SPM 1119 / 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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ROAD TO SUCCESS
A little bit about me
College: SMKATS (2000), SMESH (2000-2004)
PTPTL College (2005)
Labuan Matriculation College (2005/6)

Universiti Sains Malaysia-USM (2007-2010)

Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Teaching:
SMK Tandek Kota Marudu, Sabah (2009)
SMK Sungai Layar, Kedah (2010)
SMKA Tun Said, Sabah (2010-2020)
A little bit about me
SPM (2004) 7A3B
A+ Add Maths
A+ English
A+ Mathematics
A+ Islamic Studies
A Chemistry
A Malay Language
A- History
A little bit about me
HIGH LEVEL TEST

MUET (2005)
PROFICIENT USER - BAND 5

TEACHER’S LEVEL CEFR TEST (2014)

C2 LEVEL - BAND 6
SPM 1119/2 – PAPER 2
• 33 questions.
• Answer ALL questions in section
A, B, C and D.
• 2 hours 15 minutes.
• Total marks for Paper 2 –
70 marks (30 marks - essays)
 TIPS
SECTION A
15 objective questions.
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8 QUESTIONS
SHORT TEXT AND GRAPHIC MATERIALS

7 QUESTIONS
RATIONAL CLOZE
 TIPS
Grammar topics / aspect to master (a
must).
1. VERB-TENSE
2. PARTS-OF-SPEECH
3. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
4. BASIC RULES OF GRAMMAR
5. VOCABULARY
 TIPS
1. VERB TENSES
 TIPS
Verb always exists in 4
different forms
1. Present tense =+s/-s
2. Process (Progressive) = +ing
3. Past tense = +ed/ spelling changes or not
4. Participle = +ed/spelling changes or not/+n
 TIPS
Verb always exists in 4
different forms
Example: build
1. Present tense =BUILDS/BUILD
2. Process (Progressive) = BUILDING
3. Past tense = BUILT
4. Participle = BUILT
 PERFECT
TENSES   SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE

ACTIVE
 They build
  a They are building They have built a They have been
 
house. a house.   house. building a house.
PRESENT
PASSIVE
+ A house is built A house is being A house has been  
PARTICIPLES
by them.  built by them. built by them.

ACTIVE They built

  They were building They had built They had been
a house. a house. a house. building a house.
PAST
PASSIVE A house was built A house was being A house had been
+      
PARTICIPLES by them. built by them. built by them.

ACTIVE
They will build They will be building
They will have
 
builtThey will have been
a house. a house. a house. building a house.
FUTURE
PASSIVE  A house will be A house will have
+    
PARTICIPLES built by them. been built by them.
 TIPS
Verb always exists in 4
different forms
Example: eat
1. Present tense =EATS/EAT
2. Process (Progressive) = EATING
3. Past tense = ATE
4. Participle = EATEN
 PERFECT
TENSES   SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
  eats
The man The man The man The man
ACTIVE is eating has eaten has been eating
the hamburger.
 
PRESEN the hamburger. the hamburger. the hamburger.
T PASSIVE The hamburger The hamburger The hamburger
 
+ PARTICIPLES is eaten is being eaten has been eaten
by the man. by the man. by the man.

The man The man The man

ACTIVE   ate
The man had eaten had been eating
was eating
the hamburger. the hamburger. the hamburger . the hamburger.
PAST
PASSIVE The hamburger The hamburger The hamburger
+ PARTICIPLES
 
was eaten   eaten
was being had been eaten  
by the man. by the man. by the man.
The man
The man The man The man will have been
ACTIVE will eat will be eating   eaten
will have eating the
the hamburger. the hamburger. the hamburger. hamburger
FUTURE
PASSIVE The hamburger The hamburger
   
+ PARTICIPLES
will be eaten will have been
by the man. eaten by the man.
 TIPS
2. Parts-of-speech
 TIPS
3. Basic rules of grammar
-1+s, >1-s
-modal + infinitive
- to + infinitive
- by + v-ing
- for + v-ing
 TIPS
4. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
 TIPS
5. vocabulary
 SECTION A- SPM 2017

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 SECTION A- TEXT

Answer: A
 SECTION A- TEXT

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 SECTION A- TEXT

Answer: C
SECTION A- TEXT

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 SECTION A- TEXT

Answer: C
SECTION A-RATIONAL CLOZE
 SECTION A-RATIONAL CLOZE
Answers:
9. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADVERBS
10. CHOOSE THE CORRECT NOUN
11. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB (PARTICIPLE)
12. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION
 SECTION B
Information transfer
(10 marks)
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1. Read the text/study the stimulus given.

2. Understand the text and the questions given.

3. Transfer the appropriate information.

 •SECTION B
• 1. Remember not to change anything from the text given.
If you change even one letter then the whole answer is
considered incorrect.

• 2. Students may lift the whole sentence as the answer.

This is not accepted as the question asks only for
specific detail, not the whole explanation.

• 3. Write the answer based on the number of words

needed.
 • SECTION B - SPM 2017

(the) insole
(the) upper
(the) midsole

(the) toebox

(the) toe box

(the) outsole
SECTION C
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Comprehension questions
(10 marks)
+
Summary writing
(15 marks )
SECTION C (SPM 2017)
Reading comprehension
Question 26 – 30

- Inferential and referential

questions based on an article
about how Maria and Jeffrey
gave up watching television.
GUIDELINES
to follow
 • SECTION C
Keywords to pay attention to:
What Anything (Nouns)
Where Place, Venue, Location
When Date, Day, Month, Year, Time
Why Because, For - Reason
Who Name/Names
Which Choose one
How Ways, steps, procedures,
activities, events
1. Read the passage once to know
what it is about.

2. Do not worry if you do not

understand some words.

Just get the general idea first.

3. Read the questions carefully.

4. Identify the key words in the

question (When, what, which..)
5. Look for the answer in the paragraph
stated and NOT anywhere else.

6. Look for the same key words

that can help you find the answer.

7. You can copy from the passage,

but do not copy irrelevant sentences.
8. If you are asked to give evidence,
use quotation marks “ ………..”
for your answer.

9. If the question asks for one

word answer, give ONLY ONE WORD.

10. If the question requires a phrase,

then the answer is 2 or more words.
- A beautiful house, at the top, very fast
 REMEMBER
1. Answer only what the questions asks you.
2. Do not give more information than is required.
3. Sometimes, students copy chunks from a
passage.
4. No marks will be given even though the correct
sentence is in your answer – overlifting.
5. Do not give two or more answers to a
question.
6. Some students write down all the
possible answers to a question, just to be
on the safe side.
7. No marks will be awarded even though
one of the answers is correct.
Example:
From paragraph 3,
Which one word means “an encouragement
to start something new”?
adjustment
achievement
springboard
perspective

Answer: springboard
SUMMARY
WRITING:
B.R.U.C.E. YOUR WAY
METHOD
Conventional way of writing
a summary
1. Read the questions given
2. Read through the passage given (focus on
what the question requires)
3. Identify the content points (underline them)
4. Leave out unnecessary details such as:
1. Examples and illustrations
2. Repeated information
3. Irrelevant details
Conventional way of
writing a summary
5. Write your summary in one paragraph
6. Join main points with appropriate sentence
connectors such as besides, moreover,
furthermore, therefore, etc.
7. Try to express the main ideas in your own
words, without changing the original meaning:
paraphrasing.
8. Combine simple sentences into compound
or complex sentences.
Conventional way of
writing a summary
9. Do not leave out articles such as an, a, the.
10. Use the correct pronouns such as he, she,
they, it. Avoid using pronouns such as I, me,
you.
11. Count the number of words and if it
exceeds the word limit, cross out some
irrelevent details.
12. Write the total number of words at the
bottom right of the summary.
BRUCE MY WAY METHOD
BY LILY NATASHA

B  BOX IT

R  READ IT

U  UNDERLINE

C  COPY AND COMBINE

E  EDIT
 WHAT IS BRUCE?
•B-BOX IT-(Box the paragraphs/lines given in the question)

•R- READ IT -(Read the paragraphs in the box only and

identify suitable points for the questions given)
•U- UNDERLINE -(Underline all the points which are related
to the question given)
•C- COPY AND COMBINE -(Copy all the underline points
into a draft paper and at the same time combine them using
a suitable sentence connector)
•E- EDIT -(Edit the sentence in the draft by checking the
grammar errors, punctuations and extra number of words
and then re-write them properly in ONE paragraph only and
write the number of words at the end of the summary)
How to
paraphrase (P)?
Using own words, expressing the same
thing differently without changing the
original meaning.
 PARAPHRASE WITH EASY STEPS
A. Change active voice to passive voice OR passive voice
to active voice.
Active:
She writes all the letters.

Passive:
All the letters are written by her.

Note: S – Subject, V – Verb, O – Object

 PARAPHRASE WITH EASY STEPS
A. Change active voice to passive voice OR passive voice
to active voice.
Active:
They invested their income in the stock market.

Passive:
Their income was invested (by them) in the stock market.

Note: S – Subject, V – Verb, O – Object

 PARAPHRASE WITH EASY STEPS

B. Switch position of the clauses in a complex sentence.

I. He did not finish his lunch because he was already full.
II. As he was already full, he did not finish his lunch.

If the conjunction is in front, write a comma!)

Notes:
Independent clause, Dependent clause
 PARAPHRASE WITH EASY STEPS

B. Switch position of the clauses in a complex sentence.

I. They went on long bicycle rides because they
had the time.
II. As they had the time, they went on
long bicycle rides.

(If the conjunction is in front, write a comma!)

Notes: Independent clause, Dependent clause
How to combine
content points?
COMBINE CONTENT POINTS

Remember FANBOYS + WABBITS

+
COMBINE CONTENT POINTS

Remember FANBOYS + WABBITS

FANBOYS –
FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO

WABBITS –
WHEN, AFTER, BEFORE, BECAUSE, IF, THOUGH,
SINCE
COMBINE CONTENT POINTS
(SPM 2017)

Summary Text (T):

Jeffrey opted for other news sources (C4)
He played loud rock music (C5).

Original Compound Sentence (OCP):

Jeffrey opted for other news sources (C4)
and he played loud rock music (C5).
COMBINE CONTENT POINT
(spm 2017)

Summary Text (T):

Jeffrey started walking (more) (C9)
He drove less. (C10)

Original Complex Sentence (OCX):

Jeffrey started walking (more) (C9)
because he drove less. (C10)
HOW TO SUMMARISE – SPM 2017
HOW TO SUMMARISE
No. CONTENT POINTS IDEAS
C1 Tidying their overgrown garden Idea of tidying up garden
C2 Other projects Idea of other things to do
C3 To go on long bicycle rides Idea of going for bicycle rides
(long – not mandatory)
C4 He (Jeffrey) opted for other news Idea of opting for other news
sources sources
C5 Jeffrey played (loud) music Idea of Jeffrey playing music
(loud – not mandatory)
C6 Gathered friends together for parties Idea of having parties with
friends
C7 Started investing their income in the Idea of investing
stock market
C8 Paid more attention to the sounds of Idea of paying attention to
nature nature
HOW TO SUMMARISE
No. CONTENT POINTS IDEAS

C9 Jeffrey started walking (more) Idea of Jeffrey going for walks

C10 He (Jeffrey) drove less Idea of Jeffrey driving less

C11 Fewer arguments about undone chores Idea of less arguments

C12 There was more time to do them Idea of doing chores / physical
(chores) / physical activity in and around activity
the house
C13 Walks around the nearby park Idea of going for walks /
Idea of walking the dog

C14 Managed to get more sleep Idea of getting more sleep

 Section C – Summary
P UE.C
• SPM 2017 Summary Sample
Answer 2
• After giving up watching the
T television, Maria and Jeffrey started 1
tidying their overgrown garden (C1).
T They were proud of their 1
achievement and this gave them a
springboard for other projects (C2).
P Next, they went on long bicycle rides 1
because they had the time (C3). CX
 Section C – Summary
P UE.C
• ….Jeffrey opted for other news
sources (C4) and he played loud OCP 1
T rock music (C5). Then, they had 1
parties with friends (C6) and they
started investing their income in the OCP 1
P stock market (C7). They paid more 1
attention to nature’s sounds as the OCX
P days became more relaxed (C8).
1
 Section C – Summary
P UE.C
• ...Besides, because there was
more time to do the undone chores,
there were fewer arguments about
P them. (C11). Moreover, they did OCX
1
physical activities in and around the
T house (C12). They also went for 1
walks around the nearby park (C13)
T 1
and they managed to get more
sleep (C14).
OCP
1
(130 words)
 Section C – Summary
•SPM 2017 Summary Sample Answer 1

C – 10/10 (Full mark)

P – 4/5 (Noticeable attempt to
rephrase the text language)
UE – 4/5
(Some ability to use OCP & OCX)
L–4+4=8/2=4

Total marks = 10 + 4 = 14/15

 PAPER 2 (1119/2)

SECTION D
FORM 4 - POEMS
1. The Living Photograph by
Jackie Kay

2. The Charge of the Light

Brigade by Alfred Tennyson
FORM 5 - POEMS
1. A Poison Tree
By William Blake

2. What Has Happened to Lulu?

By Charles Causley
FORM 4 & 5 – POEMS
Study:
1. The Meaning of every line
2. Persona/characters
3. Themes
4. Moral values
Half a league/ Half a league, half a league/
Half a league, half a league, half a league onward

Commanding officer/ Senior rank officer/ Commander

(Idea of someone in charge of the army)

Gave the wrong order/ ordered the soldiers to ride into the Valley of Death/
sent the soldiers to their deaths. (Idea of breakdown in communication)

Loyalty/responsibility/obedience/
strength/foolish

To show patriotism/to protect the nation’s pride/to be disciplined/

to fight the enemy/they obeyed the the order that led them to their death.
 POEM - SPM 2018 (answers)
32 Allow (Correct answers) Don’t Allow (Wrong
answers)
a) Half a league/ Half a league, half a league/ Half a
league, half a league, half a league onward/Line
1/Line 2
b) Commanding officer/ Senior rank officer/ Soldier/army
Commander (Idea of someone in charge of the
army)
c) Gave the wrong order/ ordered the soldiers to ride ride into the Valley of
into the Valley of Death/ sent the soldiers to their Death
deaths.
(Idea of breakdown in communication)
d) Characteristics:Loyalty/responsibility/obedience/ Characteristics:
strength/foolish Bravery/ Brave /
(Adjectives instead of a noun for the characteristics Courage / Courageous
are allowed)

Reason: To show patriotism/to protect the nation’s

pride/to be disciplined/to fight the enemy/they
obeyed the the order that led them to their death.
(Accept any plausible answer)
 HOW TO
ANSWER
NOVEL
QUESTION?
 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
Paragraph 1:
Introduction – State the title of the novel and the writer.
Write the thesis statement (requirement of the question)

Paragraph 2 – Point 1
Paragraph 3 – Point 2
Paragraph 4 – Point 3
Paragraph 5 – Conclusion
(Restate the thesis statement and give personal response)
 How TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
How to write your paragraphs?
Use:

STAR

S - STATEMENT

T - TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

A - ANALYSIS
*DEPENDS ON QUESTION

R - RELATE (RELATE/CONCLUDE THE PARAGRAPH)

 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2016-
Based on the novel that you
have studied, describe a scene
that makes you either happy or
sad. Give reasons why the
scene makes you feel happy or
sad with close reference to text.
 How TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2016-
With close reference to text, candidates are
expected to:
1. Identify a scene (Statement)
2. Provide details of the selected scene
(Textual evidence)
3. Provide reason/s and develop the reason
providing (Analysis)
4. Relate to the task (Relate)
 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
•
-SPM 2017-
 How TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
With close reference to text, candidates are
expected to:
1. Identify a value + a character
2. Provide reasons
a. Reason 1 (Statement 1)
b. Reason 2 (Statement 2)
c. Reason 3 (Statement 3)
3. Provide textual evidence to support each reason
(Textual evidence + Analysis)
4. Relate to the task (Relate)
HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2018-
 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2018-
With close reference to text, candidates are
expected to:
1. Identify a character + a problem
2. State the ways of solving the problem
a. Way 1 (Textual evidence)
b. Way 2 (Textual evidence)
c. Way 3 (Textual evidence)
3. Give an opinion on the way the problem is solved
(Analysis)
4. Relate to the task (Relate)
WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE OPINION?

I.
A clear cut opinion or O is when the student
comments on the way the problem was
solved. 😊👍🏼
Note: With this kind of opinion, student can
go up to the mark of 7 / 8 / 9 / 10.
[only IF the P, TEoP, W, TEoW, Dev are
stated relevantly]
WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE OPINION?

II.
An embedded opinion is when the student
comments on the way the character solved
the problem.✔
🧐👉🏼
Note: With this kind of opinion, student can
go up to the maximum of 7 mark.
[only IF the P, TEoP, W, TEoW are stated
relevantly. Please refer to RC4]
WHAT IS NOT
AN ACCEPTABLE OPINION?
III
A general / personal opinion is when the student
gives his personal views about themselves / the
world in general.
Note: We don't accept it as ' Opinion ' as it doesn't
fulfill the requirement of the task.❌ 😕👎🏼
Note: With this kind of opinion, student can only go
to the maximum mark of 5 / 6. Cannot go higher!
[only IF the P, TEoP, W, TEoW, Dev are stated
relevantly]
WHAT IS NOT
AN ACCEPTABLE OPINION?
IV.
An opinion given on characters, moral values,
themes.
Note: We dont treat it as Opinion as it doesn't fulfil
the task.
❌😕👎🏼
Note: With this kind of opinion, student can only go
to the maximum mark of 5 / 6. Cannot go higher!
[only IF the P, TEoP, W, TEoW, Dev are stated
relevantly]
WHAT IS NOT
AN ACCEPTABLE OPINION?
V. If the student didn't state any Opinion.
Usually the the student is in the band of
4/3/2/1.
Note: It depends on the students ability to
provide Problem, TEoP, Way, TEoW. If
student stated them clearly yet no opinion
stated, you could go for 5 / 6 if the TE and
dev is strong enough.
 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2019-

In the novel that you have read,

choose one character that you
dislike. With close reference to
the text, give reasons why you
like him or her.
HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL QUESTION?
-SPM 2019-
With close reference to text, candidates are
expected to:
1. Identify a character who you dislike
2. Give reasons why you dislike the character
a. Reason 1 - Statement + Textual evidence + Development of reason (Analysis)
b. Reason 2 - Statement + Textual evidence + Development of reason (Analysis)
c. Reason 3 - Statement + Textual evidence + Development of reason (Analysis)
4. Relate to the task (Relate)
 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2016-
Based on the novel that you
have studied, describe a scene
that makes you either happy or
sad. Give reasons why the
scene makes you feel happy or
sad with close reference to text.
 SAMPLE 2

S- (STATEMENT)
The novel that I studied was Captain Nobody by
Dean Pitchford. The scene that makes me
happy can be found in Chapter 15 when Newt
as Captain Nobody foiled the robbery of a
jewellery store.
(STATEMENT)
 T - (TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
This nerve-wrecking scene started when Newt
noticed his friend, JJ standing in front of
Sullivan’s Jewellery Store. JJ told him that there
were spelling errors on the signs at the store
windows. She told him that she had tried telling
the owner to change the sign but they refused to
listen to her. She then asked Newt if he would
talk to the owners on her behalf. Newt was
reluctant at first, however JJ convinced him to
do it since he was Captain Nobody.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
 T - (TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
Newt found the owners, Mr. and Mrs.
Sullivan standing behind a counter top and
attending to only one customer. Mr.
Sullivan however asked Newt how he
could help him. Newt stammered that he
could wait or come back later and wanted
to leave. Newt than realised for some
reason Mrs. Sullivan wanted him to stay.
Newt then stepped forward and told Mr.
Sullivan about the mistakes on the signs
at the store windows.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
 T - (TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
As Newt neared the counter top, he
noticed that all the merchandise was laid
out for the costumer’s approval. Newt
quickly pinpointed the spelling errors.
The costumer was getting very annoyed.
Newt finally realised that he was wedged
in a middle of a robbery. In front of him
was a jewellery thief possibly with a lethal
gun. Before the thief could make any
move, Mr. Sullivan pressed an alarm that
was hidden under the desktop.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
 T - (TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
The shocked thief quickly grabbed all
the jewellery and tried to make an
escape. However he ran into Newt
and they both fell to the floor.
Although the thief managed to make
a run, he did not manage to steal the
jewellery and what was more
important was that Mr. and Mrs
Sullivan was not harmed.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)
 A - (ANALYSIS - REASONS)
This scene had undoubtedly made me happy mainly
because Newt unwittingly helped the jewellery
store. Kudos to Captain Nobody and his kind heart,
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan were both safe and the
jewellery store would have been robbed if it was not
for Newts’ random acts of kindness (R1). Next, this
scene also made me happy because Newt had
proven that he was kind, brave and helpful. These
are the characteristics that we need from a hero and
he has proven to have those qualities to in him (R2).
Therefore, these are the reasons why the scene
made me happy.
(ANALYSIS + DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS)
 R - (RELATE)
From my personal point of view, this
scene has not only made me happy
but also drives me to become a better
person who strives for the truth
towards a betterment of the society I
live in.
(RELATE)
 THE MARKS?
• A consistent, relevant and convincing
response.
•  Detailed and well-developed textual
evidence with development

•C – 9
•L – 5
TOTAL: 14/15
 HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION?
-SPM 2019-

In the novel that you have read,

choose one character that you
dislike. With close reference to
the text, give reasons why you
like him or her.
 SAMPLE 2

S- (STATEMENT)
The novel that I studied was Captain Nobody by
Dean Pitchford. The character that I do not like
is Newt’s mom, Mrs. Newman because she
always puts her responsibility towards her kids
as last in the list.
(STATEMENT)
T+A - (TE+ANALYSIS - REASONS)
Mrs. Newman is Newton and Chris Newman’s
mother. She is too busy with her job, making her
a bit careless on her responsibility as a mother.
This can be seen when Newt Newman had to
make breakfast for his family members even
though he is the youngest in the family. When
Newt sacrificed his time and energy to serve
breakfast in the morning, the whole family,
including his mother, took his kindness for
granted by not eating the breakfast he had
made. Mrs. Newman should have known that it
is not a 10-year-old boy’s job to make breakfast
for his family. (R1).
T+A - (TE+ANALYSIS - REASONS)
In my opinion, Mrs. Newman has shown a bad
example of a mother. A mother is someone who
cares deeply for the children and give credits to
them when they have done something good.
Furthermore, Mrs. Newman should have paid
more attention to the household chores. A good
mother should be able to attend to the chores
or delegate the chores fairly to her children, and
as parents, they must appreciate the good
deeds of their children, no matter how little.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE + ANALYSIS -
DEVELOPMENT OF REASON)
 A - (ANALYSIS - REASONS)
Next, Mrs. Newman is also absent-minded as she only
remembers certain things which are important only to
her. This is shown when she was on the phone with a
neighbour, dealing with a gathering they were planning
to do in Chris’s Big Game. Newt had to remind her the
details of what to bring to the gathering including the
quantity. She also forgot where she had put the keys
when Newt told her that it was accidentally put in the
fridge. Mrs. Newman did not show much gratitude
towards her younger son even though he did so much
for her. (R1).
 A - (ANALYSIS - REASONs)
In my opinion, Mrs. Newman has shown some bad
qualities of a mother. Being a mother is challenging
because a mother has to do a lot of multitasking, but it
can be rewarding too if a mother puts the appropriate
responsibility to her kids and appreciate them for what
they did. Furthermore, Mrs. Newman should not put the
important responsibility to Newt Newman to compensate
for the lack of qualities she has.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE + ANALYSIS -
DEVELOPMENT OF REASON)
 A - (ANALYSIS - REASONs)
Furthermore, Mrs. Newman seems to pay less attention
and less affection towards Newton Newman. This can be
clearly seen when Chris Newman fell into a coma after his
Big Game. That was the only time when she paid full
attention to Chris, but sadly leaving Newton Newman
behind to cope with the tragedy all on his own. This has
resulted Newt to embark on the journey of Captain Nobody
by wearing the costume to school because she had
forgotten to dry them the day before school. Even worse,
Newton Newman had endangered himself on the highway
to chase a ferret, got involved in a robbery and climbed the
high Appleton Tower because he clearly lacked his parents’
supervision.
(TEXTUAL EVIDENCE + ANALYSIS - DEVELOPMENT OF
REASON)
 R - (RELATE)
In a nutshell, Mrs. Newman should have
cared more for her children especially
Newton Newman. Her kids need her
attention, a home and a family to rely on.
Instead of getting emotional and careless,
a parent must be able to handle their
emotions and pay full attention to the kids
who need them all the time. As the saying
goes, ‘A family without love and care is
like a body without a living soul’.
(RELATE)
 THE MARKS?
• A relevant response.
•  Developed textual evidence with good
development of reasons

•C – 8
•L – 5
TOTAL: 13/15
HOW TO ANSWER NOVEL
QUESTION? (tips for students)

• HOW TO USE THE ACRONYMS

• ‘COBRA’ AND ‘BLUBERRIES’
• IN THE TABLE?
Notes on Cobra + Blueberries
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