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STEPHEN’S COLLEGE

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION (2021-2022)

Subject/Paper: F2 English / Reading B

Name: __________________ Class: 2____ Class No.:_____

Group: G1 / G2 / G4 / G5 / G6 / G7 / G8 / G9 (circle one)

Time allowed: 40 minutes

Question-Answer Book

Instructions to Students:

1. Maximum Score: 76 marks.

2. This paper consists of 11 pages, including this cover page.
3. There are two parts (A and B) in this paper. Attempt ALL questions in BOTH Part A and
Part B.
4. All answers should be written on this Question-Answer Book.
5. Follow the instruction given at the beginning of each section.
6. For multiple-choice questions, mark only ONE answer to each question. Two or more
answers will score NO MARKS.
7. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the multiple-choice answer
sheet so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean eraser. You must mark the
answers clearly; you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.
8. Write your name, class, class number and circle your group number on this page.

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PART A GRAMMAR
Section A Mixed Tenses (14 marks)
Read the newspaper article. Select the best option and blacken the box below.

Crossing the line

Body modification is the practice of changing your body using non-natural means. Daniel (1) _______ by

getting a tattoo. He liked the experience so much that he couldn’t stop and now his body (2) _______ with

them. He (3) _______ get some on his face too. Daniel also has piercings in his ears and nose. He (4) _______

his lips and eyebrows _______. He feels that he can’t control his hobby, and is constantly searching

for more ways to modify his body. ‘I just don’t know (5) _______ to stop,’ he admits. Further piercings

can start an infection. Daniel also thinks that his future could be at stake: ‘People already look at me strangely.

I (6) _______ not ever get a job.’

Alice is a hoarder. This means that she collects and keeps things that she doesn’t need, from old newspapers

to broken furniture. It’s quite possible that her flat (7) _______ full. Even now, it’s very difficult for her to

walk around. Many people love to collect items of value, but the urge to collect can become overwhelming.

Then they can become hoarders. Alice says that she wants to stop hoarding, but she can’t bear to throw

anything away. ‘These things are my life,’ she says. ‘I feel deeply attached to them and I love being around

them.’ As the piles of belongings get higher, they (8) _______ and injure her.

Many people (9) _______ work and are happy to leave as soon as the work day ends. However, a few

people enjoy work so much that it (10) _______ the rest of their lives. Jane, a lawyer, says, ‘It’s very

probable that (11) _______ work 320 hours this month. There’s always more work and if I (12) _______ it,

I lie awake thinking about it.’ Some people may think that working hard is a good thing. However, there’s a

very small chance that overwork will make Jane ill. The constant stress and lack of rest sometimes (13)

_______ high blood pressure. ‘My doctor told me there’s a good chance that I will have a breakdown,’ says

Jane. Her company (14) _______ her two weeks off to relax, but she says she will use the time to study for

an extra qualification.

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 1. A. starting 6. A. could 11. A. I’ll
B. starts B. would B. I’ve
C. started C. will C. I was going to
D. start D. might D. I had to

2. A. covered 7. A. has become 12. A. didn’t do

B. was covered B. is becoming B. won’t do
C. were covered C. will become C. don’t do
D. is covered D. had become D. hadn’t done

3. A. may 8. A. collapse 13. A. is leading to

B. should B. could collapse B. leads to
C. could C. would collapse C. led to
D. can D. will collapse D. have led to

4. A. would get…pierced 9. A. tolerates 14. A. have given

B. could get…pierced B. tolerate B. give
C. can get…pierced C. will tolerate C. has given
D. should get…pierced D. would tolerate D. had given

5. A. which 10. A. affects

B. where B. will affect
C. when C. affect
D. what D. is affecting

A B C D A B C D
1 11

Mark your answers as

follows: A B C D A B C D
2 12

A B C D
33 A B C D A B C D
3 13

Wrong marks should be

4 A B C D 14 A B C D
completely erased with a

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 clean rubber.

A B C D
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A B C D
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A B C D
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A B C D
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Section B ‘be (not) used to’ and ‘used to/did not use to’ (12 marks)
You found a crashed alien spaceship when you went hiking in the countryside. Inside the spaceship, you
discovered an alien’s travel log, You are trying to read it but some of the words are unclear. Complete the
travel log with ‘be (not) used to’ and ‘used to/did not use to’.

I am so sick of being trapped in this spaceship! When I was young, I (1) _______________ dream

about leaving home on a spaceship. I (2) _______________ think that it would be so cool to travel

through the galaxy and visit all the fantastic planets. Now that I (3) ____________ it though, I have to

say that space travel is rather disappointing. Back then when I was at my home planet, I (4)

_______________ dine in starred restaurants every day. Now, I have to live on space sludge and

rehydrated water, which I (5) _______________ put into my mouth. And I don’t think I will ever (6)

_______________that either! Unfortunately, my spaceship made a crash landing on this foreign

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 planet Hadesia. All of my teammates are now scattered all over this land. I guess we all (7)

_______________ living on our own because we are a highly social species. Worse still, my robotic

pet dog (8) _______________ the poor environment here when we first arrived and it passed away.

Now, I’m all alone. ~10 November 2159

The environment of Hadesia forced me to leave. Then, there was the Blargon Clash. I accidentally

landed my ship on a planet called Blargon because my spaceship was running out of fuel. I begged the

Blargon aliens to refill my ship for me, but they just looked at me in astonishment and ignored me. It

seemed that they (9) _______________ seeing foreign spaceships because they were all trying to take

photos of me and my ship. It didn’t look right to me because when I was younger I (10)

_______________ watch military documentaries about the Blargons. Blargon was supposed to be one

of the most advanced planets in the galaxy. So why were they so surprised at discovering an exotic

visitor? That’s when I realized that the documentaries I (11) _______________ watch were about the

Bergon, a neighbouring planet of the Blargon! No wonder the underdeveloped Blargons

(12) _______________ the idea of a spaceship needing fuel. They had never even seen a spaceship

before!

12 November 2159

Section C Defining and Non-defining Clauses (10

marks)
May Kan, the chairperson of your school’s Social Services Club, is writing a memo to the club members
about a Fashion Fair that the club organized recently. Help her complete the defining and non-defining
clauses.

Date: 23 June 2022

To: All club members
Date: 23
From: MayJune
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To: All club
Subject: members
Fashion Fair
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am writing this memo to let you all know about the Fashion Fair. (1) It took place last Saturday. It
Subject: Fashion Fair
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success. this memo to let you all know that the Fashion Fair,
(2)
(1) We held this fair for the first time this year. The main purpose of the fair was to raise was
___________________________________________________________________, moneya for
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children
success. from problem homes, and I am pleased to announce that (3) we raised almost 30,000 in the
end.
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(2) _______________________________________________________,
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I am pleased to announce that the amount of
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The
moneyevent (3)
I will______________________________________________________________________.
remember most from the fair is undoubtedly the Project Runway competition.
(5) Many
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you took(4)
part______________________________________________________________.
in it. (6) Josie Chan was the winner of the competition. She surely has a
Section D Conditional sentences about unreal situations (6 marks)
You are chatting online with your friend. You are playing a game of make-believe. Answer the questions by
making conditional sentences about unreal situations using the notes below.

 chat with my pet dog every day  play all day with my master and sit around
 enter a weightlifting competition and win looking cute
easily  stop the occurrence of extreme weather events
 find out the winning lottery numbers  travel into the future to see what life is like
 help them deal with the issues in their lives there
 fight crime like superhero  zoom over the city looking for bad guys

Alison: OK, let’s play a game. Answer my questions about fantasy, and don’t be afraid to use your
imagination! What would you do if you had magical powers?

You: If I had magical powers, (1)______________________________________________________.

Alison: Interesting. What if you could fly? What would you do?

You: (2)___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.

Alison: I see. What if you could see into the future? What would you do then?

You: (3)___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.

Alison: What would you do if you could read people’s minds?

You: (4)___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.

Alison: Hmm, I see. What if you had the power to communicate with animals?

You: (5)__________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.

Alison: Right. What would you do if you had the power to control the weather?

You: (6) ________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________.

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Section E Proofreading (13
marks)
Proofread the following article. There is one mistake in each line. Underline the wrong word and
write the correct word above it. Find the mistake and correct it according to the instructions below.
Extra word: delete the extra word with an “X”.
Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a “^” and write the missing word above it.
Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word above it.

A Great Tourist Spot

1. Paris is one of the world’s top tourist destination, and all visitors to Paris

2. must seeing the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and, a few kilometres out of the city,

3. the Palace of Versailles. Royal residences lie scattering across France, but the

4. grandest of all is Louis XIV’s at Versailles. Building started in 1664 and continues

5. for many years. Louis moving his court there in 1682 and his successors continued

6. to ruler France from it.

7. The palace was away from Paris so the common people could not disturb of the

8. king, and all the nobles had to spent a lot of time at court. This prevented them

9. from plotting against king in the countryside. The cost of living at court also

10. meant they were always short of money. The palace rules were very strictness

11. and there were ceremonies all the time. Everyone were kept very busy basically

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 12. doing nothing. This left the king in absolutely control. After the French Revolution

13. of 1789, the palace has neglected.

END OF PART A
PART B VOCABULARY
Section 1 (9 marks)
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks using the words or phrases in the box below. Each word or
phrase can only be used ONCE.

zombie novelty discard on-trend

retailer wizard desert island dejected
vanished low-cost prevalent exploited

The Mysterious Factory

Far away on a (1) _________________, behind iron gates is a factory that churns out

environmentally-friendly, (2) _________________ clothes for people of all ages. No one has seen

anyone go in or come out of this factory. People who have tried to enter it have simply (3)

_________________, never to be seen again. There has long been rumours about what goes on

inside this factory. Some people have said the factory is run by a (4) _________________ with

magical powers. Others say all the missing children in the world are here, (5) ________________in

the factory by someone mysterious.

But the clothes that come out of the factory are magnificent. They are made from organic cotton and

are extremely comfortable to wear. Needless to say, they are seen as (6) _________________ and

are (7) _________________. Surprisingly, once you own these clothes, it is impossible to

(8) _________________ them. Even if you throw them, you’ll find them back in your wardrobe as

good as new. Moreover, you can only buy these fashionable clothes from one

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(9) __________________ and that is Mr. Merlin’s shop in the corner of town. Wonder if anyone else

thinks he might be the mysterious wizard!

Section 2 (12
marks)
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks using the words or phrases in the box below. Each word or
phrase can only be used ONCE.

at risk of luminous chilling cut off

in excellent health dropped dead compulsion to obsessed with
social media addict scrolled kick the habit digital detox
frantically documenting her life eerie pick their brains

The Haunted Phone

Tej was a (1) _________________________ who was always hooked on her phone. She was forever

taking selfies and (2) _________________________ on Instagram. Once, she dropped her phone and

was forced to buy a cheap one to replace the old one, and that is when

(3) _________________________ things started happening in her life.

As soon as Tej received the phone by parcel, the light bulbs burst in the bedroom leaving the room in

complete darkness. The door slammed shut behind her and she (4) _________________________

ran to the door trying to open it, phone in hand. The phone gave off a (5)

__________________________ glow and started ringing. As soon as Tej picked up, the line got (6)

__________________________ and she couldn’t hear anything. Tej never once suspected her phone

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to be the reason for these

(7) _________________________ events as everything returned to order in a few minutes.

In the following weeks, Tej became more and more (8) ________________________ her phone. She

felt an overwhelming (9) __________________________ take selfies with the sky as her

background. Soon, she noticed that the clouds in her selfies had formed into numbers, the more

recent the picture, the smaller the number – it was like a countdown.

Incidentally, she met a friend who had the same phone as hers. She secretly

(10) _________________________ through his photos to find that his latest sky selfie had the

number ‘1’ on it. The next day she heard that this friend, who had been (11)

_________________________, had died under mysterious circumstances. Tej then realized that the

longer she had this phone, she was (12) _________________________ being killed too. She had to

get rid of the phone at all costs…

END OF PART B
END OF PAPER

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