FIGHT FOR ENGLISH 1119/2 NOVEL AND POEM 2016

NOVEL: ACTUAL QUESTION SPM 2002 - 2015

2002 - Write a detail account of an event in the novel you have chosen which teaches you an important moral lesson. In your account, you must make clear what the moral lesson is.

2003 - (a) Which character do you sympathize with in the novel you have studied?             (b) Explain why you sympathize with this character. Support your answer with evidences from the novel.  

2004 - Choose an event in the novel you have studied which you find to be most memorable. Give reasons for your choice and , with reference from the text, discuss the event.

2005 - “Love is important in a family” How is this shown in the novel you have read? Support your answer with close reference to the text.

2006 - The writer describes the main character as a very determined person. Using the detailS from the novel that you have studied write about: Some instances that show the character’s determination How the determination affects his/her family. 

2007 - “ It is important to have a person you look up to in your life” From the novel that you have read, write about one character that you look up to. Give reasons why you choose him/her

2008 - Using the detail from the novel that you studied, Describe what happened at the end of the novel Explain why you find the ending either happy or sad. Support your answer with close reference to the text.

2009 - Using the details from the novel that you have studied, write about a difficult decision made by one of the characters. With close reference to the text, do you think this was the right decision?

2010 – Based on the novel that you have read, write about an important incident that you remember. Give reasons why you remember that incident.

2011 – Which part of the story do you like the most? With close reference to the text, how far is this true of the novel you have read?

2012 –With close reference to the text, describe how the social setting shapes the main character.

2013 – Write about an important decision made by one of the characters. With close reference to the text, explain how it affects the other character(s).

2014 – Based on the novel that you have studied, describe a few issues that are happening in the present society. Provide a close reference to the text.

2015 – Based on the novel that you have studied, describe a life-changing event that has happens to a character and what it has taught you. Provide a close reference to the text.

SPM TRIAL 2016 COMPILATION

SAMPLES OF DIRECT QUESTIONS

TERENGGANU:  BASED ON THE NOVELS YOU HAVE STUDIED; CHOOSE AN EVENT THAT YOU FIND TO BE UNFORGETTABLE. EXPLAIN WHY IT IS UNFORGETTABLE TO YOU. SUPPORT YOU ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.

KEDAH: IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. DISCUSS HOW THIS IS POTRAYED IN THE NOVEL YOU HAVE READ. SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.

JOHOR:  FROM THE NOVEL THAT YOU HAVE LEARNT, DESCRIBE AN EVENT THAT CHANGES THE LIFE OF A CHARACTER AND HOW THE EVENT AFFECTS HIS/HER LIFE AND THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.

SELANGOR (SET B): WRITE ABOUT AN EVENT THAT HAS SHOWN YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF AMKING A RESPONSIBLE DECISION. SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT THAT YOU HAVE STUDIED.

SBP: WHICH CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL DO YOU SYMPHATISE WITH? EXPLAIN WHY YOU SYMPATHISE WITH THE CHARACTER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE NOVEL

MRSM: SUGGEST ONE CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL THAT YOU HAVE READ WHO YOU THINK HAS ADMIRABLE QUALITIES. DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERS AND GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.

SAMPLES QUESTIONS WITH QUOTE OR SAYING

SELANGOR (SET C): “THIS NOVEL TEACHES US MANY LESSONS ABOUT LIFE.”BASED ON THE NOVEL YOU HAVE READ, DISCUSS THE LESSONS YOU HAVE LEARNT BASED ON ONE INCIDENT. SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.

SELANGOR (SET A) “GOOD VALUES BRING POSITIVE EFFECTS”. HOW FAR IS THIS TRUE IN THE NOVEL YOU HAVE READ? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO TH E TEXT.

PERLIS:”BEING KIND IS VIRTUE”.DESCRIBE HOW THE STATEMENT IS POTRAYED IN THE NOVEL YOU HAVE STUDIED? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.

MELAKA:” WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING” BASED ON THE NOVEL THAT YOU HAVE READ, PROVIDE INCIDENTS FROM THE NOVEL TO SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT.

JOHOR (KULANG) “WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGES IN OUR LIVES” WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT, HOW FAR IS THIS TRUE OF THE NOVEL YOU HAVE READ.

JOHOR (PONTIAN): “A BRAVE MAN IS NOT HE WHO DOESN’T FEEL AFRAID BUT HE WHO CONQUERS THAT FEAR” WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT, DESCRIBE HOW THIS IS POTRAYED BY ONE OF THE CHARACTER AND EXPLAIN HOW THIS QUALITY WOULD BENEFIT YOU.

KELANTAN: “FAMILY SUPPORTS FAMILY” WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT, HOW FAR IS THIS TRUE IN THE NOVEL YOU HAVE STUDIED.

TUTOR 2016

25th EDITION: “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you” Write about challenges that change the characters in the novel. Support your answers with accurate details from the novel.

28th EDITION: When all odds are stacked against you. The only way to win is to be different. Write about a character who goes against all odds to prove his worth. Support your answers with accurate details from the novel.

30th EDITION: Write about an unforgettable event from the novel. Support your answers with accurate details from the novel.

STATE	DW	CW	POEM
Kelantan	Informal Letter	What makes you angry Why do we need friends in our life.	What has Happened to Lulu
Terengganu; SBP	Report	Festivals What challenges  do teenagers face today Technologies have benefited mankind.	A Poison Tree
Terengganu	A report on an educational trip to the Principal	An event that you have taken part Failure is the first step to success. Do you agree Why is shopping online getting popular.	The Living Photograph
Melaka	A letter of complaint to the OCPD	My dream job Good academic achievement is important for students. Discuss. Development is the cause of global warming. Do you agree?	What has Happened to Lulu
Kedah	Report	Failure is the best teacher. Teenagers are into sports because of smartphones. Discuss. Describe a character you went on a journey with	A Poison Tree
Negeri Sembilan	Informal letter	Describe a school event which you participated in. Why is having good friend important Too many cook spoil the broth. Describe an incident when this happened to you.	The Charge of the Light Brigade