Section A : Directed Writing

[35 marks]

[Time suggested: 45 minutes]

You have just returned from a one-day educational visit to a forest reserve. Write an article
about your experiences for your school magazine. Use the following notes to write your
article.

In your article, include the following:

Destination : Indah Forest Reserve

Date
Accompanied by:
Reasons for going
- Reason 1 [give your own idea]
- Reason 2 [give your own idea
Entrance fee
Information Centre
- Briefing
- Video
Highlight - Jungle trekking
Picnicking
Give 2 other activities which were carried out at the reserve
- Activity 1 [give your own idea]
- Activity 2 [give your own idea]
Memorable moment

When writing the article, you must

give your article a title
include the name of the writer
use all the points given

Note:

For your article, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points and up to
20 marks for the quality of your writing.
 Section B

[10 marks]

Questions 16 25

Read the brochure below and use the information given to complete the following task.

Calling All Animal Lovers!

Launched early last year, Aquaria KLCC introduced Station Aquarius, an educational zone that comprises
four exciting and informative labs, each focusing on a different area of study taking visitors through an
exciting journey to learn more about animals. Station Aquarius also offers workshops especially catered
to children and young adults to be trained as Cadets. Make some time during this school holidays to
bring the kids over here are all the reasons theyre bound to love it!

Genus Lab Seahorse Lab

This is probably the closest your kid

As kids enter the first lab, there is a display of
prehistoric marine animals and also live insect
displays like Malaysia's largest centipede, the giant
rock salamander and the fire-bellied newt (to
name a few). The idea of dissecting a frog may not
be a fun experience for many kids but at the
Genus Lab, kids can do it virtually where no
animals gets harmed in the process and children
get to learn about the frog on a deeper level.
Jellyfish Lab
Did you know that even though jellyfish
doesnt have a brain, its still a powerful
component of the aquatic life? On top of
learning the jellyfishs anatomy and their
breeding cycle, theyll also get to learn how
the jellyfish is able to adapt and evolve to fit
a vast variety of conditions.
will ever come to seeing and
learning about seahorses as the
threat of facing extinction keeps
increasing. Dont miss the
opportunity as they get to learn A-Z
about these fragile creatures!
Moon Lab
Finally at the MOON Labs Holodeck,
young aquarists will get a chance to release
their own artistic marine creations into a
virtual aquarium. Once a template is
chosen, kids can colour or design it
according to their fancy and then it will be
put through a special scanner, which
immediately flashes the designs onto a
screen, bringing the fish 'to life.'

Get a 25% discount voucher on your Station Aquarius package!

The Station Aquarius package includes rental of Lab Coat and Learning Tools, Station
Aquarius Certificate and folder and a Station Aquarius Workbook.
Questions 1 10

Using the information given, answer each of the questions below.

INFORMATION NAME OF LAB

Learn about the lifecycle of this adaptable sea creature

1.
which contributes to the marine life in many ways.

Hands-on with the specimens 2.

Able to display your best creativity 3.

Get to know about this animal in detail. In a few years,

4.
they may disappear from Earth.
Questions 1- 10

Below is a review on Station Aquarius posted on the TripAdvisor. Using the information from the
brochure, fill in the review below.

An awesome must-see experience

Channarong from Songkhla, Thailand

on 31st July 2017

My family and I visited this amazing place last month and it was an experience which we will
bring back to our country. My girl especially loved the Holodeck as she never imagined coming so
close to a 5 __________________ she created herself. That was truly an amazing and an
unforgettable experience for her.

Apart from that, we were also not aware that 6 __________________ were such versatile
creatures but at the same time sad because they were dying out whereas my son who was looking
forward to cutting open animals had an exciting time at the Genus Lab. Wearing his
7 _________________ , he felt very proud and on top of the world feeling like a scientist.

We didnt expect a 8 ________________ when we purchased the Station Aquarius Package.

Inclusive in the package, was also a 9 ___________________ to test kids understanding at
the end of the tour. My kids were even awarded a 10 ____________________ after
completing the training programme which was included in the package. All in all, it was an
enjoyable educational experience and well worth the money.
 Section C

[25 marks]

Questions 11 15 are based on the following passage

1 Thunder rumbling in the distance awoke Reginald Eppes at five in the morning.
He checked the weather forecast on his phone. A cluster of storms was coming, but
it sounded like his small town, Coaling, in Central Alabama, would not be hit too
hard. However, Reginald, a seasoned firefighter, knew better than to underestimate
the power of these huge electrical storms. 5

2 Know where the torches are? he asked his wife, Danielle. By the time he had
located them, the thunder was booming all around them. The instant he switched on
the torch, the house lights went off. A second later, the kitchen windows blew out.

Reginald and Danielle ran to protect their boys Ray, eight, James, six and Joel,
3 four still sleeping in their bedroom. Get up, get up, Ray! Reginald shouted, 10
waving his torch. The sleepy boy roused himself and teetered on the edge of his
upper bunk of his bed. Reginald held out his arms and called to his son to jump. He
was too late.

The roof tore away and the walls of the bedroom dissolved around them. Ray
4 was sucked up into a roaring swirl of debris. Ive lost him, Reginald thought. In 15
desperation, he threw himself over James, lying on the lower bunk, to shield him.
Scanning the room, he managed to locate a blanket and pull it over them. He was
just in time as the next moment, glass, wood and plaster hit them like shrapnel.
Reginald heard his wife praying as she held on to Joel. Then something huge, heavy
he thinks the washing machine slammed into him. He wound his arms tightly 20
around James, still grasping the torch in one hand.

After an agonising long period, the wind began to die down. Reginald estimates
5 it to be anywhere between two and five minutes, but says it felt like forever. He
found himself standing in the ruins of his home. Darkness lay all about him. Then
he thought he saw a shape moving towards him. It was Ray guided home by the 25
beam of his fathers torch.

At the hospital later, Ray described what had happened to him. I floated out
6 when the wall started moving. I think I was above the trees. I was scared. My mother
and father were gone. Pieces of glass went across my back and something hit my
neck really hard. 30

Ray had been snatched up into the funnel of a fierce tornado that had just as
7 capriciously set him gently back on the ground. Unbelievably, Ray sustained only
bumps and gashes. Of all his family, Reginald was hurt most severely. The heavy
object that crashed into Reginald as he shielded James fractured his ribs and deflated
his lungs. However, he and his family were alive. 35

[Lihat sebelah]
 Others in the local area were not so lucky. The F4-force tornado with winds of
8 up to 300 km/h, killed 65 people and injured more than 1000. Reginald and Danielle
Eppes are convinced that Ray survived his ride in the maelstrom only by some
miracle. I really believe, Reginald says, that someone was watching over us.
40
(Adapted from Readers Digest, March 2012)

11 (a ) From paragraph 1, how did Reginald know that a storm was approaching?

....... [1 mark]

(b) From paragraph 3, line 14, He was too late.

What does this sentence imply?

............................................................................[1 mark]

12 From paragraph 4,
(a) which word means smashed ?

....... [1 mark]

(b) how did Reginald protect his family from being hit by debris?

.................................[1 mark]

13 From paragraph 5,

(a) what does the word it in line 24 refer to?

................................................................................................................... [1 mark]

(b) describe their home after the ordeal?

.................................................................................................................. [1 mark]

(c) what reunited Ray and his family?

................................................................................................................. [1 mark]

14 From paragraph 7, lines 33 and 34, Unbelievably, Ray sustained only bumps and
gashes.
Why is the word unbelievably used by the writer to describe Rays injuries?
 ..................................[1 mark]
[Lihat sebelah]
15 What do you think the Eppes family did after the storm?
Give a suggestion with an acceptable reason.

Action : .............................................................................................

...........................................................................................[1 mark]

Reason : ...

...........................................................................................[1mark]
 Section D
[10 marks]

16 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
(an extract)

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns! he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Forward, the Light Brigade!

Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(a) In stanza 1,

(i) which phrase shows the distance the soldiers travelled?

........... [ 1 mark]

(ii) why was the valley known as the valley of Death?

....... [ 1 mark]
(b) In stanza 2,

(i) which line explains the soldiers final mission?

..........[ 1 mark]

(ii) Someone had blundered, [Stanza 2]

what do you think was the feeling of the soldiers?

.............[ 1 mark]

(c) In stanza 3,

(i) which word portrays courage?

...[ 1 mark]

(ii) Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them

what do these lines imply?

............[ 1 mark]

(d) Give two words to describe the soldiers.

(i)...[ 1 mark]

(ii)..[ 1 mark]

(e) (i) Why do you think the soldiers followed the order?

........................................................................................................[1 mark]

(ii) Would you obey your teacher if you are asked to do something you dislike?
Give a reason.

.......[ 1 mark]

[10 marks]
 AUGUST ENGLISH TEST ANSWER SCHEME

SECTION A DIRECTED WRITING

Maximum Marks

Content 15 marks
Language 20 marks
___________

Total 35 marks
___________

Detailed Marking Instructions

FORMAT 2 MARKS
CONTENT 13 MARKS
LANGUAGE 20 MARKS
____________________________________

TOTAL 35 MARKS
____________________________________

Format: 3 Marks F1 Title of article 1 mark

F2 Name of writer 1 mark

Content: 12 Marks C1 Destination : Indah Forest Reserve 1 mark

C2 Date 1 mark
C3 Accompanied by a person/persons
C4 Reason 1 1 mark
C5 Reason 2 1 mark
C6 Entrance fee 1 mark
C7 Information centre
- briefing 1 mark
C8 - video 1 mark
C9 Highlight jungle trekking 1 mark
C10 Picnicking 1 mark
C11 Activity 1 1 mark
C12 Activity 2 1 mark
C13 Memorable moment 1 mark

Language: 20 Marks Refer to the criteria for marking

language
 DIRECTED WRITING: CRITERIA FOR MARKING LANGUAGE

Mark Range Description

A Language accurate with maybe occasional first draft slips. Varied

19 20 sentence structures in length and type. Some apt sophisticated vocabulary.
Punctuation and spelling accurate. Paragraphs well-linked and show
unity. Style and tone appropriate.

B Language almost always accurate. Errors arise because of attempt to use

16 18 more ambitious structures. Varied sentence structures. Wide vocabulary
and spelling nearly always accurate. Paragraphs appropriately linked.
Style and tone generally appropriate.

C Language largely accurate. Simple structures used without errors.

13 15 Mistakes may occur when more sophisticated structures are attempted.
Adequate vocabulary. Punctuation generally accurate. Paragraphs show
some unity. Style and tone fairly appropriate.

D Language sufficiently accurate. Meaning comes through clearly. Patches

10 12 of clarity seen when simple structures used. Mistakes creep in when
complex structures are attempted. Adequate vocabulary but not so apt.
Spelling errors when difficult words used. Inappropriate linkers may be
used. Style and tone not always appropriate.

E Sufficiently frequent errors hamper speed of reading but meaning never

79 in doubt. Some simple accurate structures but accuracy not sustained.
Limited vocabulary. Correct spelling of simple words. Paragraphs lack
unity and incorrect use of linkers. Style and tone may not be appropriate.

U(i) Frequent, serious errors but meaning fairly clear. High incidence of errors
46 impedes reading. A few simple structures used accurately. Limited
vocabulary. Frequent spelling and punctuation errors. On the whole lacks
planning. Style and tone inappropriate.

U(ii) Multiple errors that make the reader re-read and reorganise before
23 meaning becomes clear. Whole sections may make little or no sense.
Hardly any accurate sentences, maybe one or two. Vocabulary very
limited.

U(iii) Almost impossible to recognise as pieces of English. May make no sense

01 at all. 0 is awarded only when no sense at all from beginning to end.
 SECTION B

1 Jellyfish (Lab)
2 Genus (Lab)
3 Moon (Lab)
4 Seahorse (Lab)
5 fish
6 seahorses
7 lab coat
8 discount
9 workbook
10 certificate

Note: 1. Initial capital is mandatory for question 16, 17, 18, 19.
The answers in brackets are optional
2. Award 0 for spelling errors if the word is taken from
the rubric.

SECTION C

11 (a) Thunder rumbling in the distance awoke him

Permissible Lifting [Thunder rumbling in the distance awoke Reginald
Eppes at five in the morning.] (line 1)

(b) Reginald could not rescue or protect Ray.

Accept other reasonable answer.
No Permissible Lifting

12 (a) slammed
No Permissible Lifting
(b) He threw himself over James. /He pulled a blanket over them.
Permissible Lifting [. In desperation, he threw himself over James, lying
on the lower bunk, to shield him. (line 16-17) /
Scanning the room, he managed to locate a blanket and pull it over them]
(line 18)

13 (a) time period / duration of the wind

No Permissible Lifting
(b) in ruins / destroyed
Permissible lifting : [He found himself standing in the ruins of his
home.] (line 25)
(c ) the beam of his fathers torch
Permissible lifting : [It was Ray guided home by the beam of his
fathers torch.] (line 26-27)
 14 Ray was not hurt badly even though the tornado snatched him into the
funnel and brought him back.
No permissible lifting

15
Action Accept any reasonable answer
Reason Accept any reasonable answer

SECTION D

16 (a) (i) half a league [1 mark]

(ii) Many died in the valley
(Accept any reasonable answer) [1 mark]
(b) (i) Theirs to do and die [1 mark]
(ii) let down / frustrated
(Accept any reasonable answer) [1 mark]
(c) (i) boldly [1 mark]
(ii) The soldiers were cornered/trapped/ambushed/shot from every direction
(Accept any reasonable answer) [1 mark]
(d) (i)(ii) bold/brave/ [1 mark][1 mark]
(Accept any reasonable answer)
(e) (i) They had to follow orders from their superior./
It was their duty.
(Accept any reasonable answer) [1 mark]
(ii) Yes/ No. Reason should support the answer given. [1 mark]

OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF EXAM PAPER

(MARKS X 80 / 100) = Total Overall Marks