English (Section A, Exams) [FORM 5]

FOR PICK-UP / DROP-OFF ONLY

The sign above would most probably be found ...

• At a parking lot

• in front of a public toilet

• inside an elevator

• on a payphone

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words' means...

• a picture is easier to produce than a thousand words

• the price of a picture is a thousand words

• a picture can convey a message better than words

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

He was drowning and none of them could give _______because they did not know how to swim. Fortunately, there was a man fishing nearby. The man jumped into the water and saved him. Haikal and his friend learned their lesson the hard way. They shouldn't come to a place like this without their parents.

• a leg
• a hand
• a head
• an ear

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

The landlord asked his _________________ to pay their rent at the end of the month.

• tenant
• patient
• worker
• doctor

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

THE GREAT ESCAPE

By Daniel Fields

Daniel Fields recounts, from first person point of view, his childhood in an oppressive society and and how he finally worked up the courage to fight back.

From the synopsis above, we know that this book is a

• romance

• thriller

• comedy

• autobiography

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Alex,

Pek Guan called while you were at lunch. He wanted to know if you can drop by his office later this afternoon to pick up the free samples. He asked that you get back to him as soon as possible.

In the note above, the phrase "pick up" can be best replaced with

• give

• take

• sell

• buy

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

PETALING JAYA - An elderly couple left behind a few thouand ringgit worth of jewellery in a taxi on their way to the bank only to have it returned to them by the taxi driver the next day.

The most suitable heading for the newspaper report above is

• A Good Samaritan

• Unsung Heroes

• An Honest Man

• Angel in Disguise

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Malaysians have their own version of English which is quite different from that spoken _____ the native speakers in Britain.

• to

• at

• by

• from

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

There is _____ tendency among local speakers to shorten certain words by reducing the number of syllables.

• a

• an

• the

• -

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CCSS.L.1.1H

She giggled _____ pointed out that Malaysians _____ an interesting way of changing English words.

• and , has

• or, having

• and, have

• to, had

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E