MID SEMESTER TEST ENGLISH Tuesday 13 January Dear Diary, Today I made a new friend in school.

His name is Muhamad. Muhamad walks with a limp. He had polio when he was young. Muhamads parents own a small stall in a food court. Every morning Muhamad and his sisters wake up at 4 a.m. They help their mother prepare breakfast food for sale. At 5.30 a.m. Muhamad and his parents leave home for the stall. Muhamad serves the customers. He also collects dirty dishes and washes them. At 9 a.m. he returns home. He completes his homework. He revises his school work. At 11.30 a.m. he gets ready for school. He walks to school because his parents cannot afford to send him in a school bus. Twice a week Muhamad helps his neighbours children with Maths and Science. I really admire Muhamad. Im glad I have a friend like him. FORM 2 Section A Questions 1-5 Rosila Chai is a Singaporean but she works in Brunei. She teaches Mathematics in a girls school. Rosila is married to Pyaryat Chai, a Thai. Rosilas husband, who is an engineer, lectures in the Engineering Faculty in a university in Sabah. Mr and Mrs Chai have four children. Anwar is twelve, Mohamed is ten, Sani is seven and Rosita is four. Last Thursday Rosila went to the shopping complex to buy new clothes for her children as Hari Raya was round the corner. She paid the cashier for the clothes and put her wallet into her handbag. But, she forgot to zip her handbag. As she was walking down the stairs, a man bumped into her and ran past. When she realized that the man had taken her wallet, she screamed for help. A security guard heard her. He ran after the thief, pushed him down and caught him. Rosila was very happy to see her wallet again. The thief was taken to the police station. She thanked the security guard for his brave act. The security guard smiled and gave some advice. 1. Which country does Rosila Chai come from? A Brunei B Thailand C Malaysia D Singapore 2. What does Pyaryat Chai do? A He is a lecturer. B He is a security guard. C He is a teacher. D He is an engineer. 3. How old is Rosilas eldest child A 4 years old B 7 years old C 10 years old D 12 years old 4. Which of the following statements is not true? A Rosila went shopping because she wanted to buy clothes for Hari Raya. B Rosila forgot to put her wallet into the handbag. C The thief was taken to the police station. D A security guard caught the thief. 5. Which of the following is probably the advice the security gave Rosila? A Madam, dont go shopping. B Madam, please help young boys C Madam, please be careful with your belongings. D Madam, you shouldnt buy so many clothes for your children

Read the following diary entry and answer questions 6-8

6. Muhamad walks with a limp.

What does the phrase walks with a limp means? A He walks with only one leg. B He walks very slowly. C He walks with the help of a walking stick. D He walks in an uneven manner. 7. How long does Muhamad help his parents at the stall every day? A Four hours B Three hours C Three and a half hours D Six hours 8. Which of these statements is not true about Muhamad? A He is a bright student. B He is an obedient child. C He walks to school because he is poor. D He walks with a limp because of an accident. Study the menu. Then answer questions 9-12 below. Yum-Yum Caf Sandwiches Briyani RM 5.25 Sandwiches are made on Fried Noodles RM 5.25 brown or wholemeal Steamed Fish RM 7.50 bread. (with white rice & Tuna & Mayonnaise RM 3.95 local vegetables) Chicken Capri RM 5.50 Vegeterian Delight RM 4.00 (cheese, grated carrot, Drinks tomato and lettuce) Tea RM 2.00 Coffee RM 2.15 Fresh Juices Rm 3.50 Local Dishes (carrot, watermelon, Chicken Rice RM 4.50 orange, apple) Fried Rice RM 4.00 9.

Mineral Water Soft Drinks Dessert Malay Kuih

RM 1.50 RM 1.80 RM 0.40 per piece

Ice Cream RM 2.25 (vanilla,chocolate strawberry, yam, durian) Extra scoop RM 0.75

Rani is a vegetarian. What did Rani order for her lunch? A Tuna and Mayonnaise, watermelon juice and ice cream. B Chicken rice and mineral water. C Vegetarian Delight sandwich, a piece of Malay Kuih and Zam-zam Cola.D Beef Briyani and tea. 10. How much would Janet pay if she ate a Chicken Capri and a fresh juice? A RM 6.65 B RM 9.80 C RM 9.00 D RM 8.90 11. Li Ling had a local dish, a drink and a dessert and she paid RM 9.80. What did she actually have for lunch? A Fried rice, apple juice and a piece of Malay kuih. B Steamed fish with white rice and local vegetables, mineral water and two pieces of Malay kuih. C Briyani, coffee and durian ice cream. D Fried Noodles, tea and two pieces of Malay kuih. 12. What is the meaning of local dishes in the menu? A Plates use are made within the country B Malaysian food. C Food that are accompanied with rice. D Food that everybody loves to eat

Questions 13-16 Complete the conversation in Situation A according to each of the underlined functions. Situation A : Maznah and her friend from Vietnam have come to Sharidahs house. Maznah: Hi, Sharidah. I have a special visitor I would like you to meet. Tran: ..13 (to introduce oneself) Im from Vietnam. Sharidah: Im pleased to meet you.14 (to welcome someone into ones home) Tran: Thank you. Maznah: Actually Sharidah, weve come here for a special reason. 15 (to invite someone) Sharidah: Sure, Id love to. But,.16 (to seek clarification) Maznah: The 13th. Are you free on that day? Sharidah: Yes, I am. 13. to introduce oneself A Hello, Im Tran. B Yes, of course, Tran. C Im sorry, Tran. D Is your name Tran? 14 to welcome someone into ones home A Please have a drink. B Please open the door. C Please ask Maznah to bring you here. D Please come in and make yourself comfortable. 15. to invite someone A Would you like to go to the movies on the 13th? B Can you book the tickets for the 13th of this month? C How will we get there? D What time is it? 16. to seek clarification A is the 13th alright with you? B is the 13th or the 30th? C is Saadah coming too on the 13th? D is the movie on the 13th? Questions 17-26 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. There are two kinds of sandwiches. One kind(17) the open sandwich which was invented by the Danish. For (18) open sandwich, we use only one slice of bread with interesting toppings. You can use cheese, sambal ikan bilis, tuna and mayonnaise or any other(19) combination. The other kind is the closed sandwich. (20) in Malaysia are more familiar with this kind of sandwich. Closed sandwiches(21) contain anything you like to eat. You can use bread rolls or buns instead of bread slices. And ..(22) you want to be adventurous, you can even use the Indian chappati or the Mexican tortilla. The closed sandwich was thought of almost two hundred years.(23) by the Earl of Sandwich. Sandwich is a place..(24) England. The Earl was usually very busy playing cards all day(25) he refused to stop for a meal. Whenever he was hungry, he asked for a piece of meat to be put between two slices of bread. He ..(26) it was delicious and so did his friends. 17. A is C are 22. A so C if

B was 18. A a C the B an 19. A clean B cold 20. A She B He

D were D C delicious D friendly C They D We

B because 23. A last

D why C early D before C on D in C and D but C thought D thinking

B ago 24. A by B at 25. A so B or 26. A think B thinks

21. A can C should B must C always Section B : Literature

In element of short stories, irony is about contrast between what someone says and he really means. Irony involves a double meaning. In an ironic statement a speaker or writer uses words in such a way that the words suggest the opposite meaning of what those words mean. Question 1 Read these text excerpts from The Pencil by Ali Majod and answer the question that follows: Correct, Dolah, it is your pencil . Zahid, you did wrong So, you will receive three strokes of rattan as your reward.. Mr Jamal was proud of himself because he had solved the problem with such wisdom. In your own words, explain why it is ironic. . (4 marks) Question 2 Summarise the plot by filling in the blanks with suitable sentences in the box below. He suggests replacing bunga telur with sweets. His sister almost called off the wedding. He has no shoes for the wedding rehearsal. Jamal does not have enough money for the wedding. He sells his Bally shoes to his cousin. It is time for Jamal to get married. A bride is found for him. 3 . . Climax Rising Action 2. Introduction 1. Falling Action 4 .. . Resolution 5 . .

(10 marks)