Section A (20 Marks)Questions 1-10 are based on the text. The first and last lines are correct. For the remaining lines, there are some grammatical errors. Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling errors in this text. Good morning to the principal, teachers and students of Bugisiah Islamic Secondary School. I am here today to share my personal encounter for bullying and how I dealt with peer pressure while growing up. People who know me yesterday and even my fans would probably surprised to know I was bullied many times when I am a child and teenager. It wasnt brutal if I was never harmed physically except on a few occasions but it wasnt pleasant either. My first experience being bullied was when I was in year two. I was bullied by a girl in my class. He would keep saying hurtful things to me until I smile and he would threaten me until I was too afraid to tell our teacher. My second experience was in form one. I was a timid girl and did not know who to make friends. When a girl asks me once to play with her and her friends, I was overjoyed. As you might have guessed, I ended up being bullied by her. She would took my handwritten notes and storybooks that she likes. She would also get angry if I didnt do whatever she told me to, and pinch me and pull my hair if I did someone that didnt please her. It was traumatizing experience! The thing is, I was too scared to speak up and fight back. My mother was angry at her for bullying me and angry at me for not fighting back. You see, I am more afraid of losing a friend that I let her do whatever she wanted. Now I tell myself, So,what? when something said that they wouldnt want to be friends with me anymore. They can do whatever they like and I dont need them at all. That was my moment of empowerment. Whatever my age, you shouldnt have to feel pressured or bullied to act in a certain manner to be accepted. Just be yourself and real friends would accept you for who you are. Thank you.e.g : with1. 2. 1. ______3. 2. ______4. 3. ______5. 4. ______6. 5. ______7. 6. ______8. 7. ______9. 8. ______10. 9. ______11. 10. _____

Seashell is the title of the lastest novel by Aiyuni Sun. This science fiction tale, like Aiyunis previous book titled Current, is set beneath the ocean. The author describes life underwater in such clear detail that the reader can easily imagine living in this magical world.The story is about the only son of a marine scientist who secretly follows his father to his underwater laboratory at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Kayan is curious about his fathers work but Professor Miraj refuses to tell him anything. One day, Kayan steals onto the Seabug, a small submarine which takes the Professor to the ocean laboratory called C-Shell. When the stowaway is discovered, his father is furious. By then the Seabug has returned to land. There is nothing the Professor can do. He warns Kayan to stay out of trouble and is soon lost in his research. Left to wander around by himself, Kayan stumbles upon a locked room. The sixteen-year-old discovers the secret of the locked room and realizes that he and his father are in grave danger. In fact, the world is in great danger.This story keeps the reader in suspense right to the end. The reader will be greatly entertained and will be tempted to read all two hundred plus pages in one sitting. The novel is not only enjoyable to read but it also contains a message about how serious problems can be solved with courage. Seashell is highly recommended for readers in the 12 to 17 age group.Section B (20 Marks)Questions 11-29 are based on the book review below.

Complete the blanks with information from the book review.

Book Review SummaryBook title: 11. _________________________________________Author: 12. _________________________________________Genre: 13. _________________________________________Target readers: 14. _________________________________________Recommendation [Tick]: 15. [ ] Highly recommended[ ] Recommended [ ] Not recommended(5 Marks)

Answer the following questions.16. What is Professor Mirajs occupation? (1Marks)________________________________________________________________________________________17.Why does Kayan follow his father to C-Shell? (1Marks)______________________________________________________________________________________18.When does Kayan realise that he and his father are in danger? (1Marks)______________________________________________________________________________________19.What does the Professor doing in C-Shell? (1Marks)_______________________________________________________________________________________20.What is the message in this story? (1Marks)________________________________________________________________________________________21.What is Seabug? (1Marks)_______________________________________________________________________________________22.How old is Kayan? (1Marks)______________________________________________________________________________________23.Why doesnt the Professor send Kayan Home? (1Marks)______________________________________________________________________________________

24.Based on the information given in the book review of Seashell, predict what will happen to Kayan and hisfather at the end of the novel. Use the word will or is going to. (2 marks)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Choose the best meaning for each word using contextual clues. (5 marks)25.Another word for under is __________________.26.A person who hides aboard a vehicle is called a ____________________.27. To ___________________ is to move around without any specific purpose.28.The word serious can be replaced by the word _____________________________. 29.To be __________________ is to have a strong feeling that you want to do something.

Section C (15 marks)Questions 30-46 are based on the biography below.

Flossie Wong-Staal is an expert on the HIV virus which causes AIDS. Her discovery of the HIV virus is very important in the search for a cure for the disease. Born on 27 August 1947 in China, she was given the name Yee Ching Wong. In 1952, her family moved to Hong Kong. There, her teachers encouraged her parents to give her an English name. Her father named her Flossie. She did well in her studies and grew to love science. When she was 18, Flossie Wong went to the University of California (UCLA) in the United States. She graduated in 1968 with a degree in Bacteriology. She then went on to do a doctorate in Molecular Biology in the same university. A year before she finished her doctoral studies in 1972, she married Steven Staal and changed her name to Wong-Staal.In 1973, Flossie Wong-Staal moved to Maryland to work at the National Cancer Institute. She and her colleagues discovered the HIV virus in 1983. Wong-Staal succeeded in cloning the HIV virus in 1985. This was important to the development of a test to screen blood for HIV.In 1994, Wong-Staal became the head of the new Centre for AIDS Research at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). In the same year, she co-founded a biotechnology company called Immusol. After retiring from UCSD in 2002, she became Immusols Chief Scientific Officer.Flossie Wong-Staal received many awards for her contribution to science and to mankind. The Institute fo Scientific Information named Wong-Staal the top woman scientist of the 1980s. In 2007, she was placed at number 32 in the Top 100 living geniuses.

For each of these statements, underline TRUE or FALSE.30. AIDS is the name of a disease.TRUE / FALSE31. Flossies teacher gave her the English name.TRUE / FALSE32. Flossie spent her early years as a student in Hong Kong.TRUE / FALSE33. Flossie Wong was a bright student.TRUE / FALSE34. Flossie studied Bacteriology when she first went to the United States.TRUE / FALSE35. Flossie got married after she completed her studies.TRUE / FALSE

Underline the best meaning for each word.36. Disease:situation / problem / sickness37. Colleagues:relatives / students / fellow workers38. Geniuses:Very clever people / famous people / inventorsComplete the time table below based on Flossie Wong-Staals biography.