Commonwealth Essay Compet.2007
3 Jan 2007
Commonwealth Essay Competition 2007
For titles, rules and winners’ essays go to:
http://www.rcsint.org/essay
Form 4 English Exam Format
5 Jan 2007
Form 4 English Exam Format (Sri Cempaka English Paper )
Paper 1
Comprehension 30 marks
Summary 20 marks
Composition 25 marks (Total 75 marks)
Paper 2
Literature
Poem and Short story 25 marks
(Total for Paper 1 & 2 – 100 marks)
SPM English 1119 Paper Format
Paper 1. ( 1 hour 45 mins )
2 Questions ( 85 marks )
Section A Directed Writing (Subjective ) (35 marks)
Section B Continuous Writing (Subjective ) (50 marks)
SPM English 1119
Exam Format SPM English 1119
Paper 2 34 Questions – 2 hours 15 mins
Section A 15 Questions ( Objective ) (15 m )
Section B 10 Questions (Information Transfer)
( Subjective ) ( 10 m )
Section C Longer passage – 5 Questions, and 1 Summary
Question (Subjective ) ( 25 m )
Section D Literature – Poetry, Short Story ( Structured Response)
and Novel (Personal Response) (25 marks )
(Total 75 marks)
The Necklace. Guy Maupassant
15 Jan 2007
THE NECKLACE
Guy Maupassant
Read the story
http://www.bartleby.com/19/20.html
Answer the questions.
Why was Mathilda not satisfied with her life?
Why did she borrow the necklace?
Who did she borrow the necklace from?
How did she lose the necklace?
How did she manage to pay for the necklace?
Character analysis
Write a character study of Mathilda or Loisel her husband, in the story The Necklace.
Which one do you feel more sympathetic towards and why ?
Discuss and debate on this topic.
Mathilda is an irresponsible character.
What do you think of this statement?
Summary – The Necklace
Write a summary of the story – The Necklace in not more than 160 words.
Start with these words – Mathilda was married to a man whom she felt could not give her …
The Drover’s Wife The Story
The Drover’s Wife
The Story
Read and enjoy the story -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lawson
Answer these questions
Why are the drover’s wife and children always left on their own?
What kinds of dangers in the drover’s family subjected to?
The woman hit the snake many times. What did this show about her feelings?
Tommy cried with his mother. What does this show about him?
What is the message of the story?
Comment on the statements below:
“The story is about how small and defenseless, people, and especially women, become in their encounter with the hardship of the Australian outback.”
How is this true with the drover’s wife?
Give your opinion on this matter.
The drover’s wife should have taken her children back to her own people in town instead of suffering the hard work and loneliness in the harsh Australian outback where she was.
Discuss this issue.
Advantages and disadvantages
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living where the drover’s wife and her children live – in the Australian outback.
Discuss and debate on this topic.
The Drover’s Wife
The drover’s wife and her children had an encounter with a snake.
Write a summary about what happened in not more than 160 words.
Start with: The drover was away with his sheep. One day, …
The Drover’s Wife
Read about Henry Lawson and the Australian Bush
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/ lawson
The Drover’s Wife
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