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Mid Year Examination English Language Paper Form 3 Time: 2 hour SECTIO ! (10 marks) (Time suggested : 15 minutes) Answer all questions in this paper The text below is ab out food pro cessing "uestion # ead the text below! There are grammatical errors in the text! The errors ha"e been underlined for #ou $rite one %ord to &orre&t the error in the space pro"ided! An example has been gi"en! The correct word must not &hange the meaning of the sentence! There are no spelling and punctuation err ors in this text! $ome t#pes of food% including certains fruit and "egetable% need little processing! &n man# cases% the# is simpl# 'g: are cleansed% inspected and grade at the farm before the# are a' packed onto cartons and sent to shops and customers! (' an# foodstus% howe"er% is prepar ed and packaged in &' food processing plants but factories! $uch factories are full# d' automated! $ome of the machine *nd and re+ect irregular or e' spoiling foodstus! )' ,ther machines mix% cook% shape and bake foods after the# g' were canned% fro-en or packaged% again b# machines! h' 1 .A':///////////////////////// / A$$:///////////
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2ood is often processed to make it more appeti-er
and
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con"enient to use! 2ruit with "egetables are often
washed%
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peeled and cut before being sold and some cheese
are packaged as indi"idual slices! 2ood packaging is
designed
to attract customers and increase sales!10 marks
SECTIO +
(30 marks)
(Time suggested : 40 minutes)
"uestion 2
ead the following text! Then% answer questions (a) (+)!
&6"e been searching for m# passion! & think if & choose to be a
businesswoman% &6ll be rich7
8ut +ust when & think & ha"e decided on m# choice% & am engulfed b#
a surging need to be a surgeon!!! and sa"e li"es7
9hen & reall# think about it logicall#% & can see now there might be a
need for surgeons! To be a businesswoman or a surgeon & am ama-ed m#
dad seems to be sure what is good for me! ,h well7!!
8ut then & still can6t decide7&6m confused! &6m told & think too much!
As a child% & don6t ha"e to think so much about m# future #et; &6m +ust
supposed to go to school and gain knowledge! &f & do well in school% & can
go to uni"ersit# and achie"e m# ambition!
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9ell% ne"er mind! $ince toda# is $aturda#% guess &6ll +ust sta# home
and do m# fa"ourite things7 a#be &6ll watch T=7 read a book% or e"en
pla# tennis; ,r & could e"en help mom to clean the house and water the
plants!
"uestions ,a' - ,*'>sing the information from the text% complete the following graphic organiser!
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2a"ourite pastime :
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2eelings:
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esponsibilites as a school student
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10 marks
"uestion 3
ead the &tinerar# below! Then% answer questions (a) (+)
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"uestions ,a' - ,d' : 8ased on the itinerar#% state whether the following statements
are T./E or F!LSE
(a) $ingapore 8otanical gardens is *lled with 8ougain"illea
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(b) There are three wa#s to explore $ingapore @oo
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(c) $now cit# is located beside the $ingapore $cience entre
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(d) =isitors can get up close to sharks and olphins at the >nderwater 9orld
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"uestion ,e' - ,*' : ead the itinerar# carefull# and answer all the questions below!
(e) 9here can "isitor go to pla# with snow
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(f) 9hat do #ou think the "isitors will see during the B reatures of .ightC $how
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1 mark(g) 2ill in the table with appropriate phrase from the &tinerar#!
eaning Dhrase&! something which will attract #our
interest /////////////////////////////// &&! the most important feature that
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(h) 9h# do #ou think the .ight $afari is described as thrilling
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(i) 9h# are some acti"ities at the >nderwater 9orld more suitable for the
ad"enturous
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(+) Eou are planning to go to $ingapore during the school holida#! &n about 50 words%
write an email to #our friend:
• escribe #our plan and the places #ou want to "isit
• Fi"e reasons to support #our choice
• Add other rele"ant information to make #our writing interesting!
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SECTIO C
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(Time suggested : <0 minutes)
"uestion 0
ead the article carefull# and answer question (a) H (+)
(a) 9h# is it a battle to lose weight
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1 mark(b) ?ow does keeping a food +ournal help our weight loss plan
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1 mark(c) ist two reasons wh# sta#ing h#drated is important!
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1etting Fit 1etting in Shape
osing weight is diJcult% sometimesK it takes a few unsuccessful attempts before we
*nall# conquer the battle against the bulge! ?owe"er% it is possible to lose the extra
pounds% get *t and in shape! 8elow are se"eral things to do in order to achie"e that!
The simplest thing #ou can do is drink a lot of water! &t can6t get easier than that! Leep
#our bod# h#drated while #ou exercise and throughout the da#! 9ater is important as it
helps impro"e #our metabolism% regulate blood circulation and get rid of toxins from the
bod#!
Leep a food +ournal of what #ou eat each da#! This wa#% #ou will be more aware of what
#ou put into #our bod#! 9riting it down helps #ou make better food choices! This is
especiall# useful during the beginning stages of #our *tness plan when #ou are still
tr#ing to shed poor eating habits!
Though it will be diJcult in the beginning% #ou must exercise selfHcontrol! &nstead of arice dish for breakfast% ha"e wholegrain toast or #ogurt with fruits! &nstead of white rice
for lunch% tr# brown or parboiled rice for a healthier option! 'at a light meal for dinner
and ha"e it earl# too!
2inall#% focus on getting healthier and not +ust on the numbers on the scale! o not be
discouraged if #ou are not shedding the pounds quickl#! The gettingHinHshape
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(d) 9h# is keeping a food +ournal important when we are starting our *tness plan
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< marks(e) 2ill in the table with an appropriate wordMphrase from the article
eaning 9ordMDhrase&! poisonous substances&&! get rid of &&&! inspiring&=! to eat too much
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(f) 9h# must we exercise selfHcontrol when tr#ing to lose weight
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(g) ?ow can we make losing weight a stressHfree process
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1 mark(h) 9h# is it important to treat oursel"es to our fa"ourite food occasionall# Fi"e reasons
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"uestion ead the poem below carefull#! Then% answer questions (a) (d)!
I $onder& wonder wh# the grass is green%
And wh# the wind is ne"er seen9ho taught the birds to build a nest%And told the trees to take a rest
,% when the moon is not quite round%9here can the missing bit be found9ho lights the stars% when they blow
out%And makes the lightning Oash about
9ho paints the rainbow in the sk#%And hangs the Ou# clouds so high
9hat is it now% do #ou suppose%
That ad won6t tell me% if he knows 4eannie 5ir(6
(a) 9hat does the word Pwonder6 tell us about the persona
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(b) &n stan-a two% what is the persona thinking about the birds
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(c) &n stan-a 4% what does the word Pthe#6 refer to
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(d) &f #ou were Pad6% would #ou answer the questions asked b# the personaFi"e a reason!
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SECTIO 7
(40 marks)(Time suggested : 45 minutes)
"uestion 8
Eou should spend 39 minutes on this question!
The picture below shows a road accident #ou witnessed while going for a walk!
8ased on the picture gi"en% write about the incident for #our school maga-ine!
9hen writing about the accident% #ou should:
• escribe what #ou saw
• 'xplain how it happened
• $uggest wa#s to pre"ent road accidents
• 9rite (et%een #29 and #9 %ords
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"uestion
The 2ollowing are the no"els studied for the iterature omponent of the 'nglish
anguage!
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1! ?ow & et #self 8# David A.Hill<! Around The 9orld in N0 a#s 8# Jules Verne3! The ailwa# hildren 8# Edith Nesbit (Retold
by John Escott)
8ased on one of the no"els abo"e% write about the moral "alues #ou can learn from the
no"el!
Dro"ide e"idence from the no"el to support #our answer!
9rite:
• &n not less than 9 %ords
• &n &ontinuous %riting (not in note form)
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10 arks
E7 OF "/ESTIO P!PE.
Drepared b# hecked b#
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