Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section)

First Term (2009-2010)

F.1 General English Test 2
Question Paper
Name: ______________________ Date: 18th November, 2009
Class: ________ No.: _________ Group 1 / 2 Time allowed: 35 minutes
Teacher: KHL / MSL / NHK / NK

Part A Reading Comprehension 45 marks

Part A1 – Article (27 marks)
Read the email carefully.
To eddie_lee@jmail.com
From linda_hui@abbymail.com
Subject Welcome to my pool party

Hi Eddie, 1

I’m glad to hear you’re coming to my pool party at half past two on Saturday afternoon.
That’s great news! Our swimming pool is outside, so remember to bring your sunglasses and
some sunscreen. You don’t need to bring a towel – you can use one of ours.

Everyone must bring a dish to share. Bob’s dad owns a shop, so he’s providing the drinks. 5
Those are free, of course. And Ken’s mum is baking her delicious chocolate cake. That’s my
favourite! Bill and Sandy are also making a cake, but theirs is a strawberry cheesecake. Warn
everyone that Jimmy is making beef curry. Do you remember his spaghetti last year? I’m
still trying to forget! My mum might order some pizza because I’m worried there won’t be
enough food. Is this a good idea? 10

To get to my place, take the MTR to Quarry Bay. Let’s meet at the bus stop near Exit A.
We’ll then go along Grey Road and then straight through the park – this is the fastest way to
my house. Call me on 2587 7799 if you get lost.

See you at 2p.m.!

Linda 15

(a) Choose the best answers. (4 marks)

1. Linda’s party is … 2. Who is not bringing food to the party?
A. at a public swimming pool. A. Jimmy
B. to celebrate her birthday. B. Bob
C. at the pool outside her house. C. Bill
D. on Saturday morning. D. Ken

3. What does ‘theirs’ (line 7) refer to? 4. Jimmy’s spaghetti was …

A. Bill and Ken’s cake A. delicious.
B. all the children’s cake B. easy to forget.
C. Ken and Sandy’s cake C. tasty.
D. Bill and Sandy’s cake D. bad.

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(b) Answer the following questions. (10 marks)
1. What does Eddie need to bring to the party? Complete his note below.

Things to bring to Linda’s party:

(a)_______________________________

(b)_______________________________

(c)_______________________________

2. Bill and Sandy are buying the ingredients for baking their cake. Tick
the things they need
to buy.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

3. Linda is making the invitation card for her pool party. Fill in the missing information.

Welcome to Linda’s Pool Party

Date: 28th August, 2009 (_______________)

Time: ________________

Venue: The pool ____________ my house

Please call me on _____________________ if you want to know more

about the party.

(c) Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (13 marks)

1. Why did Linda ask Eddie to bring his sunglasses? (3 marks)

2. What did Jimmy make last year? (2 marks)
3. Linda wrote ‘Is this a good idea?’ (line 10). What is her idea? (2 marks)
4. Why did Linda tell Eddie to go through the park? (3 marks)
5. If you were Eddie, what food would you bring to the party? (3 marks)

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Part A2 – Short Story (18 marks)
Vicky wrote a story for a story writing competition. Read her short story carefully.

It rained heavily last night. Victor’s dog barked at a mysterious man in the house. 1

The man was ugly and small. He was only two feet tall. His eyes were green. His hands

were big. His ears were huge.

The dog was nervous when it saw the little man. It followed him into a room. The

room was very dark, but the dog could still see the man. The little man drank from a glass. 5

He became a bat.

The dog’s owner, Victor, was a scientist. He made some medicine from bats’ blood.

The medicine was red. It was hot. It could turn bats into little men.

Victor asked the little men to help children in need at night. Then the little men

came back to Victor’s house and drank some medicine. The little men became bats again 10

during the day.

(a) Choose the best answers. (6 marks)

1. When did the story happen? 2. What was the weather like last night?
A. last week A. rainy
B. yesterday B. sunny
C. last night C. stormy
D. last month D. windy

3. What does the word ‘mysterious’ (line 1) 4. What does ‘It’ (line 8) refer to?
mean?
A. secret A. The dog
B. ugly B. The medicine
C. friendly C. The glass
D. famous D. The bat

5. Who is the author of this story? 6. Which is the best title for this story?
A. Victor A. A Lovely Dog
B. the little man B. A Special Medicine
C. Vicky C. A Clever Bat
D. the dog’s owner D. A Rainy Day

(b) Answer the following questions. Give short answers. (12 marks)
1. Did Victor’s dog like the mysterious man? How do you know?
2. How did the dog feel when it saw the little man?
3. What was in the glass?
4. Who made the medicine?
5. If you were Victor, who else would you ask the little men to help?

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Part B Grammar 40 marks
Part B1 – Simple Past Tense (15 marks)
Alice and Tony are on the phone. Complete their conversation with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.

Hi, Tony. (e.g.) Did you call

(call) me last night? Yes, I (1)____________. I called to ask about
the Maths homework, but it’s OK now.
(2)__________ you _________(go) to Andy
Kwok’s concert last night?

No, I (3)_________. I (4)_________

(go) to the cinema last night.
Who (5) __________ you _________(go)
with?

I went with my parents.

Which film (6) __________ you _________

(watch)?
I (7)_____________ (watch) Space II.

(8) __________ you _________ (enjoy) the

Yes, I (9) ___________. My parents film?
and I (10) _____________(laugh) a
lot because the film (11)___________
(be) very interesting.
What (12) __________ you _________ (do)
after watching the film?

My parents and I (13) ___________

(go) to a restaurant nearby. We
(14)__________ (try) the sweet dumplings
there. They (15)___________ (be) That’s a good idea!
delicious. We can go together next time.

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Part B2 – Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (15 marks)
(a) Complete the table with the correct possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns.
(3 marks)

Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns

I my mine
you (1) __________ yours
we (2) __________ ours
they their (5) __________
he (3) __________ his
she her (6) __________
it (4) __________

(b) The students are on a field trip and they are looking at what they have collected.
Complete their conservation with the correct possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns.
(12 marks)

Daisy : These shells are so colourful! Are they (e.g.) yours , Linda?

Linda : Yes, these are (1)_______________. They’re (2)_______________ favourite

new collection.

Roy : My sister also collects shells, but (3)_______________ are all white. She’s

very proud of (4)_______________ collection.

Angus : Look at that bottle of sand. (5)_______________ colour changes with the

light. Whose sand is it?

Daisy : Mike likes collecting sand. I think it’s (6)_______________. Is that part of

(7)_______________ collection, Mike?

Mike : Yes, it is. I like collecting sand from different places. My cousins in Australia

and Canada helped me collect some in (8)_______________ countries.

Angus : That’s interesting. What about those round black stones? They look shiny. Are

they Jane and Jill’s?

Linda : No, they aren’t (9)_______________. They belong to (10)_______________

teacher, Mr. Wong. He teaches us English. (11)_______________ lessons are

very interesting.

Roy : Look at the funny-looking plant over there. Whose collection is it?

Mike : It isn’t (12)_______________. We didn’t collect any plants.

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Part B3 – Yes / No Questions (10 marks)
Karen and her classmates are leaving their classroom. Look at the picture below. Then complete
their conversation with appropriate answers or questions using the words in brackets.

Karen : (e.g.) Are you ready, Lisa ? (you / ready / Lisa)

Lisa : Yes, I am.

Karen : (1) ___________________________________________? (you / pack / your bag)

Lisa : Yes, I did.

Karen : Sam, (2) _________________________________________________________?

(you / put / your books / in your bag)

Sam : Yes, I did.

Lisa : Did you hand in your worksheets to Mr. Chan?

Sam : No, (3) ______________________. I forgot about it.

Karen : Did you answer all the questions?

Sam : No, (4) _____________________. I don’t have a pen.

(5) ___________________________________________? (it / your pen / Karen)

Karen : Yes, it is.

Sam : (6) __________________________________________? (it / work)

I can’t write with it.

Karen : Yes, it does. Please hurry. Did you turn off the lights, Lisa?

Lisa : Yes, (7)_____________________. Did Sam clean the blackboard, Karen?

Karen : Yes, (8)_____________________.

Lisa : Sam, (9) _______________________________? (the windows / shut)

Sam : No, they aren’t. I can’t close this one.

(10)_______________________________? (the window / broken)

Lisa : No, it isn’t.

Karen : Let me help you, Sam. OK, that’s shut.

Sam : Yes, it is. Let’s go.

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Part C Vocabulary 15 marks
Part C1 – Usage (5 marks)
Fill in the blanks with suitable words that you have learnt from Vocabulary Checklist 3.

e.g. She is not good at Mathematics . She needs a calculator.

1. I didn’t take part in the _______________________ because I forgot to bring my
swimming suit.
2. We must not play in the _______________________. It is dangerous.
3. My sister works as an _______________________ in a secondary school.
4. Our _______________________ gives us a speech every Monday morning.
5. We’re going _______________________ on Lantau Island next weekend.

Part C2 – Part of Speech (5 marks)

Read the following sentences carefully. Write the part of speech of the underlined words in
brackets.
Part of Speech: N. – Noun N. Phrase – Noun Phrase V. – Verb
Adj. – Adjective Adv. – Adverb

e.g. We live in a house. ( N. )

1. The inter-class relay is the most exciting event on Sports Day. ( )
2. The janitors clean our classroom after school. ( )
3. Dad bought me a new bicycle for my birthday because I enjoy ( )
cycling a lot.
4. Our Chinese History teacher tells us some stories about China. ( )
5. We have our PE lessons on the basketball court. ( )

Part C3 – Sentence Rearrangement (5 marks)

Rearrange the following words to a meaningful sentence.

e.g. in / house / live / a / We / .

We live in a house.

1. at / played / interesting / We / many / the School Funfair / games / .

2. their lunch / have / in the canteen / can / Students / .

3. do / our Science lessons / We / experiments / in / .

4. the school hall / will be held / The singing contest / in / .

5. all junior form students / is / Social Studies / a new subject / for / in our school / .

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