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UTAMA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLSKUALA LUMPUR

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION2015/2016

NAME : ___________________________________

FORM : 1

SUBJECT :ENGLISH (1)

URATION : 2 HOURS

PREPARE B!: CHECKE B!: MR" KHAIRUL NI#AM $$$$$$$$$

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Utama International School Kuala Lumpur

First Term Examination 2015/2016

English aper 1

Form 1

Name : _____________________________

Date : _____________________________

Form : _____________________________

Section ! "#omprehension an$ Summar%&

'ea$ the (ollo)ing passage care(ull% and then answer all the questions. You are

recommended to answer them in order set. Mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar

may be penalied in any part o! the answers.

Note: "hen the question asks you to answer in your own words, Y#$ M$%& N#& '#(Y

&)* "#+D% N &)* (-%%-* in your answer.

/ &here was a small incident on the way home !rom school. was stoned by !our boys and

handled the situation badly. t wasn0t a mugging because they didn0t want to take

anything o! 1alue. t wasn0t an ambush either because already knew they were a!ter me.

t wasn0t re1enge because 0d ne1er seen them be!ore.

2 t was a straight!orward case, could see a!terwards, o! bullying. Four larger boys came

!or a smaller one who was on his own.

3 took the short cut which runs down a narrow path between two !ruit orchids. &here are

hedges on each side, tall enough to protect the trees !rom wind, thick to pre1ent

trespassers !rom stealing !ruit. &he sun seldom reaches down between the hedges. t0s



gloomy and damp, and the weeds under the hedges grow yellow and straggly as they

struggle up towards the light.

4 don0t like walking there, but it is ten minutes quicker i! go round by the ring road. &he

!our youths were behind, 5ostling and sho1ing each other against the spiky hawthorn as

they walked. &hey had sha1ed heads, high laced DM0s, black blaers and mean, narrow

eyes, and they were !rom +osehill %chool.

6 "hen the !irst stone spun past my ear dint turn, did put on a bit o! speed. &he second

stone hit me on the back o! the neck and they were closer than had realied. -t that

point, there were three things could do. could run like hell, or could take no notice,

or could stop and con!ront them. !a1oured the last. was good at diplomacy. ga1e a

talk on it at the dinner hour debating club: 778ritain0s diplomatic role in the east9west

communication00. Four people came and two more 5eered through the window, but Mr

Fowler came in !or the last bit o! my talk and it was well prepared.

8esides, i! ran like hell, 0d be admitting to mysel! that was a!raid. Fear shows.

&hey0d know. *1en i! managed to e1ade !rom them this time, they0d be waiting another

day. -nd another day, it might be worse.

; 8ut when looked back !or con!rontation, they had gone. &he long path was empty.

< &hen, heard sti!led giggles and running !eet !rom inside the orchard. &hey must ha1e

pushed through the dense hedge. %uddenly, they were way ahead, darting through a gap

in the hawthorn.

= looked behind. &here was nobody. *1en a !irst year would ha1e been a help. 8ullies

don0t attack when there0s a witness. #r a teacher. 8ut teachers don0t walk along public

rights9o!9way. &hey go home in battered cars, or on new ten speed racers, in case, they0re

mugged.

/> - hail o! sharp !lints !lew down a tree o1erhead, 0d made the wrong decision. t was too

late !or con!rontation or escape. 5ust had to keep walking along the damp path towards

where they were lurking. (erhaps should ha1e negotiated, should ha1e apologied to

them !or being me. 8ut you can0t apologie to hal!9seen !aces !litting behind the green

lea1es.



// reached the end o! the path without making contact. was out on the cut9de9sac which

loads down to the estate. was sa!e, surrounded by humanity, li1ing people behind

windows, who could see me.

/2 &hat0s e?actly when they pounced, !rom behind a !uchsia bush. -nd they dragged me

down to the pa1ement. &hey took o!! my glasses. gro1elled in the dirt !or my spectacles

but two grabbed me !rom behind and pulled down the slee1es o! my blaer, imprisoning

my arms. Maybe it was a mugging@ &hey did want something. &he third threw my school

bag o1er a bush into a garden, while the !ourth took a kni!e, and touched my breast

pocket with the shining tip. Auick as a !lash he slit through the stitching o! the yellow,

embroidered crest, and ripped, through the school badge so that it hung in tattered scab.

'uriously, one o! them picked up my glasses !rom the gutter and handed them back tome. &hen, they were o!!, they were gone.

/3 was ashamed to !ind mysel! trembling !or the rest o! the walk home. )umiliated, had

mismanaged it, should ha1e apologied right !rom the beginning.

/4 Bisten boys, know it0s not your !ault you are who you are and am me. You want my

school badge@ 'ertainly, please ha1e it.

/6 Bogically, rationally, knew that was their superior. -nd i! knew it, they knew it too.

&hat was why they wanted to attack. &hey recognied my grey, wool blaer. t wasn0t

their !aultCC t0s why they wanted to attack. t0s nobody0s !ault that they must li1e on the

council estate and go to +osehill, any more than it0s my !ault that my parents are well9

educated, well9paid, and want me to be the same. No doubt, those boys were 5ust as

intelligent as me, but with all moti1ations !or li!e. %o it was nobody0s !ault. *1en so,

couldn0t blame anybody but mysel! !or making the wrong decision.

From the "ar #rphan by +achel -ndersonE

From (aragraph / to 3:

/. "hy were the weeds on the path yellow and stragglyG@ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2 marksE

From paragraph 4 to ;:

2. "hat was it about the !our boys0 appearance that might ha1e alarmed the writer@



____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2marksE

3. "hy did the writer choose not to run away@ ____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________ 2marksE

From paragraph < to />:

4. &hey go home in battered cars, or on new ten speed racersG line 3/E ."hat does this

comment tell you about the type o! teachers at the writer0s school@ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2marksE

6. "hat is iconic about the writer0s obser1ation on the 77little old ladies00 line 3/E@ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2marksE

. magine you were one o! the gang members. "rite an account o! how you tormented

and then attacked the writer. Draw out !acts !rom any part o! the passage. Your

account should be in continuous writing o! />> 9 /2> words including the words

gi1en below to help you begin with.

"e !ollowed him down the path________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________



Section * "+rammar an$ ,oca-ular%&

/. *uphemism is an element o! !igure o! speech that is well known by the *nglish speakers

as a way o! e?pressing thoughts in all social setting. t is used by all people regardless the

status, age and gender. 8ased on the sub5ect discussed, answer the !ollowing questions.

a. De!ine euphemism. H2 marksI ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

b. *?plain a time when you ha1e had to use a euphemism. H3 marksI ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

c. +ewrite the !ollowing phrases into clear. straight(or)ar$ English H6 marksI

i. 8ig boned J ___________________________________

ii. Downsie J ___________________________________

iii. 8etween 5obs J ___________________________________

i1. *conomically depri1ed J ___________________________________

1. Digni!ied matron J ___________________________________

2. Un$erline the a$er-ial phrase #n the line, )rite the uestion it ans)ers H marksI

*.g. we e?pect our grandparents to arri1e in a-out an hour hen3 444

a. My cousin draws the swan more beauti!ul than do. _______________

b. For break!ast, (ouria likes bananas with strawberries. _______________

c. Mom combs my hair more gently than dad does. _______________

d. Mud squished beneath %herlyn0s !eet as she walked through the

woods._______________

e. Na5la and Kahra, on top o! the roo!, were reading their books. _______________

!. Farhan tried to talk to -am underneath the water. _______________

3. Un$erline the a$er-ial clause. #n the line, write the (unction o( the clause. H marksI

*.g %he went to 'anada -e(ore she came to the US. &ime 'lause ___

a. 8ecause no one was home, the thie1es robbed the house. _______________

b. (lease tell him am on my way i! -ndiya calls. _______________

c. Lherick climbed the stairs a!ter he !inished his dinner. _______________

d. &hough it was not her 5ob, Bayan took out the trash. _______________

e. Daih was listening to music while she did her homework. _______________ !. "e played games inside the house because o! hae. _______________



4. 'heck the !ollowing sentences !or con!using shi(ts in tense. ! the tense o! each

underlined 1erb e?presses the time relationship accurately, )rite S "satis(actor%&. ! a

shi!t in tense is not appropriate, )rite U "unsatis(actor%& and make necessary changes.*.g. )e wants to show his !riend the photo he takes last summer. H/> marksI

"U& 'hange taes to too

a. ! the club limited its membership, it will ha1e to raise its dues.

E ________________________________________

b. -s 8arbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

E ________________________________________

c. &housands o! people will see the art e?hibit by the time it closes.

E ________________________________________

d. &he boy insisted that he has paid !or the candy bars.

E ________________________________________

e. -!ter 'apt. Lames 'ook 1isited -laska on his third 1oyage, he is killed by )awaiian

slander in /=;=.

E ________________________________________

!. 8y the time negotiation began, many pessimists ha1e e?pressed doubt about them.

E ________________________________________

g. &he moderator asks !or question as soon as the speaker has !inished.

E _________________________________________

h. was terribly disappointed with my grade because studied 1ery hard.

E _________________________________________ i. *1ery one hopes the plan would work.

E _________________________________________

5. %cientists predict that the sun will die in the distant !uture.

E _________________________________________

6. &he !ollowing questions are related to (igure o( speech. +ead the lines o! poetry.

%lashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used. Explain how

you !igured out your answer.

H< marksI

a. Bike burnt9out torches by a sick mans bed.

i. &echnique being used:________________________________________________

ii. )ow do you !igure@_________________________________________________

b. Driphissdriphiss !all the raindrops O on the oaken log which burns, and steams,

and smokes the ceiling beams. O Driphissthe rain ne1er stops.


ii. )ow do you !igure@_________________________________________________



c. For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky,

8ehemoth biggest born o! earth uphea1ed,


ii. )ow do you !igure@_________________________________________________

d. &he moon was a ghostly galleon tossed up upon cloudy seas,&he road was a ribbon o! moonlight o1er the purple moor.


ii. )ow do you !igure@_________________________________________________

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