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SPM 1119

SPM English

Paper 1 · Reading practice · 190 questions

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Short Everyday Texts
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Short Everyday Texts

Questions 1 to 8. Each question below has its own short text — a notice, a message, a social media post, an email, an advertisement or a dialogue. Read each text carefully and choose the option, A, B or C, that best answers the question that follows it.

8 questions 8 marks
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Everyday Texts

Questions 1 to 8. Each question is based on a separate short text: a news report, an email, an advertisement, a notice and so on. Read each text carefully and choose the best answer, A, B or C. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.

8 questions 8 marks
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Everyday Texts Around Us

Questions 1 to 8. Each question is based on a separate short text: a notice, an email, a conversation, an advertisement, a report and so on. Read each text carefully and choose the best answer, A, B or C. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.

8 questions 8 marks
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Short Everyday Texts

Questions 1 to 8. Each question below has its own short text — a message, a notice, an announcement, an email, an advertisement, a poster or a social media post. Read each text carefully and choose the option, A, B or C, that best answers the question that follows it.

8 questions 8 marks
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Cutting Down Food Waste at Home

Questions 9 to 18 refer to the passage below. Read the whole passage once, then decide which of the four choices A, B, C or D best fills each numbered blank. Gap (0) has been done for you as an example: the choices were A and, B but, C or, D so, and the answer is B but. Mark one answer for each of the ten numbered gaps on the answer sheet.

10 questions 10 marks
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Keeping an Old Craft Alive

Questions 9 to 18 refer to the passage below. Read it through once, then decide which of the four choices A, B, C or D best fills each numbered blank. Gap (0) has been done as an example: the choices were A vanishing, B disappearing, C escaping, D retiring, and the answer is B disappearing. Mark one answer for each of the ten numbered gaps.

10 questions 10 marks
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Learning in a Digital Age

Questions 9 to 18 refer to the passage below. Read it carefully and choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to fill each numbered blank. Gap (0) has been done as an example: the choices were A submit, B transmit, C dispatch, D mail, and the answer is A submit. Mark one answer for each of the ten numbered gaps.

10 questions 10 marks
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Packing a Lunch Box: A Small Habit with Big Rewards

Questions 9 to 18 refer to the passage below. Read the whole passage once, then decide which of the four choices A, B, C or D best fills each numbered blank. Gap (0) has been done for you as an example: the choices were A and, B but, C so, D or, and the answer is A and. Mark one answer for each of the ten numbered gaps on the answer sheet.

10 questions 10 marks
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The Two Newspapers

Questions 19 to 26 refer to the story printed below. Read it carefully, then decide which of the four answers, A, B, C or D, is the best one for each question. Shade your choice on the answer sheet.

8 questions 8 marks
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The Workshop by the Jetty

Questions 19 to 26 refer to the story printed below. Read it carefully, then decide which of the four answers, A, B, C or D, is the best one for each question. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

8 questions 8 marks
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My First Second-hand Book Fair

Questions 19 to 26 refer to the passage below. Read it carefully, then decide which of the four options, A, B, C or D, best answers each question. Shade your choice on the answer sheet.

8 questions 8 marks
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One in a Thousand

Questions 19 to 26 refer to the passage below. Read it carefully, then decide which of the four options, A, B, C or D, best answers each question. Shade your choice on the answer sheet.

8 questions 8 marks
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Turning Empty Land into Community Gardens

Questions 27 to 32 refer to the article below about community gardens. Six whole sentences have been taken out of it. Decide which of the sentences A to H belongs in each gap (27 to 32). Two of the sentences are not needed at all. Mark your choices on the answer sheet.

6 questions 6 marks
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From Canteen Kitchen to Supermarket Shelves: The Story of Dapur Rosnah

Questions 27 to 32 are based on an article about the story of a Malaysian food brand. Six sentences have been taken out of the article. Decide which sentence from A to H belongs in each gap (27 to 32). Two of the eight sentences are not needed. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.

6 questions 6 marks
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Fast Fashion and Its Hidden Costs

Questions 27 to 32 are based on an article about cheap, fast-changing clothing and the costs behind it. Six sentences have been taken out of the article. Decide which sentence from A to H belongs in each gap (27 to 32). Two of the eight sentences are not needed. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.

6 questions 6 marks
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Being a Smart Screen User

Questions 27 to 32 refer to the article below about using screens wisely. Six sentences have been taken out of it. Decide which of the sentences A to H belongs in each gap (27 to 32). Two of the sentences are not needed at all. Mark your choices on the answer sheet.

6 questions 6 marks
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Turning Hobbies into Small Businesses

Questions 33 to 40 are based on the six short texts below. For Questions 33 to 36, decide which text (A to F) matches each statement. For Questions 37 to 40, complete the summary using one word taken from the texts; spelling must be accurate and no variation of the word is accepted.

8 questions 8 marks
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Choosing the Right School Club

Questions 33 to 40 are based on the six club descriptions below. Read them carefully. For Questions 33 to 36, decide which club (A to F) would suit each student described. For Questions 37 to 40, complete the summary using one word taken from the descriptions; spelling must be accurate and no variation of the word is accepted.

8 questions 8 marks
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Six Volunteer Activities

Questions 33 to 40 are set on the two texts below. For questions 33 to 36, decide which lettered section (A to F) of Text 1 the situation belongs to. For questions 37 to 40, complete each note with ONE word only, taken from Text 2. The spelling must be exactly right; capital or small letters are both accepted.

8 questions 8 marks
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Home Truths: Teenagers and Their Families

Questions 33 to 40 are set on the two texts below. For questions 33 to 36, decide which teenager (A to F) in Text 1 each statement describes. For questions 37 to 40, complete the notes in Text 2 with ONE word only, taken from Text 1. The spelling must be exactly right; capital or small letters are both accepted.

8 questions 8 marks
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