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Answer key

PART 1 : CLOZE PASSAGE [10 marks]Fill in each blank with a suitable word. Write each answer in the spacesprovided in the passage.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He first studied music with his

father, (1) ______ was a singer. After a while, even though he was still only a boy,

he started travelling far and wide to perform and was soon supporting his family. He

was just twelve years old when he performed for the first time in public. Ludwig

studied with famous composers like Hadyn and Mozart. He was known as a very

serious boy, (2) ________ when it came to music.

Beethoven was a musical genius, but (3) ________ music did not come easy. Hewas constantly changing the music he wrote. It got even harder for him when he

started going deaf (4) ________ the age of 30. In order to (5) ________ with people,

Beethoven kept books in which he and his acquaintances wrote down their

conversations. It must have been heartbreaking for Beethoven to (6) ________ his

hearing when he had such an obvious passion for music. Yet, even (7) ________ he

could no longer hear, he went on to write some of his best music!

Beethoven is famous for his nine symphonies. But he also wrote many other

(8)________ of music: chamber and choral music, music for piano and string

quartets, ballets, as well as one opera. One piece of Beethovens piano music that

has been loved by many through the years is his Ode to Joy, as it (9) ________ of

the blessings of love and friendship.

Beethoven spent most of his adult life in Vienna and, because of his great music,

came to be known as the most important composer who has (10) ________ lived.

Answers:

(1) ______________________ (6) ____________________

(2) ______________________ (7) ____________________

(3) ______________________ (8) ____________________

(4) ______________________ (9) ____________________

(5) ______________________ (10) ____________________

PART 2 : EDITING [10 marks]

who

especially/particularly

writing/composing

at

people/others

lose

though

kinds/types/genres

sings/tells

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was 1) excitement

3) see

4) Mark

6) auditorium

5) ?

7) struck

8) guilty

9) figure

10) students

2) fear

Underline 10 grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors (excluding thefirst error given to you) in the passage below and write the correct answerabove the error.

The choir room were extraordinarily noisy. The excitment of a new day was rushing

through everyone.

"All right, class, quiet down," Mr. Dunn spoke in his authoritative voice, the voice that

made people shiver with feer.

"Let's begin with scales. Ready?" He tapped his baton on the music stand. He

gripped it as though it held all the power in the world to reign over our self-esteem.

"Ha ha ha ha." Loud laughter burst from someone to the left of me. I turned to saw

who it was. My face turned red. It was mark. My crush on him was given away by my

bright face. Suddenly, a loud tapping was heard.

"Who was laughing just now " His voice boomed throughout the auditorum.

There was silence.

"Who was it?" He strike the stand with his baton. His eyes searched the risers for the

gilty party for whom the lecture would be worthy.

I felt his eyes pass over me. I was afraid for Mark because I just knew that Mr. Dunn

would figured out it was him. I guess it didn't help much that 59 out of the 60 choir

student were staring straight at Mark.

From Passage A

From Paragraph 2

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1. Why did Mike leave Gypsy at Joeys place and at what time of the day did he say

he would be back to collect Gypsy? [2]

Mike left Gypsy at Joeys place because he had to go out of town to visit a

friend [1] and said that he would be back to collect Gypsy before dark/inthe evening [1].

From Paragraph 4

2. How are Joey and Mike related? [1]

Joey and Mike are brothers [1].

From Paragraphs 6 - 9

3. In your own words, describe what Joey did after he had called out to the dogs

and realised that they were not in the backyard. [2]

ORIGINAL PHRASE: He ran out [1] to his car [1]

RE-EXPRESSED ANSWER: After calling out to the dogs, Joey dashed [1] to

his vehicle [1].

4. List two places that Joey had looked for the puppies. [2]

The two places are the neighbourhood/the streets [1] and the gas station

[1].

5. Which phrase tells you that the weather condition was not good at the time Joey

was looking for the puppies? [1]

The phrase is dark clouds filled the sky [1]

OR it started to rain. [1]

6. Why was Joey relieved?

He was relieved because he saw/found Jet and Gypsy at the gas station [1].

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From Paragraph 10

7. What do you think Joey was feeling when he lost the dogs at the gas station? [1]

Joey was feeling nervous/anxious [1]

8. What evidence is there that the puppies were extremely hungry at the end of the

day? [1]

They licked their food bowls clean [1].

OR

They finished their food to the last morsel/bit [1].

From Paragraph 10

9. Explain in not more than 7 words, the meaning of the following word as it is used

in the passage.

spooked (line 33): scared/frightened (1)

For questions 10 and 11, choose from the meanings given the most suitable onefor the words used in the passage and write the correct answer in the brackets

provided. [2]

10. frantically (line 23)

A. desperately

B. calmly

C. carefully

D. enthusiastically ( A )

11. beaming (line 38)

A. hoping

B. frowning

C. smiling

D. shining ( C )

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From Passage B:

Match statements 12 to 14 to a particular paragraph in the passage. Write theparagraph number in the boxes provided. [3]

12. The baby is being placed under observation at the hospital.12

13. Darko pulled Bingham to where the baby was.3

14. The baby was discovered by Bingham and Darko. 6

For Questions 15, 16 and 17, choose the most suitable option and write your

answer in the brackets provided. [3]

15. Which of the following words can replace the word vigilant (line 4)?

A. lively

B. helpful

C. negligent

D. observant ( D )

16. Who was the second person to arrive at the scene?

A. Claire Miles

B. Jake Bingham

C. Keith Cruz

D. Jyoti More ( C )

17. What part of the weather would most likely have caused the baby to die?

A. the cold

B. the heat

C. the wind

D. the lightning ( A )

From Paragraph 2

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18. Why did Bingham choose to walk his dog, Darko, through the alley that morning?

[1]

Bingham and Darko walked through the that morning because Bingham was in

a hurry and decided to cut through the alley to save time [1].

From Paragraph 4

19. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as crazy? [1]

The word is deranged [1].

20. Why was Bingham reluctant to look into the garbage can at first? [1]

Bingham was initially reluctant because he thought it was a cat or rodent that

had gotten stuck in the garbage can [1].

From Paragraph 5

21. I had to see what the deal was. (lines 21-22)

Explain what Bingham wanted to do, and why. [2]

Bingham wanted to check/investigate what was in the garbage can [1]

because he heard a crying noise coming from inside [1].

OR

Bingham wanted to investigate the crying noise [1] that was coming from

inside the garbage can [1].

From Passage B - Summary Writing

Using your own words as far as possible, summarise the series of events that led to

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the discovery of the newborn baby girl in the alley.

USE ONLY THE MATERIAL FROMPARAGRAPHS 2 TO 6 ONLY.

Your summary, which must be in continuous writing (not note form), must not bemore than 130 words, including the 7 words given below. You must use your own

words as far as possible. [15]

That morning, Bingham and his dog, Darko,

Original Point Re-expressed Point

1) were taking their early morningwalk.

were taking a stroll.

2) But that morning, Bingham was in ahurry

As Bingham was in a rush,

3) and decided to cut through an alleyto save time. he decided to cut through an alley.

4) He and his dog were midwaythough when, suddenly, Darko sensedsomething that gave him cause forpause.

Halfway through the alley, Darkostopped walking when it sensedsomething.

5) My dog just started pulling metoward this trash can.

Darko began pulling Bingham towarda garbage can.

6) When we got up to it, I heardsomething cry.

Bingham could hear crying noisesupon approaching it.

7) At first, Bingham thought a cat or

some kind of rodent had gotten stuckin the trash can.

Initially, Bingham thought it was an

animal that was stuck in the garbagecan,

8) Annoyed, he yanked his leash tokeep Darko from moving.

so he pulled Darko away from it.

9) And thats when the dog becamederanged.

Darko then began to react violently,

10) Darko started straining towardthe can desperately. He was jumpingon it, trying to nose open the lid.

leaning toward the can, trying to openthe lid with its nose.

11) And the entire time, there was thiscrying noise coming from inside. I hadto see what the deal was.

As Bingham continued to hear thecrying noise from within the can, hedecided to find out what washappening.

12) Bingham dropped the leash,opened the can,

He opened the can,

13) and tossed out bag after bag untilhe reached the one making the noise.

and threw out bags until he found thebag from which the noise wasemerging.

14) Ripping it open, he found ashocker inside a newborn baby girl,umbilical cord still attached.

Bingham opened the bag to find thenewborn baby girl.

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