Directed Writing Question - SPM 2004

Question:
There are a few matters in your school which could
be improved. The school's Prefects' Board has had
a meeting. The prefects have decided to write a
report for the principal. As the secretary to the
board, you have been asked to write the report.
In

your

report,

include

the

following:

- The unsatisfactory service and high food prices

in
the
school
canteen
- The urgent need to improve the cleanliness of
the
school
- The request for a pedestrian or zebra crossing
in
front
of
the
school
Do

remember

to:

Give
your
report
a
title
Use
all
the
points
given
- Provide two relevant details/examples for each
of
the
four
points
Write
in
paragraphs
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Sample Answer
To:
Puan

Maisarah

binti

Kamaruzaman,

Principal,
SMK
56400
Suggestions
Kampung

Kampung
Kuala
for

Improving

Pandan,
Lumpur.
Facilities

in SMK
Pandan

The Prefectorial Board of SMK Kampung Pandan had a

meeting on 17 September 2004 at 2.00 pm in the
Prefectorial Room. The meeting was called by our
Head Prefect, Nazrin bin Arshad, because there
have been many complaints about the condition of
the school. Here we would like to present a detail
report of the meeting to the principal of SMK
Kampung
Pandan
for
further
action
and
consideration.
The first issue that was discussed was the
unsatisfactory service and high food prices in the
school canteen. The canteen seems to be short of
workers because there are only two people handling
the huge crowd of students during recess. Due to
this, some students are not able to buy their food
on time. I addition, the price of food seems
rather expensive for school students. For example,
a plate of fried rice is RM2.00. Most of the
students only bring RM1.00 to school, so they are
only able to by light food like bread or buns.
There is an urgent need to improve the cleanliness
of the school. The first place to start is the
school toilet. Usually after recess the toilets
are in the deplorable condition. The workers need
to work to wash the toilets as soon as recess is
over. Furthermore, in the canteen the food is
split all over the floor, leaving behind stain and

stench.
The next point of discussion was the safely of the
students. Since the traffic is very heavy in front
of the school is over, there need to be a
pedestrian crossing. Even a zebra crossing with a
traffic warden would be ideal for the time being.
This is due to the fact that there have been minor
accidents
in
the
past
couple
of
months.
We hope that the school authorities would take the
necessary actions to improve the condition of the
school so that the students would have a safe,
clean and comfortable environment in which they
could
study.
Reported
Shalini
(Shalini
Secretary,
Prefectorial
SMK Kampung Pandan.

by,
Ganesan)
Board,