PMR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE BY: ABIDAH BT SARAJUL HAQ ENGLISH LANGUAGE MASTER TEACHER SEKOLAH TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN , IPOH PRACTICE 1
BATA has a whole new range of bags and shoe wear. It ___(1)______ offering a 10 per cent ___(2)______ on any of it standard collection of products. Just cut ____(3)_____ the coupon in our Bata’s advertisement page. Ladies’ items are ____(4)_____ from RM29.90 to RM139. The Bata __(5)________ in Malaysia have ____(6)_____ a long way. Remember “First to BATA then to school ?”. From a household name selling school ___(7)_______ , BATA has gone on ____(8)_______ serve different segments of the market. Adapted from KLIA Times, July 2007
1 A B C D
are was is were
2 A increase B decrease C account D discount
3 A B C D
5 A branches B tree C branch D root
6 A come B comes C coming D came
7 A B C D
out off in on
shoes sandals boots socks
4 A prices B priced C price D price
8 A B C D
to for up on
PRACTICE 2
Five- year – old Daniel woke up one day to a rainy morning . It was pouring cats and dogs outside. Mummy , of course did not want him to get in the rain and suggested that day he stay home for the day. Just then came a totally unexpected reaction from Daniel .He screamed ‘’Nooo…!!’’ and threw a tantrum like never before . He insisted on going to school ,no matter what. Most children would very happy stay home from school , but not Daniel , a Smart Reader Kids student . He has never missed a day of school. A chat with any Smart Reader Kids teacher confirms that most centres have a very low non-attendance rate. “ Children have short attention spans. And if you can’t keep them interested , you will have a headache chasing after them because they will be running all over the place,’’ says a teacher at Smart Reader Kids. “ Three to six- year- olds are constantly moving about and they can’t sit still for more than two minutes in one place. It makes our work much easier as we have a curriculum that captures their attention 100% ,” said one of the teachers. Adapted from ‘The Star’ Education Guide 20/ 9/ 07 9 Pouring “cats and dogs ” in passage means A B C D
flood thunderstorms heavy rain scanty rain
10 What is special about the Smart Reader Kids Centre? A B C D
students are always 100% attentive students are always running around students can play anytime students are always chatting
11 Why did Daniel scream when his mother told him to stay home? A B C D
He was happy He was sad He was sick He was angry
12 He has “ never missed ” a day of school means A B C D
his attendance in school was 50 % his attendance in school was 100 % his attendance in school was 80% his attendance in school was 99%
PRACTICE 3
On 31 August , Malaysia will celebrate her 50th birthday! It is s special day for us . We remember how our country achieved its independence from the British at midnight 30 August 1957. It was our first Prime Minister , Tunku Abdul Rahman ,who helped our country to achieve its independence. Tunku ,as he was fondly known , formed an alliance between the United Malay National Organisation [UMNO] , the Malayan Chinese Association[MCA] and the Malayan Indian Congress[MIC] . Together with his colleagues, Tunku led the fight for independence from the British When Malaya ,as it was then known, became independent, Tunku was elected as the country’s first Prime Minister . A prince from Kedah, Tunku was loved by the people . For his role in uniting the three races and achieving Malaysian’s Independence, he became known as Bapa Malaysia. Thanks to the efforts of the older generations , young Malaysian today live in peace and harmony. Adapted from “Quest” magazine July – August issue 2007
13 Who had helped Malaysia to achieve its independence? A B C D
Tun Abdul Rahman Tun Hussein Onn Tunku Abdul Rahman Tun Dr Mahathir
14 On 31 August 1957,Malaya achieved its independence from the A B C D
Japanese Portuguese Dutch British
15 Why was Tunku loved by the people? A He invented a special place for certain people. B He united the races in Malaya C He fought in the war with the British D He was our second Prime Minister 16
The word colleagues in the passage means A B C D
neighbours schoolmates partners enemies
PRACTICE 4 The fitting sessions would be conducted at either Hajjah Cik Minah’s Songket House in Penambang or at the tailor’s in Kota Bharu . Jamal and his fiancée would have their songket fitting sessions in the morning at the baju Melayu sessions in the afternoon . Then they usually lunched together in Kota Bharu , chaperoned , definitely, but it was a small matter . The more important matter was that these fitting sessions were the times Jamal stole precious few moments with his wife-to-be. He began to notice more things about her . She had a mole on the left of her chin and she was actually far fairer than she had seemed when he had first seen her. Fair complexion in ladies were was very much prized. Of Bunga Telur and Bally Shoes by Che Husna Azhari
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What were the fitting sessions for ? A B C D
To see who is fitter To try out the wedding outfits To discuss wedding outfits To organise the buffet lunch
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The word ‘chaperoned’means A B C D
followed by an uncle followed by a stranger accompanied by a husband accompanied by an older woman
19 Jamal’s wife-to- be- is described as A Very fair without any mole B Quite fair with a mole on her cheek C Fair with a mole on her chin D Moderately fair with some moles on her chin 20 What did Jamal and his fiancée do during the afternoon ? A B C D
They had a stroll They did some shopping They visited friends and relatives They had lunch together
PRACTICE 5 ‘’Zahid , you’ve turned into a little monster!’’. In reply Zahid merely lifted his eyebrows and gazed off into space. He was really putting on a show .From time to time ,he sniggered . No one could fathom his thoughts. “ If you don’t have a book or pencil , then go home . You’re better off staying at home and sleeping . What’s the use in coming to school if you’re going to act like a brat? ”. The teacher ’s threats didn’t bother him at all. His face remained expressionless and empty. Once in a while , he would stare spitefully at his teacher and wish , ‘if you were only my size, I’d take you on too, just as I did Dolah.’’. “ Stand here until school is out,’’ Mr.Jamal commanded . Zahid headed for the corner, with his head down, but on his lips there was a smile. He strutted, as though mocking the command given by his teacher. Mr.Jamal became furious. When school was out , Dolah was waiting for him. But Zahid was in luck, because he happened to be carrying a piece of wood to protect himself. The Pencil by Ali Majod
21 The phrase “ putting on a show “ means A B C D
to show something to take part to pretend to react
22 Why did Mr. Jamal call Zahid “ a little monster? ” A B C D
He looks like a monster He sings in the class He helps the students in the class He disturbs the students in the class
23 The piece of wood that Zahid carried was for A donation B protection C selling D throwing 24 The “ teacher’s threats didn’t bother ” Zahid because A B C D
he was not afraid of anyone he was happy in school he did not understand what the teacher meant he did not know what to do
Good Luck and All the Best in your PMR exam ANSWERS 1C 2 D 3 B 4 B 5A 6 A 7 A 8 A 9 C 10 A 11 D 12 B 13 C 14 D 15 B 16 C 17 B 18 D 19 C 20 D 21 C 22 D 23 B 24 A
