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Listening Comprehension

• Listening Comprehension 1 4

• Listening Comprehension 2 5

• Listening Comprehension 3 6

• Listening Comprehension 4 7

• Listening Comprehension 5 8

• Listening Comprehension 6 9

• Listening Comprehension 7 10

• Listening Comprehension 8 Challenge Exercise 11

• Listening Comprehension 9 Challenge Exercise 12

• Listening Comprehension 10 Challenge Exercise 13

Reading Comprehension

• Reading Comprehension 1 14

• Reading Comprehension 2 16

• Reading Comprehension 3 18

• Reading Comprehension 4 20

• Reading Comprehension 5 22

• Reading Comprehension 6 24

• Reading Comprehension 7 26

• Reading Comprehension 8 Challenge Exercise 28

• Reading Comprehension 9 Challenge Exercise 30

• Reading Comprehension 10 Challenge Exercise 32

Summary Cloze

• Summary Cloze 1 34

• Summary Cloze 2 36

• Summary Cloze 3 Challenge Exercise 38

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Writing

Primary 6

Cloze Passage

• Cloze Passage 1 40

• Cloze Passage 2 Challenge Exercise 41

Functions

• Functions 1 42

• Functions 2 Challenge Exercise 44

Organisation of Ideas

• Organisation of Ideas 1 46

• Organisation of Ideas 2 Challenge Exercise 48

Picture Composition

• Picture Composition 1 50

• Picture Composition 2 52

• Picture Composition 3 54

• Picture Composition 4 Challenge Exercise 56

• Picture Composition 5 Challenge Exercise 58

• Picture Composition 6 Challenge Exercise 60

Short Writing

• Short Writing 1 62

• Short Writing 2 63

• Short Writing 3 Challenge Exercise 64

Answer Key 65

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Date:

HKAT (Pre-S1) — English Intensive Practice (Upgraded Edition)

(CD:Track 01)

Ben wants to help with the housework. Mum is teaching him how to wash clothes. Listen carefully and then answer Questions 1-5.

1. What does Ben’s mum do before she puts the clothes into the washing machine?

A. Separate the clothes

B. Turn on the switch

C. Turn on the tap

D. Add a spoonful of Magic Clean

2. Ben’s mum sorts the clothes into groups by .

A. colour

B. thickness

C. material

D. size

3. What is ‘Magic Clean’?

A. Magic water

B. A soap

C. Washing powder

D. Softener

4. The washing machine advises its job completion by .

A. flashing light

B. voice alarm

C. shocking movement

D. showing a ‘stop’ signal

5. How often does Mum wash the clothes?

A. Once a week B. Twice a week

C. Three times a week D. Everyday

Listening Comprehension 1

Hint: Listen for the steps: ‘first’, ‘next’ and ‘then’.

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Explanation

14 HKAT (Pre-S1) — English Intensive Practice (Upgraded Edition)

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It was Sunday morning. Ben and John were playing badminton.

Suddenly, Ben hit the shuttlecock too hard and the shuttlecock

fell into the bush. They ran to the other side of the bush to look for

the shuttlecock. They searched the area thoroughly but found

nothing.

‘Woof! Woof!’ A dog’s barking drew their attention. They looked

up and saw a spotted medium-sized dog. It sat on the lawn

that they played on just now. There was a shuttlecock at its feet.

‘Oh! You stole my shuttlecock!’ Ben shouted. John said, ‘No!

Look at the dog. It looks so obedient. It is a smart and tame dog.

I don’t think it stole our shuttlecock. It just helped.’

John went up to the dog. He patted the dog on its head and

said, ‘Good boy, thank you.’ The dog stood up and wagged its tail

excitedly. ‘Where does it come from? Does it belong to anybody?’

asked Ben.

‘Can you see its collar? It must have a master. Maybe its

master is looking for it nearby. Let’s bring it to its master.’ John said.

‘Good boy, follow us!’ Ben shouted to the dog but the dog

ran away quickly and disappeared in seconds. Ben was so

disappointed. John comforted him, ‘A good dog leads its master.

It never gets lost. Don’t worry.’

Ben and John are good friends. They always play in the park together. Last Sunday, they were in the park again. Read the story and choose the best answers for Questions 1-5.

Reading Comprehension 1

Mini Dictionary

shuttlecock – a small light object that you hit over when you play badminton

spotted – with small, round, coloured areas

medium-sized – between large and small

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Date:

Primary 6

1. Why did the dog bark at Ben and John?

A. It didn’t like them.

B. It wanted to draw their attention.

C. It thought they were thieves.

D. It didn’t know them.

2. Read paragraph 3, what does ‘you’ refer to?

A. Ben B. John

C. The dog D. The shuttlecock

3. How did John know that the dog has a master?

A. Its master was coming.

B. It did not follow Ben.

C. It had a collar.

D. It looked obedient.

4. When the dog disappeared, Ben was very disappointed because .

A. he was interested in the dog

B. he wanted to know its master

C. he wanted to leave the dog alone

D. he wanted to hit the dog

5. Ben and John both wrote diary entries about last Sunday. Read the story on P. 14 and help them finish the entries by using only ONE word for each blank.

Hint : Think of what a dog usually has if it has a master.

Sunday, 16th May, 20XX

I played badminton with John as

usual. I hit the (i)

too hard and we couldn’t find i t

anywhere…

Sunday 16/5/20XX

Today I saw a very friendly dog.

I t was so happy that i t even

(ii) its tail

excitedly.

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50 HKAT (Pre-S1) — English Intensive Practice (Upgraded Edition)

Your cousin, Sam, came to Hong Kong to visit you and you took him to visit some famous sight-seeing places in Hong Kong. With the help of the pictures and the words below, write a diary in at least 80 words. You can use the words in the Word Bank to help you.

Picture Composition 1

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Word Bank

•thePeak/take/PeakTram•ShaTincyclingtrack/gocycling•Disneyland/ fireworks /play/rollercoaster

a. b.

c. d.

Ocean Park / see / dolphins the Hong Kong Science Museum /

dinosaur / exhibition

the Hong Kong Space Museum /

watch / sky show

(What other places did Sam and you visit?)

?

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4 HKAT (Pre-S1) — English Intensive Practice (Upgraded Edition)7-day Instant Preparation Guide

Listening

Skill Focus: Rephrasing Skill

Testing Focus: Listening Comprehension

– Listen for the wordings with similar meaning but expressed in a different way

Strategies

• Underline thekeywords in thequestions.Predictwhatyouaregoing tolistento.

• Listenforthespecificinformationfromtherecording.• Adaptthemeaningtofitthewaysexpressedinthechoices,e.g.‘7days’

paraphrases‘1week’and‘7:00a.m.’implies‘inthemorning’.• Choosetheanswerthathasasimilarmeaningastheoriginalwordings.

Instant Self Check

Listen to the conversation and answer the question. (CD Track 11)

1. When did Karen make the bed?

A. In the morning B. In the afternoon

C. In the evening D. At midnight

Skill Focus: Arithmetic Skill

Testing Focus: Listening Comprehension – Interpret arithmetic concept

Strategies

1. Payattentiontothenumbersintherecording.Jotdownthenumbers.2. Findouttherelationshipbetweenthenumbers.3. Dosimplecalculationusingthenumbers.

7-day Preparationsam

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Instant Self Check

Listen to the conversation and answer the question. (CD Track 12)

2. How many years has Master Chow been a chef?

A. 12 years B. 18 years

C. 22 years D. 40 years

Reading

Skill Focus: Inference Skill

Testing Focus: Reading Comprehension

– Make logical deductions from the clues

Strategies

• Underlinethekeywordsandthequestionwordsinthequestions.

• Look for clues from thepassage. The cluesare related to thequestionwords,e.g. ifthequestionwordis‘when’, lookforthewordsabouttime,dateandmonth.

• Findtherelationshipbetweendifferentincidents.

• Scanthroughthechoicesandusegeneralknowledgetothinkofthepossibilities.

Instant Self Check

Read the information and answer the question.

DearPaul,Iamverybusywithmystudiesbecausethereisonlyamonthtogo

beforethefinalexaminJune....

3. When did the writer write the letter to Paul? A. In May B. In June C. In July D. In August

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