SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN

06600 KUALA KEDAH

KEDAH DARUL AMAN

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Class...

FORM ONE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
TEST 1 (1 HOUR)
Question 1

(10 marks)

Read the text below. There are grammatical errors in the text. The errors have been
underlined for you.
Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been
given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence.
Example:
Last week, I celebrate my thirteenth birthday. It was a special

(e.g)

birthday because we has a family outing at the National Science

celebrated

Centre. Everyone in my family, including my grandparents, go for

(a)

the outing. I also invites some of my friends to come along.

____________

I had such a wonderful and exciting time. We enjoys

(b)

ourselves very much there. We see many interesting things but the

____________

one we liked most was the smart houses. The lights but fans in the

(c)

house could switch off by themselves when there were no one in

____________

the room. Auntie Marie says that it had been a long time since she

(d)

had so many fun.

____________

I was so happy that my family organises this birthday party.

We planned to had more such outings in the future.

(e)
____________
(f) ____________

Question 2
Read Husnas letter to Lee Ting and complete Colum B in the table given. (10 marks)
,
,
,
.
8 March 2015
Dear Lee Ting,
I saw your name in the pen-pal column of Young Readers. I would very much like to
be your pen-pal.
My name is Fatwa Husna. Im thirteen years old. I study at Sekolah Menengah
Kebangsaan Seri Pantai. Like you, I like listening to music and reading. What type of music
do you like? I prefer pop songs.
Im 145 cm tall. I come from a family of six. Im the eldest child. I have a younger
brother and three younger sisters. My father is a teacher and my mother is a housewife.
My favourite subject is English and my ambition is to become an English teacher like my
father. I love Iced Milo and Chicken Fried Rice. Whats your favourite subject in school?
What would you like to be when you grow up?
Well, thats all for the time being. I hope we will be pen-pals. Perhaps in the future
we can e-mail each other as well. I think its a great way to stay in touch.
Write soon!
Yours sincerely,
Husna

Column A
Name
Address
School
Hobbies
Ambition
Favourite subject
Favourite food
Fathers occupation
Mothers occupation
Number of brothers
Number of sisters

Column B
Husna
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

Question 3
Read the following text. Then, answer the questions that follow.

(6 marks)

Father likes to listen to sentimental music.

However, he dislikes listening to rock and heavy metal
music.

Mother likes to go for long walks, just like father.

She does not like to go for short strolls.

James likes reading comic books.

He dislikes reading journals and magazines.

Annie likes to read short stories and novels. She loves

books by Roald Dahl.
She does not like to read poetry.

Alfred likes singing and participating in karaoke

competitions. If he has free time, he would always practise
on his singing skill.
He does not like getting last place in the competitions.

During the weekend, Johnny likes to go jogging in the park

in the morning and play football with his friends in the
evening.
He dislikes playing badminton or tennis.

a. What do father and mother like to do in common?

b. What does mother dislike doing?

c. What type of books that James dislike reading?

d. Who is Annies favourite author?

e. What does Alfred like to do in his free time?

f. What does Johnny like to do in the evening?

Question 4
Look at the singular and plural forms below. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms.
(14 marks)

Singular Nouns
Cat
Ball
Monkey
Flower
River
e.
f.
g.
h.
Bell
Fox
Goose
Foot
m.
n.

Plural Nouns
(e.g.) cats
a.
b.
c.
d.
Buses
Churches
Curries
Knives
i.
j.
k.
l.
Men
Women

Question 3
Punctuate these sentences correctly.
(e.g.) father wanted to buy me a new watch for my birthday
Father wanted to buy me a new watch for my birthday.
(a)

farhans favourite book is matilda by roald dahl

(b)

my sister and i enjoy reading the adventures of harry potter

(c)

safiah enjoys sending e-mail messages to her friends

(10 marks)

(d)

my friends say i am a cheerful person

(e)

my ambition is to be a policeman

(f)

what is your favourite book

(g)

my name is firdaus my favourite subject is english

(h)

hazwani lives at taman marina kuala kedah

(i)

puan nabila is my favourite teacher she teaches the science subject

(j)

my friend lee mei is from kota bharu

GOOD LUCK
Prepared by:

Checked and Verified by:

Head of the English Panel

Senior Teacher of the Language

Department