SEK.MEN.KEB. SRI KURAU MID-TERM EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1

REMOVE CLASS1 HOUR

*Instruction: Answer all questions in the paper

1. SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

Fill in the blanks correctly

Singular Plural

1. room

2. bottle

3. pupils

4. orchids

5. dress

6. classes

7. brush

8. mangoes

9. ladies

10. fly

2. ARTICLES (‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’)

Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’.

i. I want to be ______________astronaut when I grow up.

ii. His father works as _______________detective.

iii. Mr. Lim is _____________fisherman.

iv. My father works as __________doctor in __________clinic near my house.

v. I would like to be __________accountant when I grow up.

vi. I like ____________teacher who taught me English last year.

vii. Dr. Ma has ___________nurse to help her in her clinic. ________nurse is very

hardworking.

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Total Marks

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3. PRONOUNS

a) Fill in the blanks.

He She We They I

i. This is my uncle. ___________likes to sing.

ii. _______________like to go walking with my gradmother.

iii. My sister is clever. ____________can draw well.

iv. My brother and I like to watch television. ____________love cartoons.

v. My mother and father are teachers. __________________teach in Perak.

vi. Mr. Tan is my neighbour. _______________works in a bank.

b) Use the correct word from the list below to complete the sentences.

i. I have a new shirt. It is _________________shirt.

ii. They bought a new house. It is ______________________house.

iii. This pen belongs to you. It is ________________________pen.

iv. We have a new teacher. This is ______________________teacher.

v. He has a pet. This is ________________________pet.

vi. She bought the dress. This is ______________________dress.

vii. The cat is carrying the kitten in _________________mouth.

viii. Ben has a ball. This is __________________ball.

ix. The children bought ice creams. These are ________________________ice

creams.

x. This bag belongs to Susan. This is ________________________bag.

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their my his your her its our

4. SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

a) Fill in the blanks with “is”, “am” or “are”

Dear Sarah,

I saw your name in the pen-pal column of Delight Magazine and would like

to be your friend.

I ____________(1) 13 years old and studying at SMK Sri Kurau.

How about you?

I have two brothers and a sister. My sister________(2) in Year 4 while my

twin brothers ___________(3) in Form 3. My mother ____________(4) a teacher while

my father ________ (5) a manager in a car company.

I have three best friends. They _________(6) Suki, Lin and Cheng. Suki

___________(7) tall and thin while Lin _________(8) short and plump. Cheng

_____________(9) simply gigantic!

I hope we can be friends. Do write when you ____________(10) free.

Your new friend,

Aminah

b) Change the verb in each sentence to agree with the subject.

i. I is hungry.

……………………………………………………………………………………

ii. His book are on the table.

…………………………………………………………………………………….

iii. I has a pet fish.

……………………………………………………………………………………

iv. My parents is at home.

…………………………………………………………………………………...

v. She have a beautiful dress.

…………………………………………………………………………………

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4. READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the best answer.

1. The farmer’s market is open

A. every day

B. every Saturday

C. every Thursday

2. The farmers bring their vegetable at

A. 7 a.m

B. 11 a.m

C. 10 a.m

3. Besides vegetable you can also buy

A. cakes and ice-cream

B. cakes, meat, fish and eggs

C. eggs, fish and meat

A. the vegetables are cheap and fresh

Prepared by, Checked by, Approved by,

………………….. …………………………… ---------------------------(Ms. Ching Pei Fong)

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4. Many housewives like to shop at this

market because

A. it is near a school

B. there are many vegetables

C. the vegetables are cheap and fresh

5. What happens to the vegetables which

are left?

A. They are given away.

B. They are sold cheaply

C. They are thrown away.

Every Saturday morning there is a farmer’s market in Dungun. The market place is a large empty field next to a school. From 7 a.m. farmer around Dungun bring their vegetables and fruits to sell. There are also a few stalls selling cakes. Many housewives buy their vegetables at this market because they are cheaper and fresher. Sometimes even fish, meat and eggs are sold. By 11 a.m. most of the vegetables are sold. One by one the farmers close their stalls and go home. The vegetables which are left are sold very cheaply.