Unified Test 1 (2013)

FOON YEW HIGH SCHOOL -- KULAI

ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 1^st SEMESTER UNIFIED TEST 2013

JUNIOR MIDDLE THREE                                   13^TH MARCH 2013 (7.45AM – 8.30AM)

Name: _____________________ (          )                                   

Junior Middle Three (          )                             Marks: _________________________

Student ID: ___________                                     Parents’ signature: _______________

 

(A) COMPREHENSION   20% (Group A: 1-5; Group B: Any 5)

Read the following letter carefully and answers in complete sentences.

9, Jalan Mesra, Taman Suria, 50745 Kuala Lumpur.   26 June 2012   Dear Kaixuan, I was pleased to receive your letter a fortnight ago. I’m sorry that I did not reply to your letter earlier as I was sick. I am glad you liked the stamp album. Yesterday, I visited the bookshop and bought you the latest book in Harry Potter series. I will send it to you later this week. In your letter you sounded rather worried about your PMR examination. Please don’t worried, Kaixuan. I am sure you will do well. You have always been a conscientious student. Just continue to work hard and everything will turn out fine. You said you have a study timetable – that’s good. However, remember to make time for play too. Why don’t you come and stay with Uncle Lim and me during your August holidays? We’d love to see you. Uncle Lim can help you with your Mathematics and Science. Bring all your school books with you as well then you can revise the other subjects while you are here. There’s a new theme park that Uncle Lim is keen to visit except that he has no one to go with him now that your cousins are away in England. So, he’s looking forward to going there with you. You can go there to relax after you have done your revision. It’ll be a lot of fun, I am sure. If you like, I could ask your mom and dad to let you visit us. I am sure that they will agree to the visit. Bye for now.   Love, Auntie Joyce

1. What does the word ‘conscientious’ mean in 2^nd paragraph?

2. What does the phrase ‘a fortnight ago’ mean in 1^st paragraph?

3. Which subjects can Uncle Lim help Kaixuan?

4. What does the word ‘it’ in 1^st paragraph refer to?

5. What place is Uncle Lim keen to visit?

6. Why didn’t Auntie Joyce reply the letter earlier?

 

(B) VOCABULARY    10% (Group A: 1-10; Group B: Any 10)

unscrupulous	exquisite	inspiration	auction	prosperity	attire
interfere	auspicious	reliable	uprooted	signify	permanently

 

1. To form a curatorial standpoint, many of the objects they housed were __________.

2. Her speeches have ever been a fount of __________ to her audiences.

3. Local Journalists have been warned not to __________ in the peace negotiations.

4. You should select an honest and __________ dealer who will supply you with high quality goods.

5. Certain __________ companies in the wine trade encourage the brewers to add sugar into grape juice.

6. We kneel in front of our parents and grandparents to wish them longevity and __________ on the first day of

Chinese New Year.

7. A Chinese Wedding is normally held on an __________ day.

8. Gales __________ trees and whipped the slats off roofs.

9. The new law bars foreign journalists from working __________ in the country.

10. Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones __________.

11. They are holding an __________ of jewellery on Thursday.

12. Casual __________ is not appropriate for dining at that high-class restaurant.

(C) TENSES    10% (Group A: 1-10; Group B: Any 10)

1. _____ (not be) Perak the capital of Malaysia?

2. The man _____ (seek) help from his neighbour before the ambulance came.

3. The lightning _____ (strike) the tree and it fell in seconds.

4. If the students had collected more empty bottles, they _____ (have) more money for their class trip.

5. She _____ (play) table tennis with her friends tomorrow morning.

6. I would punish him if I _____ (be) his mother.

7. After they _____ (work) for more than two hours, they decided to take a rest.

8. Sharon _______________ (practise) her violin the whole morning without a break.

9. _____ the men _____ (not load) the goods onto the ship tonight?

10. Pauline _____ (not pay) her tuition fee yet.

11. My mother _____ (cook) when the telephone rang.

12. Look! Betty’s father _____ (jog) in the park now.

 

(D) POEM – ‘A FIGHTER’S LINE’    10% (Group A & B: Do all)

1. The persona wants the younger generation to do all of the following EXCEPT

A. act fast

B. be brave

C. get a few people to help

D. speak up for their rights

2. The persona has directed his battle cry to the

A. youths

B. ex-soldiers

C. citizens

D. former patriots

3. Who wrote the poem?

4. Please list down any two moral values of the poem.

5. What did the persona do for his country?

 

(E) INDIRECT SPEECH    10% (Group A: 1-5; Group B: Any 5)

1. Benedict said, “Joey, I think you have taken my bag because this one over here is not mine.”

2. “Deirdre, will you come to my party if I give you an invitation?” Edward asked.

3. The teacher said, “Insects have six legs.”

4. “Don’t forget to bring your textbook next Monday,” Daniel told Clarence.

5. Katherine said, “I must study hard for my coming examination.”

6. “I was watching movie at 6pm last night,” said Joseph.

 

(F) LANGUAGE USE    20% (Group A & B: Do all)

1. Cynthia must be very happy with _____ results. _____ scored 8A’s.

A. her, She

B. his, She

C. hers, She

D. her, He

2. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got _____ patience.

A. any

B. many

C. little

D. a little

3. Why is there so _____ grease on the floor?

A. a lot of

B. many

C. some

D. much

4. I have _____ pen-pal in _____ Philippine Islands.

A. a, --

B. a, the

C. the, the

D. --, the

5. Johnny has _____ measles; he has been absent from _____ school for nearly _____ week.

A. the. --, a

B. --, --, a

C. --, a, --

D. a, --, a

6. The talk was about educational opportunities for adults and the speaker also _____ sources of finance.

A. touched on

B. knocked down

C. counted on

D. got over

7. Diana finally decided to _____ from the singing competition as she was so nervous.

A. figure out

B. dress down

C. act up

D. back out

8. I _____ hear him although I was sitting very near him.

A. could

B. can’t

C. couldn’t

D. had to

9. Students _____ go against the school regulations.

A. mustn’t

B. can

C. should

D. must

10. The police showed him a photo to try to _____ about what had happened on the night of the robbery.

A. leave no stone unturned

B. keep his nose clean

C. jump to the conclusion

D. jog his memory

 

(G) SUMMARY- ‘AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS’    10% (Group A & B: Do all)

1. Which character do you admire the most in the novel? Why?