem placing our three new crossbred puppies with a family. But 1 was wrong again. It seemed that no one wanted a crossbred puppy. Everyone on the waiting list wanted a purebred. Tirne was running o u t as the puppies needed to be placed in homes and socialised. Otherwise they would no1 become yuidedogs. In order lo attract people to adopt.. the puppies, 1 stopped calling them "crossbreeds"and introduced the f erm "Labradoodle" inslead. It worked l

During the weeks that followed, our centre was inundated with callsf rom other guide-dog centres, vision-impaired people and people who wanted to knew more about the "wonder dogs". The publicity of the new d e s ~ g n e rdogs went nafional, and then l international. Wifh such. a n ovcnvhelrning response, I knew that we were succeeding and hence went on tc produce more of the Labrador-poodle crosses. I

While all this was happening, 1 continued training Sultan. thc origitlat nor?! allergenic puppy. He eventually went to Hawaii, amid intense coverage, where as the world's first Labradoodle, he bonded beautifully with his new owner and her ailergic husband. Interest in the Labradoodfe continued to escalafe and inquiries poured in from ail over the world from people wishing to either purchase or breed the dogs. 1 quickly realised Ihat I had opened a Pandora's box when our next litter of ten Pahradoodles produced only three allergy-free puppies.

Nothing, however, cotrld stop the mania that fotlowed. New breeds began 10 flood the market. Groodles, spoodles, caboodles and snoodles were lnfroduced to the markel. Were the breeders just too caught up te deliver to hungry customers? Determined to source for the most suilabie guide-dog for a client, l unwittingly furned the canine world upsldc down. Today, l am internationally crediled as the first person to breed ihe Labradoodle. But, Z ~zmncler~ in my refirerncnt. wl~ctherwe had really bred a designor

dog. Adapled from. Designer Dog Reader's D iges!

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'l.'~t:c.cnf cake' in paragraph 2 mean?

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coal ancl saliva sa:;*rgics of each puppy to the

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!'iri!i~:l~ word

82.

Why were new breeds introduced to the markef?

83.

Other than Labxadoodles. name two other cross breeds mentioned in thepagsage.

84.

Why did the tern "Labradoodle"appeal more to t k people than "crossbreeds"?

85.

WhichsentenceinIhelastparagraphtellsusthatthew~ifesfeltthathehadopened Pandora's -box?

EXAM PAPER 2008

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RED SN'ASTIKA SCHOOL

RED SWASTIKA SCHOOL 2008 SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1

English Lantjuage - Paper 2

Name :

Class : Primary 61 -Date :S May 2008

BOOKLET A 30 Questions 30 Marks Duration of Paper :4 hr 50 mins

Note: 3. Do not open this Booklet until you are told to do so.

2. Questions l 30 are to be done on the OAS provided.

3. Read carefully the insfrrrcfions given at the beginning of each part of the Booklet. 4. 130 not waste fimc. If a qucstion is difficult for you, go on to the next onc. 5. C h e c k your answers thoroughly and

attempt every question.

m a k e sure you

Study the following text and then answer questions I to 5.

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lue Mountains.

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EXPECTED QUEENSLAND Live ir up the cclehriries' way ai the

ine wonders at thc Great

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Log in to \\-~r?r..asiarrnc.con~/~~ncx p ~ c f e d a u s r l if;: scnd us thr link to !,our UH,. 7 finalists wi!l be picked and the public \\.ill ~ ~ c l for r c the I~~tr'xpectcd At~srraliaA

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For each question from 1 to 5,four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

Which is the most important contact detail you should provide if you wish to be informed that you are one of the winners for the 'Expect the Unexpected Australia Adventure" contest? (l ) Email Address (2) Telept~oneNumber

(3) Home Address (4) Mobile Phone Number 2.

Other than the four deejays, how many people will be golng to explore the surprising srde of Aus!rz!ia?

The duration of the travel could possibly be from (1) . (2)

(3) (4)

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Timmy has just got married and wishes to win fhe confest to visit Australia as part of his honeymoon. Which one of the 'Expect the Unexpected Australia Adventure' packages featured should Timmy choose f o romance his wife? (1)

Unexpected Queensland

(2) Unexpected Tasmania (3) (4)

Unexpected Melbourne Unexpected Canberra

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The water and the inflated life jacket The towef and the neck The torch and the water The towel and the inflated life jacket

According to the information, which is fhe most important factor to ultimately d~terminewhelher you live or dre?

(1) Survival Knowledge (2) Training Tips (3) Mental Att~tude (4) Basic Survival Skills

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To expect good things to happen

(2) To use the mind to conlrol the body (3) To make strong opinions (4) To take a chance 29.

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into the cockpit of a nearby aircraft', tells us

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RED S W A S T i W SCHOOL 2008 SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1 English Language - Paper 2

Name Class : Prirrlary 61

Date :5 May 200,

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EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

So who has a higher chance of developing heart ~roblems?Males or females? Dr

a ~ e v k j . ~ l a yfield in~

N g concedes that both genders are (33) "(321

terms of heart sire and weight, men have larger hearts

because they, are generally bggpr jn. size.2han women but the strength of conlraction

both is equal." Thus, the risk of developing heart problems is equal

(33)

for both genders. The findings ( 3 4 )

the Heart Awareness Survey during the

National Heart Week / World Heart Day 2007 showed that Singaporeans had a gccd .-

awareness that heart attacks and strokes are a result (35) factors. Many were confused regarding the relationship (36)

multiple risk tjlood

pressure and cholesterol levels and cardiovascular diseases. (37)

significant 54.8% of those who were surveyed believed that l~weringtheir blood presswe 7

enough to reduce their risk of head attack or stroke. A similar

(38)

number believed that controlled blood pressure would ensure controlled cholesterol levels. The Singapore Heart Foundation. formerly known (39)

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Singapore Nalional Heart Association, has activities aimed (40) prornolifig heart health. For now, heart diseases contintle to be the secorid majbr k i E r in

Sitignpore, after cancer. Adapted from Health Tirnes, March 7005 Edllrcrn

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlinecj word for grammar. Vdrite the

correct word in the relevant box.

f have a pen-pal from America. His country has the f o u r seasons. Thus, he

hps-'the luxury of enjoying winter sports. If only I could enjoy skiinng here in Singapore. I r e a tly envy my pen-pal. During the winter, he enjoys snowboarding and

always doinq highdspeed stunts. He even sent me pictures of his daredevil stunts. I I4 3)

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have bccrl trying t o conwhse

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my fnther t o visit a country which will aIl,swv me t o

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expierince winter. However, far the pass t w o years, he has only took me t o t h e

neiqhbour countdes like Malaysia and

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lands. I still wish That in the near future, I will hove the

goldcn opprotrunify t o touch real snow.

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(15 marks)

Police found a badly decomposed body under the overhead by'dge off Larnie Road on 23

off the qrea for about three hours to carry

January 2008, The investigators (51) (52)

inv$stiqafio~s.Ttze forensic scientists were deployed to

(53)

whatever eviden'ce fhey could find at Ihe scene of the (54)

to study the evidence that they

The investigators worked long-and (55)

had gathered on that day. As the evidence was insufticient,-the investigators went round the lived whhin 50 kilometres from

vicinity of the crime to question the people (56) ?

w h e r e the body was found. The interviews shed some light for the police. They found out that

three days ago, a woman by the name of Lirn Sim Min, aged 30,was reported missing

her fattier, Lim Seng Meng. (58)

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to M r LiSn's statement, d b return"horne from work. After

his daughter who was a factory worker (59)

48 hours, Mr Lirn decided to go to the neighbourhood poli'ce station to ftle a report ofa missing person.

A month later, fhe police (60)

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was that of Miss Lirn Sim Min. Through the investigation, it was found that Miss Lirn was burnt to

death. Faur suspects have already been brought in by the"police for questioning The police the names of these suspects, but prornised that

spokesperson refused to (61) they would work tcwards (62)

the case and bringing the murderer ta to the

soon. At the same time, the authorities are (64)

public for help. (f anyone has seen the victim on 23 January b ~ t w e e n9 pm (65) 12 midnight, kindiy cali tile police hotline at 1800-222-2222.

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William is very fat. He can run very fast.

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Mabel warned me

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T o pass your examinations, you need at least sixty marks for each subject.

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Growing up in Singapore in the 1940's, amid the deprivation brought about by the war, the idea of keeping a dog was never a consideration. So, when my daughter, then eleven years old. asked rne if we could have a dog when we were based in New York, the answer was no. The reason was that I knew that she would fire of the animal soon and that I would be responsible for looking after it. As this was not reason which could resonate with an eleven year old, 1 had to refuse on the grounds that the streets of New York were too dangerous far a child her age to walk a dog. Ala wh& we returned to $ingapore in th&.mid-l990s, this reason was no longer credible As such, there was a haif-headed agreement to look for a suitable Labrador re r i e v e ~One day, after lunch in Upper Thomson Road, we made a detour to a pet shop nearby. There was no intention to buy anything. It was just an attempt to mollify a young girl and io put off to a future date any idea of buying a dog. â&#x20AC;˘

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Needless to say, it'tlid not work= as I had planned. After several minutes of looking around, vde came acrcss a rascally fittle collie that would not stop licking and nibbling our fingers. We fe31 in love with him instantly. P e n n ~ ,my wife, like all women, was more firm. She came up with all the practical reasons a collie, with its long and thick mane, would be unsu~tablein Singapore's hot weather. Put it was one against three and before we knew it, I was at the counter pay~ngfor the puppy and all the paraphernalia that apparently was needed to look after it.

Back home, the work of raising a puppy began in arnesf. First, we'had to come up wifh'a name for it and it turned out fo be more difficil f k W k d anticipated. Common names were nof acceptable to my daughter. She eventually came up 'with "Shakespeare", a name which would amuse strangers wherever we went. There was much to learn about raising a puppy. We tried without too much success in the first weeks to house-train him, and soon the garden had become a veritable mine field of dog poo.

Then, there were the crazy antics of this little fur ball. He would dash around blindly and without any real aim until stopped by some immovable object. Once, he ran into the glass sliding door and we discovered that dogs, too, have a set of milk teeth. Two of these fell dff much to our didress and the vet had to be woken up close to midnight. Shakespeare is one of the most gentle, friendly ,and attentive dogs around. When we ~ 1 3 1~ - 1 ~.will, once h e gets used to them, put his hczd on t h ~ i rlag 3::b look up longingly at them, imploring them to play with him. His gentle nature has over the years convinced many friends to have a dog as pet. He is attentive to people and can make them feel welcome. Family members, in particular, have been greeted. each time they come and see us after an absence even of several years, with a long spell of . barking. .

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What did the writer attribute his good health to?

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Paga 2

Rosyth School Preliminary Examination 2008 English Language Paper 2

Name: Class: Pr 6 -

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Booklet A Instructions to Pu~ils: I. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so, 2. Read the questjans and follow all h en -i arefulty. 3. Thii booklet consis& of 50 questions (Questions 1 to 30). 4. Answer A U the questions and shade all the answeFs in the OAS provided.

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pages altogether (including this cover page).

This paper is not to be reproduced in part or whole wifhout the permission of the Principal.

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of the Happy Farntly restaurants.

(1) newest (2) grandest (3) healthiest (4)

most popular

2. Every customer who visits the Raffles Boulevard outlet will get

(1) a free drink

(2) 10% discount (3) free cake delivery (4) a free tour of the kitchen

3, People who are weight conscious need not worry because the cake (.t) has a lot of butter cream (2) hasmany fresh ingredients (3) is delivered on the day itself (4) is madewith low fat cream

4. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is-

true?

1 There will be a tour of the kitchen in the last week of September (2) The cake baking demonstration is held in the 1'' week of September (3) You can win instant prizes in the durian-puff eating contest at dinner time. (4) There is free deiivery of c=akesforZhose who spend above S1 50 in a singk receiptw

5. The main akn of the aduwtisement is to ( 1 ) puMise a cake shop outlet (2) give a preview of the modem kitchen

(3) demonstrate how to make a cheese cake (4) encourage people to choose heaRhier choice cakes

For each question from question 6 to f 2,four options are given. One of them is the corned answer. Make your chdce (1,2,3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (7marks)

6. The enraged driver who was shaking his fist at the car-park attendant seemed\~b!ivious.. the attention he was drawing fa himself. (1)

(2) to (3) a: (4) with 7. Either Jamie or one of her classmates cupboard since Monday morning.

the key to the games equipment

(l)hold . (2) holds (3) isholding (4) has been h o l d ' i ,

8. l o o k at what you have made me

I"&heKing cried indignantly.

17) do

(2) did (3) done (4) doing

my uncle is speaking to happens to be my dance instructor.

9. Thewoman (1) who (2) whom (3) whose (4) which

10. 'Only

soy sauce is needed to make thi soup tastier,' the chef suggested. -

(I)a few (2) a little (3) many ( 4 ) much

for a few minor bruises, the child suffered no serious injury from the fall.

II. (13 Apart

(2) Except

(3) Besides (4) Without"

12. The plane to London

off by the time we reached the departure hall.

. . ( l ) .took (2) is taking (3) has taken (4) had taken

For each question from I 3 to 15,choose the correct punctuatioh to complete the passage, Shade the correct oval (1,2,3w 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (3 marks)

Miss Ang walked into the classroom and announced (13) The school is organising a leadership camp to Pulau Vbin next week but mty a few students win be h!&&.' All of us muld

not contain our excitement and wondered curiously who the lucky ones would be (14) Mie looked

at Miss Ang, expecting her to continue. Thoughts were already forming in my head as I kentally

( eliminated those who wvld no! go (IS)probably the bossy pair of preleds, Joel and Joshua, Ai Ting the 'crybaby"

13.

and Ming Lee, othenvise known as he Ihronkey".

(1) I:"] colon and inverfed commas (2)[,*lcomma and inverted commas (3) full stop and inverted commas (4) 1 1 1exclamation marks and jnveFted commas

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For each question from question 16 to 20,four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( I ,2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval ( I ,2,3 or 4) on the Optical +

AnswerSheet.(5marks)

16. The suspect was crime.

as there was insufficient evidence to link him to the*

(1) liberal(2) acquitted

(3) convicted (4) vindicated . 17., A!l the contestants were surprised that Si Min won a prize for

was onb a

her handiwork although it

design.

(1) modest (2) shoddy - (3) creative. (4) modern. 18. Due to his hypertension, my grandfather has to

from salty and fatty food.

(1) fast

C21 keep

(3) abstain (4) withhold

19. The recent movie' Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" impresses round the world and many fans hope that there will be a sequel to it. (1) .&ds muAitudes (31 spectators (4) audiences

20. The siblings inheritance. (t} fen in

(2) fell off (3) fell out (4) fell throwgh

with each other because'they were fighting for ?he

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I was in the Sahara Desert, travelling with a group of people. I neither knew nor liked . especially well. We were on our wqj fo 3 wedding, travelling by jeep during {he day and sleeping S

under the stars at night. It was

tree). Eddflime . heat was sthing and the drives . . T ~ -. were long, with nothing to do but s.tarecrh&os&/zt the p@ing desert. l would wait for !he nights with theh cob! air and each evening, after my companions had E finished the* dinner and gone to sleep. I would go for a walk. One night, 1 left the caqR q t ~ b o u t nine, foolishly dress@ iq\a thJn cgtton shirt and light trouse-only. The moon was r&nt

the desert seemed w k ~ n i n g I -oyi$ldc)ypd ~

and

k b e alone an4moying.

w n h o g r of el)6.h~cprnblinp.I wb$M l/ii@-spiri[s and frhally turned back towards camp. It was not until that'moment that it

dawned on me how far I had gone and that I had no 1

idea where 1 was. I looked for footprints, but beneath my feet was hard-baked earth. W~thhorro* realised thwe were no landmarks and l had l& no trail.

O h ,

ResiSing panic, 1 looked to the sky and tried to look out for some form of celestitt

naJigation. However, I was clugess. As I stumbled onward, i recalled how a desert guide had once told me, "The most important rule

of the desert is that one must learn to watch, be sure, l

and afways remember where you have come from."

of the desert. I had fancied myself an q v w u r e r , and now t was lost with no water, no food and no warmth. The cold had ifes&&+=lnd 1 I had broken the most important rule

shivered. As f stumbled in the dark, I knew my fellow travellers woufd be sleeping and there

would be no light coming from our tents. I could come wlhin ten metres of them without knowing 2

I it.

had been searching for an hupr when I saw fire glowing in the After the initial l rush of relief. I froze, reallsing my prsdicaksnt. Here I was, alone at night, lost and desperate l

distance.

in Ibe deswt. I had no idea what dangers could lie ahead of me. However. having little choice, pluckid up my cotmge and walked towards the glow. As 1 came closer,

d a Wodaabe bbexnx~

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I recognised the figure 2 _

1 was relieved as I knew Pat the Wodaabe who were nocads of the Sahara were

ril\agnifiqntty gragous people. They were known to be proud of their heritage and -.ere hospitabH F 'spoke to him ir! English and French - knowing that many Wcdaabe spoke the I

I col~id,lapgu$ge~f W?st Africa. However, % was useless as he did not understand me. Despite mynGglster, heifAa+d &'heand invited me to sit on the ground and have some sweet tea that he

I had been

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making over the fire. I accepted the invitation and sat down with a stranger whom I

shared no more than two words.

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Rosyth School Preliminary Examination 2008 English Language Paper 2

Primary 6 -

Name:. Ciass: 3r. 6

Tnti4 Duration fcr Booklets A & B: 'l h 50 min sate:

--Is-8-2008.

Parent's Signature:

Booklet B Jr!_sT'Ii.ucti~n~ to Pupils: :. 2: :?ot open this booklet until you are told to do so. ;. R+zd Lhe questions and fotl~wall the instructions carefully, 3. This xcklet consists of questions (Questions 31 to 80). 4. Answer ALL the questions and write %It t h e answers in this booktee.

booklet consists of 18 pages (including this cover page).

This paper is net ta be reproduced in part or whole without the permission of the Pffncipal.

There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the below ~rorn-the list of words given, -41oose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letfer (A to Q} in the blank. The r Mers (l) and (0) have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks) . . EACH WORD CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE.

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lyf away

aner

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across

but

yi(

men

with

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over to -

- A small crowd that had gathered near the entrance to the park aroused Jeffs

see what was happening. He found that

curiosity. He crossed the street

(39) the centre of attraction was an old man with a performing monkey.

He fsund the monkey".

throwing a, few coins into the man's hat, Jeff

tricks ordinary and so, -

(32)

moved (33) At this point, !he man suddenly let out a loud cry. Everyone turned to see what had his monkey, which m was lying (34) stretched out on the sidewalk. He picked up the lifeless body and, holding it dose to him, happened. The man was bending

the crowd and dropped

began to cry. A young man stepped fowmrd

335)

several dollars into the hat. Jeff and several other people followed the young man's example,

and soon the hat was filled

money.

(36)

fhe old man again. Jeff was

A few months later, J M came

137) pkased to see that the old man was still able to earn a living.

monkey

Suddenly, the old man !et out a loud cry. Like bekre,

(33) was suddenly lying mofionless on the sidewalk.

The man picked up the 'dead' monkey and

began to cry. The same young man stepped forward and threw some money

(39) the hat. Again. the crowd responded

went his way, amazed at tbe man's ingenuity.

nof Jeff. Smiling to himself, he (40)

Ccrrect each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the correct word in the relevant box. ;(l0 marks) Have you ever wondered what kind of food astronauts eat in space? John Glenn,

(4111

America's first man to eat anything in the near-weightless anriroment of Earth orbit, found

the task of eatang fajrly-easy, but the menu was limifd. Other astronauts had to endure bite-

(42)

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sized cubes, freeze-dried powders, and semi-liquids stuffed in allurninem tubes. Most r 1

acreer! !he food was not sicntmptuous and disliked squeezing the tubes. 1

The astronauts komfielain,and on the later missions, eating improved somewhat.

--ne filrst zninqs to go were the squeeze tubes. Bite-sired cubes were coated with gelatin to I

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(45)

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reducinqcrumbling, and the freeze-dried foods were encased y i t J

.1 cvclr pakeJgin"$ came improved food quality and menus, Astronaut6 phen had

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22 ~ T C ~ C ~ S

such as shrimp cocktaii, chicken and vegetables, butterscotdh pudding

E?;

(50,

a special plastic container-

t-e

: i ~ cf e

the Apa!to programme, the quality and v a r i o[ food increased even

l- -

further. Apollo astronauts were the first to have hot water, which improved the food's taste.

----- astronauts were also the first to use the '"spoon bow1," a plastic container that tilusc

could

be opened and its content ealen with a spoon. Adapted Tmm h f f p Y m . p G s . o ~ p a c e s t 8 f i m

FII in each blank with a suitable word.

I I I

(15 marks)

Tropical rainforests - also known as jungles

- can

be found in Central arid South

America, Afripa, and Southeast Asia. They are called rainforests &cause of thelarge (51)

of rain that falls year round. Also, (52) to the fact thatthe climate is warm and moist, the rainforest is a kind of 'hothouse' where plants can

grow all year long. Rainforests are dense and thick (53)

vegetation,

supporting more than half of all known types of plants in the world. -- -

Rainforests are dafl and mysterious places tkt have not been fully explored. They take up (54)

than eight percent of the earth. but more than half of all plant

afid animal species lve there. The thick growth makes it d-Hicull to get very far

- the jungle. Most exploration must be done on (56) (55) with the explorers trekking through the jungle or, in some areas, even by boat. It is believed that -there are many plants and animals in these

areas that have not been

Rainforests also suppwt over half of thf: known animal species of lhe world. a research in the rainforests of Panama

Recently, a scientist (58)

and Peru. He has estimated that there may be over 30 million species of insects alone in the rainforests! Reptiles, amphibians, and tree dwelling animals which can also be found there in f he thousands,

(59)

Tropiea! rainforests are a rich source of food, medicine, and other useful products.

[

for cancer may be found in !he

Scientists believe that the (60)

plants that grow in the jungle. Many of the plants from the rainforest (61)

us With products that are part of our daily lives. * .

Tbe r a i n f o k s are imp~rtanfto the world in many ways. Some of the'undiscovered I

plants and animals may hold the an=.-r

to the problems of hunger and diseases that the

. It is impossible to k

world now (62)

m for certain until the rainforests

b v e been fuI* expiored. One thing ihat we do know at this time is that rainforests play an

in the world ecplogy. However, about 30,000 square

important (63)

miles of rainforests are being burned or cut {M)

each year. The land is

then used for ranching, fqqing or industry. It is estimated that a thousand species of plants and animals are &!t3Zda%d,

or (65)

extinct, each year due ta the loss of

rainforests. Five out of six species t h a are destroyed Rave never even been seen by scientists.

For each questioq from 66 to 70,rewrite the given ientehce(s) -using the word($) provided. Your answer must h",in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the giveMentence(s). (1 0 marks) .

66.Mr Tan asked a question. I could h ~ answer t it,

-- 67. Steve prefers hiking in the wilderness to canoeing to offshore islands. would rather

68. The security guard should be more vigilant..fhen ha would not fall for the lies of the beautiful stranger at the gate.

Had

69. This sack of potatoes and that carton of oranges have the same weight.

70. He is diliient. He will do extremely well in the examinations. Owing to

Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80.

(20marks)

Lynn was surprised by the strong wind, which seemed to contradict the dazzling sun

that afternoon as she stood on the deck of the gleaming white, iIsmetre ferry that would take her and her friend, Sophie to the Greece's Cyclades Idands. "It'll be better on the islands," promised Sophie. For now, the women could. only think of sleep as they walked to the ship's lounge. They found a bench and collapsed onto it. Between short dozes, they read 5 their guidebooks and discussed their destinations. Tbey could not wait to see them.

Some hours later, LyM-comfortable on a sofa, checked her watch. "We should be arriving at our destination in about

rrfteen minutes," she thought. Through a porthole, she

could make out white foam above the dark waves an& feel the wind seeping in. Sophie was

just waking up. Several seconds later, a violent jolt rocked the boat and all was quiet.

W e 10

must be there!" cried Sophie excitedly. 'No," said Lynn worriedly. *I think v.eYve hit something.'

Suddenly, the lights went out and someone serearned. All around Ihe two women, passengers leapt from their seats. Some ran up to the top deck. Stunned, the friends looked

at each other. "What should we do?" Lynn asked. The boat was rapidly tilting to one side and 15 furniture was moving haphazardly across the lounge towards the right. Groping their way through the dark passagwys, they headed For the top deck, where most of the passengers

were already wearing life jackets. Just then, a man with several life jackets came by and the women each put one on.

Lynn and Sophie failed to stand upright as the ferry tilted more sharply and the strong 20

waves splashed onto the deck. Lynn grabbed a railing with one hand and clutched her friend

with andher. Some tide rafts were already lowered by the crane into-thewater, and there was an attempt to tower another one. But the wane was now jammed.

'ShwH we j m p T asked Lynn, paralysed with Rear as the last glimmer of hope right before her eyes. S k watched as panic-stricken passengers hurled 25

into the watw, others siid down the hull or skidded across the deck to)he dcmmkr;H.d side.

Suddenty, they spotted s safety exit under the bridge, with a wooden ladder hanging from it In the midst of shoviw and pushing, L p n began to dirnb.

fof1ov.d by Sophie.

Suddenb. they heard a terrifying sucking sound and realised that they had to abandon 30 ship immediately.

After jumping info the water, Sophie was atmost sucked down twice. Thinking only of

her loved ones and the things which she had yet to do in life, she thrashed with all her might

till she burst to the surface. Pale faces of the sunrivors bobbed to the rhythm of the waves in the open sea, illuminated by the glare of distress rockets and flashlights attached to the life 35

jackets. 'Sophie!" cried Lynn, metres away.

The two friends embraced, and then swam to a capsized life raft lto which other victims were clinging onto. The group floated in grave silence,

71. Which word in the first paragraph has the same meaning as 'oppose'?

72.In the first paragraph, what were two things that Sophie and Lynn did to prepare themselves far their trip?

73;Iwfiy did Sophie think that the ferry had arrived at its destination?

74. Quote the twwwrd phr& off frwm the feny.

bn*Gragraph2 w h i i shows that delectricityhad been cut

75-Explain clearly why the two women had trouble maintaining their balance on the deck.

76.Why was Lynn 'paralysed with fear" iq line 24?

77.Why did Lynn and Sophie have to leave'the ship irnmediatay when they heard the 'terrifying sucking sound'?

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78.Was Sophk prepared to die at sea? Give areason to &~portyour answer.

79.How did the survivors try â&#x201A;Ź0gef help Mile in the wate%r

80,Why de you think the survivors 'floated in gravg silebcc)'?

END OF PAPER

8O)They were traumatizd by their experience and they had just

been through a Ife and death ordeal.

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en more vigilant, he would not have fallen ;for the

iligent ,he wiIE d

crane i-lf

was

vrith life jackets.

e ship prornptfy, t h y wouId be sucked

77)If they did no F-

andeventually drown.

78)No, Sophie was not prepared to die at sea. After thiiiking of her loved ones and all the things that she had yet t o do in life,she thrashed with all her might to the surface of the water.

79)They fired their distress rockets and shone their flash -lights that were attached to their fife jack&.

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Af TONG SCHOOL

PRIMARY G ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 .DURATION : ? h50rnin

DATE:

6 May 2008

iNSTRUCTlONS 1

Do not open the booklet until you are told to do so. Follow aIf instructions. Answer ali questions. Name :

C l a s s : Primary

Marks

Section A :Compre?7ens?or.-GraphicStimulus ( 5 marks) Study the following text and then answer questians I to 5.

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Date : Sunday. 16 9ece;nber 2008 Venue: Rock Auditorium at The Joy City Time : 7 p m - 1 0 p m

Sing Challenge W n e r s will receive: A two-year recording contract with Victory Recording Centre A one-year tree subscription of the monthly *Teens AliveM h

magazine -> A $200 dollar dining voucher at the Four Seasans Hotel *:A delightful 3 days 2 nights stay at the Sunway Beach Resort Three Fujitsu notebooks will be given away to the lucky contestants on the performance night ,ategory A: The Soloist The first three winners will be invited to perform at the Vicioria Theatre on Christmas Eve, ~ 4Dec ' 2008 ~ alegery B. Group Performance Maximurn number of participants in each team is 5

Entry forms can fie cbtsined from: 3 Sing-a-long Music School at 40 RaMes Link, if0 1-05 !nnovative Music Ceniie at 3 Blossom Wa tk, $05-03 > Victor$ Recording Cenire at 2 G ~ l a x yCentre #02-02

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Here's your chance to sing your way home with cash .prizes worth more than $3000.This singing contest is open to all teenagers aged between 13 and 18. The details are as fotfows:

For each question from I to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (A, 2 , 3 or 4). Shad2 the correct oval (l, 2, 3 or 4) an !he Optical Answer Sheet.

The singing contest is organised for

(I) (23 (3) (4)

adutfs childrerr

teenagers. elderly people

At which one of the follow*ng places is !he entry form ilot avaitabfe? (7)

Four Seasons Hotel

-9)Innovative Music Centre Q) ?rictory Recording Centre 44) Sing-A-Long Music Schcol 7

Which of the following statements is true for all con?estants? (?) They will receive cash prizes (2) They will perform at the Victoria Theatre

(3) They can register as a soloist or as a group ( 4 ) They will be holidaying at Sunway Beach Resort 4

Recording contracts will be offered to the solois?s (2) cantestants (3) group performers (4) winners of the singing contest (1)

One can telephone 98765432 to ( I ) dine at The Joy City (2) collect the lucky draw prizes (3) find out more abotl! the contest ( 4 ) subscribe to the 'Teens Alive" magazine

11.

RacheI watched her favourite N programme after she

her

homework. (1) (2) (3) <4)

12.

completing has completed had completed have completed

The building was c!ezred extinguish the fire. (1)

(23 off ( 3 ) out (4) with

occupants when the firemen came to

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17 : Puncttration MCQ (3 marks]

usch question from 13 to 75. c h ~ o s the c correct punctuation to cornpfete ~ . I s s : ~ :Shade ~ c J L .t. l ~ c correct ovai (l, 2, 3 or 4 ) cn the Optical Answer Sheet

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c:nc evunirlry, in tllc h~ginrlingof June, l had stayed very late with Mary

::- ;!;cv~duds.?Ve !lad, as

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usual, separated ourselves from the oihers and had

! v:andc.: r,: :, .; ,'5 3) We werp so far that vie lost our way and had fo ask for

f :!;cccth<~rlsat a lovely cotlage where a rnan and a woman l i e d .

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Together, we knocked on tlre door of the cottage. A woman opened the

; c-lccr (: 4) Iooki~~g survsised. 'Can

you tell us where we are {l 5 ) asked Mary Ann

Adapted from Jane Eyre by Charfotte Bronte

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Section D :Vocabulary MCQ (5 marks1

For each question from 16 to 20 four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (? ,2,3 or 4 ) , Shade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) cn the Opfical Answer Sheet. 16.

Rosie was by her family's financial problems and persevered in getting a good grade for her exam. (I$ disturbed

(2) undsunted (33 disconcerted (4)

overwhelmed his courage, Tom decided to put a stop to the teasing once and

17. for all.

(I) Arousing (2) Musterirq (3) A s s e ~ b l i n g (4)

18.

Sue was so afraid of the huge rat that she stood in complete (1) (2) (3) (4)

19.

Consolidating

freze paranoia

paralysis detriment .

Peter tells lies so his innocence. (1)

thzt even the judge casts no doub:s on

aptly

(2) calmly (3) fluently (4) convincingly

20.

The flood that was caused by the incessant downpour had flow of trafficalmg the expressway. disrupied ) (3) 4

destroyed interceptcl int~rrupied

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Ffir c a ~ t c;trusf t ion from 21 to 25, cl~oosc the wordfsj cioscsl in meaning Ec fhc trr,derii!;cd uford- Sl~adcthe correct oval (1, 2 , 3 or 4 ) at1 fI~eOpfica: Answer Slr::r-: .. - - .. .---v - .---.-+.L l -- -IJ)ICI I I I Y [h.:! l L.(W?I! t ! < : i! ::rt<i ill f:~t!~rt I;~U;:?I~ I ~ I CIII>\\ S \ V ~ ~ I I 1--.-p--

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Section F: Comprehension MCQ ( 5 mark* Read the passage bclorv and answer questions 26 to 30.

Uncle Daddy and 1 were ouf hiking through !he woods, surrounded by pine trees

so dense that the forest seemed almost g!oomy. As we reached the sunny littie meadow, we stopped a minute, blinking, letting oilr eyes get used tc the light. He

noticed something and stopped to look at some wild blossoms. 5

'Dandelions," he said an3 picked one.

Back home, Unde Daddy took a book down from a sheif in his room. li was a gigantic dictionary, the kind one might see in a library. This monster must have weighed at least one kilogramme! it was fen centimetres ?hick, a d i:had two thousand

and twenty-three pages in it. Those last twenty-three pages really killed me. l mean, hey could have just cailed it quits at two thousand. But no! They just had fo give you ?o those extra twentythree pages, as if you did not already hav2 more words than any

one person could possibly use.

Uncle Daddy opened the dictionary and flipped through the pages until he found dandelion'. He put the dandelion blossom into the book, right next to that word. "I'm going to use this dictionary like a memory book!" he explained. 'Someday,

h e n you'tz all grown up, you'll open this book to look up a word and vou'lI find this ;tuff and all these little things will remind you of all the fun wePvehad altogether." He

;milecl at me. 'And you'll remember me." As if I could forget him, Over my adolescent

{ears, I had to divide my time betureen my friends, school work and family. However, hatdid not prevent the dictionary from getting bulkier-

Last Christmas, as 1 was walking home, I thought I could see the smile on

Jnue Daddy's wrinkled fzce as he waved at me from the patio, wzlcomlng me with the ~arrr;th and love that l had known all my life. I felt as if time hzl; taken me to my :hil;rJhood. When I finally reached the crive;tlau, Mother was standing on ths patio

3l~;le.Uncle r3addy must hsre gone to Ur;cle Sarn's houss for a chat; If had h a p ~ e f l e d 25 nany times before. So rxy eyes had piay~rlf:ic);scn me! l wzs certain 1 had seen !lim

irniling 21 me. With her arms outstretched, Mother welcomed me h ~ m ebut there was 3n unusual tinge of sadness in her eyes. A wave of

uneasiness washed over me, hut I

>rushedif aside instantly. - - - - ..

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:Siiy did Uncle Daddy and the author have to blink vJ5ten they emerged from

::,e for cst? Some dust went irito their eyes. T h ~ were y trying to locate the dandelions. ( 3 ) 7-hey were cnchanfcd by the sunny meadow. :4) Ttlcy wcru i70f used to the light at the rneadov.:.

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t I) (2) 13) } 28.

I t was cxtremcly big and heavy. 1t was extraordinary and rny$ff?rious. It reminded him of his unpleasant experiences. I t reminded him of the time h e had spent with Uncle Daddy.

l + w did Uncle Daddy e!jsure that the . .

(1)

author (line 73?

author would remember him?

H e piaced 'little things" in the dictionary.

(2) HP n:ndc the a~rthorrezd the dictionary everyday. Hc waited for ihz avihor at fhe patio after scheot everyday. ;3) ( 4j

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He made sure that the author did not spend too much time with his friends.

i:cnothor realised that his eyes had played licks on him when

his mother hugged him I%)he saw a tinge ~f s a d ~ ~ e sins his mother's eyes ( 3 ) h e rcafiscd that llnde Daddy was not at the patio h e saw the smile on Uncle Daddy's wrinkled face 4 !7)

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7 i~~ ai~thorfirs4 reatised that something had happned to his family when !I\ (2: )

h e s a w a tingeofsadness in Mothefseyes.

t~ct~~ought:i;seyest~adpIayed~cksonhim.

his rnothcs v:etcorncd him v~:Lhoil:stret&ed arms, 1/11 Uncie Daddy was rlot at the patio with Mother to welcome him

Name :

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Section G :G.rammar Clore ( 10 X 1 mark 1

There are ?U blanks, numbered 31 to a, in the passzge below. From the list of words glven, c h o s e the most suibbte word for each blank Write its ietter (A to Q) in the.blank, The letters (I! and (0) hzre been omitted to avoid confusion. EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLf ONCE.

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The Singapore flag might be planted on the top of Mount Everest h May. Thai is vhen Ms Linda Tan

b e m e the first Singaprean ?Yon?anto conquer the

s h e succeeds in her bid.

world's talfest peak (31)

MS Tan left Singapore on March 29 to begin her quest She ujll be taking

this challenge ~4tha team of climbers f&

132) supported (33)

other countries, all

Sherpa guides. The journey to Nepal and back could

take two and a half months, (34 1

a recent

telephone interview, she said, %is

surreal. The atmosphere here is very laid-back, (351 exciting an).time."

She was recen?lystaiioned (36)

she was restiag and acclimaiiring herself (37)' one step at a.tImc and ge!ting used to (38j Asked if she -w2sconfident (39j-

l401

feels

it can turn vesy

a base camp where ?hev;s&her.

"I'rr! ?akin3it

life here," zdded PAS Tzn.

her attempt, f he climSor

five gears said, 'If the weather z!laws me to, 1 will definitely make ii

tc Ihe tcp." indeed, if all g o ~ wzll, s s h e will begin her iniensive summii climb oil Ms'f 1 1

Correct each word in boid for spelling and each underiincd word for grammar, Write the correct word in the relevant box.

Staff ai bmkslores ail aver Singapore will heave a colIecJiwfc sigh of

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(421 ritif at closingqime tonight the week-long March school holidays has finally end and fewet

parents will treat the stores as a free baby-sitting sewic?.

(431

The problem of parents leaving their kids alone in bookstores

(44[ pete~nial,but I! intens* d u ~ n gthe holidays. Lifesfyle spoke to twenty-five parents and

seven said they would not mind doing so. (45)

Housewife Sarah Lim said, "I think it is fine and not dangeres as long

as my daughter knows not to l e a p the store and I've speciffed a time when 1 will be back

for her.

(4611 She is fhe sougt who loves reading and will sit down quietSy to do so.

Occassionaly, l have lef?her unattended in a bookstare, usually for up to half an hour."

(4811 M o l parents, however, think it is an ir&sponsebellatlilude Private

/ tutor T r x y Penp comrnanted, T h e l

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(49 Z sllmid anmd 10 c~lornerrwhich sre here 13 buy

(50)) It is not their job to take care of your kids or answer for - you if your kids disappear-=

Section f : Com~rehensionCIoze ( l 5 X 1 mark 1 Fil! in each $tank with a suitable word.

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Simple yet tasty is the cooking mantra of chefEddie Goh, 41, who heads -

Faimonf Hotel's Plaza Market Caf6. Thus, it cornes.as (5tj

surprise that his decision to become a chef was spurred by am) food.

He explains, "The - sergeant in charge passionate simple

about

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delicious

fare

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He ihat

However, he was unable to find any openings

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. by the sergeanrs love for cooking, Chef

Goh decided to pursue his culinary ( 5 6 )

coming back for more."

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professionally.

for m k s in restaurant kitchens afier

Instead, he worked

as (57)

operations assistant in a transport company for three years. for z cook at

the American Club and willingly took a pay cuf to fulfilt his dream. That was the first of

In -1991,he finally learnt of a (58)

On his claim to serving authentic Peranakan cuisine at the caf8's buffet

spread,

Chef

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inherited

she

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Teochew,

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cook from her Ncnya (62)his mother, who, i n (63)

recipes

:~ughthim the - s m t s to a great

syam buah keluak (chickm braised with black nut), arnon'g . omer (

)

Peranakan

Chef Goh says, 'My greatest satisfaction is fq see repeat customers at Ihc cafe who cannot get ($5) I

of our ~kranakanfwd." T k buffet

is available at the Plaza Market Cafe daily for lunch and dinner. Source :The Smday h e s

Section J :Synmesis I Transformation ( 5 X 2 marks I For each of the questions from 66 to 70, rewrite the sentence(s) using me word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one ser;fence. The meaning of your senfcnce must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s).

66.

'I must pay the fees tomorrow," Mdm Tan said. Mdm Tan said

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All the staff members have arrived. Only the Principal has not:

Except fcr

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We set off eady for the a i v r t . We eid not want to miss the fight

so that

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Julie is the best defender in the netball team.

No one

70.

t fried fo exp!ain, She becarno angrisr and angrier-

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:n ir'lc .+5!,'c,:trifig cxfrac:, the r ~ d e rwas Ira~etling tvith the Schi!iing family ofi a i They kvt'~e!eavif~gCfrir~a,as the ammunists we= faking over mntm! of :1 :!;TT ;s;:;jrfy. Aucf Reir~ewas tile sister of ?he .s-vn'fefsstepmother, and it was the fist ; ;I:;% ;::c i v ~ i f had w &er nlet her farfii!y: !

"5ol;s to the right and girls to ff~cIcf!,"Uncie Jon said. O u t ' h o cabins i

Inside, everything was neat, bare and ckan. ; =.,.?miji:t?t:lly opposite each ofher. !

LWik F.itnt Rci:le, Ciaud!ne snd were r!r;p?&ing, there was a km& on 'I

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jx:kef.

'Why are you \wearing tha??;)'Claudirle protested. "Vde haven't even set izc;jii) ye!!?

't':ctur stood there, gn'nnirrg Prom ear to ear and wearing a bright-red and

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Claudine became alarmed. '.Mama, hov: often does a ship sink?" she

8efore Aunf Reine had lime lo reply, Victor quipped with a siraight face,

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pay for being rescued from the communists. 1 urns arranging the blankets and pillovd

when Aunt Reine put a restraining hand on my arm. "Now, now! Remember what I told yGri on your first day Yviih us? ITS shqe and share afiKe in our family- Nobody is going to be treated differently. Come, 25 !et's draw lots :a decide WOwill sleep on the flaor." She

tore a sheet of paper into

three slips, wrote 'Bed 7', 'Bed 2' and 'Cota,then folded and pbced h e m in a paper bag from which we made our picks, induding Aunt Reine herself. Claudine picked first. She opened her slip; it read 'Cof and she slept there the entire journey without

protest

That was how Unck Jon and Aun! *Reine treated me during the time l . . ' spent with them. They made me feel like I was thkir fhird'chi'ld..Fbr the fik! time in my %

life: I hid not aetcxnatically gel the short end of the stick but was given an equal s h 2 r ~ . As we travelled southwards, the weather became noticeably warmer. The sea was calm and we three children spent much time playing hide-and-seek on 35

the decks. Often, in the games we played on deck, Victor pretended fo be a sailor. When we got, tired of these games, we would retreat to the library, where, to

my delight mysteries, romances and travel books abound- We f ~ u n dstacks of games in the Ibrary too, and Claudine turned out to be a whiz at Monopoly. While we played, l could not help noticing that though Victor liked to :ease Claudhe, he was gentie and 4~ protective towards his sister at 11-1~ same lime. For long stretches of time on that voyage, 1 actually felt I was part of ttle

Shilling family and no longer the unwanted daughter who abays came iasi At nighf,

I wouFd fantasise about being adapted by them, belonging to them 2nd going off wiih them fgrever.

How ivonderfijl life wadd be i f 1 did not have to face my family, 45

especially my stepmo!her, ever again! Then I would remember my true status; l rire~d~ !he d daj ws would steam into !he U O C ~at Hong I < ~ n g ha%our, where l wzs io

mee! my farairy.

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roll-out cot needed in the writefs mbin?

' ',>:y ;_?;[If i . t i z ~ f Reine 'put a restraining hand on (the writels) armn(line 23)?

.z! :.?iil.::~r?l~~fei-esfs acd strerlotl~sdid tho writer and Claudine have?

76.

Give two examples from the passage to show that V i c t o r ~ a ~ c~l o~dbrother.

77.

WhX-do you think m e relationship w ~ ! f i k e ' b e h e e n the writer and her own brothers? W h p

78.

Which phrase in ftle passage means 4without expression'?

79.

How was the writer tr~afedin a way that she was unfamihar with on this journey?

On W U .

hy did the writer drezd thB day she was to meet her ovm brni!)~ I

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Rosyth School Semestrat Assessment 1, 2008 Primary 6 EM1/2 English Language Paper 2

Total Marks: Name:

Class: Pr 6 -

Total Duration for Booklets A & B: I h SO min

Date: 5 May 2008

Parent's Signature:

Booklet A Instructions to Pupils: 1. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. 2. Read the questions and follow all the instructions czrefuily. 3. This booklet consists of 30 questions (Questions 1 to 30). 4. Answer ALL the questions and shade them in the correct ovaFs on the OAS pr~videdi

* This booklet consists of 2 pages altogether. Phis paper is not to be reproduced in pafl or whole withoul the permission of the Principal.

Sitldy the ndvcrtfsernent and answer Qucslions 1 to 5.

(5 marks)

Write and Win 2008 Be a McDonaId's Champion For I h e J h t time, itze McDonaId's C l ~ a r ~ y ~ iKo irdz s programme wilt send children from all over the tuorld lo the BeLjirrg 2008 Olympic Games. If is about giving childre%-once in a lqetime expenwenccto share in-fiae excitemen I and spirit of the Olympic Games. Take part in this monthly writing competition. Win prizes not only for yourself, but also for your school!

You con only send in on5 entry. Multiple e n t r i u will be disqualified. Submit your entries through your school. Each entries must be accompanied by an entry form found on the back cover of Youth Generalion magazine. Write your particulars on t h e entry form. Y Q N ~ All entries t w s t reach %wig Generation Club before 20'~April 2008, Late entries will not be accepted. Orl:nnist.d Ily M CDon:tld's Champion Kids Prcq:r airrrne 1,ocI:c.d Ililg 0:!6,hlacplterson Road Post Ofiise, Sin::aprb:c 91:34SG C : ! ~prI~ T X Sdon:ttcd hy OCRC: Dank I landphones pollches ccn:rib~:tcd by Moromla

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For cnch q u e s t i ~ nfrom 1 to 5, four options arc givcc. One o f fhcm is the correct answer. Make p r r r choice ( I , 2,3 or 4). SEladc Ihe correct oval C l , 2, 3 or 1) on the Optical Answer Shcer. (S marks)

1. The organiser of this wriring cornpetition is (1) Motorola ( 2 ) McDonald (3) OCBC Bank (4) Ywng Generation Club Y9fl

2. VICmain aim oft hc: 'Write and Win 2008' competition i s to encourige young w p l c to -

( I ) writc well (2) lovc Singapore

(3) collea money for the schools (4) sltare in the-excitetnent of the Olympic Games

3. Rachel, who is eleven years old, wants to take part. in the com;~ctition.Her cornpos2ion must be nr least long. ( l) 50 words (2) 100 words 13) I 50 words (4) 500 words

4 . According to

the advcrtisernent, which of the foilowing statemenrs is

true?

( l ) Only originat entry fonns arc accepted. (2) Orlly one entry per participants is a1[owed. (3) ConsolnSion prizes include the bookmarks by the Budding haanga Cluh( 4 ) Grand p r i z winncrs will atso travel to F3eijing 10 zvatcl~the 2308 Oiyrnpic Games. 5. For your essay to be accepted, i t must be sent in

( l ) through any school (2) 1111 ough tllc Manga Club (3) as many t i n ~ e as s possible (4) ~ v i t h[IIC cnn~pletcdcntry Ibrm

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JiFlian i s the

of the twins but she is Ilor as hard~~orling as her

brother, (I) clcvcr (2) cleverer (3) c lcverest (4) more clever

For each qucst ion from 1 3 to ? 5, choose-the correct punctuation 16cor~rpletethe passage. Shade t21c correct oval (l, 2-, 3 or 4) on'tlse Oplical hnstver Sllect. (3 ri~arks) Returning to my parent's home, 6 talked the job over wiih them and my two

brothers. Scott and Eric wfio were visiting.

"OufTy! This is a chance of a lifetime (43)Scott said using my childhood

nickname. Always a daredevif, Scott now ran a high-risk construction company, taking on projects that others would shy away from. Wi?houtthinking (14) lie said, *l would do anything 10 go fa the South Pole."

"Iwonder if Ihey need engineers (15) I wish l could go too," said Eric halfseriously. He commented thaE he too would go if he did not have a family.

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Peter was approaching a crucial period in his life. He was turning twenty-one. (21) For most young men, what probably come to mind are graduation, ernploymeat and the privilwes of adulthood. However, it was different for Peter. Peter was (22) born with Down syndrome. For him, turning twenty-one meant that h e could no

longer attend school. Though Peter would never accumulate more than a sicjhl

vocaSulary, he was able to take .care of his ovlin bodily needs and he comrnutlicaied effectively. Peter was very young and a large part of his

(23)

diqnity was tied to the success he had experienced in school. His barenfs

.(241 feared ihat his awdemic and social skills would deteriorate without the sZruc1ure '

of a full day's activities. 2 1.

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There was a time when Or Vlrilliarn Tan could walk and even run. He wds told by his parents lhat he used to chase his two elder sisters around when he was a toddler. Then, jusl one month before he turned three, he came dcwn with polio, an infectious disease which attacked f h e motor nerves of its vicfims. There was already a vaccine against the disease but immunisation was not compulsory then. If only he had two drops-just two tiny drops-of the vaccine. As a result of that, he became paralysed. It was traumatic for Dr William's Tan parents, when the doctors told them that he could newer walk again. He was pafalys%d from the waist down. His Dad worked as a clerk in Johore. Because of-his frequent absenteeism to visit his son in the hospital, he was sacked by his employer. He became unemployed for months. His dad later became a hawker seliing 'goreng pisang" or fried banana fritters on a push-cart along ihe streets.

W e n Dr Williarn Tan was .seven, his parents sent him f o kindergarten.

The doctors had suggested sending him lo f he Red Cross Home, but his parents

were determined that Ile should grow up to be an independent individual. His parents believed Ihat he should go io a mainstream school. to be among ablebodied children. It would be good for character building. In his first month in the kindergarten, the other kids teased him. They pulled his ears, pinched him and then ran away, knowing !hat h e could no! chase after them. When he finaiiy had enough of the bullying, he decided to catch hold of ftie children's hands the next time they came near him and bite them. For the first time, he bit them really hard.

They ran crying to their parents, who complained to the kindergaden principal who took action against Dr Wlfiam Tan. H i s short stinl at the kindergarten ended. Oespitc all the adds that were stacked againsl Or William Tan, he managed to complete his pre-university education and went to Oxford to study medicine.

Eventually he fulfilled his dream and became a medical doctor.

Dr Tan has progressed to many more innovative and daunting activilies. He is also a motivational speaker; inspiring individuals such as students and business leaders. When interviewed, Dr Tan added that, 'Winning medals, trophies or prize money should not be an end to ifself* tt should be a means tcs fu5her goodness and to help peop!~."Dr William Tan's frernendo~sdetermination and fighting spirit in making virtue out of his adversity, serves as a constant source of inspiration not only lo t h e disabled but also to fhe community at large. Over the last 18 years, fte has i~efped raise4 more f han S$?4 million for various charitable organisations, locally and inlernalionally.

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ROSYTH SCHOOL ~L I'V'CcTRAL I L ~. ASSESSMENT 1,2008 PRIMARY 6 EM 112 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 Name:

Class: Pr 6Totat Duration for Booklets A & B : Ih i 50 mins

Date: 5 May 2008

Parent's Signature:

BOOKLET B lnstnrctions to Pupils:

DO MOT open this booklet until you are told to do so.

1. 2.

Follow all insfrucIims carefully. This booklet consists of 50 questions. (Questions 31 to 80)

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* This booklet consists of 7 pages a!!cgetl~er. This paper is riot to be repnduced in p i t or r:~Roic!t:l:!llou! ihc pcnnission of Ihe Principa!

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Grzmrnzr Claze Thew are 10 blanks, numbered 31 fo 411, in fhe passage below. From the list of words given, choose Ihe most suitable word for each blank. Write its leffer {A to Q) in the blank. The letlers ( I ) and ( Q) have k e n orniltfed to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks) EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

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glass tank. Taking pity on hZs little

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lo f e d the fish and keep 1 I e

in it arrived. True to his word, Paul's uncle taught young Paul

W) his fishes grew stronger with each passing day.

tank clean. Pau!'s love (39)

Singavre and exporls his goldfish a!!cvcr Ihe

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world. He is earning a Iivirlg doing whal he loves and Ikas his uncle to thank for.

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Joan of Arc was a sweet, gentle maiden. She was also cuoragfoes when Ihe situation called for

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him ouf from those who had gatfrercd there. They had come lo see the masf engger of God as she

had called hersclf. Tlie King finally granled Josn's request lo be given a small army and she set off b drive the

bravery in batllc

and today sbe

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girl had blossorncd into a licrce, unyielding w m a n warrior.

Comprehension CZoze Fill in each b!ank with a suitable word.

(1 5 marks)

the dancers move in unison from one side of the

Ballet is an Interesting art form.

stage to Ihe other was ~vanderfuland totally capfivating. Little movements executed 52

the dance? in the dimmed theatre were magical in !he kakidosoope ol coloured lights. The dreamy music away and removed from the

seemed to Iranspod the audience to.a magical place so

53 reat world. If was also a world where a painfulv shy girl, like Jilt, could

refuge in. 54

Jill rememben that, &ia child, her parcnb W e d in the diamond f a c t v

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55 road from where Ihcy lived near Ihe Nafionaf Theatre in fhe city. They were skilled craftsmen, cutting and polishing diamonds to perl~?ction.They were not rich but

did they have to w o q 56 neighburs at illat time. Home was a tvm-storey

about Ihe next meal like most of 57

shaphouse, outfitted with all b e cornforls of a modem home. It had a small, Fntmal, cement courtyard

Jill frequenlly played. Jill would imagine herself to be the star ballerina onslage,

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for h e President and receiving thunderoos applause afler ha brilliant prfomance 59 . She had few friends. She often found An only cHd, Jill was often 60 61 being t e a s 4 by fhe boys vvbo roamed the streets. Easily frigljtened, JII would escape to the Iheatre 2nd for the afternoon periormance. There,

buy a

she daydream! as the dancers fliw-

62 across the stage tikc Jilk parents are busy at work mos! of the time. They have tried Zo make up for their

64 in her life by spending Ihe weckends togcfher watching ballel performances. JBI is happiest when she gets her pare&.

fa go to fhe National Theatre 65 of t k pedorniers onsbgc.

She h o p s ihai ~ i i day e she would be m e

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Suzanne Valadon was file child cl a sing!e mother, Madeline, an illiterate peasant who had

never learned lo read or write,

er mofher worked as a washerwoman, earning barely enough to

put food on the fable for boh of them. They could hardly make ends meet. 7hNe were weeks

when business was so bad that the d w had fo beg for stale leffovers from neighbouring restaurants.just lo stop their gnawing hunger pangs.wehever orders for washing did'tome in,

Suzanne's mother would be too exhausted by the end of the working day to ~ffferany company 1

to her young daughter. Therefore, liffle Suzanne was often left to her own devices. Suzanne grew up feeling ferribly alone, sometimes even wondering Y her motkr really cared for her at all.

Suzanne had no playground but the s w t s . While playing there, she saw sfreet vendnp. usually sfoul women will1 hands covered in rough skin, selling fruits and vegetables. lhey created such an impression on her that she wwld sometimes

scratch pictures of them on the

pavement wih a piece of charcoal given to her by the sympathetic coal man. There. on her knees, Suzanne dreani of becoming an artist one day.

However, Smanne had to put her dreams on hold. There were other pressing d

s like

eking out a meager living to meet life's basic necessiBes. Thus, Suzanne worked firstly as a dressmaker's assistant who took the orders of Fich smiely ladies when l k y came to have

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baH gowns made and waited on tables as well. She even trained as an acrobat and was graceful and strong. An unforlunate accident caused her

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break her leg and she was hospilatised. tt

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also put a stop to that short-lived career. Neverfhefess,she wntinued lo draw even when st~c

One day in 1880, Suzanne delivered a load of washing lo an arfist's home. The man, a

Monsieur Cha~~annes, nolicea the graceful manner in which she moved and he asked h ~ !Qr

become his model. Once established as a model, she continued to draw. She sold her

was in hospital. Her canvas lhen was the plasfer casi encasing her leg.

skeichings for a small sum of money in order to supplement her income.

tier subjects were

afways the p w r working people of her childhood.

Then, Lddy Luck dealt lier a fair hand because her drawings

were spited a~idenlaiiyby

fhe Paris-rcn~wnedartist, Lautrec. He liked what he saw and decided lo find oul more a b o ~ the t

arfisl. He then met t ~ pwith Suzanrie and introduced her to a fellow arfisl friend, Degas, who hen

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76 Which phrase fells you that Suzanne never had a chance to become a well-knownacrobat?

77 How did Suzanne become a mode! for.artisk ?

78 Why was Qegas importan1 in Suzanne Valadon's career ?

- 79 What do you think the sentence, ' The rest they say, is history ' refers fo ?

80 How did Suzanne Valadon overcome the 'oddsmin het Tde 10 reatise her dream ? L

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Mah;. Bodhi Schoof 2008 Prel' ninary Examination English anguage (Paper 2 )

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Date : q8 August 2008

Class : Pr 6

Duration : l h 50 min ( 8ooklets A & B)

SECTION A: GRAPHIC STIMULUS COMPREHENSION (5 x I mark) Study the following text and then answer questions 1 to 5.

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Write the correct an= in the space provided, Fa1 in your paRicltbrs and mail your entry to The Straits Times LifeY Musical Festival 2008 Contest, MCRd. PO Box 2350.Spore 9134 1 1. Closing date: I December 2008.

Question: Name one artiste performing at the Musical Fesfivat 2008.

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"Information on school activities the principal told the parents.

avaiiable on the school ~lebsite,"

(1) ts

(2)are ( 3 ) was ( 4 ) were

His brother

in England since 2006 and he

next year.

(1) studied .-.graduates (2)had studied.,. graduated (3) is studying ... is graduating

(4) has been studying... is graduating

The panicky tourisl(aSed me $4

a green sling bag in the vicinity,

,--, (1) see (2)had seen (3) have seen (4) would have seen

We would need tinda to stand fallen ill.

10.

1 really want fo adopt the puppy, t will not be able to talk my parents into allowing me to do so. (1) While (2) Unless (3) However (4) AHhwgh

(1) did

(2)had ( 3 ) didn't (4) hadn't

for the !cad actress today. She has

12.

Neither you nor I responsible for this mess but we have to do our part in cleaning up our classroom. -

(1) am (2)are (3) was (4) were-

For each question from l 3 to 15, choose the correct punctuation mark and s h d e the correct oval (l 2,.3 or 4) on the OMR.

Dave stood before the editor.

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"Dave, your story falls between two stools (13) commented the old editor. Dave pondered over the words carefully. H e felt ill at ease as he stood before the editor who kept the grim expression on his face. l

'I am sorry." said Dave (14) but what do you mean by that, Boss?nThe OM man shook his head and then glared at Dave sceptically. Now, what had Dave done wrong again (15) Soon, the editor began, "You tried to present a serious story in a humorous way but it backfired. It's neither serious nor funny."

13.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

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For each question from 21 tcr 25, choose the word@) closest in meaning to the underlined words. Shade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) on the OMR. -. .

'I am grateful to my friends who have helped me through my (21) crisis,' h e recalled. Fortunately for Steven, h e had a couple of close friends who refused to give up on him despite his notorious ways. Convincing Steven to turn over a new leaf was ne easy feat. He always had a (22) hostile look and tumed his friends away. Their persistence and his failing health soon made him realise that he should nip the problem in the bud once and for all.

Since then, Steven had (23)devoted himself to vofuntary woe. helping delinquents cape with their drug addictions- He saw each case as a (24) test of-his abifitiecto convince someone of the value of life. He wanted to make a difference in someone else's fife, just like

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SECTION C: COMPREHENSION (MCQ)

( 5 x 1 mark)

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30.

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Scenes in the earthquake-stricken regions of China are that of devagtation and despair. As rescue workers continued to dear the rubble piece by piece and dug up the children's bodies one after another, many parents were too horrified to look. Some bodies were left uncovered as there was not enough cloth. Despite not knowing the fate of her missing child, a doth merchant decided to step in. She grabbed and offered all the red cloth she had in her shophouse. S h e felt the need to give f hese children one last shred of dignity.

In Yingxiu. only about 20 percent of the population of 12000 peopfe had been found alive. The rescuers muld hear people under the debris cal!ing for help but no one could render help because there were no professionaI rescue teams. Outmoded infrastructures hindered rescue operations in these places. In Dujianyuan, about 50 km from Chengdtr, rescue workers fought through the =in and mud and worked tirelessly to reach the ruins of Juyuan Middle Schod but the rescuers knew the chances of finding many survivors were low after so many days.

There is no way anyone's still alive in there," a parent said. As many as 900 children were betiwed to have died beneath the mbble. Madam Zhou Xingnmg, who had gone to the school to meet her 16-yeasqld sun, L; Qianliang's head teacher, managed to flee as she had been closer to a staircase when the grounds started shaking. FearfulIy, she searched W e sports grounds that had been turned into a makeshift graveyard where bodies were laid out in rows under a big tent. In Sichuan. a police officer shouted,' Gao Ying! Gao Ying's parents, come here! This little girl is lucky!" The officer had held her limp hand and it jerked upwards - a sign of life,

Another officer, Mr Wang, had only one task - shine a torch up the noses of children to determine if they were stiB breathing. He carried on with his routine until a particular child was brought to him. Her keen-looking eyes were opened wide and she was biting her lips. She had been trapped for six hours under two large concrete slabs- Her right leg was twisted between a school tab1.e and chair, and further crushed by concrete. Earlier, as the rescuers worked on freeing her, a nurse had sat near her, cooing. 'Don't use up your energy. We will get you out. Don'i worry."

"Definitelyalive! No need ta c m ! Mr Wang shouted e x d t d l y when the girl was bmught fo him. A pararnedic took over and said, She fractured both legs - no( a big problem! S he-is seriously dehfl-ted -h!' ather, .Fearing aftershocks, buildings S , many residents remained on the ts. Huddled insze buses and under makeshift tents, they sought shelter :mm e rain and cold. The disaster had taken place in mountainous areas where it can et really mid in the mornings and evenings.

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the coned answer. Make y oJr ~ choice (1.2.3 or 4). Shade the correct oval ( l ,2.3 or 4) on the OMR. 26-

The doth rnerchani* (l)was too horrified to look for her child (2) stepped in to help with the resixie work gave a shred of cioth to each child victim (3) laid red cloths on the lifeless bodies of the children (4)

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had not found her son did not want to find him there would never find her son's body befievdthat-hersonwasstillburiedintherubble most

The girl who was brought to Mr Wang needed urgentiy.

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treatment for her fractured: legs comforting words from the nurse

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about fhe sunriw>rs?

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They ieB their homes in buses. They had to overcome the harsh weather. They were evacuated from the rrauntainous areasfhey stayed on the streets as their homes were destroyed.

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Please remember to check your work thoroughly.

Maha Bodhi SchooI 2008 Preliminary Examination English Language (Paper 2 )

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Class: Primary 6 Duration: P h 50 min ( Booklets A and B )

1 Parent's signature I

Date: 18 August 2008

SECTION 0: GRAMMAR CLOZE

( 10 X 1 mark )

here are 10 blanks, numkred 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the fist of wards given, choose the most suitable word for each bbnk. write its letter (A to Q) in the btank- The letters (I) and (Q) have been omitted to avoid confusion during imarking. r

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(A) in

(8)an (c)to

(N)through (P) however (Q) neverfhefess

We hardly experience floods i.n Singapore now. This, (31) case many years ago (32)

Aood hapoened (33) (34)

, was

not the

floods were a common occurrence- The worst

2 December 3978. That day, if rained incessantly. Coupkd

a poor drainage system and high tide, water rose at (359

alarming ate. Hundred%pfpeople found .themselves abandoning the3 vehicles and wading to safety (36)

driving into deep waters. The water, regching one metre high at

some parts of the iS(a~d,made roads impassabbe (37) perform (38)

traffi~aldieys-had to

unusual task of evacuating residenfs (39)

They rowed from place to place, working (40)

6jigkies.

Ithe night- In Potong Pasir alone,

they picked up two hundred vifiagers trapped in the swiriing waters.

SECTION E: EOtTfNG FOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR

_( 1 0 x f mark]

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of the hiii, he f c m d &almost dry. Jack did not - -

By the time he reached the foot

stop to take a rest. He had teft Sue for

too tong and was dispatitfe to get back to her.

Sue's eyes were shut Her braiifhs felt weak when Jack placed a finger under her

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.?he did not response dB his repeated calls. He had to give her a piggyback. He could

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his fitticsister which f%s father had entrusted him with @.

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had obidiantly waited forhim at the very spot he had.asked her to while he

went tn search for w&r. He cursed himself for forgetting her,

T h e :~.!eight soon made Sack titink he, would not be able to make it, but he grittd his

teeth and persirveered. Eventually, he gofto the pouf. *

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SECTION F: COMREHENSION CLOZE

Read fhe passage carefully and then 611 in each blank numbered 51 to 65 withasuitable word of your own.

The door of the truck opened The first sight that (51) patrol car a short distance away. (52)

me was a

it, the thug turned around and

. )ie must have decided that his best chance of

scumed towards (53)

d s to hold me hostage.

(54)

Without averting

my gaze, I

around for something to use as a weapon. I had to try to hold him

(55)

help could

back (56)

reach me.

If fie threatened to' (57)

me. would that be the end of me?

As 1 wondered, my (58)

closed around a tube. l ketd 'Et out and as I could at the thug who.hmged towards me.

squeezed it as (59)

(60)

the size of the fube, (61)

would guess

that it would have any effect at ali, but he. swiped at his face, went down on his (62)

add roared in pain. After snapping a pair of handcuffs round his wrist, the (63)

finally arrived asked me what it was that 1 had used. 1 (64)

badly squashed tube and read the (65)

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who over the

the same time he said it aloud.

-Super Glue! Oh, boy. That's going to require a trip to the hospital," he exchimed.

SECTIO:! G: SYKTHESIS I TRANSFORMATION

( 5 X 2 marks )

For each cf the q:tcstions 66 to 70,rewrite ,the given sentence(s) using the word(s) prourdt::.l Your nrlswer must be in one sentence The meanirig of your senterice must be the sanlc as !he -caning of the given sentence(s). 66.

-Prol!oysand baskets are coltected. Uncle Ali and Uncle Chan do {ha_The collektion of

67,

Alvin believed he could not achieve the result He gave up.

Believirig that the result

68.

He would only free the captive after he had seen the money, Not until

69.

70.

b . 1 ~explained why he was late. l accepted it.

!.4

Tr? say he is taking his test today?' the doctor asked the nurse.

-, ?.cjettor

asked the nurse

This is a blank page.

SECTION H: COMPREHENSlON . ( 10 X 2 marks ) Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80You are encouraged is use comprehension strategies to help you understand the text better.

1 had been reading kind of late. I got up to get a snack and saw afficker of light behind the living room curtains of the house across the street. t stopped and peered more closely out of my bedroom window. There it came again, just barely showing where fhe curtains weren't pulled tightly together. I put down my food and walked across the hall. "Jeff? You awake?. Jeff sat up- As he rubbed the sleep off his eyes. I related what I had seen. Jeff followed me to my room and leaned groggily on the windowsill. We k d barely stood there a few seconds when a faint tight swept across the room behind the curtains in the blink of an eye. My brother missed that. l had wanted to get Father out of bed but thinking that a light must be unwittingfy iefl on white my neighbours hum'& for the airport, my brother decided there was no necessity to,

extr~cmfurbble about his going alone\ what if the Adersons I hadn't left a light on? What if there's someone tn the& who didn't belong there? What if the sameone had spotted m e observing him? The image of a crook hiding behind the door and waiting to pounce on Jeff made me shake my head vigorously and sprint to the switch to turn off the light. 'He won't be on guard. Jeff will make off," l assured myself- Returning back to my post, I noticed a truck on the street in front of the Anderson's place. The Andersons had left town, leaving their cars locked in the garage.\Whose vehicle could that be? Whv - was it there?/ 4 thought Jeff wouldn't miss it and he didnat.I saw him cross rne street and stop momentarily by the rear of the truck. Mernoiising the licence number, 1 decided, He needn't write it down..Compared to the long pages of concertos and sonatas h e memorised for all his piano cdrnpetitions, that was a piece of cake. Moments later, he

disappeared around the other side of the truck. A slight breeze raised the hairs on my bare arms, or was it apprehension? The latter must be more likely, I blamed myself for not waking Father up.

Xaci? Father's -ice made me stop saying my prayers and swing away k m the window, startled. What's going on? l thought 1 heard voices.* I

Father Men& to what I had to say and decided he had to go over, right after he M put m a shih As I -wrung the curtains, 1 c=aught sight of three figures. They opened the back of the truck, put something inside and one of them clmbed in- Another slammed the door and then went up the driver's seat while the third scrambled for the opposite door. They took off, leaving the d m of the house khind them wide open. Aianned, I turned towards the hall where Father was trying to put on his shoes. "Dad, whoever it was just left!"We heard the squeal of tires as the truck went around the corner of fhe street 'I don't see Jeff anywhere!"

"Callthe police!" Father said as he bolted through the door.

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For each question from 71 to 80,write your answer in the space provided. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE BASEQ ON THE PASSAGE AND SWEFICES.

IN- COMPETE

71.

Why did the aythor.peermore dosely out of the bedroom windoW? :fline 3) - .

72.

Give one reason why fie author3 brother missed tha light vhich the author saw the third time. ----" -

73.

%at war it lhzt the authufs bmther thought mere was no necessity bo do? (%m 11)

74.

Explain fully why the author turned off the light.

75.

Ekptain firflywhy the author thought that memorising a licence plate number is '9 piece of txkkemforhis brother (tine 23).

76.

What cased the hairs on the author's mto stanc!? vine 25)

What made the author's father go to his room?

77.

78.

What twci things did-ihe author &o'~fiow us that he was worried?

alone 10 t h i neicjhburs hduseTWHic3

-79.

Did the author regret letting his brother sentence tells you that?

80-

In what manner did the truck leave the scene? Why did you say so?

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money would he free the captive.

75)His b("ro~e~a&ay$7 and son%

SO.

78)He said prayers 3 a'

ept a close watch on the Andemnz house.

79)Yes, he did. The sentence is "I blamed myself for notwaking Father up".

80)It left very quickly.The squeal of tires meant that the truck moved off a t a high speed. Page (2)

RAFFLES GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT ( 1 ) 20081

Name:

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May 2008

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Class: P6

English Language "

A m : I h 50 min

BOOKLET A

Instructions to Pupils 1. Write your Name, Class and Index

No. in the spaces above.

2. Do not turn over this page until yau are told to do so.

3. Follow all instrucfions carefulty. 4. Answer

aW questions.

5. Shade your answers in the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS) provided. Page 1 of ? 7

Section A :Comprehension (Graphic Stimulus) ( 5 marks1 Study the following text and then answer questions 1 to 5.

Organiser :

Residents' Committee

Newtown Estate

Date: 3 Oct 2008

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For each question from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of them is the mrrect answer. Make your choice ( 1 , 2 , 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

1. All the events in the BSOP CarnivaI are (1) Newtown Gardens (2) Newtown CC Auditorium f3) Newtown CC (4) Newtown Estate

2. If you want to

attend the carnival on

(3) 4 October 2008,at 9 am e -.y-=EF (4) 4 October 2 0 0 8 , ~ ~ ? & i m ~ i i 4 ' p r n ...>, .

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(11 by 1 Pm

12) at 2.30 pm

(3) aAer 1.20 pm (4) not later than 1.20 pm

4. Which of the following statements is @ i % -'CI.

(1) Residents can buy fire extinguishers at drdegs~ ( 2 ) The %;>L.h ; for t he-@J@i$+~~$b X ( 3 ) The On-thespot Art ~ a r n ~ e f i t l b wiH n be held on the s a m e day as the Food cum Fun fair. (4) Mai Lo dnnks are complimentary during the Food cum f u n Fair. -m

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0-):advertise Mai Lo products and BSOP banking s e r v i ~ s (2)aid the handicapped (3)create awareness for fire safety (4) raise funds for a project for the old Page 3 of 17

frc:n G to 12 fout'optiorls are given. One of ttren-t is t h e correct answer. Mai.r? !C,-;r,hl;~ce(:, 2 , 3 or 4 ) . Shadc the correct oval ( l , 2. 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. F O ~r l > c :

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r r y~ rno!her &!fed me from the kitchen.

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to go for ihe outir:g

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hard.

(1) study studies studied

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Section C: Punctuation 13 marks) For each question from 13 to 1S,-choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. r

Wolf shot under a juniper bush and refused to come out.

"Put him in your pack!"shouted Renn from the other side (13) ifs the only way you'll get him across!"

' I f I did fhat(j4) yelled Torak, 'he'd never trust me again!"

He sat down in the moss on the edge ofthe bank. Then he yawned >nd stretched to show Wolf how reiaxed he was. After a whiie(l5) Wolf emerged from the juniper bush and came to sit beside him.

13.

) (2) (3) (4)

14.

(1 (2)

(3) (4) 15.

(1)

(2) (3) (4)

1 ." ] futf stop and inverted commas [ ? ' ] question mark and inverted commas [ ] inverted commas and full stop 'I "? ] inverted commas and question mark ,

[ ".] ."] I ", ] [ ," J

inverted commas and fill1 stop full stop and inverted commas inverts: commas and comma comma and inverted commas

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comma

colon

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Ft.; t f ~ I C;L:~C':IO:I : :Eo::? 16 !O > G ,four opfior~sare given. One of them is the correct answer. MaF,e y ~ ckclce u ~ ( 1 , 2, 3 or 43 Shade fhe correct vvai ( 7 , 2 , 3 or4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

As a yuuny cl\ild, hc !;.as alra;ays

a cklildhood dream of

becoming a victinist.

af pcisuasiorr could arcuse her intcrcsf in cooperating with us. Her fr ustrattng.

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d you contirlue to express your opinions bluntly.

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?zr:i c.t:r secietary, i s very : ;i,5L-?kc

the honesty and generosity of our forefathers.

about her work. l cannel imagine her ever making a

Section E: Vocabulary Clore ( 5 marks)

For each question from 21 to 25,choose the word closest in meaning to the underlinedwords. Shade the coned oval (1. 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

Lu Yu's wcrk, The Classic of Tea,was the single most the

in developing

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f tea. (22)

tu Yu

the-preparationand drinking of tea to near-religious status. Ijke a

(231 religious ceremony, there is a set ritual, using utensils which are endowed with individual U

significance. There are atso guidelines on the appropriate state of mind for the tea drinker. As a child, Lu Yu proved

22.

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~ ~ 3 ~ j e e ~ : o r d h e s a d ~ i ~ i ~ ~ ~ 6 ~He d wanted $ ~ ~ t ito - lbe i c able t & to tell the mill's owner, John

Suoer, when the water in the race was deep and swift enough to turn the mill's wheel. On the morning of 24 January. 1848, Marshalt noticed something unusual in one of the deep

pcxlls along fhe hank of the mill .race. Under the clear water lay a yellow lump: a gdd-coloured,

chewed-up piece of rock, sitting on top of a smooth and flat rock. He reached into the cold water and .

Then he stood by the bank,-denng

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hat 1s ne step should be. Was it really

( gold? James MarshaP knew several tests for gold, but sniy one such test could be conducted there

by the bank of the mill race. Marshall decided to perform this one simple test. He Iaid the stone on a srnosth rock, and then he picked up &other rock that he felt would make a good hammer. He

hammered at the gold-coloured lump. He noticed that it did not break, but =refut inspection showed

that it had changed shape. He put the lump in his pocket and took it to the rniK There the mill crew

1 conducted another test.

They placed the lump on an anvil and beat it with a hammer When the lump flattened b'uf did

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not become fragmented, the mill uew knew that the lump was not iron pyrite, also known as

fools' gold.

Three more tests were used in order to ascertain the exact composition of that gold lump. The mill cook threw it into a kettle of lye, a strong alkaIine solution, where it was boiled for a day. The profonged hiiing did not change the lump's c010ur: if remained the collour of gold. John SuEer,

the milt's owner, was shown the lump on Janrtary 28, 1848,five days before his land became part of

/ the United States. He performed two different tests on the gold-coloured lump. After the first test,

John Sutter observed that -=did

not damage the lump's appearance. Then he placed the

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lump on a gs,ale.Its weight showed !hat it was much densei ihan silver. John Sutter and James Marshall were then sure that they had in their possession a gold

nugget. They decided to keep the find a secret, and they told the milI crew to keep quiet about the

news. However, one mit: hand wrote to his friends about his own effoFts at gold mining. Then, a storeowner ovehdard aother milt hznd brsgging about a piece of go16 he had kepi in;a small bag.

I Finally, when a deliveryrnan got a look at a handful of gold dust. shok-dn to him by a small boy at the

.-F. . --m mill, the arrival of a&ifbr=-6%=%jwas almost unavoidable. Its occurrence was made a v -'-

certainty with t h e publication ofa San Francisco news headline reading "GOLD MINE FOUND". I

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BOOKLET B 1

Name:

Section G : Structural Cloze ( l 0 marks1 There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write ifs letter (A to Q) in the blank. The letters (l) and (0)have been omitted to avoid confusion during rnaiking. EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE

(j4 and

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RiR2 probable cases of chikungunya fever have been detected as of Sunday. The Ministry of Health (MOH)

and the National Environment Agency (NEA) G?@all nine

assessed at the Communicable

(31) Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospal and five of them remained in the hospital for isolation ar?d the probable cases are from Clive Street, wfii!elf%E-.riiNCp 15

management. &7

(32)

the iiearby :vicinity-of.Dickson Road: The MOH said that more than 800 people

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Glive ~trekt-3i&a'havek e n screened since the fmt case was defected

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the

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destroy&=' PeopJe infected with chikungunya fever

~etectedl

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Those who

. b2em1nthe Clive Street

area recently and have developed a fever

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advised to cy~5uittbdr doctors. (40)

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Section H: Editinq for SpeIIinq and Grammar [ l 0 marks1 Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. VVrite t h e correct word in the relevant box,

I was very glad that I left before Hurricane Andrew hit. When I returned the next day, I found

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a whole tree in my bedjoom roof and the floor flooded under a foot of water. l

almost everything.

The week after t& storm caused more

wn anything else. i had to drive about 150

kilometres a day to get gas, food, money and b u i m g supplies for my family. ~

G- --M*.

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- and mowd into my off@. I ~ k ~ ~ a ~ i rtonregaiw i e d sense of normalcy.. My cousin's h w s e was not a s

badly damaged as mine. Since my cousin was inside her B-HMorne

when the h u r r i c a n m

listening to the house k i n g purnrneHed by flying objects for

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fE3RTd left her

even the slightest rainstorm.

c,$B&sen?Rapre'hend&$of

Aimost four years after the storm and fo'the unwined eye, South Florida looks like it was never hit

by Hurricane Andred ~ 1

w .-+w e C% a

,9:ew~ up ~here~know ~ better. ~ .Lives ~ weie ~ lost~ and some

communities were&ii<~e@ttjyxf~stroyed. Our hearts will always remember.

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Section I: Comprehension Close (15 marks]

Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

From her first days, Legaderna, as we came to call her, was under constant threa!. Whether it vms a troop of baboons that dragged both mqther and daughter&%$@b6%%5?)

or lurking hyenas,

%my.&E3za significant threat to young !&pards, 53) ..

death was Vtr2?32)

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inghis $ a m 6 2 F j l ~ r e SGaniFiRi%enrc?. i However, none of this kept Legadema from 54)

mv2ores.~o?f%%?=~en -!!,-*

her mother lefl her alone for dais at a t w o bring back meat. Kherever ,-

Legadema went, verve4 monkeys with @admg 55)

S@55?fWi%S a few kilorqetres off, and

squirrels set up alarm calls. In time, these incidents only made her @Wgi?56)

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Her rnothe~,a patient teacher, jmtructed Legadema in the skills s h e would need to survive as a

-predator: how to 57)

@g@lgpye.~ and where to ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ + ~ ~ ~ & i $ i h ~ $ ~ ~ < ~ Thein-mnly after mastering toese a@ many other lessons would she grow into a

58)

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solitary hunter that ~ ~ l ~ o ~ a r . d s : m u s t 59) ~n~e~~da~

When Legadema was fi~&~nmoi1ths'60) ,;:4.z-.--:--

irnpata. At first, Legaderna was noti~sure'!61)

, ber mother brought her a live baby .tijh'at4o:ijd,b, . plzying inqui%Mty, then

attacking ineffectually. Her mother guided her tolerantly through every 62)

until at last Legadema learned that & ~ ~ 3 3 ~ i i i g s d a b ~ ~ b e c o m ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 )

G.&I~-~$~II11, Her predator skills

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honed, Legadema &rn&~&ii~ 64)

@>s$irii'rem becoming almost obsesse2 with diuying and

deadly games of hide-and-seek. Over tide, she became adept, killing hundreds of squirrels $ s j v

65)

& i ~ i g 8 < @ i ' ~ : l i kbaby e warthogs.

Adapted horn 'Lessons of the Hunt' NationalGeographic April 2007

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Section J: Transformation I Synthesis (30 marks)

For each oi the questions 66 to 70,rewrite the given sentence(s) using the wsrd(s) provided. Your answer must b e in one sentence. T h e meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given

sentence(s). 66.

Frank is a famous badminton player in Singapore, His mother sells chicken rice every morning. whose

67.

Jane has a test which begins in haH an hour's time. Jane is stilI in bed,

68,

Greg was angry with Jonathan. Jonathan broke his f5vourite toy car when he tripped over it,

. ...

for

'P,

69.

You must concentrate on the music. You wiil be able to enjoy it.

70.

Mr Yong was very grzteful to Sergeant Harry for recovering his stolen car. Mr Y o ~ gave g Sergeani tIar,y a reward.

To express his gratitude, -

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Read the passi4jl.l !:clvbv and answer. ztrcstions 71 to 80. _ ...... _ _ .^ . __._-

:?nb ~nfomedws that a viltayer's cow had been kifted by a tiger. Being in charge of

Raju c,i::;r

the rehabllitati::r- p:62rartlrnc of :h? forqst, !t was my uncle's duty to investigate by checking on the carcass of the

5 3 .

Cattle cwwrs were given a decent compensation if the involvement of a tiger was confirmed. Raju and I fo!lw+:d rrly urlcle is learn how to Frlvestiaate a kill. My uncle said we should hurry because _W

it was a!ready getling close to sundown and tigers would return - 0â&#x201A;Ź darkness er:vc-!o;.ed ttie surrsunrfir-r_rls

We ha^ i v c n drrving for half an hour when we arrived at the closest point on the path to the

kill. W e trekked :?r ~ u g very h thick undergrowth to reach the spot. My uncie listened a while longer. When he was ;:.,we siiirsfied about t t ~ usafety of the venture, we moved in the direction of the kill. As we reached the kill, 1 pinched my r~cseand cried. "What a horrid stench!" My wnde cast a stern glance

at me and l shr:: irjj instantly. Thc ktlI had obvicusly 6een tlrere for more than a single day and was . already partly czten. M y ~ ~ n crelaxed lc a tdlle as he could see that the tiger had already had quite a

heal the prevjc. K: nisi;t . I -le then began our lessons. First, WC ~ \ x a ! n ~ i ~ what c d was iefl of the hind I q s .

On these, Ihere were clearly visible straight

deep gashes ~*;!-;;t;:e t h trger ~ had dug in its claws to put1 down the cow. The second part of :he body fo be checked W;-:- :!v? npck

On it were the teeth marks where the tiger had applied the famous choke

grip. Suddenlj . ;r:y i,r~ctt.raised h ~ hand s and n~otionedus into keeping absolutely silent and still. Next, we heard a def.- Gtve its loud warning call. The tiger was in the vicinity.

We dgr-d towards the only tree in srght. Just as we reached the middle of the clearing we were in, there v

, zrl~earth-shaltenng roar. The bush almost blew apart to make way for a massive

tiger coming str<?*qt?i 3f trs Raju ar-td I screanled but his fa!her and my uncle raised their arms and let

out very fears or;:^ ";oars"of :heir disappeared intc

owl^.

This loud retaliation luckily had its desired effect. The tiger

:'-e j!.lng!e to our left We all edged our way a liffle faster towards the tree. I knew that

tigers were know:;

!>ca!jle to sorr-iefirrluscl~rnbtrees. Scrnehow at that time, that tree was the only

glimmer of hope ; r ; s ~ ksee. l

Raju's fat!><:s o u sn abandoned bamboo stick and pick& it up. Just as we though! we were

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/ about to make it to the iree, the tenifying roar Eame again. This time, the two of us were more

/ I

screamed as loudly as our vocal cords would allow. It made no difference this time. I was having

been smashed against a rock at the very last moment. The ligw deflected off its initial line of aflack.

prepared with exadly what to do. We raised our arms, looked at the beast straight in the eyes and

I visions of meeting my creator when there was a loud cracking sound to my left. The bamboo stick had 1I 55

Suddenly, if crouched down low and once again bared his teeth. One could actually see that every

I ounce of confusion had disappeared from its mind. Then it charged towards us for the third time.

Adapled f m 'Courage Under F k '

Answer Questions 71 - 80

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Read the p ; ~ ~ ; ' on -se PG ? 4 and 35 and arlswer questions 71 to 90.

h*:~c:d.r;:.; tu the

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author, it was his 'uncfe's duty to investiaate by checkrng on the carcass of the cow-

&% could t h e a~rthor'sunde help a villager wlrose cow had k e n k~lled?

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that i h e crrrcass of I h e cow I;&been ~nt h e forest for more than a day?

ajfixor'~crncle feel rnfire :c-Iaxed when he realised flia! the trger had "quite a meal" fhe r>jryi-t?

78.

edEa7 shows that the .abandoned bamboo sticlC Oine 32)was effective in distracting the tiger?

'the two of us" (line 33) &E=@?

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Prcparw by:

MISSHo Hsien Lin Mrs Jenine Soh Mdm Wirda Sukor

Page 17 of 17

EYAM- PAPER 2008

SCHOOL

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SUBSECT :

PR-Y

TERM

SA1

GIRZ'S PRYMARY SCHOOL 6 ENGLISH

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RAFFLES GIRLSy PRIMARY SCHOOL PRELllVllNARY EXAMINATION. 2008

Name: 18 August 2068

Class: P6

)

ATT : I h 50 min

English Language

BOOKLET A

1. Write your Name, Class and Index No. in the spaces above.

2. Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so.

3. Follow a!: inStructions carefully. 4. Answer all questions.

5. Shade your answers in the Optical ~ n s w eSheet r (OAS) provided. I

Scction A : Comprehension (Graphic Stirntt!us) --

Strrdy the followir~gtext and then answer questions l to 5.

Family Hangout A t Heartland Mall

24 NOV

to 22 Dec 2008

Jucn us at the Farnify Cooking Competition organised by Headland Mal, where families

generation to generation. At the Same time. you'll also get to witness t W exceptional *---EL'&cultnary sk~llsof MS Violet Oon. Singapore's Food Ambassador, d~rr'ngl&fiir~lsd the .c-, competition.

Family Cooking Competition 2008 "Family Heritage Fcod"

I conle together to prepare their family seaet dish that has been passed down from 1 Prelirninaty - -Ray*: 14 Dec 2008 at I lam, Ipm and 3pm A-.

l Finals: 15 Dec 2008 at 3pm i .---l

i PRIZES {Per Team

1 2"'1"'f3iize - $1000 caJh PrEze - $500 cash i

3 ' Prize -

+ $500 shopping voucher + $300 Chrig K e ' s hamper + w h y + $300 shopping voucher + S200 Chng KW's hamper + Wphy $300 cash + $200 shopping voucher +- $100 C h r ~Kee's hamper * trophy

1 b Consolation Prizes - $100 Cash + $50 Chng Kee's hamper + trophy ?

! PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS L -

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i_kn~ Kee's Premium Cookinq Sauce 24 Nov lo $5 Detr 2008 Spcnd a minimum of $80 at any shop on levels 2 B 3 fo redcern two bottles of Chng Kee's rocikinq sauce. (while stocks last!)

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53 Heartland g a l l Vwcher 24 Nov to 22 Dec 2008 Spend a $hihum-of $30 at any fashion outlet to redeem a $3 shopping voucher. Maximum 2 cornbind sameday receipts. Lrmited to one voucher per shopper p t day.

Sponsored by :Chng Kee's

For each question from t to 5, four options are given. One of them-is the correct answer- Make your choice (3, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct qval(3,2,3 or 4) on :he Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks) 1.

The organiser of 'Family Hangout' is

% violet *on Chng Kee's -3j Capital Land

9 Healtland Mall

Which one of the following teams will be eligible for the 'Fzmiiy Cooking

Competition' ? 1) Jane wit h two of her classmates

2) Mrs fan with her son and daughter 3 ) Mrs Lim with her nei~hbur. Cik Siti 4) f om's grandmother with her childhood friend

Which of the following owld be a possible time s!ot h r Violet Oon's demonstration of het &;nary skilfs? 1) 14 December 2008 at 3pm

2) ?4 December 2008 at 5pm 3) 15 December 2005 at 3pm 43 15 December 2008 at 5pm 4.

in order to get a $3 shopping voucher, a shopper needs to SpeM l ) a minimum of $30 at any fashion outlet 2) a minimum of $80 at any fashion outlet 31, a minimum of $30 af any shop on levels 2 or 3 4) a minimum of $80 at any shop on levels 2 or 3

IfMfs C M gas to the mall on 24 November 2008 and spends 5100 at a baokshop on level 2. sRellnB k a b l e to

1) getaS3shappkg-

2) &mtwo

of Chng K e e ' s m k k g sauce 3) wdeen two b & i b of Chng K e ' s cooking sauce and get a 93 shoppiq voucher 4) redeem two bottles of Chng K e e ' s cooking sauce and get three $3 skppirig vouchers

Section B :Grammar Discrete For each question from 6 to 32, four options are given. One of them-is the correct answer. Make your choice (I, 2, 3 or 41, Shade the correct oval (1,'2,'3 or 4 ) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (7marks) G.

less~nsshe enjop vev mudi, is an

Sally's Science teacher, approachable and friendly woman. ("l)who

(2) whom (3) which ( 4 ) whose

He broke - - _ my rnother's.antique vase.

(1) did he (2) had he (3)didn't he (4) hadn't he 8.

the f@&js is that two of them have dimples.

The only difference

(7) of

(2)with (3) among (4)between

My father gives my etd& sister and Sunday morning.

our weekly allowance every

knocked Mr Lim down, he

unconscious on the

rvI (2)lne (3) my

(4) mine 3 .

After Ihe vch~dchad

pavement. (1) lay

(2) lied t.3) laid ( 4 ) lain A

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PArs Lim heard her daughter (1)

r2) cried i Z ) cries ( 4 ) had cried

and rushed tcmwds her b i & f .

12;

"1 have to complete my Mathematics project now. Could you help

my brother from the kindergarten?" (1) take

(2) send (3) fetch (4) bring

Section C :Punctuation For each auestian irom 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage shade the correct oval jl, 2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

(3 marks)

There, tucked in the curve of the archway, perfectly hidden against the dark stone, sat Mr. Sticky. Right next to him was another water snail, even Smaller than he was.

'Mrs Sticky (13) Abby I561lbwed. "But where did she come from?" "I'm winning to suspect the pond weed. Don't you think?" Mum thought.

They both laughed and climbed into Abby's bed together (14) &idling down under the duvet. It was cosy but a bit of a squeeze. "Budge up." Mum said, giving Abby a push with her bottom. "Ican't. I'm already on the edge.* Abby sighed.

"My goodness youte grown then. When did that happen (15) You could have put an elephant in here last time when we did this." Mum replied in surprise. Abby put her head on Mum's chest and smiled.

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Section 0:Vocabulary MCQ

For each qrlestion from 1 6 to 20, four options are given: One+ofthem is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (l, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet, 45 marks)

16.

No matter how hard the teacher tried to

a response frem her pupils.

her class remained passive and uninterested.

1) illicit 2)

elicit

3) elect 4) induct

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After a long battle with the prosecution, the court fihally ttaffickirtg.

her of drug

7) absolved

2) released 3) acquifled 4 ) discharged

18.

The

words in his letter to his parents dearly expressed his regret and remorse for the pain he had caused them. f)

contrite

2) contrived 3) conceived 4)

19.

con!radictory

The captors caught up with EIiza eventually as her blonde hair made her among the dark-haired crowd. I)flashy 2 ) notorious 3) concealed 4 ) coflspicuous

20.

Mr Lin is on leave this week. entire week? 1) fdlin 2) fit! up

3) fin out 4) fill into

Have you fwnd sometme to

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Section E: Vocabulary CIoze For each question from 21.6 25, choose the kord(s)clo;est in meaning to the. underlined words. Shade the correct oval (A, 2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer ( 5 marks)

Sheet.

Madam Sirn had

been suffeting from ssteoarihritis for six years. Her movements were

impeded by her failing knees.The cartilage was so worn down that the bones in her knee

(23 1

joints would grind painfully against each other when she walked

She found relief fast year when doctors completed an inqenious procedure that offers (22) ;-

patients an alternative to painful knee replacement surgery and was finalty released from the (23) shackles of her deteriorated knees.

Doctors from National University Hospifal (NUH) usecl Madam Sim's cels to grow a tiny amount of M i r a g e in a IabolvdZory and implanted them into her kneejois,ts.The cells

proliferated and filled the spaces between her bones, putting an end to the grinding. (24)

lI I 1

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To grow castilage En a pertrklish, doctors took stem m W r o m Madam Sim's bone

marrow and maned them to grow into cartilage. Cartilage implants resulting kom bone marrow stem calls are also done in Japan and Taiwan. Countries such as the United States

and hose in Europe use czrrtilage ceNs as the use of stem e t l s is more controversial there. 125)

Adapted from www.a~iaone. c m

21. ( l ) hindered (2) obstnlaed (3) irnrnobolised (4) p a r a m

22 (1) orumdox (2)innovative (33 imaginative (4) evolutionary

23. ( l )annufled (23liberated (3) vindicated (4) exonerated

24. (1)swelled (2) amplified (3) multiplied (4) &calated 25. (l) debatable (2) unpopular (3) corn bative (4) pugnacious

Section F :Comprehension MCQ Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30.

find clues, Sometimes officials simply walked away from puuling crimes -they did not even try to ~ 6 i v them. e

could be accused and punished anyway. The point was to discover a culprit rather than the culprit as this at least satisfied society that the crime had not gone unpunished.

17* century, many people believed it was wrong to

even tiy solving crimes by using thought

and reasoning. That had to change before forensic science, the science of crime solution, could begin to develop. Once peoptie began to accept the notion that logic was valuabte in crime-solving, the That was when authorities began to Isten carefully to the infernation being shouted by the clues Ieft at a crime scene. The next step forward was taken vrhen the detettives realised that much more could be learned from dues if they us& nav systems to help in analysing them. One of the earliest systems was Aiphonse BertilAon's 'anthropornelry".

enough. He took ekven measurements of arrested criminals. The most important of these measurements were the length and width of the criminal's head, middle fingers and the little finger of the left hand. The odds of misidentification were relatively small since the odds of hyo people having identical What Bertilfion did was simple

almost 4, 000,000 to 1 when seven other measurements were applied. Then Bedillion filed

all these data on cards. Each card carried fwo photographs of the person and detaib of previous arrest records. BerWon's system h e l e l dsdve many crimes by

the

and i& m

befiwed in his system so firmly that he accepted the chatlenge and succeeded. M l l i o n ' s System rr.i$lt have beer! competent but it was cumbersorne. Fortunately,

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For each question from 26 to 30, four options are glven. One of th* is the correct ahswer- Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Shade the correct w a t (5,2,3or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (S marks)

26. According to paragraphs 1 and 2, w h y were crimes net solved effectivefy in the IS" ccntusy? (1) The officials were misled by the clues left at the crime scene. (2) The officials could not locate and identify the suspects. (3) The officials did not bother to make an effofl to look for the real culprit. (4)

27.

The officials did not have the necessary equipment to track down the suspects.

The word "Thisnin line 9 refers to the (Iuse ) of torture as the best way to sobe crimes

(2) slow development in the science of e;rirne soiution

(3) use of torture as being highly effective in producing a quick cofffessidrr (4) strong beliefs that it was wrong to use thought and reasorlillg to sohe crimes

28.

According to paragraphs 3 and 4, why was the field of forensic science g r d n g very sIowtlj3 (1) There were no detectives or law enforcers-

(2) People did not believe in thought and reasoning. (3) Officials walked away from puzzling crimes instead of solving them. (4)

People were already satisfied that the crime had not gone unpunished.

29. f he word "cumbersome"in line 34 means (1) difficult to handle

(2)not workirrg propedy (3) taking up too much time (4)

not producing e x d M resuits

system based oa the texT? 30. Which of the fdbwing is mt true of t h e Bertillionms (1)~I!iculcame~wIth~sgrstemioIhe1800s800s

(2)BertiHion's system sohred cn'r?es by identifying only the living. (3) &r?illian todc a total of 18 measurements of arres!ed criminals ( 4 ) Serfiffiongs system could keep track of the

ctata stored on cards aver time.

Section G :,Structurai.Cloze Ihcrc are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From fhe list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in ttie blank. The letters (1) and (0) have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking(10 marks) EACki WQRO CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

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rite African ground sqttiirel or cape squirrel is a socially cooperative animal that lives in

the drier parts of southern Africa. i3crng poor climbers, (31) :l??

squirrels remain mostly on or (32)

~ r m r n d They live in comdicated ~ e h o r k $ of interconnecting burr&.

w??ichmay be

st~arcdwith rneerkats or yellow mongooses.

members in a colony, comprising k y l e s and (33) 'htru'ders. Mares are ortry offspring. The females defend the territory (34) ~xcopted~ n t othe colony when a female is in heat. There are usually thirty

Grorrnd squi!'rels sunbathe on their bellies with four legs stretAkd ( 3 5 )

They Sunbathe in the same way, every n o w m d (36)

throwing sand all over

;he~rijodics before shak~ngit f37\

(381

the ground squiri-ds are feeding, they often use t k i r tails as

::,lns!~f<es.!lold-

them in bent posttions over their backs

'~ai-ils are * a

used as

t.:srnrng flags. When danger is sponed, the squirrel mrsves its tail 639.)

and down while giving a long, drawn-out whine, ( 4 0 )

function; as an

alsrm call. Taken from 'A F#ij Gyi& TO Singqmro Zm'by S i n g m 200

Section H: Editinq for Spellinq and Grammar Correct each word in bald for spelling and each undertined word for grammar. Write (10 marks) the correct word inthe relevant box.

Ryan Mitchetl was a yo@g firefighter and pampedic jn St. Petersbcrrg, Fforida. (41)

(42)

Although he works in a profession known for fheir manly quotient as we11 8s

stoic heroism, his body reacted like tJg baby who had just been fed a bow! of axtrt5ernjy

spicy chilli, Needless to say. he was embearassed:

Ryarlk problem began in January 2002 when he would get stwnachaches after eating certain foods and du~flgDecember, he had difficulty keeping anything down. He

was plagued w i 3 horrible cramps and diarrhoea.

When his weight plummerted from

82 kg to 70 kg, he frnaflywent to swkinq treatment. Within a week, Ryawoticed

inpprovrnants but it to& more than a year for an me simpterms to disappear. According

to doctors, this hlpe of problem a f f d s pwp& of afl ages.

Section I: Comprehcnsior~.Cloze( t 5 rnark_sl Read the passage carefully and fill-ineach of the blanks with a suitable word. The hunting-wasp is the spec5alist of the insect .world and it performs

opc:a!ion which would make a skiiled surgeon pause. Tt.lerp.;l@ mny clifferefit species

fiabits. For the reception

c!f I~url!irlg-wasp but most of them have 451)

of !lcr young, the female has to build a nursery ou! (52)

clay. This

divided itito long cells about the circumference ofa cigarette and about half its

:; ni.;itly

tength. In these, the wasp intends !o (53)

her eggs. However,

she can seal them . . up, for her

she has another duty to perSorm (545 -.

eggs wilt hatch in10 grubs and they will then require food (55)

such time as they are ready to undergo the (56)

stage of their

mctarnorphosis into the perfect wasp.

her nursery

T l ~ shunting-wasp could (57)

with dead food

but by the time the eggs had hatched, this food would hqve#one/bad, so she is forced to evolve another method. Her favourite (58)

is the spider. Flying like

f~ercehawk, she (59) . .

SorilC

upon her unsuspecting victim and

procWs to sting it deeply and skilfully. The effect &this sting is extraordinary, for the

. With the spider unable to move now,

5nlc;cr ISleft completely (60)

:I;=? huniing-wasp then seizes it and carries it off to her.62)

before

:! is carefully tucked away in one of the cells and an egg is laid on it. ff the spiders ....

are

tilere may be anything up to seven or eight in a ceIi. Having satisfied hers& that

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rot: '2 suppty

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for her young,.the wasp then seak up the

CCI~S

fries off Insrde :his giisly nursery, the spiders lie In an unmoving row, in FOTM.?

, 7 3 5 ~ 5f c r

as (63)

as seven weeks, To

;n,.jcrs art. dead, even when

can pcu ( 6 4 )

all inients and purposs, the

you handle them, and not wen under a magnifying glass the fainfest sign of Life.Thus they wait. so to speak, in

ccfd storspc until the eggs hatch and the tiny grubs of the hunting-wasp Start (65) M -

.6ntheir paralysed bodies. A d a p x r o m Enwunters with Anhat$ by Gemrd BUWn

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Name:

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Section J: Transfomation I Synthesis For each of the questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the woad{$) provided, Your answer must be in one sentence. '$he meaning of your sentence (10 marks} must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). 66.

Everyone is interested in the art competition. Salty is not,

AI! but

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Mr Chan as#& me, W e r e did you go for your vacation last year?" Mr Chan asked m e - .

68.

Mrs Qng was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

69.

The Raushty boys saw their teacher at the door. They ran back to their seats.

70.

The luggage Mr Lu bought was expensive. it was also not durable.

neither

Section K: ,Comprehension OpeneEnded

Read tht? passage below and answer questions 71 to 80.

(20 marks)

In the year 730 E3.C.. a man by Ihe name cf Piye decided the onfpway to save

Egypt was to invade it and he knew that things would get bloody befoe salvation came. "Harnessthe best steeds of your stable,"he ordered his comman&rs. The

magnificent civilisation that had built the great pyramids had lost its way, tom apart by

peny warlords. For WOdecades, Piye had ruled over his kingdom, Nubia. a swath of Africa located mostly in present-day Sudan. However, he considered himself the true ruler Of Egypt and the rightful heir to the spiritual traditions practised by maraohs Such as Ramses II and Thutmose Ill. Since Piye had probably never acZually wsited lower Egypt, some did not take his boast seribtrdy. Now, Piye would witness tlre defeat of decadent Egypt firsthand. shall 1Lower Egypt have a taste of my fingers; he write. Under his command, his soldiers sailed north on the Nile River and disembarked at where the commander and his men cbmrnerwd to do battle with every army in their path to Lower Egypt. By the end of a year-long campaign, every leader in Egypt had capitulated including the powerful delta wadbrd, Tefnskt. who sent a messenger to tell Piye. "Be gracious! I cannot see your face in the days of shame; 1 cannot stand before ymr flame, 1 d&ad your grandeur." In exchange for their lives, the vanquished urged Plye to worship at their temples, pocket their finest jewels and claim their best horses. He obliged them. Then. with his traops d men trembling before him, the newly anointed lord of the WO lands did something extraordinary - he loaded up his army and his war booty and sailed southward to his home in Nubia, never to return to Egypt again. When Piye died at ihe end of his 35-year reign in 715 B.C., his subjects honoured his wisks by burying him in an Egyptian-style pyramid with four of his beloved horses nearby. He was the first pharaoh to receive such entombment in more than 500 years- A pity, t h , that the great N W n who aXOrFlplished these feats is literally fadess to US. Imqes d Piye on ttpe elaborate cyanite stabs,or stebe, rnemorialising his C O ~ ~ U ~ofS ~ Egypt have long since h n chiselled away. On a relief in the tmpfe at the Nubian capital of Nutapa, only Piye's legs remain. We are leftwith a single physical detail Of the man - his skin was dark. Piye was the firs! of the ss-called black pharaohs, a series ofNubian kings who ruled over a!! of Egypt for three-quarters of a century. Untif reentty, theirs was a chapter of history that iargely went untold. Adapted from The National Gewraphic Febnraw Issue 2'008

PAGE

ALL.ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES7T.

W b y did Piye say 'things would get bloody" in line 2?

72.

Why do you think biyehad to "sbvenâ&#x201A;Źgyp!?

73. ,

W does the 'magnificent civilisation"In%rle 5 refer to?.

. . .

74.

Why did some people not take Piye seriously when he claimed to be fhe true ruler of Egypt?

Whdt outcome did Tefnakf hope fo achieve after Piye had read his rtressage?

76.

How long a d the holy dar waged by Piye in Egypt l a s i

77.

Which word froin the passage has the same waning as 'surrendered*?

78.

What did the defeated warlords of Egypt give Piye in exchange for: their lives?

79.

f i a t were Piye's wishes for his burial?

80.

Which sentwe tells us that the atchaeotogists discovered the triumph of the black pharaoh not too long ago?

EXAM PAPER 2 0 0 8

SCHOOL : RAFFLES GIRLSr PRIMARY SCHOOL SUBJECT t PRIMARY 6 EHGLISH

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79)He wished to be buried in an Egyptian-style with four of his beloved horses nearby.

80)The sentence is "Until recently, theirs was a chapter of history that lar-gefy went untold.

l REVISED 3:28 2009 128 pm, Jan 15, 15,200

Rosyth School Continual Assessment l 2008 English Language Paper 2 Primary 5

Class: Pr 6 -

No.

Total Duration for Booklets A & B: l h 50 min

18 Eebruarv 2008

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Parent's Signature:

Booklet A Instructions to Pupils: l. Do not open this booklet until you are told t o do so. 2. Read the questions and follow all the instructions carefully. 3. This booklet consists of 30 questions (Questions 1 to 30), 4. Answer ALL the questions and shade them in the correct ovals on t h e OAS provided

* R-!isbooklet consists of 8

pages altogether,

Study the advertisement and answer C! f to Q 5.

(5 marks)

THE ESPLANADE PRESENTS A MONTH OF CHINESE F€S?TVAL OF ART§! Enjoy a d~versespread of music, t h e d r e , dance and a host of free outdoor performances - by local and foreign artistes.

THE M/EI3DING OF TH-E MICE (6-8 Feb) directed by our very own famous Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Ccrnpany Jn this charming tale of love and courage, kht mice take centre stage to overcome tjle odds. I t js based on 3 Taiwanese folklore. A sure delight for tho family. "

MAHJONG ECLIPSE (17- 21 Feb) by Chen Li Drama Studio

THE LAST NIGHT OF TAIPIN J I N (12-15 Feb) by Xie Jin Culture Hclive the sights and sounds of old Sh:~nghai through the lire of Taipin 3in as she r ~ l a t e s her glory days n s a dance hostess. Special Appearance by China Golden Horse Actress: Gong I,i

Longhouse (23-25 Feb) by Theatre Ensemble .

A play filled with intrigue and suspense ahout a mahjong game that leads to the

mysterious disappearance of the fnurlh player. I t will keep you on the edge of your seat. (A sprciaS nppeal-ance by our very own artisle, ,%r~n Wo~~g'and Taiwanese actress)

H o w da t n r i l y ties stand thc t e s t o f time i n this ape of conr plex h u m a n rclatio~iships?rZ play that explores the meaning of family

values.

Book N o w l

Card to enjoy 30% saviqs on your icke t purchae-

(5.

Sisiic liotline: 1800 745 7789 'i3ckcts from SISTIC authorized agenB. Booki~lgsof 20 or more, call 6828 7756 A Sistic booking fee applies for 311 rickets. Email to: . ~p~nx@hotrnai I.corn.sg ,far further enquiries. m-

L tmt ted fa on& 2

tickers per member) i:i'7't

k-, Or/IC, ri:f11t*se C)zt~n; her of fin;fll~rces

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For each question from lto 5,four options are given. One of them is fhe correct answer. Make your choice ( l ,2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval ( l ,2, 3 or 4) o n the Optical Answer

Sheet. 1,

The advertisement is promoting the (I) Esplanade (2)NTUC Card (3) fareign taients (4) Chinese Festival of Arts

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Which one of the performances is based on folklore?

( I ) Longhouse (23 Mahjong Eclipse (3) The Wedding of lhe Mice (4) The Last Night of Taipaii Jin

The performances from the 6 February to 25 Februaw will feature

foreign artiste(s). {l) one (2) two (3) three (4) four 4.

Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the advertisement?

( l )The Wedding of the Mice is a poppet show(2) This event is sponsored by three organizations. ( 3 ) Longhouse is a very touching play about family values. (4) NTUC members enjoy a 30% discount on all their ticket purchases.

Mrs Tan wants to take a class of 40 students to watch 'The Wedding of the Mice'. . She should go about getting the tickets by (1) calling 68287756 (2) calling SISitC hotline (3) purchasing the tickets online (4) purchasing them from SISTIC authorised agents.

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(3) unless (4) althclirgh For each question from 13 to 15,choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Shade the correct qyal (1,2,3o r 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (3 marks)

It had not rained for several weeks. The-river became dry. Two sparrows told Baba, the

tortoise, to move over to the river at the next mountain.

'How am I able fo travel so far?" asked Baba (13) 'You can fly but I do not have wings.* The two-sparrows took pity on the fortoise and decided to fake him with them.

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wonder how you can do that (14) said the tortoise. The sparrows weaved a net out of

weeds for him to sit in. They would carry t h e net while they flew. What good ideas they had (15) Baba was very touched by their kind gesture.

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to Africa.

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by the leader,

Read the passage belaw and answer questions 26 10 30. Man unintentionelly endangers the lives of animals because of his intentions to improve his)environrnent,t Bv clearing .-P forests to build dams, ower plants, bridges and roads, Man drives 'away many wild animals from their -@-I na ural habitats, thus destroying the lives of many of these anirnaish Man also deliberately kills animals for their fur and skin to make coals, jackets, ba& and suitcases. Animals are killed for 5 their horns or tusks either for souvenirs or decorative purposes. These rare products, are also being sold illegally at a high value in the black market.

There are people who are concerned about Man's irresponsible actions and are doing something about it. One such man is John WaIsh, who works with the World Society for the Protection of Animats. (WSPA). For over 25 years, the organisation has become known as being often the first and sometimes the only organization that will go to the heart of disaster to save the Fives of animals. Mr Walsh and his crews hike for days over mountains and sleep in fenfs deep in the jungles. Me-even slays on top of floating ice blocks in the Arctic.

This aspect of WSPA's work can be traced back' in a landmark project undertaken almost 30 years ago. In 1964, an'area of 600 square miles of rain forest was flooded during the construction of hydroelectric dam in Suriname, Soutf-r America. The government asked Mr Waish to save !he jungle animars from drowning. The project 'Operation Gwanba' marked Z k f i r s t of countless disaster relief missions for WSPA. Mr Walsh and his crew of thir?y men directed the successful rescue of almost 10,000 animals from the rising waters. Many of these animals were already on the list of endangered animals. If kilted in great numbers, their kind would face extinction- It is one of the biggest animal retocations ever undertaken by WSPA. I

' WSPA's trained and experienced rescue teams often act as a catalyst to establish an organised and local response. In situations where animals are in desperate need 25 of help, WSPA works with the aid of international network. This can range from working alongside local vets to provide badly needed medicines and supplies for treating injured animsls, to distributing focd and water to desperately starving and dehydrafed animals. Hence, his work is indeed exciting but dangerous. Some of the adventures include having the tip of his finger almost bitten off by a three-inch long piranha. Poisonous snakes crept into the tents of his crew almost causing their lives. However, h e was still full of determination to complete his tasks. He travels everywhere to help wild animals. As such mankind benefits because there are people like John Walsh around who spends his I i f ~ with a pure intention of saving f h endangered ~ animals. Adapted from. Disaster Reliet-World Society

26.

The building of dams, bridges and roads, (l) eliminated food sources (2) ruined living environment (3)changed breeding habits (4) minimised movements of animals

27.

"if" in line 8 refers to (l) the responsible actions of humans (2) the endangerment of the environment ( 3 ) people's concern for the environment (4) the World Society for the Protecticln of Animals

28.

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29.

The word 'caialyst' in line 24 refers to WSPA

(1) actions in project "Operation Gwanba." (2) crew going to far off places to rescue animals. (3) efforts to stop Man from destroying the environment. (4) working together with local and international organisation.

30.

A suitable title for the passage is

( I ) Man's Selfish Act

(2)The work of WSPA (3) Endangered Species (4) Autobiography of John Wafsh

End of Booklet A-----------

Rosyth School Continual Assessment 1 2008 English Language Paper 2 . . Primary 6

Total Marks: Name:

Class: Pr 6 -

Total Duration for Booktets A 8( B: 1 h 50 min

Date:

18 February 20&â&#x201A;Ź

Parent's Signature:

Booklet 5 Instruct~p_n_s to Puuails: 1, Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. 2. Read the questions and follow all t h e Znstructions carefully. 3. This booklet consists of 50 questions {Questions31 to 80). 4. Answer ALL t h e questions and write ail t h e answers in this booklet.

* This booklet consists of

pages altogether.

This paper is not to be reproduced in part or wliirie without the permission uf the Principal.

There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose t h e most suitable word for each blank. Write ifs letter (A to Q ) in the blank. The letters (l) and (0)have been ornifted to avoid contusion during marking. (1Q marks)

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Many wildlife animals are now endangered. The panda population in China (31) declined rapidly and it is now

most qndanqered animals (33) threatened (34)

one of the

(32)

the world. Their existence is constantly

poachers and hunters. Their fur can be sold at a high price

in the Forder towns of CCha and Tibet.

Rapid development of (35)

countryside has also destroyed large areas of bamboo forests (36)

have

long been the pandas' home.

The Chinese government is currently trying to protect the pandas by transferring them to zoos and wildlife reserves. (37)

successful because pandas are extremely difficult (38) Many p a n d a u s a r e w n (39) wiped out faster (40)

thesvatternpts are not so

breed in captivity.

few survive. At this rate, pandas are being they can be replaced and wilt face extinction

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write t h e correct word in the relevant box. (10 marks)

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A long, long time ago. mosquitoes did not buzz, they talked. One day, Mosquito

was ielling Iguana about his vakashen. Mosquito would not let Iguana say one word.

iguana was sa iritated that he walked away. leaving Mosquito still talking. Iguana

grumbled and waved her tail. She was still grumbling when she past her friend Snake

and forgot all about saying Dello. Snake's feelings are hurt. He felt so sad that he 145)

sleathcred down a rabbit hole.

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"Help,"yelled Rabbit as she scarried out of thb hole, terrified of Snake. 'What's (47)

wrong?" cawed Crow as he saw Rabbit raced across the iidd. Danger must be near. "Run

for your lives! (48) a w e d Crow. Monkey heard Crow's warning and took off, swinging towards branch

to branch. When Monkey landed on Owl's branch, Owl's nest tipped off the branch and (4 9)

fallen to the ground, breaking Owl's eggs. Owl was so heartbroken that s!ie did not

hoot for the sun to come up.,The whole jungle was in darkness. Everyone was mad at

Mosquito. Finally Owtliooted for the sun to come up and when it did. Mosquito had lost

voice. All he should do was buzz in everyone's ears, 'Zruzz!l< everyone still mad at

me?"

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67 Marie said, 'l donated some money to the World Wldlife Fund last month to save the Black R hino." Marie said

Peter is going to attend a conservation talk conducted by the park rangers. Peter's neighbours are atso going to attend a consemation talk conducted by the p a k rangers. Peter as well as

Nobody told them about the fund-raising campaign far the tsunami victims.

They

70 Raymond has not returned the books to ths!ibrary. He will be fined.

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coliirnn c; blue flame st~otup into the balloon, heating t h e air inside. The

ha ;+c:hftcd then stra~nedagainst two short ropes ihat held it firmly to the ground. A third

i i r q t : v t t ~ t c hts t h e safety Fine lay coiled like a snake on the ground. One end was knotted .

! scct::~iy ta met51s t a k e drrvcn r i ~ e pinto the ground and the other to the basket. :c1

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the safety fence, J c r e n i y k mother called to him, "Hold on to your sister's hand. --..rkf t;n crarcd,"

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. :;::c! i - t~!'rtt- had wanted Iiin: tu ride the rol!cr-coaster wilh then, but the Crazy-8 was t h e . s::lr?~;r..-,f ridt? at the carnival Jt rst,looking at it made his palms sweaty. "l can't. I have to

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1s loose'" exclaimed the pilot. He lunged for the end of the rope :Ilsappearing over t h e side of thc basket. Suddenly a powerful gust of wind

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sec the pilci's legs flip over the edge of the basket

i~ io:?he ' oround 'the pilct lay an the ground, holding his arm and grimacing in pain.

' J u s ~hcld on,"he told Katc, trying not t o panic. The wind swept the balloon up

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Jcreniy watched the tallest foop of the Crazy-8 slipped beneath them as they

:owarti the countryside. His stomach felt like a swooping kite.

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Kate bagan to scream. Jeruniy pulled licr to the floor of t h e basket and tried to ' c?l!r: t w r but s h e shrieked,* Pcx~crlines! ltdc'rc going lo hit them!" Tall steel towers

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reach the power ltncs bcforc they hi: ?heground. He'd heard that the

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powcrkrl 2s a bolt of lightning. It looked as if hc

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drifted c ~ o ~ c :Katc . began tc sob. "The sparks might catch us on f~re, .

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Jeremy. Make us go higher!"

"Fire! That's it, Kate!"h e said. Ignoring his fear, Jeremy stood up on his toes. He

blast valve with his bare hand and squeezed with all his strength. just as he had seen t h e pilot do. Bfueflame shot up with a roar. Heal,singed

I reached high, grasped the

Jererny's fingers and wavered around in the air around the burner.

He kept squeezing 40

until he could fed the balloon beginning to lift. Within minutes, they reached the humrnifig wMk-and skimmed just inches above

them. Jerern y released f he valve and leaned against the basket wall. i& drained to do anything else. When !he balloon finally began to sink toward a field of cornstalk, he piil!ed Kate

down onto the basket floor and waited with her until they had jolted to a stop. In seconds, - 45 -h

a police car screeched to a halt nearby. Jererny and Kate tumbled&m fhe basket as their mother raced towards them. "Hey. Morn!" Jeremy called out, rubbing his throbbing

hand. 'Wail till Leon and Richie hear about this."

AlA, ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

71.Where were Jeremy and Kate?

72. Which word in paragraph 3 has the s a m e meaning as 'lied'?

73.Do you think the safety line was a long or short rope7 Explain your answer.

74. W h y weir Jererny's palms sweaty when he looked at the Frazy-a?

75, 'His stomach felt like a swooping kite.' (Line 26) How did Jeremy feel at that moment. ~

76-W h y did Jeremy and Kate panic when they saw the power lines?

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77. What does 'that" in line 33 refer to?

78. How did Jeremy save himself and Kate horn coltldlng Into the power Ines?

79- VVfiich phrase shows that Jererny was exhaust&?

80. Explain why Jerernys fingers were singed by the heat.

-81. What did Jeren~ylearn to overcorn6 I r p this incidenf?

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A psla-looking boy stood shivering at the corner of the street. Just fien, a car stopped beside him and a tall man got out from it. The boy sprang to his feet and asked in

an earnest voice, "Sir, would you like to shine your shoesT13)" "Get out of my way (?.4)*the man growled and pushed the b y away, The poor boy staggered and fell hitting his head against the pavement. The man did not even cast

second look at him as he walked away quickly.

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During my iast school holidays, I travelled to Paris, Pan's is a (23 1-nificent

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Section F - Comprehension MCQ (5 X I mark) Read the passage b e b w and answer questions 26 to 30.

Many people believe that strange forces are at work in the f % ~ - ~ ~ u d a

Triangle, S o m e say that creatures from another planet are beneath the waves.

Others suggest that this place is the site of a fosf continent - called Ailantis. They say the people of Atlantis use ray guns on ships and planes that pass by. What do scientists know about the Bermuda T~artgfe?Most say there is no

mystery at all. They pointed out that ships and planes have disappeared without a trace in many other ocean areas as well. Still some parts of the ocean are known to be especially dangerous. One is

the zrea between Flcrida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

In this area, very strong winds blow from east to west. Warm and cold ocean currents m-ix. This results in fog and storms. There are hurricanes lust mufh of this area. They gel bigger as they travel through it.

Hundreds of years ago, Spanish ships were wrecked in this area. In fact, the first settlers of Bermuda arrived there aAer a shipwreck. The weather over the ocean near Bermuda often changes suddenly. vet, if

has always been the busiest travel routes. Thousands of ships and planes pass .-

safely through there each year. T o most scientists, it does not seem unusual tha!

some ships would sink, or some planes would go down. However, many people still believe the ships and planes have disappeared

for mysterious reasons. W h p

On December 5, 1945, five U.S. Navy airplanes flew over the Atlantic f m ~ i Florida and disappeared. Later, a boat with 13 men on board went to search for the

missing planes- It disappeared too.

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newspaper reporters wrote that :strange fhings were going on out

there". They collected stories of lost ships. One reporter marked the area

on a map,

He noticed that it was shaped like a triangle- He called it the "Bermuda Triangle". Recently, scientists from several countries studied the ocean and weat he:

in the Bermuda Triangle. They found no lost continents, no sea monsters, no crealures from another planet. One scientist even said. '-There is nothing rnyslerious

about the ocean except for its amazing size."

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Choose the correct answer and shade the corresponding ovals oar the Optical Answer Sheet [OAS) provided,

the disappearance of the ships and planes near Bermuda

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nothing unusual

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PJAU HUA PRIMAF?Y SCHOOL SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1 - 2008 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Primary 6

) Class: Pr. 6

Section G - Grammar Cloze ( t o X 1 mark There arc 10 b!anks, numbered 31 to 40 h\he passage below. From thelist of words in the -box, choose the most suitable answer for each blank and wrife ifs Iefter (A to Q) in it. 7" and "0" have been omitted io avoid confusionin marking.

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Section H Editing for Spellinq and Grammar ( l 0 X lmark) Correct each word in bold for speiltng and each underlined word for grammar. Wrife the correct word En the relevant box.

Teachers' Day is cekbrated to show appriciateion M teachers for their service and

dedication.

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ceIebrafion as if coincided with the 2sM birthday of my school.

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l had a hearty dinner one evening. Then 1 sat glued 51)

ready to watch soccer

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6g- I like working from home. I do not like working in the office. I prefer

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In the mist, Seina tripped over something that felt like a wire and fell. That would not have k e n serious but instead of staying where she fell, she went sliding down a steep slope covefed with a loose, slippery mixture of gravel and earth,By the time she reached the bottom of the slope, s h e was badly bruised and breathless and .-U

she began to feet the pain in her legs and arms.

Where am I?" Seirra cried in pain. She could only suppose she was at the _- bottom of a quarry or one of the deep pits'Well, I'd better try to climb out," s h e murmured.

S h e began to ascend the slope- She groped as s h e could not see much ahead and soon she .sl@ped again on the treacherous surface and slid back dopm for several metres. Her vivid imaginafion %an toxaint fearful p i c i u r e s _ g f ~ ~ y ~

bebw, Cnuld there be wild animals ox d2ngerous f ~ p s ? Was her life in danger? S h e shuddered and resolved to stay where she was and wait till she could see more c:ea rly. Hours seemed to pass. Then, from far in the distance, a low, dull rumble

came 10 her ears: I t sounded familiar. She listened intently and concluded that it was a disiant train rumbling slowly through Zhe thick mist. The sound grew steadily louder. A frain, with its carriages lit, dispersing the mist, came into sight on the track a short distanceaway from her-;She Ihen realised the surprising truth. S h e had slid down the

steep-sided railway ernbankmeni and was sitting at the foot of if, Not far frcm h e r there was a double line of railway tracks.

S h e sprang up. She cried with relief. She wasin no danger from the train, which was travelling sbwly because of the mist. IIwas several metres from the side

ofthe emb~nkmentAll she had to do no_vtrwas to walk along the side of the track until she came

to a station, which she was h u n d to do in time. She walked slowly and painfully, but sfeadi!~.Within an hour she had

reach& a station. But that fi-as not the end of her ordeal, To' her dismay, it was

late and all public transport had ceased operation? Her legs were weary and painful. If

had started to dizrie and s h e wanted vety R U C ~to be home, to h z v e a warn shower and to lie safely in her bed.

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1) The CD is available for sate. Nof all credit cards are accepfed by F~4afhsHouse. 3 T o get more information, one can visit tile website. 4)The books are tailored to different groups of pupils.

Scc'cior: F3 (7x2st-1) Gr,y!~?;?:;jr Il'nr c l i c f i qtlcstjon from G to 12,four optiorrs 2rc given. O i ~ cof ZItctn is tfte c:or:cc: :?r?:;wcr. M;-iko yovr G ~ I O ~ C( 3C, 2 , 3 o r 4 ) . Shaclc the correct oval i?, 2, :! cr f.: r!n alw UAS. -

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.12.

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Section

D (5xIrn)

Vocabulary f o r each question from 16 to 20, four options are given- One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( 3 , 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval { ? , 2 , 3u r 4) on the OAS.

16.

A beautiful

of flowers was placed around AhmadTs neck as he was the hundred!h guest on the Singapore Flyer.

(l)

stalk

(2) (3)

bunch garland beuquet

(4)

A7.

The duty manager apologised to compfained about the unfortonate ". -

c3 (2) (3) (4)

? 8.

19.

guests who

Iarm at three in the morning.

irate

anxious

confused dumbfounded

The renowned lawyer irregularities,

the documents for

probed surveyed

(3) (2) (3)

rnonifored

(4)

scrut inked

Why are you so word that I have said.

? You do no! seem to have heard a

(l) ecstatic (2) occupied (3) distracted (4) complacent

The burglars must have entered through the window as !he front gate has not been (I] 12)

(31 (41

broken into triggered off tampered with

knocked d ~ w n

Section E ( S x l m ) Vocabulary Cloze for each question from 21 to 25, choose f h e word(s) cIosest in meaning to the underlined words. Shade the correct oval {l, 2,3 or 4) on the OAS,

It was exactiy nine in the morning and Judge Hee was getting ready to face the public. As a precedicg judge, h e had fo remain (21) ne~ftraleven

though the witn~ssesmight be overfy emotional. At times, even the most docile witnesses might grow violent and they would have to be

(22) shown the

As a judge, he had to (23) draw out t h e exact sequence of events

door.

from unresponsive witnesses who did not want to answer t h e questions posed

by the tawvers. t-le might even have to interrupt witnesses should they pass

I (24) scornful rzrnarlcs or relay a (25) fictitious account of fhe incident.

21.

upright impartial balanced

legitimate 22.

denied entry ,

told to Ieave made to stand outside asked to sit near the door elicit

23.

extort

iIlustrale describe

cold derisive

arrogant unflattering

25. (1) (2) (3j (4)

false surrezi flippant counterfeit

B U N K PAGE

Section F (5x4 in) ~omprehensionMCQ

~ e a the d passage below and answer questions 26 tb 36. Pierre awoke to a world whicl~composed of his raft, the skv and the vastness of the Atlantic. H e raft which was a rudimentary wooden affair, made up of together. It was designed to sustain life for a few lashed to its side - a large canister of water, some biscuits, a few flares and a torch. The raft lacked any means of propulsion. It vvas merely a platform on which castaways wou!d drift-until they were picked up or perished. p . -

Pierre realised that it might be weeks or even months before he was rescued. Luckily, he had the presence of mind to sr~pplementhis raEons) from the firs? day of the ordeal and prepare himself for the lean days1 adad.

Pierre overcame his water problem by using his lifejacket as a rain collector. He also drank small doses of seawater as h e knew that it would not be harmful should it be consumed in small amounts.

It took him longer to solve the food prublern. The sea was a source of plenty but he had neither line nor net. H e took a piece of rope and laboriously ren~ovedstrand after strand. He then twisted the strands together .until it reached a suitable length- FOF the hook, h c cannibalised his torch. For the bait, he used biscuits. men it was ready, he prayed that it was strong enough before dropping it into the water. Very soon, he had his first fish. Eating it posed a problem as he had no knife. However, h e managed to make a cutting tool using materials that he had found. With this, h e cut out the liver, the most ~utritiouspart and consumed it. Encouraged by his first successful attempt, Pierre decided to catch a shark. Firs!, h e caught a seagull and used it as bait. l\lot long after lowering his line into the water, a shark made for it. Thus, the battle for strength between fhe shark and the castaway began. After some time the shark weakened and was drawn up to the side of the raft where Pierre battered it to death with his water canister. Then, he cut it open and ate its liver. He did not eat the rest of the shark but wondered what it tasted like. His most fearful moment during his ordeal came not when h e had t h e encounter with the shark nor was it caused by foul weather. It came in the form of a fellow human being. One day, a German submarine surfaced a short distance away and Pierre assumed that his final hour had come. Miracutously, he was not spotted and after a while, ihe enemy boat returned fo the deep.

At last, his saga Qn the rafi ended when Pierre spied a South American fishing baaf from a distance. He waved his arms wildly, Luckily, t h e fishermen took him on board. later, h e arrived at a small fishing village where h e was able to walk ashore unaided, something that casia;nrays for much shorter periods were usually unable to do. -. --

26.

Which word from fhe first paragraph tells you that t h e raft was made with litfle skill?

27.

The word 'raticns' in Line l 0 refers to

Pierre's presence of mind he items tied to one side of the raft h e first fish which Pierre had caught he small doses of seawater which Pierre drank 28.

The word 'castaway' in

Line 27 refers to

~ 1'pierre ) (2) the raft (3) the shark (4) the seagull 29.

The most ~angerousmoment of !he ardeal came when (1) Pierre had to battle the shark (2) Pierre drank too much seawater (3) the South American fishing boat spotred him (4)3he German submarine surfaced near the raft

30.

Which of the following statements is true?

Pierre perished in fhe Atlantic Ocean. Pierre demonstrated resilience throughout ihe ordeal. Pierre managed to manoeuvre the raft using the motor. Pierre had to resort to cannibalism to survive on the raft.

T A 0 MAN SCHOOL PRIMARY 6 ENGt!Sfl LANGUAGE MlO-YEAR EXAMINATION

- 2008

PAPER 2 (LANGUAGE USE AND C0MPFiEHENSfC)N)

Date: 6 May 2008

Name:

Time: 8.00 a m . - 9.50-a-m.

Class: Primary 6

Total Time For Booklets A and B: 1 hoirt 50 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not open this booklet until y o i ~are told Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer all questions. Write your answers in thk booklet.

do so,

Section G (10 X f m) Grammar Cloze There are 40 bianks, numbered 31 to 413, in the passage beiow. From the iisf of words given, choose the most suitabie word for each blank. Write its letter I-4 to Q) in the blank. The fetters (I) and (0) have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. EACH VdORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE,

3 the

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As it turned out, I had broken fteen bones, which was a record for the

1 could think about was the pain and more to the

spinal ward.

point,

escaping

Painkillers

it.

were, -

course,

blessing

but

could only rnufe the agony, not eliminate it a!together. There

(323 also count!ess routines and rufes in the hospital that added (33)

my frusfration.

I was given needles to stop my blood from clotting l was constantly flipped in my bed, like a steak on s

3 barbecue.

Each tjme, my skin would

. Another --..

rupfure, my body would

scream

my spirit would

littie part

(35)

(3bJ

diminish.

the

In so many ways, l felt like a candle burnt down 67) wick.

fit, healthy, strong

Just weeks earlier, 1 had been

@W ! had become so hclpiess that

and independent young man

i could not even wash myself. situation which I wcluld

(-39) When 1 got hit by tha? truck, 1 was struck by a

nzvzr have chosen

myself. (4 0)

Nonetheless, I had to brace myself and hoped for a speedy recovery.

Sectior~t -E , 3 ,Y 1trl) Editing f t * f - "pciiing and Grarnrnar Correct c ir-'; idpic;cfira bold for spelling ~ r l cd, i c ~:~r~cigrli!ge~ ~ ivord for g!arnr:Isr r t ibvcbid:!n the relrvant boy Write the

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desk, jj~!i;:-/" ..~.,?,if tip ar-itl aboiri t!iii:ly scic:t;iids 1atc1 .said 'I've found it.' At four 2nd a haii,

he had tni.::?i:i<:r:Tt-? !he first cigftt volri!:;es of a sef of ervzyclopai?ciias.

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sii.i~u[iar~i.ousfy.f i e wzs nlso apzorbirlg e v e r y j~ylordin about ten zcconds

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possesses

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tlc is a mega-savant who

up to at ieast f~fteeridiffererit subjects.

No one In tile

~ e c t i b n1 (25X Itn) Compr&hension Cloze Fill irr each blank with a suitable word.

Cheetahs are in trouble. Just about one hundred years

rslr they roamed Asia.

on the continer~t

today, they art? almost

except for about one hundred left in Iran.

(52) Their numbers in Africa are also on the -

, with an estimated population of only twelve lhousand leff in (535

the wild.

Swift,

slender

long-legged, the

and

cheetah

picture of elegance.

big cats such as !ions, tigers, leopards and jaguars, cheetahs

(54)

cannot withdraw their claws completely and they canfiot roar, Cheetahs are so distinct that scientists decided to classify them in a category of their (55)

Cheetahs have two very disfinct black lines on their ,156) These lines, known as Year fines', are located just beneath the eyes. They function like

â&#x201A;Źhe eyes of a cheetah from the sun's rays and cut

sunglasses Jo 1571

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from the sun's ray during a hunt. To hunt, cheetahs get as (531

down dose as

During

(59)

to potential prey and then suddeniy burst into speed.

they

are

able

sprint

top

(60) of 112kmlh. Despite their speed, cheetahs are not among t h e

(61) I

formidable hunters. Cheeiahs" hunts cften fail because the cats

162)

out easily. During a high-sped;zhase, their body temperature (63)

rapidly and they have to stop in less than a minute or risk (641

of no

death. Thus, cheetahs must catch their prejl within a short 65)

more than four hundred metres. Beyond this, tt~ejrhave to give up their chase.

:;ct:ri::r~ J ( 5 x 2 m] 5 -t::?h;:sis

c , ? ~ !c;f: t h c questifins 66 to 7'0, rcwt~tct h e given scniencc(s) using the ..,..+:,.!t:i i:r,ovidcd. Yoci- answri-s r:?ltzt h e in Q!IC scnjer~cc.X f ~rrrcar~ing c ~f yoi.!r ~ ~ T Z ~ P~ ~I II UCS1C~3 t~ i ? S~~ I I ? Cas t ! ~ ctrtearling of Zf~ogiven scntence(s].

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$8:: r l a s ~ m n t c sr?(lrccdthat skt.,fiz? is rmre crijc.yal>!cthan jcgging.

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girls, a s well as ti:cir rxoiher, do not want tc; tnkc par1 in the contest.

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hfr Tay told

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thaf

f:oods were c a t ~ s ~byd the c o r t p ~ o u downpour s

Section K (10x 2m) Comprellension Open

Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 6 0 .

' I

at this, John. Should vie be so close to t h e mountains?" Panchito elbowed m e from the window seai. I was sitting fiext 10 him as our twin engine aircraft bounced ana slid in the turbuience. We had joked about how LW were flying over the A n d ~ son such an unlucky day - Friday the 1 3 ' ~ .

We were flying in thick clouds but through t h e breaks, I saw a massive wall of rock and snow. Then, as the pfane bobbed roughly, l noficed that the swaying tip of the wing was no more than eight metres f r o m the s!opes of the-mountain. The engine screamed as the pilats.tried to climb above'the mountain. here was a terrible howl of metal grinding. I saw open sky above me,clouds swirling in t h e aisle and frigid air blasted my face. There was no time to make sense but of it, no time to pray or to feel fear. 1 was hurled with incredible force from my seat to t h e front of the plane, where I descended into complete darkness and silence.

I was unconscious, my face covered in blood and black bruises and my head swobn to the size of a basketball. The battered aircraft had come to rest at about 3600 metres on an icecrustad rnsuntaii'l. Thirteen passengers died and the rest who survived were badly wounded .. . Where is my mother?" I.asked.

"John, you must be strong. Your mother is dead. There is more, Panchito is dead too. Yotrr sister is owar there. S h e is hurt very badly,"Roberto said.

Panic and grief exploded in my heart but a.lucid, detached Goice said, "Do not cry, Tears waste salt. You will need sal! to survive." l was astounded. "I've lost my mother; I'm stranded, I'm freezing, ~n'ysister may b e dyirib,.rny skull is in pieces. I should not cry?" I heard the voice again - "Do nct cry. Look forward. Think clearly. You will survive,"

We pocled t h e little food we had and melted snow for drinking water. When we had finally nibbled the food doan to nothing, there was no food left. saw many friends growingjhin and drawn. In desperation, we ate strips of feather torn

from our luggage.

It was late afternoon when my gazk fkll on :he leg kound df.a boy near me. Then ! met t h e gaze of same others who had also been sfaring. In shame, we read one anol!;er's thoughts and glanced away. However, something happened. I had recognised human fiesh as food. It represented our only hope of survival. We called a meeting and discussed the issue. We're starving,' Roberto began ;o speak. "Unless we eat some protein soon, we wili die."

The discussion continued for hours but no one fried fo talk us out of.the idea. In silence, we realised thaf we had reached a covsensus- After all that, the grisly Iogistik had to be faced. As Rbbertd was out at the frosty graves, the sound of helicopters could be heard. "We don't have to embark on the taboo anymore!"Roberta yelled to the resf. Adapled from Reader's

arjesl

ALL ANSWERS MUST SE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES 71. Who is the writer?

72. Where were J o h n and Panchito?

73.Explain clearly what the phrase 'the pilots tried to climb" means,

74.What does "it" in line I O refer to?

75. Which four-word phrase in paragraph 2 tells u s lhaf the writer was thrown off by an unbelievable power7

76. Why was John filled with panic and grief?

77. What did John and.-the other survivors do when there was no more food lefl?

78. Frorn line 36 - 37;why did none of (he sulvivors 'talk them out of the idean?

79. What was the common decision which the writer and (he suhTvors had arrived at?

80.What made Roberto abandon his task? Why do you think so?

END 0F"PAPER

EXAM PAPER 2 0 0 8 ---SCHOOL : T A 0 N A N PRIMARY SCHOOL

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5-SCEZOOL COMBINED PRIMARY 6 PIIIELmAIRY EXAhfINATION T A 0 NAN AI TONG * CHONGW NAN CI-IIAU KQNG HWA 0

2008 2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2-(LANGUAGE USE AND COMPREHENSION) BOOKLET A

Total Xme Far Booklets A and B:

-7

t hour 50 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Follow a!t instructions carefuify.

Answer aR questions.

School

Name

Class Date

: 21 August2008

This booklet consists of 12 printed pages.

Study the folfowing flyer and then answer questions 1 to 5.

Katong Community Centre provides enrichment activities at reasonable sates. This December holiday, Katong CC has p x k e d a complete and dynamic series of holiday activities for kids. From discovery science, street magic to - s p e d 8 drama camps, we have it all!

Bring out the natural creativity in

your child. We have Baking Workshop (5years & up) on 2 December 08 and

Flower and Card Making

proressiuriiil advice from a certified image mnsultant @ Kids' Dining - Etiquette course (6-14 years) on 3 December 08. Now you can bring yow kids to your wedding anniversary dinner without worrying about cutlery mishaps.

Fun inMat?darinon

her

2 December 08

- (3-6 years) caters specifally to pre-s&ml kids. I

(6-12 years) this

December hdiday! Fairytale Holiday c-C;amp 2830 Navemkr W, Discover that l i e magician of yours with otr WDS-Sbeel Magidan: Building Confidence course on 1I December 08 (7-72 years) Future dmbrs-?mbe with our Lollipops Life Sclence: Ttie Little Ooctcr course on 9 December 08 (5-10 years) and The Little Cell Biologist course on 13 December 08 (5-1 0 years)

I I

MagkMomwhls ' EngiShSm8, Dram? Camp 2 6 December 08 and l

Magic Moments M a m q Swech S Drama Camp 9-12 December 08.

Materials for all activities will be provided. Register before 27 October 08 to get a free gift!

Bring your kids down to Katgng CC and experience teaming the fun way!

For each question from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3or 43. Shade the correct oval (1,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

(5 marks)

. +

Which one of the following activities requires the longest duration to complete? (l) Fun in Mandarin (2) Fairytale Holiday Chinese Camp (3) Magic Moments English Speech and Drama Camp (4) Magic Moments Mandarin Speech and Drama Camp

After attending the Building Confidence course, the children will

(I) become magicians (2) overcome stage fright (3) grow cells in the body ( 4 ) tend to wtients in the hospital

Mrs Chan would like her son to learn some tabIe manners. Which one of the following activities can she register her son in? -

-(l) Baking Workshop (23 Lollipops Life Science (3)Flower and Card Making (4) Kids' Dining Etiquette course 4.

Which one of the following statements is true?

(1 } AI participants need no2 bring any materials for the actidies. (2) All activities are targeted at primary s c h d chiMren only. (3) All participants M 1receive a free gift upon registration. (4) AIl activities are organised .thr~ugb& fie yea,

Mr and Mrs Tan have three children aged six, nine and fourteen. They want their children to attend the same activity together. The number of activities which they can

attend is (I) one

(2) ( 3 ) three

(4) four

Fnr cach qr-lcstion from 6-12, four options are given. One of them is ths correct answer. Make your cl~oice(1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (7 marks)

Cri!;yrbii.asdemonstrating a product to a customer when she noticed a youth off with an unpaid rn&ile phone. -(1)

ivalk

(2) (3)

walks walked has walked

(4)

"Don't be embarrassed,"he said to us, "Make

l ) (2)

(3)

themselves

(l? )

yourselves

Itis kjliry was worse than mine, but hemade-

himself yourself

l.u.' 1

( ij

tnore

!east

Icss

(2j

few

-I : . G C O ~ X ~ was I

(1) !) (3) (4 1 -!. l , F.

as clear as possible."

pleased with her team's effort

fuss about it.

a tough cppositian.

from ahout agzii;St t t I rc.?lgh

. ..:.:-,?. ;-1ct?~efecfs p ~ f f e dthe latecomer at the gate, she kneiv

he was,

11- -

The florists tried very hard to salvage their plants, but not even

of them

could succeed.

fl)

(2) (3) (4)

12. --,

any one

none some

Someone (1)

was leaving

(2) (3)

is leaving leaves left -

(4)

a handbag in the canteen. It is in the General Office now.

Fc r r a r i ; qtiesti~nfrom 13~15,choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. St lsdt: i i ~ e~orrecfoval,( l , 2 , 3 or 4) on t h e Optical Answer Sheet. (3 marks) r-..- .."

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An 80-year-old man goes to a doctor for a check-up. The doctclr is amazed at

i!is st~itcof health and con-rmented(13) To what do you attribute your remarkably good

. ..-....

-- -

"I'm an ear!y riser and that's why

I'm in good health. l get up before daylight and

clxse turkeys up and down mountains."

l I

The doctor says, "Well,I'm sure it helps, but there have to be genetic faders

too. How old was your dad when he died (14) "\PJho says my dad's desd? D a d s 100 years old (15) In fact, he turkey-hunted

! I I

74.

45.

vVithme this morning.'

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[ , "1

comma and inverted commas

(2)

[ ."]

full stop and inverted commas

(3)

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question mark and inverted commas

(4j

[ "? 1 inverted commas and question mark

(1)

[

(2)

1? J

(3'1

( ?" 1 qu~stionmark artd inverfee commas

exdarnation mark and inverted commas

(7)

[!]

exclamation mark

(2)

full sfop

question mark

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full stop and inverted commas

[

(4)

f !" ]

exclamation mark and inverted commas

For each question from 21 to 25, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined words. Shade the correct oval (3,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet, . (5 marks)

The $50 million National Stadium was opened in July 1973 by the then Prime Minister

Lee Kuan Yew. More than three decades later, the stadium will be demolished to make way for the new Sports Hub. There will be a befitting closure involving the whole nation(21) - -.-

For most, it will be a trip down memory lane. Most know the stadium as the venue for (22) National Day Parades and major football matches.

*600athletes, both past and present, wit! parade round the stadium to the cheers of the crowd. - W ehope that the crowd will give them a good reception and appreciate what (233 they have done fgr Singapore," said the chairman of !he National Stadium Closure Committee. As a symbolic qesture, the cauldron will be lighted by sprinter Kunalan, (241 marking the start of the farewell p a r k

Nostalqia will be the order of the day, as spectators can indulge in snacks and drinks (25) sold by vendors, just like the good old days.

# .

22.

(l} an appropriate (2) an outstandjng (3) an applicable (4)

an entire

(1)

scene, position location destination

(2) (3) (4)

23.

(2)

be pleased with be tha~kfulfor

(3)

understand

(4)

welcome

(1)

motion signal sign act

(1)

24.

(2) (3) (4)

25. '

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Homesickness Reminiscence Mclanchoiy

Indulgence

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 to 30.

I remember sitting at the kitchen table in our Kuala Lurnpur home when I was

eight, watchkg my mother fix dinner. Before doing anything else, she would always take off her silver wedding band and place it on the counter. I remember playing with it, running my fingers over the grooves of the simple design.

This particular day has stayed in my mernoiy because it was a week or so after 5 my father had given her a glitzy diamond ring to replace the simple band f r m their

student days. 'Why aren't you wearing fhe-newsing?" I asked. "Don't you like if?" 'Of course I do,"s h e replied. 'It's beautiful, but my hands are ugly and the new

ring would only draw attention to them.*

"Ugly?" Seeing my look of disbelief, my mother wiped her hands on her apron 10

and held them auf before me.

*See,' she said. - They're bony and my veins stick out. That's why I nevzr wear nail polish or bangles." 1 remained unconvinced. The bones and veins were what made those hands

familiar, what made them hers. My mother's hands were among the most comforting 15 things in my life. Always cool, never shaky, f h ~ could y soothe a fever instantly when s h e

laid them on my forehead. from my eye level, her hands were the first things I noticed whether she was making sandwiches or assembling the perfect teddy bear birthday cake. I remembered

watching her hands when she taught herself to sew baju kurung, the traditional fernale 20

attire in my father's Malay culture. I also noticed that in fast traffic, she would grip the steering wheel so tightly that her knuckles would protrude, but she still managed to drive my brother, sister and me fo piano lessons, school, birthday parties and all those other places that children have to go.

The years passed and then life started to go wrong. l fell into a depression. 1

was introduced to heroin! I knew my lifestyle was hurting my mother.

Exhausted with the despair and selfdesfruction in my life, I ~ v ~ n i w a ! % turned to my parents for help. We starfed the roiler-coaster ride called The Recover)-. 1

worked my way, painfully and slowly, through a maze of treatment centres and failed

attempts to kick my addiction.

29.

In line 27, "Exhausted with the despair and self-destruction in my life" suggests that the writer was ovewhelmed with

(I)

30.

grief stress

(2) (3)

weariness

(43

hopelessness

Which one of the following is the main idea of the passage?

(1)

(2) (3) (4)

The writer realised that she Gad disappointed hermother and herself. The writer missed her rnothefs rough hands. The writer had led a lifeof seff4esfnrction. The writer tried to kick her bad habits.

END OF BOOKLET A

SINGAPORE ROKKIEN HUAY KUAN 5-SCHOOL COMBmED PMMGRY 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION TAONAN

AITONG

CIZONGFU a-flANCHL4U * KONG-HWA

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2 (LANGUAGE USE AND COMPREHENSION) BOOKLET B -

PAPER

Total Time For Booktets A and B: 1 hour 50 minutes

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FNSTRUCTtONS TO CANDIDATES Donofopenthisbookletuntilyo~aretoldZoriosw, Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer all questions. Write your answers in this booklet.

School Name

: (-

Class Date.

21 August2008

This booklet consists of g printed pages.

-T?lereare 10 blanks. numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the lkt of words :i ,ell, cl~ooscthe most suitable word for each blank. Write its fetter (A to Q) in â&#x201A;Źhe blank. The lettors (I)and ( 0 )have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10'rnarks)

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

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The Singapore Flyer was officially launched (31) Minislcr Lee Hsien toong who-kicked (32)'.

the festivities by beating on a

drum ta set off a dazzling laser light show and fireworks display. It also got the thumbs-up ';*. ;,!r~ Lec i

~vtlerzhe

said the Flyer offered (33)

rernarkabfe view of *our

beautiful city" after a ride on it.

165111-tallwheel was the latest addition

b!o?ing that (34)

(Z.5) -.-

Singapore's constantly growing and changing skyline, Mr tee

;-~c<iri;ednut the many things that were happening (36) ii<~:l:-!!~z ?I!? upcoming m I-

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Marina Bay,

integrated resort and F3 circuit.

:tw guest-f-honour :=.-,c .* ,. optimistic

(371

the event, said the Flyer's

that the $2Cf?-mi?licnobsenration wheel would do well and

!:-=rrl.f.:l -3n-3 .3f the busiest in the world". The evening was not a l (38) ':'.!:I.

-.; =:r11:e:t'5fcr 528,000 was presented to The Straits Times School Pocket Money

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Florian BolIen, chairman of the Singapore Flyer, said, T h e wheel stands for

., ~filencss,perfection, progress and speed --- all (39) ..>!-

cl~zractesltt',ry well." The Flyer

o p m to tF~cpublic since 1 March .

the world's highest (40)

which fit Singapore's now - has been

Correct each ward in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the correct word 'in !he relevant box. - . (10 marks} On 20 March 2008; Mr Yuichiro Pdlura, a 75-year-old Japanese adventurer, set oct on his quest to become the oldest man to dimb Mount Everest -- again. H e left for Nepal,

where he acclimatized hirnsgif before heading for Tibet's reoion capital of Lhasa to scale

the world" highest peak from the Chinese side.

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(45)

Mr Miura had been training for the challench by walking around with weights strap

to his ankles and sleeping in a low-oxygen chamber. However, the political situaysion in

Tibet could diswpt his carefulty planned shaedule. "The region has a histo$ of unrest and

it is reqret something like this happened,"said Mr Miura, who had a permit to scale 147) -,

Ever~stfrom the Chinese mountaineering airiore%ies.

I#) Mr Miura is already famous for

.. have skied d~'\nlnEverest in 1970,a feat captured in

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an Oscar--

documentary. In 2003,he climbed the 8,850mEirnalayan peak and became

the oidesf man to reach the top at the age of 70. He was ec!ipsed by fellow Japanese climber Takaa Arayama, who scaled the peak

in 2006 and was just three days older than Mr Miura was, when h e acheifed his feat.

Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

(15 marks)

Wii~ncverwe celebrate a Chinese festival, 1 never hesitate to tell my friends how much I want to eaijiaori. The mere thought of those dumplings makes my mouth (51 1

. Upon hearing that,

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friends from southern China,

rice is the staple food, would exclaim, "Oh dear, not dumplings

(52) - again!"

My love for jiaori goes back to my childhood in China, At that time, we were poor and

needy. With seven children to be f 53)

, we knew weH what that gourmet

deprivation meant. Each year as the Lunar New Year E54)

near, we

wou!d v a i t ';~ith great expectation for the magic day to come.

Orl the eve of New Year, Mum and my elder sisters would start making dumplings. They would talk and laugh heartily while they kneaded the dough and chopped the vegc:ab!zs- 1 was t h ~ too n young to join (55)

in their 'high-skilled"

labour. 5 h e y would work for hours, showing no-(56)

of fatigue until

rows and rcws ofjiaozi were lined up. '-7

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cqrArning, fdum would put the New Year jiaozi in boiling water and wake all of us

up. F * r e ; ! : : + ;n ex;r:.trwnt. the (57)

famfy would sit around the table

and enjo!; t 5 dumplings ~ After that, FAum would instruct us to give away f he many jiaozi we

stlii ftaa io G u i neighbours. 'There are people who don't have jiabzj to eat." she would

tell us Year after year, v% would carry out the sacred task of ( 5 8 ) durnplirigs with those who were less fortuflafe (59)

grew up, l travelled to many places and (60)

our we were. After l

l went, I searched for t h e

familiar taste of jiaozi As I couid not always go home for Chinese New Year, I learned to

make dumplings for myself. However, it was never the same - what was missing was the

of making and eating them with my family.

I called home tivo years ago to let Mum know that l was going to make dumplings to enjoy v~ithmy friends during ~ u n a New r Year.

words. Though s h e did not say much, l could sense that she felt a surge of great pride and happiness for me. tatet that day, my second sister told me that Mum had cried &er talking to me.

on me that Mum has been practising hogtatify her whole life, showing us how to love our neighbours. Now, in her (64)

age, she feels content that she has passed (65)

generosity to the next generation. 1 guess this is Mum's heart-felt desire for all her

For each of the questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentehce(s) using the word(s) provided. Ydur answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of the senterice must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s), (10 marks)

66.

Brandon had to tidy up his messy room. Brandon hated to do it.

having

67.

Of all the candidates, only Adeline is weltprepared for the fibal examination. -

except

68.

Sarn vandalised the wz!l. Sarn h s confessed.

69.

"You must complete your project by next week," M r s Chan reminded her class. Mrs Chan reminded her class

70.

John is diligent and sincere. John bagged the top award.

Read the passage below and answer questions 7 1 to 80.

(20 marks)

When Arthur Charles Clarke was born in 1917, typewriters were t h e cutting edge of office technology and the first transatlantic flighi was a whole year away. Today, missives can be transmitted across the world in. mere seconds via the lnterftef and mankind has made it to the moon and beyond.

She eldest of four children, Clarke b m ~ fascinated e with scienci from a 5 young age. The leading American science-then was Asfounding Sfories of Super-Science which he loved to read. Whik in school, he joined the newly formed British Interplanetary Society, a group of science-fiction enthusiasts who believed in the then far-fetched idea of space travel. During World War 11, he served as an officer in the ~ o y aAir i Force, working 10 with a team of ~rrkricahscientist-engineers to develop the first radar-controlled system for landing airplanes ir: Sad weather. However,..Nriting science-fiction was his first love, something he had attempted before the war. He started out selling short stories to magazines and soon became a full-time wrjter. Readers ail over-the world, including in Singapore, were captivated by his ideas, which they say were 15 cornpdling as they retained a human element at the core.

Mr Dave Chua, a freelance writer and novelist

who started reading Cfarke's ' science-fiction as a teenager, said, "He wasn't always great at character development, but his ideas were always interesting and sometimes mind-bfowiny." Mr Fong Hoe Fang, founder of local literary imprint Ethos, said Clarke was the first 20 science-fiction author he ever read, leading him to seek out others such as Ray Bradbury and lsaac Asimov. 'He really got me started on science-fiction, as he I thought outside the box. J

Dr Kirpal Singh, who knew CIarke personally, said, *He was very warm, generous and firm but kind. He was not afraid to critique and censure you when he 25 thought you were wrong. He was the kind of old English gentleman who would see ., I other people as people he needed to help - as a burden, in a good sense." Dr Singh I added. 'My s i a m m t d that technology did not pay attention to the human ! side-' However. M e thought athewise. He always taIked about the larger 30 1 persmve; he felt lhat techno!wy could better life and should be embraced.

Clarke was drawn to Sri Lanka when he developed an int&t in diving in the early 1950s. In 1962, he suffered a severe attack of pofio, Tho~ghhe recovered, he developed post-polio syndrome, a progressive condition characterised by muscle weakness and extreme fatigue. He spent the last years of his life in a wheelchair. Even towards the end of his life, Clarke kept his nose to fhe grindstone. His last 35 published novel was last yeas's Firstborn and, at the time of his death, he was working on a new novel. He died at t h e age of ninety on l 9 March 2008.

Source: The Straits Tines, 20 March 2008

.. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

From paragraph I , which four-word phrase tells you that Clarlce was born before the first transatlantic flight?

Give two reasons to support Clarkeb strong interest in Scienoe when h e was young.

From the paskage,bha did the British and the American5 do as a ?e5m during World War If?

E n i i 1 6 , a t dbes the word "they" refer to?

Who were the other two science-fiction writers mentioned in the passage?

In lines 22 and 23, Mr Fong Hoe Fang mentioned uhethough! oiitside the box". What does this phrase suggest about ~ l a r k e ?

Quote the sentence from paragraph 5 that suggests Clarke would not hesitate to express his strong disapproval of your rnistakes.

Explain dearly how Dr Kirpaf Singh's view on technology differs from Clarke's.

Which two physical conditions caused Clarke to be wheelchair-bound?

fn tine 35.explain clezrty what is meant by 'Clarke kept his nose lto the grindstonem-

END OF PAPER

EXAM PAPER 2 0 0 8 : HOKXIEN PRIMARY SCHOOL SUBJECT : PRIMlLRY 6 ENGLISH

SCHOOL

final examination vandalizing the wall.

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MID-YEAR EXAFvliNATlON 2008 P6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PAPER 2 (BOOKLETA)

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Name:

Date: 5 May 2008

Class: Primary 6

Duratior. of paper: lh 58 min

~ a r e n t ' s l ~ u y d n's i a sig~atilre

TIXIS BOOKI,I<?' CON'I'AINS 9 PrSGES (excluding cover piige). 110 K0'1' OPEN THIS BOOK1,ET UNTIL'li'OU ART<7'01,l) '1'0 DO SO. FOIJ1,O\I1ALL INSTIiUCTf ONS CAREFULLY.

Study the advertisement below and then answer the questions that follow it

Vlfelcome the the

Y e s t r of the R a t at

Science Centre & S n o b Gitp l

i n ce!ebration of ihe Y e a r of the Rat, we have put together an exhibition choc-a-blcck fuii of exciting rodent-related entertainment for the whole family1

"Life-Sized" Mice Family

7-24 Feb 2008 Don't miss this special phototaking opportunity with our funloving robotic friends!

Rats in a Nfhoie New Light! -

7-24 Feb 2008

Get to learn and know more about rats! Find out if rat urine does glow fluorescent under ultraviolet light.

Side Activities

Rats 2nd Mice Exhibitior;

7-24 Feb 2008

What is the difference between a rat and a mouse? Find the answer to this and other intriguing iodent facts at this fascinating exhibition.

1- Rodent Viewing Station Activities - 'Touch and Feel" our rodent species 2 Taking photos with Rat Ice Sculptures - Take photos with these sculpiures at no cost! 3- Lion Dance - Lion Dance performances at 4pm daily.

Side Activities 7- 1 1 Fe5 2008

1. Chinese Calligraphy - Live Demonstrations b y

renowned calligraphy masters 2. Rat Origami Station Activities . - Get creative ~ ~ 6the t h art of origarni 3. Face Painting - Get yoilr faces painted for free 4 . Mini dance show - Presented by young and talented dancers

Lucky Dip Free Gift 7-13 Feb 2008 Be one of the first 50 visitors to Science Centre each day and win a mechanical mouse. The first 120 visitors to Snow C ~ t y each day will also stand a chance to win a free entry to Snow City or a bag of mandarin oranges in our Daily Lucky DIP!

Special Package! Admission to Science Centre and Snow City $13 Child .$A5 Adult (3-16yrs)

)

Adapted fro:r> T h e Stra~tsI irnes. Tl~ursday,7 February 2008

For each questtor! from 1 to 5, four options are given. Choose the correct answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) and shade the correct oval on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marksj 1.

The 'Rats and Mice' exhibition ofkrs an opportunity for people to (1) (2) (3) (4)

To promote creativity among visitors, the Science Centre and Snow City had organised the (1)

(2) (3) (4)

touch the rodent species watch live demonstrations take photographs with the robotic mice find out interesting facts about therodent family

lucky dips rodent exhibition 'Rat Origami Station' activity special admission packages -

Ail the exhibitions and activities involving rodents are available at the Science Centre from 7 to 24 February except for the p P

(1)

(2) (3) (4)

'Face Painting' activity 'Rats in a Whole New Light' exhibition taking photos with the 'Rat Ice Sculptures' special photo-taking opportunity with the "Life-Sized" mice fami!y

Jacob, a twelve-year-old boy, went to the Science Centre and Snow City. He would have paid for the admission charges.

Caleb went to the Science Centre on 12IhFebruary 2008. He was the 49Ih visitor that day- He would have been able to .. (1) (2) (3) (4)

watch a dance performance take home a mechanical mouse gain free admission into Snow City walk away tvith a bag cf mandarin oranges in the Daily Lucky Dip

Page 2 of 9

For each question from 6 to 12, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( 1 , 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval ( 3 : 2, (7 marks) 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

Everyone

to hold the party but no one

kno1.v where to begin. has agreed. ......seem has agreed.. . . . . .seems have agreed.. .... .seem have agreed.. .....seems

(I) (2) (3) (4) -

The teacher was frustrated as neither John nor the group of girls their guilt.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(1) (3) (4)

do don't will won't

you?"

her mother's demise, Samantha has not been herself. S h e has grown quiet and disinterested in meeting people.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

50.

is admitting are admitting had admitted have admitted

"Ganesh, you support Liverpool Football Club, asked Geetha.

(2)

As Since When Before

"If the boys r e k s e to help us, we wili do the joo Aminah told her troop of Brownies as they tried to start the campfire.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

myself himself ourselves themselves

11.

going for success is our goal, we must also ensure that we do not sacrifice our school values in the process," Jin Teck toid his teammates. "

(7)

(2) (3) (4)

12.

BY While When Despite

In the twenty years that he has been a traffic psiiceman, Mr Foo a more tragic accident. (1)

(2) (3) (4)

have seen has never seen r had n-~ v e seen has been seeing

Page 4 of 9

bencflrn3rkT S!IC explained (15)so that evrryorje wjli know wt~eiethey ..a .tTq~:lYtli!'ll kr~owrf ycu arc t.,f~we: c;r tastef t l ~ t n!tie reri It's fun to develop t 6 a c , i : r i ;: : ~ i dtct tr y yoiir t ~ t;t t ' 'A-

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For each question from 16 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( l , 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, (5 marks) 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

16.

Mr Chiong noticed that his children have really they enjoy listening to her stcries. (I)taken to (2) takenby (3) taken with (4) takenfrom

17.

19.

elicit soticit project, request

.Warm-up exercises should always that we do not sustain any injuries later. (1) (2) (3) (4)

after she achieved the

implement supplement compliment complement

He leads his team with an they follow his directions stric!ly.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

physical activities so

prevail prepare precede preclude

The principal gave Susan a in L her E school. top score in ~ ~ ~ ' P S (1) (2) (3) (4)

20.

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Inorderto the correct response from her students, Miss Fatimah asked them many guiding quesiions. (1) (2) (3) (4)

18.

Mafia as

uninviting uninteresting uncontrollab!e uncompromising

attitude-and insists that

rl\~cstiortfrorn 3 1 to 25,choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the words Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer (5 marks)

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sent off for a ghastly foil1 - a straight red card! The penalty (24)

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t liic s t r o k e of half-time, their ntscry was _compounded.This time, their star (25) I

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I have learned that sweets are one of :he great unifiers in the human We might look different and speak different languages but most of the young ones, love sweets! I would always make sure I of sweets to give to the beautiful chifdrer; we would meet. i)ne day, we stopped at c n e of the 15,000 orphan-led households in Swaziland- Inside the hut, we found a beautiful little giri with huge brown eyes. Her name was Tanzile. I gave her a sweet from my bag and she said something back to me in Si-sflati, the native language, which the nursg-next to me translated, 'She wants another one, doctor, to give to her little sister." I agreed and gave her another. After we had tended to a man with ttlkrculosis a bit further down the road, we passed by Tanziie's house to say goodbye. To our surprise, she see-med to be holding on to that extra sweet I had given her- Ijokingly said that Tanzile could have asked for the witole bag of sweets and we would have innocently given it to her! Vtle then spent some time talking with her and that was when we discovered how deep her pain was.

It had been more than 15 years since the civil ended. When her S most of their countrymen and parents had s u c c u ~ 1 0 - W A I D like women, Tanzile, then five, w a s s e p r a a r Since then, she would never accept anything from anyone unless they gave her two. .-

In fact in the little mud hut where she lived, we found a pile of old things which she had been collecting to give to her sister. Her hope and her love was all she had. Now seven, it mattered to her more than anything else.

'$hen I returned home that day, 1 was shocked to find that'this was not an isolated story but others in the hospital knew of orphans just like Tanzile - waiting with littie piles of things in their hut for a sibling or a parent whom they had not seen for so long. Their loved ones who would probably never return. Ever.

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Adapted f r o m 'One For My Sister' by NIaithri from wwwinspirationpeak.com

Page 8 of 9

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vach question from 26 to 30, four options are given- One of them is&e ; I : tswcr. Make your choice (1, 2. 3 or 4). Shade the cozect oval (1, 2, (5 mans) 4; c;,; the Optical Answer Sheet

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;"Aiat was the author's occupation?

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rlurse

(l) doctor

(3) iangctage teacher (4)

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There were '15.000 orphan-led households' (line 5) in the community ije~ausemost of their parents had (1) (2) (3) (4)

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been kilted in a war died from malnutrition died from a deadly disease left the village to find jobs elsewhere

-E ile author said that Tanzile 'could have asked for the whole bag of skvei3.s and we wor~fd have innocently given it to her!' (lines 14-16). This S:>OY& that t h e author j i).

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orphanage master

knew that Tanzile's sister had died h e w aft along that Tanzile had no sister though: that Tarlrtle had tied about her sister dtd not want to give Tanzile any more sweets word 'succurnbed' (line 19) has the same meaning as

passed on passed off passed into passed down

?"irt:ich of the foti~vingstatements is true?

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2 1.3:

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Tanztfe's case was an exception]he author could spcak Tanzile's fanguag% Tanz~lehad been separated f r ~ m her sister for five years. 7 h e author was pessimistic that Tanzile's sister woufd return.

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MID-YEAR EXAMINATION

P6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PAPER 2 (BOOKLET B) Name:

Date: 5 May 2008

Class: Primary 6 -

Duration of paper: 7 h 50 min

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There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) In the blank. The letters (I) and (0)have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks)

EACH VJORD C A N BE USED ONLY ONCE.

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another

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where

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have

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will

from

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when

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To achieve success, one requires discipline, determination and perseverance. been set, it would help to list the various steps that

Once a goal (31)

be needed to achieve that goal. If one has a goal but -

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(33) be easier lose sight of the objective,?q

(32) pursue it in a systematic manner, it

(34)

get discouraged or distracted

not

- it.

135) For example, you cannot tell yourself that you are going to finish revising youi

Science in tirne

the examination and just study without a plan

if y0r.r

(36)

that, you might feel that there are just too many facts to learn and revising

W, them becomes a daunting task. it would help to divide your work according to chapters to be studied. Making notes

each sectIon in a chapter helps you organise the facts. I! will then

fb8) be easier to internalise them. At tirnes

you get distracted and are tempted to do

139) (40) things, give yourself small rewards when you complete a particular seckion. Within a short time, you would have accomplished your goal!

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar. Write the correct word in the relevant box. (10 marks)

Many of us grew tip on the story of the ugly duckling that turned into a

m always been a symbol of beauty and grase.

beautiful swan. Swans

painte-ht

people would have heard of ~chaikovsky's balleh, "Swan Lake".

Artists

about them'and musicians create music around them. Most

There are seven specyes of swans. Five of which are large and white. Two

of the other types are difference from our idea of what a swan

fooi< like.

They are

the South American black-necked swans and the Australian black swans

Although swans look like dar'ecorative pieces on lakes, ponds and coasifines,

they are actually very good "flyers". Swans can fly long distants and up to great

heights.

Once a swan

strark by an aeroplane at a height of about nine

thousand metres. On long flights, the swans like geese, fly in a "V" formation

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(15 marks)

Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

Almost everyone has heard of or read Shakespeare's play 'Jirlitrs Caesar'. But k h o was Julius Caesar? He has

called the first emperor of the Romans by some,

(511 the destroyer of the Roman republic by

He was a young, wealthy Roman

(52)

nobleman who desired to

- his country.

-He made many friends

(53) his wea!th and position. However, there were also many who hated and

(54) feared him, thinking that he would seizek

and proclaim himself king.

(55) Seeing that many people were

him, Caesar decided to go away for a

(56) while.

He was posted to Gaul, to

its governor

Gaul was a wild and

(57). uncivilised outpost of the Roman empire, full of barbarian tribes and warring states t a b e a good general. He subdued the tribes and brought the

Caesar (58)

whole of Gaul

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Roman control.

He also crossed

(59) (60) Britain and claimed it for Rome. His troops built a bridge across the mighty Rhine River in Germany.

Finally, Caesar decided to

to Rome.

However, his

(61) stirred up the Roman Senate against him. They wanted Caesar to leave (62) his army in Gaui and return to Rome

Caesar realised that he would be

(63) he left his army behind. His enemies would kill him once h e ~

defence!ess

. -

(64)

reached Roine. He decided to defy the Senate. Caesar

the river between (65)

Gaul and Italy with his army and marched on to Rome. Adapted from 'Caesar - L ~ f eof n Colosscrs' by Adrian ~ o l & j & i f l l y

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For each of the questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of y o u sentence (10 marks) must be the same as the meaning of the given sentencets).

66.

From yesterday until now, no one has entered the room

Since

67.

Brandon threw the vase on the floor. He was very angry

68.

Jane will lose weight. She has foTtart ejT/,\ciSing

69.

Sally did not bn'ng her urnb?e'lia. She was caught in the rain.

70.

Had

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James lied to his mother, "Icompleted ali my homework."

James lied to his mother that

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he rode by on hrs b:cycle irl the dusty

The <guards ;?r-i {ility saluted the officers as they marched

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If one af

ttte five "lrid~ans"had blue eyes or that their dark make-

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I i I C I W L L C ~ , i~ottliriytlappened Nerlher of :he guards noticed anything. They just l ': c : i g r . ; f t i l c . r ~ on If>at.late Aprfl afternoon in 194-4, unaware that the oldest trick in the f

:,.z7 , ,;y of csc ape was bt-irr!~piayecl on tt ~ e n l They let the carefully-disguised party of

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n:,d r^it,tstrianswaIk ocrt of t h e camp, down the path and out of sight and intc

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t k ~ t - I (iild

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Now, a year Inter, as tie hastriy removed hrs make-up and white

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wt :at !ay ;ifiead of l i ~ m

esc.ape route witt~~3 chance of sijccess lay through the tangled forests,

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trrcky pat?ls of tite Iirrr~alayanfooth~lls,where turning a corner could

x e to face wtiti a tlger, bear or Ieapard Beyond the footh~iislay the mo;:

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rtext step of ttmr escape For Heinnch Harrer had tried to ge:

f c m Lfclhra Iktri before and had niariaged to remain free f a e ~ g h t e e ndays

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IT all s e e n ~ e dincredibly easy but at least one of the uInd~ansn, the

the world, t h e rce-cotd merciless peaks of Tibet, with

pe1i10:151y nariOLP*'ledges and great gaping chasms that walted to

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1 ct,i!r-ii c ! ~ r i l h t ~at%d stutnbfe or the s!!p of a foot No wonder Harrer's friend, the itallan

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Ltf:~rct~cse, who hcd escaped with hrm the last trme, had chosen not to escape ':!ii~>i?:he two of them wcre wught. Marchese had been so exhausted by the

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After saylng a qu~ckfarewell to his

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,?'itn;n;> id Acjiar. ;v!lictl was t h e best route and safest, though by

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ALL ANSWERS MUST BE

1N COMPLETE SENTENCES.

71.

State the two disguises that the men wore.

72.

W h y was the "momentndescribed in line 6 considered dangerous.?

73.

Explain clearly what the "oldesttrick in ihe history of escape" (lines 11 - 12) refers to. -

74.

What does the expression "It all seemed incredibly easyn (line 14) tell us how the men viewed their escape?

75.

Why was Henrich Harrer able to know what lay ahead of him?

76.

What were the two possible dangers the men would enc&nter on their escape route?

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was Geticraf Marrliese taker) back to (line 28) after h e was cal~ght

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!JiiE-tat tirif I-ieinrich tiarrer decide to d o after bidding farevveil to his companions?

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80)He does not give up. He wanted to escape by the safest mute although it is not easy.

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P6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PAPER 2 (BOOKLET A)

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According to the advertisement, everyoite who takes part in any of the activities is promised (l) (2) (3) (4)

a fun-filled time fo win attractive prizes to be given car-related products a s p e a a l bargain on car-reiated sentices

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Which of the following statements is true about t h e CAR-nival? (l) (2)

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Onty confirmed partiaQartts who b w e iecerved emarts f r o m the organizer can take part in the acbvrties

For e a c h question from 6 to 12, four options a r e given. O n e of them is the correct arlswer. Make your choice ( 1 , 2, 3 o r 4). S h a d e the correct oval ( l , 2, 3 or 4) on the Optrcal Answer S h e e t (7 mai ks) 6

The girls jog at Bishan Park every other day,

(1) (2) (3) (4)

am was were

Afl the participants but one

(4)

the training over the past three days.

attend attends h a s attended h a v e attended

As Mr Tan w a s walking towards the lift, h e heard t h e emergency bell

(1) (2) (3j (4)

you, I would not act so-rashly a n d punch him in public.

(2)

(l)

don't they a r e they aren't they

(1)

(2) (3)

do they

If 1

(3) (4)

ring rings rang h a d rung

Mr Leong (1) (2)

who

(3)

which

(4)

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son had gone abroad to study bought a condominium recently.

whonl

Mrs Syed was busj with her work, she came to help out a t the children's h m i last Saturday.

(1)

unless

(2) (3)

&spite

(4)

Although However

Ellen, together with several classmates. every weekend. (1) (2)

do did

(3) (4)

does have done

voluntary work at the old folks' home

For each question from 13 to 15. choose the correct punctuation to complete the pass&e. Shade t h e - ( 3 marks) correct oval (1. 2, 3 oi 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet

Once the children wanted to play a game in which some of them had to be sofdiers and take the others prisoners 'And I'll be captain over the soldiers (1 3) shouted Carfo. hast~lyadding. "That's if you don't want to be, David." David looked straight at him (14) '! will not play anything evil and horrible." he replied 'You are- a- strange chap. David. L?%at's wicked about that (15) Andrea said with some irritation.

David waited until h e was sure his voice would not tremble

Adapted from 'l am David' by Anne Holm

(I)

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inverted commas and question mark

(2)

[ ?" ]

question mark and inverted commas

(3)

! }

inverted coinmas and exclamation mark

(4)

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excbmation mark and inverted commas

(I)

(3)

[:l [ .1 I ?1

(4)

(2)

colon full stop question mark exclamation mark

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question mark

(2)

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inverted commas

(3)

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question mark and inverted commas

For each question from 16 to 20, four options are given. O n e of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). S h a d e the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the-Optical Answer Sheet. ( 5 narks) 16

The restaurant over there w a s shut down by the Ministry of Health when it w a s fortnd to be with cockroaches. (1)

(2) (3) (4)

The gifted pianist's p d ~ r m a n c earned e hin a standlng (1) (2) (3) (4)

(3) (4)

ovation applause observance commendation

clue

tipoff report warning

My trip to England was mt as expensive as 1 had thought i t would be as i saved on by staying with my pen pals. (l)

(2) (3) (4)

from the audience.

The three men who robbed a bank fast week were arrested by the policz aft= from a member of the public.

(1) (2)

infested pollufed . infected contaminated

shelter housing residence accommodation

The shopkeeper gave me a dtscount on the ceramic jug l wanted a s there was a in it. (1)

flaw

(2)

blunder misbke

(3) (4)

complication

For each question from 21 to 25, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the und.ertined words. Shade the correct oval ( 1 , 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

(5marks)

Street food is an integral part of the Malaysian and S~ngaporeanexperiene. (21)

Hawkers provide freshly cooked food around the dock at budget prices. i n pre-war days, itinerant push-cart hawkers catered for every type of food, each siqnaflinq his arrivei with a (22) (23) (24) unique a i l . Many hawkers in Malaysia still use ptisfl-carts, but those assembled arownd (25) coffee shops and hawker centres offer a larger choice of dishes.

(7) (2) (3) (4)

ethnic essential evaluative entertaining

(1) (2) (3)

elderly licensed travelling unhygienic

(4)

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

provided perfected packaged patronized

(1) (2) (3) (4)

imposing

(1) (2) (3)

built found grown gathered

(4)

informing indicating improvising

Read the passage below and answer the questions that foflow it

Trlumphlng over extreme cold, treacherous ~ceand people d~smiss~ng him as II mad. Slovenian &vo Karnicar became the first person to ski non-stop down Mount Everest After a dramatic piurnmet over almost sheer cliffs of snow, bouklers and ice, 38-year-old Karnicar emerged in his base camp after five hours of skiing. "I feel only absolute happiness and absolute fatigue,".he said.

At one stage he had to speed over stretches of ice that collapsed and broke underneath itim and could have sent hirn tumbling into the deep crevasses that dot the mountain. The descent had been--seen by many as insanely dangerous. The Darwin Awards website, which documents foolhardy deaths, urged people to log on to Internet

broadcasts of the attempt. "Keep your eyes peeled for a live Darwin Award," it said. However, the only body !c make the news was the corpse of an unknown mountaineer which Karnicar zipped past as he descended, one of an estimated 520 cadavers, thought to iitter the dopes.

'This mountain is a b q s full of surprises. Seeing a dead man oilt there was a

really sho&ing experiene." he said. Thanks to strategically placed cameras on the mountain and one attached 40 his safety hetmet, hundreds of thousands of peopie witnessed his descent on the Internet. During the run more than 650 OM) hits were r q i s k r e d on his expedmon website ja;nming i;t

for a time as others tried to access the site.

Weather conditions were so severe that Karnicar had to abandon plans to rest on the summit before attempting to descend. Instead, suffering from fatigue, as soon as he reached the top he put on his skis and flung himself back down the mountain.

Tackling the mountain had already ~ o s tKarnicar two fingers when a failed

attempt saw hrm get frostbite as a fierce storm lashed the peak.

Karnicar comes from an iliustrious skiing family and took part in his firs?

Himalayan skiing expedition in 1939. Since then. he has been tketess in raising funds a d sponsorship for more exped~l<xls.

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ACS(J)/ ACS(P) EL Prefim 2008

Everest as the eventual goat

E x f m by tiz DriscoB. Cambridge University Press

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~ji:i~:t;or~ front 26 to 30, four opt~onsare given. One of them is the correct answer. Make ( 1 , 7 , 3 or 4) St~adethe correct oval ( 7 , 2, 3 or 4 ) on the ~ ~ t i c a l ~ n s w Sheet er

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skiing ilon stop down Mour~ttvereat ~ ~ t x ~ r l d Mourlt ing lverest Iri 5 !,ours tiirn~rrgt~rsdcx,ent down Mount Everest

(4)

j),~ragltdingdown the sumrnit of Everest

(1) (L)

p.*ssed the body of a dead mour-ltaineer ;~lmosttitrrtbled into a mountain crevasse Ircard of t h e people who dismissed him as mad t?xperiencedthe speed of his descent down Everest

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V ;:-!car decrdc4 not to rest on the summit because (I ) ti!

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tic. was extremely

fatrgued

c ~ extreme f weather conditions :>chad lost b.vo fingers from frostbite of the 5-hour limit he had given himself

Accortirr-tg to the passage, which one of the statements below is true?

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I<,3rn1carhad a history of mental illness. i.;,irr~lcar came from a poor Slovenian fmily. T fir:, w3s no1 Karnicar's first attenipt on Mount â&#x201A;Źwrest. in i 989, Kar n~carmade Ills first t-f~malayan climbing exped~bon-

;."Yfrrc,t~ of tile following statements would bea good title for the passage? (1) f 2) t i) 1)

Mad man skis down Everest. IJarwrn Award for Davo Karnicar. i xtrcnle sports hero slides to a record f 3otiy of i~botiriiatnt-erfour~don f verest

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Date: 19 Aug 2008

1. Composition

2. Language Use 8 Comprehension

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vehicles following the death of a young boy. Some -

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open arid hurled the boy onto the road

f l i f ! I a n d Transport Arithority said

(39)

/ -. $-

' t

had already been studying the u s e of

the a ~ i d e n tIts study so far

!r ),-'l cchool b u s e s

found (40)

.:W-of seat bells c a n be inst;tl(ed in buses tlere.dr.improve a chi1d.s prospects in a .

"4+,

tl.ttt4)i~alSafety Councrl president s a y s tt rs time to m a k e some sofl of bell

i I I ~ L A~t<~:iL,r'; ,

(Adapted from 'SafetyFlrsi'. Little Red Dot. 13 May 2008)

Correct e a c h word in bold for speliing and e a c h tinderlined word for grammar. Write the correct word (10 marks) in the relevant box.

The invention of antibiotics w a s universally hailed as a breakthrough in man's battle

against infectious diseases. in iecent times, however, medical researchers have

beqin to d e M nhw strains of viruses that a r e resistan! & antibiotics, thus fuelling fears

that t h e s e d i s e a s e s will grajdcfaly make a comeback

A major medical breakthrough w a s m a d e when Alexander FJerhing discovers

penici'tiin in 1928. it wasamazing that a virus that proved invodnareble to penicillin made its appearance only five years later. Since then, doctors and scientists have been

waqed a nevef-endlng battle in developing antibiotics that a r e a b l e to t ~ d e over d

'""'

stubborn bacteria. Sadly, it appears that the latter h a v e yet to be effectively

LVnat is perhaps even more of

dqated.

a W s e r n is the ability of s o m e bacteria to resist

antibiotics which they h a v e never been a x e y z e d to. This m a y be panfy attiibuted to patkn!s who demand antibiotics for illnesses

cannot b e effectivety treated by these

Fill in each blank with 3 suitable word.

( 15 marks)

Residents in Jurong are fighting like cats and dogs - over cats and d ~ g s!h . e'

neighbourhood is the turf of stray dogs, many of which h a w been -(-3i1

by their former owners. They roam in

of three to a dozen. usually

(52) at night.

Dog lovers do not mind them,

cat lovers are hopingylhat life

(53) of a hazard for the neighbourhood felines. Whm

can be (54)

interviewed, a retiree said more than ten cats.

strays and pets, have

(55) been killed m' the last three years. She believes that ii was the

'f =t

stray dogs because of the puncture marks on the dead animals' bodies. She added that it

would be terrible if the dogs

attacking pecple. So far, at4east one

(57) to have been attacked. The victim said she was with

resident has

CS61 her cat and some neighbours near her flat when it happened-The dogs did not back

-until a neighbour swung a plank at them. Her children have since

(59) afraid of dogs. When they see a dog. they will try to find something

(60) S1 away.

to throw at it to

f61)

However,those in the pro-d* camp say this is

-whatcould be 1623

provoking the canines. A resident who has been

drzys in i k area (63)

ACS(J)/ACS(P) El, Prelirn 2008

B-3

for a year said the dogs are actually afraid of people and are in

464) most of the time. They come out only when they

those who feed

(65) them. She is urging people to show them some . . cotnpassion.

(Adapted from 'Jurong dogged by strays: Cat 8 dog lovers at odds'. Ttte Straits Times. 20 May 2008)

For each of tile questions 66 to 70.rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word$) provided. ?'our answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as !he meanir:~ of the given sentence(s). (10 marks) -.

Salin) does not like rock-climbing. H e does not like trekking either.

The N e o family made bookings for their holiday tou:. Then they shopped fortravel bags.

The burglar heard the sirens of the police patrol car. He climbed out of the window and escaped.

'1 was caught in a heavy traffic jam on my way to the meeting yesterday," Mr Cee explained.

Mr Lee explained .-

The towists 6d n d enjoy the guided tour around the fish farm as much as they enjoyed the shqppmg trip at the flea market.

Read the passage below and ansLn:er questions 71 to 80.

(20 rna:ks)

Calvin Spender drained his coffee cup. wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, burped 1 loudly and then proceeded to fill a pipe with coarsely shredded tobacco. He scraic3ed a match across the top of the table and holding it to his pipe, he sucked noisily till tiillov~Sof acrid smoke poured from his mouth. Dora Spender sat across the table from her husband, her breakfast scarcely touched. She coughed lightly, and then, as no frewn ap.peared on Calvin's .brow,' she said. ^Are you going to dig in the well this morning. Caivin?"

Calvin fixed hts small red-rimmed eyes upon her. and as i f she had not spoken, said, 'Get going at the chores right away. You're golng to be hauling up dirt." 'Yes, Calvin," Dora whispered. Catvin cleared his throat. and the action caused his Adam's apple to move rapidly under the loose red skin on his neck. H e rose from the table and went out of the kitchen door, kick~ngviciously at the tawny cat which had been lying on the doorstep

Halfway between the house and the barn. a doughnut-shaped mound of earth surrounded a hole. Calvin went to the edge of the hole and stared down into it distastefully. Only necessity could have forced him to tackle this task, but it was either this digging or the hauling of barrels 15 and barrels of water each day from Nord Fisher's farm half a mile down the road. Calvin's her? Qf cattle was small, but the amount of water it drank was astonishing. For two weeks now, ever since his well had gone dry, Catvin had been hauling water, and the disagreeable chore was becoming more unpleasant because of neighbour Nord's hints that some kind of payment for the water would only be fair. 20 Several feet from t h e edge of the hole, Calvin had driven a heavy iron stake into the ground, and to this was attached a crude rope ladder. The rope ladder had become necessary when the . hole had reached a depth well beyond the length of any wooden ladder Cafvin owned. Calvin hoped desperately that he would not have to go much further. He estimated tha: he was now down fifty or sixty feet, a common depth for many wells in the area. His greatest fear 25 was that he would hit a layer of rock which would call for services of a welt-drilling team. Both his funds and his credit-rating were far too row for such a team. Calvin picked up a bucket to which was attached a long rope and lowered it into the hole. By the time he got to the bottom of the hole and had filled the bucket. Dora should be there to haul 30 it up. Ifshe were not there, she would hear about it. From the house, Dora saw Calvin prepare to enter the well and she worked with desperate haste to finish her chores. She reached the hole just as a muffled shout from below indicated that the bucket was full. Summoning all her strength, Dora hauled the bucket up. She emptied it and then lowered it into the hole again. While she wa~tedfor the second bucketload, she examined the contents of 35 the first. She was disappointed to find it had only the normal moistness of underground earth. No water seeped from it Adapted from Hey You Down There! b y HaroM Rdseth

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Write down the word from the first paragraphwhich s y & S of his &ink

ACS(J)/ ACS(P) EL Prelim 2008

B-6

that ~ a k d n i not waste a drop

In line 10, '... the action caused his Adarn's apple to move...", what does the action refer to?

Where was the well that Calvin was working on?

-. -

Explain clearly why. in line 17, 'the amount of water it drank was astonishing'.

Why did Calvin decide to work on the well?

Why did Fqrmer Nord f e e l that Calvin

-- -

not being fair to him?

When wor~ldCalvin have to caI1 for a wellilritting team?

Give one reason why Catviit was afraid that h e would need a well-drilling teatn.

How would Dora know that it was time for her to haul the bucket up?

END OF PAPER

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80)She would know when she heard a shout from Catvin.

SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2008 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRiMARY G

Name:

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Class: Primary 6

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Marks ?

C / G / SE / P

Marks Obtained

parenf5-signature: -

Highest Possible Mzrks

Part One

Part Two

Sub-total

Date:

Paper 1 (Writing)

I hour 10 minutes 55 marks 7

Do not open thii bookkt urttit you are to!d to do so. There are two parts to this paper. Pad 7 and Pact 2. Answer the question tn Part 1 and question from Part 2

one

Part 1 :Situational Writing (15 marks) (1) Below is a recipe for creamy potato salad. l

Creamy Potato Salad Ingredients : 6 medium-sized red potatoes % CUP chopped green onions '/Z cup mayonnaise ?4cup--~ogh~~rt X CUP sour cream 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons mustard % teaspoon salt

1 . Cut potat~esinto bite-size pieces. 2. Piace potatoes in.boiling water for 4 - 5 minutes.

3. Chill with cold water. 4. Piace all ingredients into a salad bowl and mix vje1I. 5. Put salad in refrigerator to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.

Your Task

At a party you threw for your friends recently, you made a delicious Creamy Potato Salad. Everyone enjoyed it very much.

Write a note to you best friend, Alice, and include the instructions on how to

make your Creamy Potato Salad.

i - -

In your note, include the following information:

why you are sharing the recipe with Aiice what type of potatoes are needed how much mustard should be added

how long the potatoes -must be boiled and what to do immectiatety after boiling them S

why the salad must be refrigerated before serving

You m a y reorder the points. .You shouid wrlte h campjek sentences.

Part 2 : Continuous Writing (40 marks) There are two. questions in Part 2. Answer only of 'them.

one

(2) Write a story based .on the picture below- Your story should be at least 150 words long.

For your story. make use of the points below:

what the two girls were doing what happened next what happened in the end

You may reorder the points. You may include other relevant points.

SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2008 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRlMARY 6

Name:

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Date:

Class: Primarv 6 6 Y / C / G / SE / P

Parent's Signat-

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Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension) Booklet A

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Total Time for Booklets A 8 B: 1 hour 50 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this bookiet until you are told to dc so.

Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer all questions.

Read the advertisement carefully and then answer t h e questions~from'lto 5.

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RSM Coupons##

Aquires Women Footwear BUY $50 &h of shoes and &fain a membership card for a year which entitles you to 20% discount.

appdr =is

I For more information, Robinshop.com visit

For more information, visit www. aquires.com

Apothecary Receive a $20 voucherwhen you spend $200.-~eceive a free fragrance when you spend at least $500. For more information, visit www. apothecary.com

Addidis - The #lSports Shop

Receive a limited edition T-shirt free - when you spend $300. For more information, visit www, addidis.com. visit this website for more freebies afid discounts.

RSM Shopping Priviteges $20 SHOPPtNG REBATEA For the first 1, 500 RSM Cardmembers who spends $7 50.

.. FIRST HOUR COMPLIMENTARY PARKINGA

For the first 1 0 0 RSM Cardmembers daiiy who spends $50.

p a?-.

COFFEE TREATS For the first 100 RSM Cardmembers who fiash the RSM Card at the Concierge, Level One. A

_--.-

redeem at hlevel two InformationCounter

#Privileges are from 22 May 2008 to 23 June 2008 ## Coup~nshave to be produced together with the RSM Privilege Card to receive fhe freebies and dircounts

i I

For each question from 1 to 5, four options are given.-One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 .or 4) on (5 marks) -.1 the optichi Answer Sheet.

1. This advertisement is to promote

I) a sale at Raffles Shopping Mall

2) 3) 4)

the use of coupons at the Raffles Shopping Mall the launch of Raffles Shopping Mall Privilege Card the freebies and discounts at Raffles Shopping Mall

2. James, who is a RSM privilege card member, bought $500 worth of Addidis products. What will he receive if he produces the appropriate coupon? He will receive a 1) 2) -3) 4)

free T-shirt $20 voucher 20% discount membership card

3. Which website would you visit if you need more information about receiving a free cologne or perfume? I\ v ~ u l dvisit 1) www.aquires-corn 2) www-addidis. corn 3) www.R~binshop.com 4) www.apothecary.com

Sam who is a RSM privilege card holder wants to enjoy free coffee. How does he qualify for this treat? He should I) spend S150 2) cut afl the coupons 3) show his RSM card at levei one 4) show his RSM card at the fnformzGon Counter

5. The cotlpons

I) 2) 3) 4)

last for

oneday one week two months two fortnights

i n i e:ich question from 6 to 12, four options are given. One of them is the correct

;nswr:r. M a k e your choice (l, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (7marks) ,-

r: .

Most of the furniture

on sale at the Furniture Mall a

rtionth from now.

3 ) will be 2 ) is being 3) Itas been 4) had been 7.

hilr Ler does not make friends easily as he is a mar! words.

few

l ) in 2) at 3) of 4) behind C

G-

f heard the lady

my house to help her.

for help last night but I dared not leave

l ) scream 2) screams 3) screamed 4 ) was screaming 9

the bad publicity, the band kept performing to setlout

crowds.

l With

2) Due to -3 j Despite 4 ) Although .

"Please give me a tail i f you wish to drop

my house

next week," my aunt told my mother-

3)by

21 in 3) out 4 ) into 7 h e boy, as weil as his friends, l ) are attacked 2) had attacked 3 ) was attacked 4 f bvere attacked

by the s w a m of bees.

12.

Ken handed in the group assignment with only name on it. This made his group members very upset and angry with him.

I) his 2) our 3) your 4) their

For each question from 13 to 15,choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage- Shade the correct oval ( l ,2, 3 o r 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet . (3 maks) At breakfast on Sunday, I was already in an awful mood. Then Mum made it worse. "May, don't forget (13) shouted Mum from the kitchen. 'Wednesday is Grandma's birthday, we are going to spend the evening with her."

'But Mum,' t answered immediately (14) 1 have my tap lessons tit1 6pm a d next Friday is my examination." 'You will be at practice on Tuesday instead, May," Mum said firmly. 'Grandma wifl be thrilled to see you there." Nthough I suaested that we have the birthday celebration another day (15) Mum would hear nothing of it. She said that the outcome of the examination did not depend on a single practice.

13.

1) 2) 3) 4)

[ " ] inverted comma ,"] comma and inverted comma [ ?" ] question mark and inverted comma [ !" ] exclamation mark and inverted comma

14.

1) 2) 3)

[ . jMlstop [ " ] inverted comma [.' 3 comma and inverted comma [ ',l inverted comma and comma

2) 3) 4)

[,jwmma [ . ] full stop [ ?] question mark [ ! ] exclamation mark

i a?r e&ch question from 16 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the c i,:rer t ar-iswer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3

or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet.

.,:

(5 marks)

T i l e doctor whose negligence had caused a three-year-old patient to die : * i i ; ~ sued for

1) malfunction 2) malpractice 2) mafl-tutriticn 4 j maladministration

?T.

The of a healing system known as Ayurveda use two ttjousand cultivated and wild plants to heal their clients.

l ) doctors 2 ) radicals 3 ) extremists 4) practitioners

.r-

Smoking and breathing second-hand smoke has &an on our health. .. .-

effect

l ) tragic 2 ) positive 3 ) adverse 4) untoward

2 .

-i i r e

detectives coirid gather any evidence.

through the pile of papers to see if they

? ) sifted

2)sieved 3 ) sorted 4 ) shifted

-a-

Joirn loves to show off. t i i s convertible car is ;:drked in the driveway.

I j eminently 2) proniinently

3)significantly P,: r$;stigiously s i )

For each question 21 to 25, choose a suitable word to replace the underlined words. Shade the correct oval ( 3 , 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

The modern generation of today is more health conscious thus more people are found in purchasing organic products. These items are (21) supermarkets like NTUC and Cola Storage.

Plant products sold with an organic label are grown on cerWed organic land without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically (22) modified organisms, or ionizing radiation.

I -

For animal products like meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products, an organic label means the animals have (23) access to the outdoors, and eat only organic feed (without any antibiotics or growth hormones) for at least six months to a year.

- -,

A common (24) misconception is that organic equates to natural - it doesn't because natural foods are not (25) requfated arid do not meet the same criteria as organic food.

Adapted horn Simply Her June 2008

21.

I ) widely 2) habituatiy 3) customarily 4) occasionaHy

22.

l) altered 2) mutable 3) changeable 4) inconsistent

23.

1) escape 2) departure 3) induction 4) admittance

24.

1 ) ifiusior, 2) hatiucination 3) misinterpretation 4) misrepresentation

25.

1) ruled A 2) directed 3) arranged 4) monitored

Read the passage carefulfyand answer questions 26 to 30.

muttered Madam Wong. The smell of the delectable scent of baked bread which filled the shop swiried round her. The Wongs spent a considerable amount of time talking to the amicable baker, who served fresh kaya on crisp bread with cups of aromatic black coffee. Their son had been helping out at the shop since the recent rumours of the Japanese invasion scared all their workers away and he was brave enough to stay behind to render his services to the baker. The couples*cheeks tumed as red as the wafs that were used in the bakery by this knowledge.

Master Wong patted his son's head with endearrnen! as he smiled apoiogeticrlly. Aftq-- their fifth cup of coffee, the family of three iefi'the bakery and headed f6r home. Suddenly. Wen Jie stopped his parents in their tracks. 10 'Wait! I have not shown you my best friend!" exclaimed Wen Jie to his parents who flanked him. With much enthusiasm, his tired and weary parents were dragged dowc ?Q the juncti~n.The skies had darkened. The street lamps stiff had not come on yet although it was seven o'clock. Wen Jie suddenly mn off towards a bent silhouette. -

M e r overcoming-the wealth of goodies in their stomachs, the mupk finaify caught up with their son. Master Wong's face tumed as as the fresh bread which he had eaten a few hours before. Madam Wong screamed hystericatly and ran off into the dark shadows, leaving Wen Jie absolutely dumbfounded. But iriiindated with excitement. Wen Jie rievertheless introduced his best friend to his father. *'Papa, meet Ah Poh. She makes the most deldous 2hou tofu in Singapore!"

As Master Wong gazed at Ah Poh's sad and wrinkled face, his legs froze him. He felt as if he was treading on snow for his toes were numb, freezing everything in its way. He tried to close his eyes to the reality that confronted him but they remained widened. frozen by guilt. "You know papa, Ah Poh is such a poor thing... she said she was thrown overboard a ship on her way to Singapore but her son chose to save his wife instead of her."

Again, Master Wong tried to escape but failed as he was rooted to the ground by the numbness in his legs. Tidal waves of guilt started to erode a-way the delusion that hzd relieved years of his guilt now he was engulfed with the pain that he had long tried to

evade.

'Ah Poh was the one who told me that Ishould begin school. She also said that I had to

abandon me when rm oidl" Wen Jie was be fitial to my parents or else my children ~ o u l d oblivious to his shell-shocked father. Wen Jie looked at his best friend and shrugged his shoulders with innocent disappointment as the empty streets were f i l t e j with W t e r Mrong's shri!ts.

I The Gods had not answered Master Wong's prayers. However, a ghost of the pas$did.

Adapted from the Quarterly Liieracy Review

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( I , 2 , 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

26.

Master Wong patted his son's head with endearment as he "smiled apcrlogeticallf' (line 8) suggests that Master Wang 1) 2) 3) 4)

27.

hated his son was proud of his scn applied some medicine to his son's head had wronged his son and-was making up to him

Who do you think 'the silhouette" mentioned in line 13 belonged to? It belonged to

1) the baker 2) the Japanese 3) Wen Jie's giandfather 4) Wen Jie's grandmother 28.

Why did Madam Wong scream and run off? She . .1) 2) 3) 4)

was afraid of the dark was afraid of dark alleys thought she had seen a ghost did not like the smell of smelly toufu

29. In line

1) 2) 3) 4)

m "ef-bkguilt" refers to Master Wang feeling sorry that he had not

taught his son proper manners run after his wife to comfort her saved some bread for the d d woman saved his mother when she was thrown ovedxxxd.

30.

What 1) 2) 3) 4)

Wen Jie's best friend taught him? His best friend taught him to be

obedient son good baker good student responsible scholar

SINGAPORE CHINESE'etRLS' SCHOOL PRELlMtNARY EXAMINATION 2008 ENGLISH iANGUAGE . PRIMARY 6

Name:

(

Qaie:

Class: Primarv &sY / C / G / SE / P

Marks Obtained

Parent's Sign&r@:.

Highest Possible

Marks

Booklet A 1

Booklet

Subtotal

95 J

Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension)

Booklet B

Total Time for Bookfets A and B: 1 bow 50 minutes

lNSTRUCTiOfJS TO CANDIDATES

Do n ~ open t this booklet until you are told to do so. Follow ail instructions careful'lyAnswer all questions. Write your answers in this booklet.

There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. Ffom the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in the blank. The letters (I) and (0) have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks)

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONC&

p)among /CB) anything

kc) are

AD) beside ,.(E) either

4)on

,(G) in

/(F) have

JH) is

/(L) over

AM)that

/(N) to X ) unless

AQ)when

One of the greatest inventions in human history - and certainly the most delighifuf - is the celebration. No other creature

earth celebrates. Some say the elephants have learned

(H)

?to mourn and everyone knows the dolphins have learned to play. People are the only creatures on earth who actuafty celebrate a happy event.

We do not see birds dancing around an egg or an antelopefussing

(32) we cannot really count on (33) them to dMonstrate the joy at receiving their master. So, ifone of the greatest gifts of humankind birthday. As dogs jump up and down at pretty much .

.-.

the capacity to celebrate, why is it so hard for adult Singaporeans to (34)

celebrations?

It is not merely about having a good time. Expatriates ha,ve told us countless times that we

do not know how to party! When they invite us

one, we go, we eat, we hang out

9 t h our own kind and leave early. We do not stay and-celebrateor party. However, the celebration is something more. It is

moment cr day or period

we mark something good, usually an achievemeht of sods. It can be done with

(38) party or as little as a drink at the coffeeshop with friends, Unfortunately,-that is not a strength of

Singaporeans. _someonehits a

You seldom hear of people here calling for a celebration.

f 39)

to the next - an endless marathon with no

milestone, they seem,to look right past (401

tape to breast. AdapIed 6rom Why No CeIebrafi,n?by

Ra7i \(W.Weekrend TOOAY, 31

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word f ~ grammar. r Write t h e correct word in the relevant box. (10marks)

Children who roll bee& (cigorettes) spend their days sittins cross-legged on a d i r t

floor w i t h straw baskets, filled with loose tobacco and a stack of rolling paper, on they

laps. The roller puts tobacco onto the paper, rolls it up i i g h t l y and ties it w i f h a string. t

The tips of t h e cigarettes are k u s t e r n d y closed by a younger child who is just beginning t o work as a beediro!!er.

Most of the children are-teach90 keep their h ~ d tucked s down t o their chests so

that they will roll and t i e the bee&

guick. Those over ten r o l l 1500 t o 2000 beed& a day.

Fourteen-year-old M. Saritha told a UNICEF represanfative,

"Ifw e were late, they

we rolled them would beat us. They wciilld ask us why we were not roliin t h e bee& well. If

fast, our hands, necks and backs ached by hunching over."

(47) As with the brick chiln workers, a guard keeps watch over the bonded beedi (48) labul~rers.Smacking and screamed ore common ploys t o

make them work fast. I n fact, hllkan

(49)

rights rnoneetcrs have seen some cases where children cre forced t o

sir w i t h

a matchbox

under their chins so that they will kzzp their heads tucked docnwards and

(50) konsentrate on their work. Adapted fmm tqbel Masih and Ihs Crusaders Agarnsl Child Slevery by Susan KuUn (1996).

Henr/ Fall Gxnpny. NW Yak

Fill in each blank wh ti

a suitable word.

By the 1500s. @S

(15 marks)

were in use in almost every country of the world. However, they were

and not counted, as they are today. In other words, a coin was

still

as much as it weighed and not the value stamped on it

its

(53) The

monarchs

and

their

governments

quickly

saw

how

turn

!his

0 countries, they set up minting -factories

as Reryal Mints- They

of their head

guaranteed the authenticity of each coin and allowed an

the coins were tisually worth more than

to be stamped on it. M o ~ ~ o v ~ F ,

the difference.

:he metal they were made of, the monarchs

(58)

To increase their profits, the monarchs recalled the wins

the rise of banks and the popular

of paper money.

(60)

a number of y a y s to test the authenticity of a coin. One

There

(H) test was to rub a coin on the touchstone.

The

colpur

of a

the

purity-

trace A

metal was

S-rtd

left

=!led

of schist or quartz, cailed a on the

the

Tri'af

(63) - i n f l b l i ~ in_ front of a jury. The trial (64) touch needles, one f o r e c h g&

Carat. The same method was used for silver.

s t ~ n e determined of

the

Pp,

For cach of questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the wordis) provided. Your ~ I I S W C T n ~ s be f in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be thesame as the meanirrg at the given sentence(s). (10 marks)

&icefa is a )rumble girl. She is well-liked by her peers and teachers.

't will place your child in a company where he will learn a trade," the recruiter said to Widow Tay. The rerxuiter assured Widow Tay

tmJkcd z!r3nc~i t t the hot

sun. I made deep holes with a stick and droppd three seeds into

each hf4/2.

Tf;e cherries are not suitable for this recipe. The mango is not suitable for this recipe.

The pt~EIswere horrified to see their r08ml6?$ness after r e c e s s .

-- . .,

Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80.

"One can only hope," he said, 'that Dacca's refugees are as heartily fed." He reached into his suit pocket and gave me a small plastic egg filled with cinnamon hearts. "For the lady of the house," he said with an almost imperceptible splay-footed bow. "Really, Mr. Pirzada," my mother protested. "Night after night. You spoil her."

"I only spoil children who are incapable of spoiling." - It was an awkward mqment for me one which I awaited in part with dread, in - part with delight. I was charmed by the presence of Mr. Pirzada's rotund elegance and flat?ered by the faint theatricality of his attentions - yet unsettled by the superb ease of his gestures, which-made me feel, for an instant, like a stranger in my own home. It had become our ritual, and for several weeks, before we grew more comfortable with one another, it was the only time he spoke to me directly. l had no response, offered -no comment, betrayed no visible readion to the steady stream of honey-filled lozenges, the raspberry ttuffle~,the slender rolls of sour pastilles. I m ! d not -even fhank him; for once, when 1 did, for an especially spectacular peppermint lollipop wrapped in a spray of purple cellophane, he had demanded, "What is this thank-you? The lady at the bank thanks me, the cashier at the shop thanks me, the librarian thanks me when i return an overdue book. If I am buEed in this country, Iwill be thanked, no doubt, at my funeral!" - -It was inappropriate, in my opinion, to consume the candy Mr. Pirzada gave me in a casual manner. l coveted each evening's treasure as i would a jewel or a coin from a buried kingdom. I would place it in a smalf keepsake box made of carved sandalwood beside my bed, in which, fong ago in India, my father's moffier used to store the ground areca nuts she ate after her morning bath. It was the only memento of a grandmother I had never known and until Mr. Pirzada came to our lives, I couid find nothing to put inside it. That night, like every night, we did not eat at the dining table. It did not provide 7unobstructed view of the television set, instead, we huddled around the coffee &Me, without conversing, our plates perched on the edges of our knees. From the kitchen. my &er brought the succession of dishes. I followed with the water glasses, the plate of lemon wedges and the chilli peppers, purchased on monthly trips- to Chinatom, and stored by the pound in the freezer, which they liked to snap open'and crush into their food. Before eating, Mr. Pirzada always did a curious thing. He took out a plain silver watch without a band, which he kept in his Sreast pocket, held it briefly io one of his tuited ears and wound it with threa swift flicks of his thumb and forefinger. Unlike the, watch on his wrisnhe pocket watch,. he had explained, was set to the local time in Dacca - eleven hours ahead, For the duration of the meal, the watch rested on his folded paper napkin on the coffee table. He never seemed to consult it. Adapted from InterpreferOfMaladiesby Jhumpa Lahiri (1999); Houghton Mifflin; New York

Efcscribc the problem faced by t f ~refugees e in Dacca.

in the above extract, Mr. Pirzada did not address the writer by her personal name. How did i?erzfer to her?

fn paragraph 2,

the writer's mother protested, "Night after night." What was she protesting

about?

were

Irt pzragraph 4, how many types of candy was mentioned by the writer?

m :.;: iims 7-10,which two words M :~,Lss:~sMr. Pirzada?

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e 4 i - e mixed reactions the m-ter has

Referring to lines 16-20, explain clearly why the writer did not attempt to thank Mr. Pinada for his candy. . .

The writer felt it was inappropriate for her to consume,tf$ecandy given to her 'in a casual manner" (line 21). What does this suggest about hermaracter?

Write the two-word phrase from paragraph 6 that suggests that the writer and the others refused to be distracted from what they were doing.

Why did the writer's family have the practice of storing the chilli peppers "by the pound in the freezer" (line 32)"?

RefMng to paragraph 7, descfibe deaily Mr. Piizada's strange habit.

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T0:taC Time for Booklets A and 8: 1 hour 10 mins Total Marks: 55 marks

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE

Do no2 open this Im&t

until you are told to do so.

Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer all questions.

Part 1 :Situational Writing (t 5 marks)

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You would like to invite your classmate, Ruth, to attend this carnival. Write an emaii to Ruth informing her about the carnival. You should refer to the advertisement on Page -l.

In your email, include the following information: date and venue of the carnivalthe main event theobjectiveofthecarnival the websiie Ruth could visit for more information ; how you feel about the carnivzl '

You may reorder the points. You should write in complete sentences,

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Part 2 :Continuous Writing (40 marks)

There are two questions in Part 2. Answer only ONE of them.

(2)

Write a story based on the picture below. Your story should be aVkast 150 words tong.

For your story, make use of the points below ;

haw the people reacted when the li stopped working

who wme to the reswe what happened in the end You may reorder the points. You may also include other relevant points.

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(3)

You were walking home when you heard a baby's cry coming from a staircase. When you walked to the staircase, you saw a baby In a cardboard box. Based on the situation above, write a composition of at least 150 words.

In your composition, make use of the points below:

. describe the baby what you did - what happened in the end

You may reorder the points. You may also indude other relevant points.

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CLASS: PRIMARY 6

COMBINED iJ PRELIMINARY EXAM - 2008 PRIMARY 6

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 (LANGUAGE USE AND COMPREHENSION) BOOKLET A

Total %me for Booklets A and B: 1 hour 50 mins

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Follow all instructions carefully.

Answer a!! questions.

5 : u u j . iTtE fdiawing text and -

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then answer questions 1 to 5. l

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Competition for the Week Makka Pakka is t h e most independent character in t h e ;.;-ograrnrne "In the Nighf Garden" and is friends viti-th cfi t h e other toys in the-Night ~ a r d e n .He lives in his oig~rl tidy little cave with all his special things and enjoys r.?;hrng more than collecting and washing l i t t l e stones. a k a I~keswashing cnd drying the faces o f the other r ~ v sHe does this by using his lovely big sponge, bar of i-;ijrpie soap and special dryer, the Uff-uff. He wheels s*! these items around t h e Garden on his 09-pog *sgzther with his trumpet, which he uses t o announce ' < i srlrrival t o the other toys in the G&-den. -L.

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For each question from 1 to 5, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice ( l ; 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

- 1.

The advertisement is from a ( l ) flyer (2) website ( 3 ) magazine (4) newspaper

2. Funrapp's main purpose is to make toys more popular help children win competitions proxiote the sponsors' products increase the sales of the sponsors' products

3. Makka Pakka's favourite activity is (I) collecting and washing little stones (2) announcing his arrival with his trumpet (3) washing and drying the other toys' faces ( 4 ) tidying his cave with all his special things

4. Only will receive the Funrapp's nev;sleâ&#x201A;Źter. (I) registered members (2) visitors of the website (3) sponsors of the products (4) participants below twelve

5. Which one of the follo\,ving statements is true Entrants with correct answers mighi not win. Aft en!:ants ~villbe eligible for the !ucky draw. The winner will receive two Makka Pakka Plush toys. This week's competition is for those aged 12 and below.

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For each question from 6 to 12, four options are given. One of them is t k correct answer. Make your choice ( l , 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct ovaf (1,2, 3 s r 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (7 marks)

Neither the prefects nor\ l allowed to enter the printing room as the examination papers are kept there. is am are were

Seeing that

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my baby brother had soiled himself, him to the bathroom to clean him up.

I immediately

(1) (2) (3)

(4) 8.

took Bent brought fetched

"Simply cut the pizza into half as it is to be shared only between Sheiia and ,"instructed Mrs Teo, (1) (2) (3) (4)

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he his him himself

Melissa heard so much about the new food centre that she is looking ionvard to there.

eating 10.

The guests, one of meeting room on the top fioor. (1)

(2) (3) (4)

a billionaire, were escorted to the

who which whom whose

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11.

Now that the examinations are over, Samuel seldom goes to the library to study, ?

doesn't he

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12. If John her into t h e pool.

that May could not swim, he would not

know.........p ush

kzew.........pushed h a s known.........have pushed h a d known.. ........h a v e pushed

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For each question from 13 to 15, choose the correct punctuation to complete the passage. Shade the correct oval (1, 2,3 or 4 ) on the Opticai Answer Sheet. (3 marks) . Jon heard Mrs Jarnes (13) botsteps getting closer to his desk and then stopped. Uneasiness churned in him as she glanced at his paper. "Jon, what is this (14) inquired Mrs Jarnes. When Jon meekly told her it was a zebra, M n James piyked up his paper and - told the class to stop what they were doing. Jon slowly slid down in his seat. He was sure she was going to tell the class that he had not fo!lowed her instructions. "Jon has drawn a very interesting picture," Mrs James told the class, with excitement in her voice (15)It is of a zebra." To Jon, she said, "Jon, l had no idea you were such a great artist!" Jon let out a big sigh of reiief as he watched Mrs Jarnes hang the picture of

I the zebra on the wall.

: , 1 comma - ] hyphen : . ] full stop : ' ] apostrophe

."] cornmz and inverted commas -' ] full stop

and inverted commas question mark and inverted commas !' I exdamation mark and inverted commas

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[ : colon [ . ] full stop [ ,' 1 comma and inverted commas .' ] full stop and inverted commas

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For each question from 16 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or . . 4) on the.Optial Answer Sheet. . (5 marks) '

16. To

hunger, she ate a chicken sandwich. delay stave shave distract

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17. Gina sat there looking . She felt disappointed as the picnic she had been looking forward to had been cancelled.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

18.

glum grave listiess fetbrgic

It is no wonder the dog attacked the boys. They had it by throwing stones at it, insulted

bludgeoned 19. Nooneis mistakes.

. Everyone will at one time or another make

20. Tirnmyis in his work as he does not believe in handing work that is of poor quzlity.

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For each question from 21 to 25, choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer underlined words. Shade the correct oval (l, Sheet. :(5 marks) Mr Feng Zhijun never lost the will to live even though he was buried alive. He was working in a building in Beichuan when the (2%) massive earthquake on Monday flattened the buildkg pinning him under the debris. The only part he could move was his right arm. He (22) psyched himself into believing that he would be rescued. To stay alive, Mr Peng ate his k r f pack of cigarettes which he found in his pocket. After the cigarettes were e&n

up, he

turned to the paper napkins. An even more (23) daunting problem Mr Peng faced was how to quench his thirst.

"I had to drink my urine," he said. "Imanaged to take off m e of my shoes and used it to coflect the urine." As days passed, the air became (24) acrid but Mr Peng did not lose hope. By Friday, almost 100 hours iater, the breakthrough Mr Peng %ad willed came. The rescuers found him. Mr Peng was relieved that his (25) ordeal was

ji .c7 i$flai!y over.

21.

22.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Adapted fmm The Straits Times jl

sudden powerful shocking unexpected enticed consoled convinced encouraged alarming mnying prevaifing disgusting dry

still foul chilly pain stress challenge nightmare

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Read the passage below and answer qtrestions 26 to 33. r

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Father was finally letting me inside the woodshed to help -build a booksheif for Moiher. I had always wondered what the woodshed was like. With excitement, I nudged the looming wooden door open. Flecks of light gleamed in the darkness and quickly disappeared as 1 navigated my way into the room. With Father close behind, I brushed my hand against the cool brick wall in search of a light switch and was awkward!^ siartied when it iristead bumped into the handle of 3 broom that had been resting against the wall. The broom toppled to the ground just as the fluorescent lights began flickering on. My eyes spun around the loon2 in amazement; there were so many monstrous machines. Then4 heard Father chuckling in the background.

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Father rambled on about how dangerous some of the equipment was and /that i! was not safe for me to operate anything yet. I was only allowed to sit on a stool and watch until it wasJime to p a t . The roaring of the blades cutting the lu~ood.sanders grinding away, and hammers clanking on the tables were enough jro entertain me.

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I Affer haff an hour, I grew bored and moved my stool closer to Father. He l ;was busy sliding blocks of wood underneath a blade and sanding the edges tdo:vn I was immediately taken in by the quick, graceful movement of the blade and how perfectly it seemed to shape every corner, transforming hideous, axkwivaid. wooden discs into soft, beautiful masterpieces.

The blink of an eye was all it took. I did not quite recall the thought so absurd as to impulsively convince me to do what I did next, or if I had even been thinkina at all. The next thing I remember was silently staring wide-eyed at my (ather as h e yanked my finger out of the blade as fast as he could. Blood spurted 3vd 1 blacked out.

When i woke up, l was in a truck with Father on the way to the hospital.

"Jennifer! What on earth possessed you to do such a thing?" Father 9d+ir,a:-r2edto know. I remembered the blade and how it had moved so fast that it 3?rea:~<?Q! !O be rnovlng at an,so ! bttlrted cct the first thing that popped into ~y h e 3 2

'"t \#;arced to see if ii ivzs on." Upon arriving at t h e hospital. Mother greeted us with frantic eyes and

qi;es!l;ns

flying out of her mouth at tvm hundred miles per hour. To this day, /before every action l take, my mother's voice will echo in my head with that ~ ~ S ~ Uline: U S

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"Think before you act!''

For each question from 26 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or. 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet. (5 marks)

26. The writer was excited when she entered the woodsh~~d because she

(1) (2) (3) (4)

had never been inside before was going to make a bookshelf was eager to work with her father wanted to see the monstrous machines

27. Father was amused

(1) (2) (3) (4)

when the fluorescent lights came on that Jennifer could not find the switch by Jennifer's reaction to what she had seen . by the falling broom that had startled Jennifer'

28. Jennifer was required to (1) (2)

(3) (4)

paint the assembled pieces cut the wood into correct sizes hammer the pieces of wood together smoothen the rough edges of the wood

z t 29. Whai does "itnin Iinewrefer to? It refers to the writer (1) (2) (3) (4)

thinking impulsively bsing anxiousness being wt by the sharp blade yanking the finger out of the machine

30. Based on the passage, which one of the following statements is not true? Jennifer remembers the lesson learnt. Mother's first reaction was that of anger. Jennifer wanted to test if the machine was working. Mother was not around when the accident occurred.

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COMBINED IJ PRELIMINARY EXAM 2008 PRIMARY 6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 (LANGUAGE USE AND COMPREHENSION)

BOOKLET E3

Tr'rdl T iit3E+ for Booklets A and B: 1 hour 50 mins

INSYfilJCT1ONS TO CANDIDATES

Do 2s: open this booklet until you are told to do so. Folfow 2II instr~lctionscarefully.

Arisivcr all questions.

There are 10 blanks, numbered 31 to 40, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in the blanks. The letters (I) and (0)have been omitted to avoid confusion during marking. (10 marks) USE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE. (A) after

(B) against - (C) as -- -

(G) of (H) on (J) since

(D) by (E) for (F) in

(K) (L) (M)

(N) when

this though to

(P) which (Q) who

Ah Chim was the neighbourhood storyteller. Every evening

(311

the block

dinner, we would gather round the concrete bench at the foot

(32) her to appear. Her baggy pants would flap

of flats and wait eag~rly .

(33)

her scrawny legs as she walked unsteadily towards us

f 35)

(34)c-

her tiny bound feet. She had been born in China at the time

it was the customary to

(36)

had her feet bound usually came from a

bind women's feet . A woman

(37)

a high social cfass. It was'also meant to make them

family belonging

(38) walk mare gracefully. Ah Chim atso had a radiant smile .

she was old, she had a '

(39) made her seem younger. No

complete set of perfectly formed teeth and (40)

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Correct ~ a c hword in bold for spelling and each under!ined word.for grammar. Write the correct i v ~ r din the relevant box. (10 marks) h.lu;rarn.mad Rusyaidi, l 6, dreams of being a professional golfer one day. He was

s?urkqd at

he ~ a ~ u National na Golf and Country Club yesterday, Rusyaidi was one of

the ? 0 lucky teenagers who had personal coaching from Singapore prokssional golfer,

(434 L am Chih Ring. Lam, 31, taught them the escensialS to get them starfed on golf

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(44) :f ,:>2 s indeed @ hohour to be invited to this exclusive golf cli~zic. The teenagers iistened

[)

(45)

t = d rsbserved intently as Lam I@ &

(46) out tips. He also demosfatied how to

s!i!ke the ball. He then spent 10 minutes with each golfer, ob~erve

s!q./ir?g,offering tips and answering their quarries. The teenagers were so

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. ,d home happy, wifh new knov~iedgeand goodies, a Straits Times troliey

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a cap. Adapted from The Straits Times, 27 April 2008

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Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

(15 marks)

Going green starts with a single step - gvln this case, a walk to school. Esther Ng, 14, to school almost every morniog, in her father's

used to enjoy a 20-minute (51)

car. However, a Geography lesson lasi year

-all that. She learnt that cars

(52)

emit fumes that may contribute to air pollution.

"I know that plants need carbon dioxide during photosynthesis," says the softspoken Secondary 2 student. "But t did not

it is so bad for the (53)

7.00am

environment." Now, she wakes up at 6.15~rn instead of the

-64) as

to make the 20-minute walk to school. It was difficult in the

)55(

she was not used to it. She is not stopping there. Thanks to the Geography lesson and COof looking after the environment,

curricular activities which emphasize the

156) such as recycling old newspapers.

Esther has picked up several green

(57) to re-usable bags for

She has even started encouraging her mother to

(58)

transport during outings.

her groceries, and persuaded the family to take c591

with her ini?ia?fy.Her family was put off by the tong

Her parents C6t

waits and transfers as it was troublesome- Thus s h e sat down and calculated how much

they would

ifthey took a train, instead of the car. The amount was to her

substantial. Eventually, her parents were convinced and (62)

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suggestions. With her efforts

steam, Esther has looked for other ways to

(6s save the environment. She

her school's Environment Club this year. (64)

Together with her club members, they are helping to

the word on (65):

protecting the environment. Her efforts have paid off so far. (Adapted fmm The Straits Times, I @ November 2007)

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For each of the questions 66 to 70, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Yow answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). .(l0marks)

66.

All the pupils in the school have contributed to the School Pocket Money Fund.

Every

67.

"Did you catch the latest news reports on-theInternet?" Mrs Lee asked the girfs. Mrs Lee asked the girls i

68.

Carrie believes everything she reads in the newspapers. That is being naive.

69.

The defendant is prohibited from leaving the country. He has to produce the necessary documents. Unfess

70.

We are not a#owedto use our mobile phones during the concert. The use of

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Read the passage below and answer questions 71 to 80. .

(20 marks)

The boy waited patiently. He crouched in a characteristic pose: tegs held close to his chest, arms clasped around his knees, back ctirved and copperbrown in the early morning sunshine. His young body was lean and strong, his hair untidy and sun-streaked, and his eyes straining to search the empty horizon.

5 There are many boys like him perched on the rocks and quaysides at Zamboanga in the Suku province of the Philippines, Some local people call the-mthe 'blond dare-devils' g d their dangerous work brings them many scars. As you watch then?, you will suddenly notice their chatter ceases and their eyes fasten on the horizon. A fishing boat has been seen, though to ordinary eyes the horizon is still empty.

Soon you can see the boat approaching, and when it reaches a certain point, ihe boat b y s dive into the sea and race towards it. They have their own special style of swimming. Reads are held high above the water because the boys must at ail times see the speed of their competitors and the direction of the boat. They are strong swimmers and they do a very swift crawl.

The fastest swimmer will pull himself aboard the fishing boat as it speeds past. This is the dangerous part of his work, and he may return to the shore wit! cuts and bruises to display to his colleagues. Once he has won the race, he has won the job of unloading the catch. Sometimes the boat boys work a!one, sometimes in pairs with a brother or a friend, and sometimes in small teams.

The boat boy's earnings are controlled by his 'manager', who will have an arrangement with the owners of the fishing boats. He will be paid according to the number of boats he has unloaded. Sometimes, more than 50 boats will berth when the fishing is good, but at times few - if any - will dot the horizon and raise the hopes of the tough little boys.

You can tell when the catch is good because the boats approach the shore at high speed, hoping to get the best prices at the market. When they glide in slowly, you know that the catch is disappointing,

Aii day the boat boys of Zamboanga keep their vigil beneath the hot sun. Their managers bring them bowls of rice and fish at midday, and at rtight they return t<j their families or sleep in the markets- Wflh such hard taskmasters, the boys never have the opportcnity to attend school. Some are about seven, but others are in their late teens. are tough but very friendly, and aii they knaw is the sun, the sea, the quayside and the fishing boats.

he^

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boy looking for as he sat with 'his eyes straining to search the

72. nrhy\h_avefhe boat boys' hair become 'blond*?

73. Explain clearly how a boat boy gets scars on his body.

.74. How do the boys ensure that they are the first to reach-thefishing b'oat?

75. What does the phrase 'they do a very swift crawl' (tine 15) mean?

76. From paragraph two, how do you know that the boys are very experienced in their jobs?

77. What are the two factors which will affect a boat boy's earnings?

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78. 'Pihat does 'all they know is the sun, the sea, the quayside and the fishing boats' ([iwT ,e ou about the boys' lives?

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79.Which senteiice tells you that the manager is not concerned about the boys' iutijre?

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80. Frcm the passage, write down the two qualities that the boys need to do their

jch well.

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79)WStt.r such hard task masters, t h e boys never have the opportunity to attend school.

80)They are strength and good eye sight/determination and perseverance.

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