PBS ENGLISH LANGUAGEFORM 1

NAME: ………………………………………………FORM: ……………………………………………BAND 1B1 DL1 E1

Answer all the questions about your personal details

1. What is your full name?

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2. Where do you live?

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3. How old are you?

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Listen carefully and circle the correct words that you hear

1. Pin, bin, tin2. Lack, back, pack3. I am, I’m4. Couldn’t, shouldn’t

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Read aloud with proper pronunciation and intonation

A forest has many trees. Many animals and birds live in the forest. We also get oxygen from trees in the forest. Therefore, let’s plant trees and conserve our forest.

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Your best friend will celebrate his/her birthday next week. Write a birthday wishes to him/her

Happy ………………………………………!

May God ……………………………….. you.

You are my ………………………… ……………………….. ever.

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BAND 2

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Look at Alan’s Family tree. In pairs, take turn to ask the following questions.

Student A: Who is Alan’s grandfather?

Student B: He is Mr. ……………………………….. . Who is Jack?

Student A: Jack is …………………….’s husband. How many children does Helen have?

Student B: She has ………………………. children.

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Helen Walter

LindaJack Nancy Frank

AlanTimmyJennifer

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Read and understand the text below. Then, complete the table with the correct answers

The Wonderful of Animals

A butterfly is an insect. It is a land animal. It feeds on the nectar of blooming flowers. It flaps its wings to fly around. It lays eggs on leaves. It has a pair of beautiful and colourful wings. It has three pairs of tiny legs. It also has a pair of feelers.

A whale is a mammal. It is not a fish although it lives in water. It eats small fish. It swims all about seas and oceans. It gives birth to its young. It is black and white in colour. It breathes through a blowhole on its head. It has a very huge body

A frog is an amphibian. It lives on land and in water. It likes to eat small insects. It catches insects with its elastic tongue. It hops on land and swims in water. It lays many tiny eggs on the surface of water. It has webbed feet to help it swims swiftly. Its skin is smooth and oily.

A snake is a reptile. It lives on land and in water. It loves to eat small animals. It glides on the ground. It lays many eggs. It has scales on its body. The body of a snake is long and slippery. Some snakes have beautiful patterns on their bodies.

Animals Group Habitat Food Movement Land and water Hops

Reptile

Flies

Small fish

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B2 DB1 E2

By using dictionary, find the meaning of these words.

Words Meanings 1 Tiny 2 Huge 3 Feeler 4 Glide

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You want to invite your friend to your birthday party. Write an invitation card to all your friends including the details.

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My dear friends,

You are specially …………………………… to my birthday party which will be held at ……………………………………………………………………………..

The party will start at ……………………p.m. until ………………………p.m.

BAND 3

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Situation: You will be having a birthday party this coming weekend. You are inviting your best friend to your birthday party. Make a dialogue between you and your friend. In your dialogue:

State when and where the party will be held. Accepting or declining answer

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Listen to the announcement carefully. Then, fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TENOM

“…………………………………. Night”

Date: …………………………………………. Time: ……………………………………………..

Day: ………………………………………… Venue: …………………………………………….

Shows:

i) …………………………………….. danceii) Lion ……………………………….iii) Magic ………………………………..iv) ………………………………………. Contest

Special appearance: …………………………………………………

All ………………………………….. and ………………………………….. are …………………………………. welcomed.

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B3 DB1 E1

Read the story below and understand it

King Midas and His Golden Touch

Many thousands of years ago, in Greece, there lived a king called Midas. Midas loved gold more than anything else in the world except his young daughter.

One day, a God called Bacchus offered to give King Midas a reward because he was a kind king. Midas asked that everything he touched be turned into gold. Midas was very happy. He touched a rose and immediately it turned into gold. He touched the rose bush and turned them into gold. He was overjoyed.

The next day, while he was having his breakfast, Midas touched a piece of bread. The bread changed into gold. He was shocked. He then took an apple. It turned to gold. He could not eat anything! Suddenly, he saw his daughter running towards him sadly. He hugged her to comfort her. To his surprise, his daughter had turned into gold statue!

Midas called out to Bacchus to forgive him for being so stupid. Bacchus told Midas to bathe in a magic river, the Pactolus. Midas did so and his golden touch disappeared. All returned to normal including his daughter. Midas learned that not to be greedy anymore.

A. Based on the story above, write TRUE or FALSE for the following statements. 1. Midas was the king of Greece who loved gold very much ………………………2. Midas was a cruel and mean king ………………………3. He touched the rose bush and they had turned into brass ………………………4. Bacchus got angry with Midas and punished him ………………………5. Lastly, Midas realized that gold was not everything ……………………..

B. Answer the questions below. 1. What kind of a king was Midas?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2. Why did the wish cause problem?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3. How did everything returned to normal?

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Regarding to the “King Midas and His Golden Touch” story, find the words which have the same meaning as the following words:

1. Prize = …………………………………………2. Changed = …………………………………………3. Extremely happy = …………………………………………4. Vanish = ………………………………………..

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B3 DT1 E1

Situation:

You want to introduce your cousin, Riana to your best friend. By using the following words, describe Riana with your own sentences. Your description should be written in one short paragraph.

Riana – thin – petite – girl. – short – curly hair – fair skin – eyes – small – snub –nose – happy – agile

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Listen to the teacher’s dictation carefully. The, write the word’s / paragraph correctly

SPELLING

1. 6.2. 7.3. 8.4. 9.5. 10.

DICTATION

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BAND 4

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Situation: Your best friend, Petricia will be celebrating his/her birthday this coming Saturday. You want to plan a surprise party to him/her. Call up your friend Caroline on the phone and make plans on how to surprise Petricia at KFC restaurant nearby on her birthday.

Eg:

Alex (your name): Hello, Caroline. This is Alex. Petricia’s birthday will be coming this Saturday. I’m planning to make a surprise party to her.

Caroline : Hello, Alex. …

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B4 DL2 E1

Situation:

Your friend has invited you to accompany him to watch a movie at the GSC cinema. Based on the directions given, draw the route from the petrol station to the cinema.

B4 DL3 E1

Situation:

You are interested to attend a grammar workshop conducted by English Panel in your school which will be held at the end of this month. Ask your teacher for details about the workshop. You may use the following details in your dialogue between you and your teacher:

Date Time

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Venue Fee

Read the e-mail below and answer the questions that follow.

1. What is the e-mail mainly about?A Somchit and her friendsB the rice planting seasonC the people of ThailandD a celebration in Thailand

2. When is the Loy Krathong Festival celebrated?A in September C in NovemberB in October D in December

3. What do people do on Loy Krathong night?A they float their ‘krathongs’ in waterB they float in the lakes in their best clothes

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From: Somchit (somchit@tm.net.my)To: Fa Mei Hwa(far@tm.net.my) Sent: 22/10/12

3.03pmDear Mei Hwa,

Thank you for telling me about the Mooncake Festival. I enjoyed reading about how it is celebrated. It reminds me of the Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand. Like the Mooncake Festival, it is celebrated with lights. Our ‘lanterns’ though, are made of leaves and we float them.

In fact, we are celebrating the Loy Krathong Festival next month. It is held every year after the rice planting season. On Loy Krathong night, people dress in their best clothes and go to the neareat river, pond or lake to float their ‘krathongs’. A ‘krathong’ is a leaf-cup decorated with flowers, candles and joss-sticks. ‘Loy’ in Thai means ‘to float’.

Thai people believe that when a person floats his or her ‘krathong’ in the water, their troubles will float away with the ‘krathong’. I don’t believe in that myself. But I enjoy going to the stream near our house with my friends and setting our ‘krathongs’ there. It is a wonderful sight to see hundreds of ‘krathongs’ floating and giving out their light. On that night too, we let off fireworks and the sky is brightwith them.

I hope you can come to Thailand and see how the festival is celebrated. I would like to visit Malaysia and see how the festivals are celebrated. Festivals are such fun!

Well, that’s all for now. Please write soon.

Your friend, Somchit

C they swim in the nearest pondD they plant rice and light fireworks

4. From the e-mail, we know that SomchitA celebrates the festival monthlyB enjoys celebrating festivalsC receives lanterns from Mei HwaD lives in Malaysia

5. Where does Somchit float her ‘krathong’?A in the riverB in the lakeC in the pondD in the stream

6. Of what nationality is Somchit?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. What can you understand the meaning of ‘Loy Krathong’?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Name 2 other festivals that are celebrated by Chinese.

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ii)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Your girl friend will be celebrating her birthday this coming December. You read and advertisement offering some interesting gifts on sale. You have only RM 20 to spend. You are not sure which present to buy for her. Write a letter to your elder brother, who is studying in the university, to ask for advice. In your letter, tell him:

The amount of money you have What your girl friend likes The present you intend to buy

Use the notes and the advertisement below to help you. Your composition must not be less than 80words.

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