Mid-term Exam Paper 1 2012

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SEK.MEN.KEB. SRI KURAU MID-TERM EXAMINATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 REMOVE CLASS 1 HOUR

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*Instruction: Answer all questions in the paper 1. SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS Fill in the blanks correctly Singular 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Plural

room bottle pupils orchids dress classes brush

8. 9. 10. fly

mangoes ladies

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.

3. PRONOUNS a) Fill in the blanks. 1

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.

their

my

his

your

her

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.

its

our

The children bought ice creams. These are ________________________ice creams.

x.

This bag belongs to Susan. This is ________________________bag.

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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. 3

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. READING COMPREHENSION

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.

Choose the best answer. 1. The farmer’s market is open

4. Many housewives like to shop at this

A. every day

market because

B. every Saturday

A. it is near a school

C. every Thursday

B. there are many vegetables C. the vegetables are cheap and fresh

2. The farmers bring their vegetable at A. 7 a.m

5. What happens to the vegetables which are

B. 11 a.m

left?

C. 10 a.m 3. Besides vegetable you can also buy

A. They are given away.

A. cakes and ice-cream

B. They are sold cheaply

B. cakes, meat, fish and eggs

C. They are thrown away.

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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