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SPM Paper 2 (Section A)
SPM Paper 2 Section A consists of:
8 multiple-choice questions based on various graphic stimuli
7 multiple-choice questions on Rational Cloze
GRAPHIC MATERIALS & SHORT TEXTS - STRATEGY
1. Questions are set at different levels of difficulty: some are very straightforward 直接的 while others demand
要求 more analysis 分析 and thought 思考.
2. Read each question carefully 仔细阅读 and understand 理解 it well before deciding on the correct answer.
3. Read the whole text 整篇文章 and pay attention to small print and footnotes 脚注(附于每页的下端).
4. Questions with options of statements “All true except...” -some statements are a little tricky, so read them
very carefully.
Mark off the options that you have mentally eliminated 淘汰 as not the answer.
5. Practice makes perfect.多练习
RATIONAL CLOZE- STRATEGY
1. Read the passage once before answering. As you read, try to understand what the passage is about and
determine the type of tenses used: present, past, or both.
2. The questions can test either GRAMMAR or VOCABULARY.
3. For questions on Grammar: try to recall all the grammar lessons you have learnt.
For questions on Vocabulary: strike off 除掉 options 选项 that have the same meaning
4. Note your answers in pencil first on the question paper. Then, work out all the answers and check through to
make sure that everything makes sense 合理.
5. Be careful: Sometimes the answers are very close. Choose the best answer.
IMPORTANT GRAMMAR AREAS
FOR SPM ENGLISH 1119
GERUNDS AFTER PREPOSITIONS
1. of 5. from 9. About 13. after
2.for 6. with/without 10. against 14. as
3. in 7. on 11. Iike 15. *to
4.by 8. at 12. before
(not all, only with certain verbs/adjectives)
PREPOSITIONS &PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Basic Preposition of Place & Time
‘At, in, on’ are used with both time and place in English.
Look at the chart below:
IN months 月份 - in May
seasons 季节 - in winter
country 国家 - in Greece
city 城市 or town names - in New York – (sizes 请参考以前的
notes)
times of the day - in the morning, afternoon or evening (BUT at
night)
ON with specific days - on Monday, on New Year‘’s Day, on March 20th
AT with specific times - at 7 o'clock, at 6.30 pm
at night
specific places in a city - at school
at the weekend / at weekends
PREFIX & SUFFIX
A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning.
Example：
ab- also abs- away, from abdicate, abstract
anti- also ant- opposing, against, the opposite anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax,
Antarctic
Check the websites:
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prefixes.htm
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabularylsuffixes.htm
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.
These are called adverbs of frequency and include:
Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence
100% always I always go to bed before 10pm.
90% usually I usually have cereal and milk for breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.
70% often/ frequently I often surf the internet.
50% sometimes I sometimes forget my wife’s birthday.
30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.
10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.
5% hardly ever/ rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the public swimming pool.
DETERMINER
1. All animals have to eat in order to live. (*all + countable plural)
All the milk has been drunk. (*all + uncountable)
All I need is a roof over my head and a decent meal. (*the only thing)
Don't cry! All that matters is that you are safe.
All she wants now is to get back home to her parents.
2. Another reason is the lack of parents’ attention. (*one more + singular)
3. With plural countable nouns: many children, more students, most reasons
With uncountable nouns: much water, more time, most work
With plural countable nouns: few, fewer, fewest
With uncountable nouns: little, less, least
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
1. I am (speak, do, have, was)
You are (speak, do, have, were)
He / She / It is (speaks, does, has, was)
They / we are (speak, do, have, were)
2. Singular subject = Singular verb
Ex: She is good at Mathematics.
3. Plural subject = Plural verb
Ex: They are good at Mathematics.
4.Two subjects, nouns & pronouns - joined by ‘and’ = Plural verb
Ex: The cat and the dog are friends.
5. Two nouns joined by ‘and’ BUT refer to the same thing/person = Singular Verb
Ex: The chairman and director of the company is his father. (*same person) .
6. Words joined to singular subject with ‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘together with’＝Singular verb
Ex: The captain as well as the players is... / The players as well as the captain are...
7. Two or more nouns in the singular - joined by ‘or’, ‘nor’, ‘either...or’ = Singular Verb (*verb agrees with the
nearest subject)
Ex: Any primary pupil or secondary student wears uniform to school.
Any primary pupils or secondary students wear...
8. ‘Either’, ‘Neither’, ‘each’, ‘everyone’, ‘many... a’ = Singular Verb
Ex: Either of the two cats eats my fish.
9. Collective noun = Singular Verb (a whole)
Collective noun = Plural Verb (a number of people)
Ex: The audience has an enjoyable time. (*as one body)
The audience have an enjoyable time. (*as many people)
10. Indefinite pronouns: ‘everybody’, ‘someone’ = Singular verb
Ex: Someone is responsible for the accident.
11. Sentence starts with ‘There...’ - Verb depends on what comes after.
Ex: There are students...
There is a bed...
12. Portion/Fraction: verb depends on words after ‘of…’
Two thirds of the students enjoy...
Half of the money is used...
13. A number of = Plural verb: A number of students play truant.
The number of = Singular: The number of boys keeps increasing.
RATIONAL CLOZE
Final Reminder:
1. ‘to’ + Base Form Verb (BFV)
2. do, does, did + BFV
3. Modal Verbs + BFV
4. has, have, had + Past Participle
5. Infinitive without ‘to’
Ex: saw, watched, heard + him cry /crying
made, let +him + cry (BFV only)
6. Subject-Verb Agreement (Singular, Plural)
7. Conjunctions
8. Prepositions
9. Tenses (present, past, continuous, perfect) & Passive Voice 被动句
TENSES
Tense Sentense Uses Signal Words
Simple A: He speaks. action in the present taking always, every, never,
Present N: He does not place regularly, never or several times normally, often, seldom,
speak. facts 事实 sometimes, usually
Q: Does he actions taking place one after another if sentences type I (If
speak? action set by a timetable or schedule I talk, …)
Present A: He is speaking. action taking place in the moment of at the moment, just, just
Continuous N: He is not speaking 当下 now,
speaking. action taking place only for a limited Listen!, Look!,
Q: Is he period of time now, right now
speaking? action arranged for the future 未来
Simple A: He spoke. action in the past taking place once, never yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in
Past N: He did not or several times 1990, the other day, last
speak. actions taking place one after another Friday
Q: Did he speak? action taking place in the middle of if sentence type II (If
another action I talked, …)
Past A: He was action going on at a certain time in the when, while, as long as
Continuous speaking. past
N: He was not actions taking place at the same time
speaking. action in the past that is interrupted by
Q: Was he another action
speaking?
Present A: He has putting emphasis on the result 结果 already, ever, just, never, not
Perfect spoken. action that is still going on yet, so far, till now, up to now
N: He has not action that stopped recently
spoken. finished action that has an influence on
Q: Has he the present
spoken? action that has taken place once, never or
several times before the moment of
speaking
Present A: He has been putting emphasis on the course or all day, for 4 years, since
Perfect speaking. duration 时限 (not the result) 1993, how long?, the whole
Continuous N: He has not action that recently stopped or is still week
been speaking. going on
Q: Has he been finished action that influenced the present
speaking?
Past A: He had action taking place before a certain time already, just, never, not yet,
Perfect spoken. in the past once, until that day
N: He had not sometimes interchangeable with past if sentence type III (If I had
spoken. perfect progressive talked, …)
Q: Had he putting emphasis only on the fact (not the
spoken? duration)
Past A: He had been action taking place before a certain time for, since, the whole day, all
Perfect speaking. in the past day
Continuous N: He had not sometimes interchangeable with past
been speaking. perfect simple
Q: Had he been putting emphasis on the duration or
speaking? course of an action
Simple A: He will speak. action in the future that cannot be in a year, next …,
Future N: He will not influenced tomorrow
speak. spontaneous 自发 decision If-Sentence Type I (If you
Q: Will he speak? assumption 假设 with regard to the ask her, she will help you.)
future assumption: I think,
probably, perhaps
Simple A: He is going to decision made for the future in one year, next week,
Futire speak. conclusion with regard to the future tomorrow
(be going N: He is not going
to) to speak.
Q: Is he going to
speak?
Future A: He will be action that is going on at a certain time in in one year, next week,
Continuous speaking. the future tomorrow
N: He will not be action that is sure to happen in the near
speaking. future
Q: Will he be
speaking?
Conditional A: He would action that might take place if sentences type II
I speak. (If I were you, I would
N: He would not go home.)
speak.
Q: Would he
speak?
Conditional A: He would be action that might take place
I speaking. putting emphasis on
Continuous N: He would not the course / duration of the action
be speaking.
Q: Would he be
speaking?
Conditional A: He would have action that might have taken place in the if sentences type III
II spoken. past (If I had seen that, I would
N: He would not have helped.)
have spoken.
Q: Would he
have spoken?
Conditional A: He would have action that might have taken place in the
II been speaking. past
Continuous N: He would not puts emphasis on the course / duration of
have been the action
speaking.
Q: Would he
have been
speaking?
