Exercises for Suspension of School Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui) Name: HKAT Practice Paper 2 Class: Date: ( ) P. 6 ( ) Sections B C (Reading and Writing): 35 minutes Section B Reading (36 marks) (B-1) (12 marks, 2 marks each) Below is the webpage of David s school. Read it carefully and use the information to complete David s email to his cousin Jamie on page 5. Pioneer Primary School School Staff Students Activities News Contact Name: Subject: Latest news Place of birth: No. of years teaching in Hong Kong: Hobbies: Upcoming Event Meet the New Teacher A new teacher has joined our school. Let s read more about him! Mr. Ricky Brown English Language & Civic Education Australia 5 years Playing rugby and eating Annual English Week (10 th 14 th July) Learning English is fun! Film Show Storytelling DJ Training Folk Song Competition Writing Workshop *Booklets with details about English Week are available at the English Language Centre (ELC). For enquiries, please contact Miss Yau. P.1
Fill in each blank with only ONE word. Dear Jamie, How are you? How s life in Canada? My English teacher, Mrs. Cheung, left our school last week. A new teacher has joined our school to replace her. I guess he will be my English teacher. I read about him on our school e.g. website. He is called Ricky Brown. He was born in (18). He is an experienced teacher because he has taught in Hong Kong for (19) years. He teaches two subjects, (20) Language and Civic Education. He is a strong man with a cheerful smile. I am excited about meeting him in class. English Week is coming. This event is held every (21). Its aim is to raise pupils interest in learning English. I have read the (22) that lists all the programmes and courses. Most of the programmes are very interesting and attractive. I will join the (23) Show. It will show my favourite film Danny the Country Mouse. Do you have English Week in Canada? Cheers, P.2
(B-2) (12 marks, 2 marks each) David is reading an article from a magazine. Read it carefully and choose the best answers to Questions 24-29. Story of an Outstanding Student The Right Ways to Learn I take my failure in the past as lessons and tried different ways to improve my study skills, said Fred Wong, who was given the Outstanding Student Award. Fred recalled the days when his parents met his school principal, he said, My mother s eyes were filled with tears when she came out of the principal s room. I deeply regretted it and since then I made up my mind to study diligently. Fred performed very poorly in all subjects in primary school. He asked teachers for advice and sought ways to learn better. Later he came up with some ideas. He prepared for lessons by reading textbooks and looking up meanings of new words in a dictionary. He took notes during lessons and asked questions immediately after class. He visited a range of websites which provided free online exercises. In his spare time, he borrowed books on various topics from the library to broaden his knowledge. Fred said that he was weak in languages, but he never gave up. I read both Chinese and English newspapers every day, he spoke with confidence. I cannot tell how I felt when I heard that I was going to receive the Outstanding Student Award. I have to thank my parents and teachers for their encouragement, Fred said in the ceremony. He is going to enter university and study Education. He wishes to become a teacher and helps guide students to find the right ways 24. How did Fred s mother feel after she met the principal? A. sorry B. scared C. nervous D. sad P.3
25. In paragraph one, what does the word diligently mean? A. hard B. happily C. quickly D. patiently 26. What did Fred do during lessons? A. He checked the meaning of words. B. He wrote down what his teachers said. C. He asked teachers questions. D. He did online exercises. 27. Which of the following did Fred NOT do to improve his English? A. He wrote online journal entries. B. He asked his teachers for help. C. He borrowed books. D. He read newspapers. 28. Who has encouraged Fred in his studies? A. his friends B. his principal C. his teachers D. his classmates 29. Which of the following is NOT true about Fred? A. He read different kinds of books. B. He felt surprised when he got the award. C. He did online exercises. D. He will teach at a university. P.4
(B-3) (12 marks, 2 marks each) David is reading a poster about a talk. Read it carefully and choose the best answers to Questions 30-35. Meet the Writer A talk by Jenny Ma Jenny Ma is a world famous Singaporean writer. She has published more than one hundred children books, including the Mother Mary series and the Carrie the Cook series. More than half of her books are translated into different languages. Don t miss the chance to meet Jenny Ma. She will share her valuable experience of writing books for children. Come and join us. Date: 21 st August (Saturday) Time: 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Venue: Marlene City Hall Fee: $50 for adults, $20 for children No. of seats: 180 (first come, first served) Rundown of the talk: 1. Introduction of Jenny Ma 2. Sharing by Jenny Ma 3. Question & Answer session 4. Autograph session To reserve a seat, please complete the enrolment form and return it to the school library. P.5
30. What kind of book does Jenny Ma write? A. science fiction B. romantic fiction C. kids books D. ghost stories 31. How long is the talk? A. one hour B. one and a half hours C. two hours D. two and a half hours 32. If David goes with his parents, how much should they pay? A. $50 B. $70 C. $90 D. $120 33. First come, first served is a method to decide. A. who can get the seats B. who give the talk C. the number of seats D. the fee of each person 34. When can people ask questions during the talk? A. before the introduction of the writer B. after the writer has talked about her books C. before the talk begins D. after the writer has signed her books 35. How can David reserve a seat for the talk? A. ask a librarian B. buy the tickets at Marlene City Hall C. fill in the enrolment form D. book the tickets on the school website P.6
Section C Writing (30 marks) You watched a performance in English Week. Based on the pictures below, write an article about what happened for the school magazine. Write about 80 words. (a) (b) folk song / microphone fall / surprised (c) (d) Ending? clap / encourage End of Test P.7
Section B Reading (36 marks) For Questions 18 25, fill in each blank with only ONE word. Section B-1 (12 marks, 2 marks each) 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. For Questions 26 39, write (A, B, C or D) in the boxes. Section B-2 Section B-3 (12 marks, 2 marks each) (12 marks, 2 marks each) 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Section C Writing (30 marks) Folk Song Competition 30 th July, 200X. End of Test
Exercises for Suspension of School (Answer) Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui) Name: HKAT Practice Paper 2 Class: Date: ( ) P. 6 ( ) Section B Reading Section B-1 18. Australia 19. five 20. English 21. year 22. booklet 23. Film Section B-2 Section B-3 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C Section C Writing Accept any reasonable answers