Cambridge English Test

C.E.L. COMPETITION @ COPYRIGHT 2015

C.E.L. Competition 2015

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NATIONAL LEVEL

QUESTION PAPER

NAME: __________________________________________

CLASS: ___________

SCHOOL: ________________________________________

CATEGORY: ____________________

DATE: _____________________

Examiner: Marry Allen (U.K.) & James Chandler (U.S.)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. CANDIDATES MUST USE DARK BLUE PEN TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING PAPER.

2. CANDIDATES HAVE 2 WEEKS TO FINISH THIS PAPER.

3. CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE AN ANSWER BOOKLET WHICH CONSISTS OF 80 PAGES INCLUDING THE COVER.

4. CANDIDATES MUST WRITE DOWN YOUR OWN RESPECTIVE ANSWERS IN THE ANSWER BOOKLET.

5. CHEATERS WILL HAVE TO BEAR ALL THE CONSEQUENCES.


Booklet Page No. 1

Section A: Bio data

Instructions: Please fill up your bio data according to the format below.

Sign: (1) = Leave one space

Bio data

Name: _____________________________________

(1)

Class: ___________

(1)

Sex: _______________

(1)

Nationality: ______________________________

(1)

Country of Resident: ____________________________

(1)

Race: _________________________

(1)

Religion: _______________________

(1)

Email address: ________________________________

(1)

Do you speak English at home? How many hours per day?

________________________________________________


Booklet Page No.2 to 8

Section B: Descriptive Essay

Instructions: Write an essay about yourself not less than 150 words.

Must Include:

Personal InformationWhere you live?Your AmbitionsYour DreamYour favourite foodYour best friendRelevant informationHow do you feel being one of the qualifiers of C.E.L. English National Level 2015?

You will receive up to 10 marks for the language of the writing and another 10 marks for the quality of your writing.

Section C: Descriptive Essay 2

Instructions:

(a) Write an essay about your best friend in 150 words.

You will receive up to 10 marks for the language of the writing and another 10 marks for the quality of your writing.

(b) Ask at least 10 students in your school how they feel about your best friend without the acknowledgement of your best friend by establishing your own questions. Thereafter, write down their respective responses in full sentence.

(20%)



Section D: Creativity Challenge

Instructions: Create an artificial intelligence and describe it.

Must Include:

Name of your creation (3) Why you create it? (2) 5 abilities/functions enclosed with examples (10) Projection of your creation (2) Are you going to publicize your wonderful creation to the

society? Why? Why not? (3) Establish 10 scenarios which prove that your creation has

helped the society in certain circumstances. Description for your creation in 100 words. (20)

(b) Ask 10 of your friends to write a review about your creation not less than 30 words.

(30%)

Total Marks: 70%

Section E: Picture Observation & High Order Thinking Skills

Instructions: Observe the images and the short texts below each image meticulously and answer the following questions. You will receive up to 5 marks for each question.

Images Short Texts


Chinese paramedics in Wuhan tend to a man who had collapsed in public. The man exhibited symptoms of SARS (Tuesday, April 29, 2003) Source: China Photo (Reuters)

A man plays piano while others loot one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces in Baghdad (Saturday, May 3, 2003) Source: Alexander Zemlianichenko (AP)

The Benitez family celebrates Mother's Day at their house in the Marianao neighborhood in Havana, Cuba. Cuban families celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May by gathering at home (Sunday May 11, 2003) Source: Christobal Herrera (AP)

A U.S. Naval Academy plebe is pulled through the obstacle course by classmates during the injured-shipmate phase of the Sea Trails exercises at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Sea Trials, a rigorous one-day event which challenges the plebes' physical and mental stamina,


completes the first of four years at the academy (Tuesday, May 13, 2003) Source: Jim Watson (AFP)

A lion exhausted by the heat lies in his cage in Calcutta Zoo. India's summer temperatures frequently reach 113 degrees (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)Source: Deshakalyan Chowdhury (AFP)

A masked couple shares a moment before departure at a train station in Beijing. Nearly half of the world's cases of SARS have occurred in China, where official statistics show that 92 people have died and more than 2,001 have been infected by the disease. Source:Guing Niu (Reuters)

A young fan wearing a mask for protection from the SARS virus reaches out with a glove as Kansas City Royals right fielder Michael Tucker misses a pop fly by Toronto Blue Jays' Vernon Wells during fourth inning AL action in Toronto Source: Hans Deryk (Toronto Star/AP)


A woman waves to her husband

over a video camera on Monday

April 28 in Singapore's

Alexandra Hospital. The hospital

launched the virtual visit, an

alternative to the present no

visitor policy for patients, even

ones like this one who do not

have SARS. The rule was

imposed by the Ministry of

Health for all public hospitals in

a bid to contain the SARS virus.

Source: Wong Maye-e (AP)

1. Why are we looking at this?2. What are we looking for?3. Is this image in its original state (i.e., no manipulation or

"doctoring")?4. What is the main idea or argument the image expresses?5. What was the creator trying to do here? (i.e., narrate, explain,

describe, persuade---or some combination?)6. Do you like this image? Why?7. How would you describe the artist's technique?8. What conventions govern this image? How do they contribute to or

detract from its ability to convey its message?9. What is the main idea behind this image?10. What does this image show?11. What is the place to which your attention is most immediately

drawn?12. What is the smallest detail that says the most?13. What motivates the creator here?14. What adjectives could be used to best describe the precise details

of the objects in the image?15. What do we need to know to read the image successfully?16. What are the criteria you are---or should be---using to evaluate this

image?17. What are the image's motifs, themes, plot, and characters?

Section F: Novel Reaction

Instructions: Write a novel reaction based on one of the English novels you have read recently. You must answer all the questions that are drafted below. You will receive up to 100 marks for this section.


INTRODUCTION:

State fully the title and author (check all words and spelling) When was it published? Where? Why? What other novels by the same author rank with it? Name and spell correctly the chief characters. State what you consider to be its chief themes.

PLOT:

What conflict drove the story on? Identify the climax. Was it the resolution of this conflict? How do sub-plots relate to the main one? Do they amplify, detail, enhance it? Do these sub-plots parallel or foreshadow the main action?

POINT OF VIEW

How is the novel presented? Who narrates it? Rate its success.

CHARACTER

How well developed are the principals? List adjectives to describe them. What do you recognise as the driving force, the motivation of these

principal characters?

SETTING

Give historical, geographical, social details. Is the setting an important feature even a player in the action?

How/Why?

STYLE

Identify and evaluate this novel for its prose, method of narration, ease of reading.

THEMES/ PURPOSE/ CRITIQUE

Is it relevant to our lives today? How? List principal scenes and show how they reveal character, or are turning

points in the action.


Section G: Essay 2

Instruction: Write 3 essays in 300 words based on the topics given below respectively.

1. Treasure Hunt

Imagine that you and your friends found a very old map which shows where treasure is hidden. You decided to hunt for the treasure. Tell the story about your adventure using the information found in the map below. Add your own details to make your story as interesting as possible.

2. Imagine a lot of the people on earth have already deceased due to the deadly virus break out and the government and all the police forces have already falling apart; But in the meantime, a gang of terrorists is trying to rule this world and eliminate all the scientists. You as a scientist with 3 partners of yours have to figure out how to save the rest of the people’s lives on earth by inventing a vaccine (cure) in the nick of the time.

3. My Next-door Neighbour

1(b) Create a treasure hunt map based on your own creativity.


Section H: Reading Comprehension


Instructions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.

As we walked back to the longhouse, Chabok, who was in front of me, suddenly stopped on the track and raised his blowpipe, quickly inserting a dart into the mouthpiece and packing the end with a small twist of raw cotton. To one side and above him, about twelve meters away, a squirrel was scampering on a branch. I wanted to see Chabok bring it down with a dart but at the same time I had an almost uncontrollable urge to cry out and frighten the animal away. It seemed such a small squirrel. Chabok aimed his blowpipe, and I felt myself holding my breath until he shot. 'Thip!' went the dart as it left the end of the tube, and I didn't see it go. The squirrel stayed on the branch unmoved, and I was sure that he had missed and called to him, "You've missed it! You've missed!" and he began to run forward shouting, "I haven't, Master! I haven't! I haven't!" And as he ran, the squirrel toppled over like a rag doll and hit the ground with a soft thud. It was still alive when Chabok picked it up - he poisoned splinter sticking right through its neck - but it was quite paralyzed and unable to move. It died some minutes later. On the way back to the longhouse Chabok sang happily for the first time since leaving the River Yai and in the evening, everyone had a small piece of squirrel meat. My own piece, no more than a mouthful, tasted like stringy rabbit.

The Temiar blowpipe is normally some two meters long and made from one single length of bamboo. It has a slender inner tube inside the outer covering so that one length warps against the other and it always remains true. From it they shoot a small dart, a splinter of wood some twenty or twenty-five centimeters in length; a pith cone at one end, the other sharpened end tipped with poison. Most aborigines are extremely accurate with a blowpipe up to a range of nine to ten meters, though for some reason they are more accurate if the target is moving vertically than if it moves horizontally. Several times I have put a cigarette on end in a tree and watched it be pinned to the bark by a blowpipe dart but a cigarette placed parallel to the ground is missed seven times out of ten.

The poison with which the darts are smeared is a mixture of


poisonous saps from jungle trees and creepers. The sap is tapped from the trees and creepers with knives and is collected in small bamboo cups. This is then stirred together and boiled. The darts are dipped in the boiled mixture and allowed to dry in the sun. Any surplus is left to cool and solidify and it can then be stored away for a considerable period - allegedly as long as two years. When next needed, it is soaked in fresh water and re-boiled; but for some reason the water must be fresh and water which has been standing for several days in a bamboo container cannot be used. The strength of the poison can be varied according to the strength of the mixture. Usually the tips of the darts are one of three colours. The red - procured from a fully-grown poisonous tree in its prime - is the strongest and once in the bloodstream, is fatal after about six or seven minutes. The black - which is from an old poisonous tree - is effective after half an hour, and the white - from a young sapling tree - does not take effect until after a lapse of an hour or more.Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Who do you think Chabok probably was?

2. Why was the writer torn between wanting to see Chabok shoot the squirrel with his blowpipe and wanting to frighten it away?

3. Why was Chabok singing happily all the way back to the longhouse?

4. What does a Temiar blowpipe look like?

5. What conclusion did the writer draw from his observation that a cigarette placed parallel to the ground is missed seven times out of ten?

6. What was the tip of colour of the dart used by Chabok to kill the squirrel?

7. According to the passage, how do the aborigines make poisonous darts?

Part 2: Listening Section

(Graded by Malaysian Examiner ,only for this section 1 & 2)


Section 1: Watching videos

Instruction: You will be given three videos to watch and write a description for those videos respectively.

Note: The video is in U.S. Accent.

Description must include:

What you saw? Where do you think the videos have been taken? What is it about? Do you like the video? Why? Add relevant information to make your writing more

interesting

Section 2: Dictation

Instruction: The invigilator will read out loudly a passage for only 1 time and you have to dictate all the words which have been spoken by the invigilator.

Part 3: Literature

Instruction: Based on a short story that you have learnt in your school. Write a short essay.

In your essay must include:

Favourite character Characteristics


The character that you detest State reasons and examples to support your answers In 100 words Add relevant information

Part 3: Story Continuous

Instruction: Continue writing this essay in 200 words. You will receive up to 20 marks for this section.

Jobs are dreadfully important for all people who live on earth. But, the question is, 'What are the most useful and important jobs in society?

First of all, a police officer, a police officer helps the society to hunt high and low for the perpetrators such as murderer, sex offender, bank robber, and shoplifter and bring them to justice. They often undergo obstacles such as dealing with the difficult suspects and criminals. For instance, they have to deal with the attorney that always drives them crazy. But, this is the great opportunity for them to conquer their fear to deal with all kinds of humanities.

Part 4: Idiomatic Expressions

Instruction: Use the following idioms given below and write a short essay about it. It can be a story, fact and etc. You will receive 10 marks for each of the short essays.

In your short essay you must :

Define of the idiom Write in 3 paragraphs or more Add relevant information to make your writing interesting

1. One good turns deserve another

2. A hard nut to crack

3. (To) start the ball rolling

4. (To) feel down in the dumps

Part 5: VERB PATTERNS


Instruction: Put the verbs in the correct form. (There is no need to recopy the questions in the answer booklet). You will receive up to 31 marks in this section.

1. I adore___________ (cook) for my family.2. Tom doesn't mind___________ (come) earlier tomorrow.3. Why did I ever agree___________ (work) with you?! I hate it!4. My younger brother is learning___________ (sing). He's very good.5. Mum advised Tom___________ (go) to the dentist. He's got a toothache.6. The teacher told the class___________ (open) their books.7. Please, mum let me__________ (eat) some more chocolate.8. Just as we were getting ready to go out it started__________ (rain).9. It's impossible___________ (cut) with this blunt knife.10. It was very mean of John__________ (say) that to you.11. Is it a good idea____________ (change) your mind now? Peter will be

angry.12. I remember ___________ (fall) off my bed when I was three.13. I'll never forget____________ (meet) John! I was absolutely charmed!14. I started ___________ (read) when I was six years old.15. I made Paul__________ (hide) the letter. Hopefully, no one will

realize it.

Part 6: Part of the speech

1. FILL IN THE GAPS BY ADDING OR LOSING A PREFIX OR SUFFIX TO THE WORDS IN GAPS:

a) Jane is a very______________ (LOYALTY) friend.b) Why do you hang out with Peter? He's so________________

(MATURE).c) My gran doesn't like___________ (POLITE) children at all.d) What you are saying is completely_______________(RELEVANT) to

our discussion. Are you listening at all???e) Mr Johnson is a very_______________(RESPECT) member of our

community.f) Tom is a very _____________(SENSE) child. Be careful what you say

to him.g) U2 is one of the most ______________(SUCCESS) bands in the world.h) You forgot the flowers for our anniversary?!!

How_______________(THOUGHT) of you.

2. WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED – CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION:

a) ashamed embarrassed nervous

1. You should be__________ of yourself!!! Lying like this all the time!


2. Peter told such a silly joke at the party and no one laughed. He was so _______________.

b) bring take fetch

1. Jack’s __________ the cake to dinner tonight.

2. Can your dog _________ a stick if you throw it?

c) alone lonely lone

1. Jim has no friends at all. He’s a real ________ wolf.

2. Even though Lorna has many friends she sometimes gets very ____________.

d) actually at the moment really

1. “Sorry I’m late. The traffic’s awful!” “__________, we were just about to start so don’t worry; you haven’t missed a thing”.

2. I’m doing my homework ____________ so I can’t come out. I’ll join you all later.


Part 7: Opinion

Instructions: Write a review or comment about a film or a movie that you have just watched recently. You will receive up to 20 marks for this section.

In your review, you must

o State the movie or filmo Define the movie or filmo Write 5 comments about a film or a movieo Elaborate and provide suitable exampleso Write in continuous formo Add relevant information

Part 8: Writing

B.1. You had gone to somewhere in your own region during the vacation. On your return, you write a letter to your friend describing the place that you have visited. Write the letter in


about 180 words.

B.2. Taking information from the bullet points given below, write a paragraph in about 100 words describing the National Rail Museum for a tourist brochure.

Located in New Delhi One of its own kind in Asia Spread in 11 acre area Showcase the rail history and heritage of India and its contribution

to industrial and economic progress of the country. Exhibits, models, records, photographs, coat of arms, documents on

display Working and still models, real locomotives and coaches, and a toy

train – big attraction for children and grown-ups alike

Part 9: Project/Assignment

Instruction: Do the project about ‘Earth as a unique planet’.

Project Topic: 1. Earth as a unique planet

Guidelines for the project:.

• Page limit : 5 to 8 pages• Each white page must have proper border line.• Adequate pictures to be given in each page with proper

captions for each.• Arrangement of Pages : a. Content, Introduction Main

body of the matter, Conclusion followed by Sources (Bibliography)

Final Part: Short Description

Instruction: Write a paragraph about your home.

Word limit‐100 words Use the following points: The charms and pleasures of home Complete freedom to enjoy the space of your home The joy of being with your family, wherever you may go but always

wish to return home after sometime, there’s no place like home.


End of Question Paper


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Email Address: ____________________________________________________

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Invigilator: ______________________________________________________

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