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66. Before getting a job as a tutor to the children of a wealthy
business, John was educated at Oxford University.
67. The owner, whose dog had bitten a little girl, was fined.
68. They were shivering in the warehouse in spite of the hot and
humid day/
They were shivering in the warehouse in spite of it being the
hot and humid day/
They were shivering in the warehouse in spite of fact that it
was a hot and humid day.
69. Upon discovering his strong interest in literature, Clement
began to write short stories for the school’s newsletter.
70. Meili remarked that during the Science lesson that day, she had
learnt that the platypus is a mammal which lays eggs.
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71. It was the uncontrollable blinking of her eyes.
72. It refers to the narrator’s fringe.
73. She felt offended/annoyed/frustrated.
74. She was jerking her head uncontrollably.
75. It was the neurologist.
76. The narrator would be unable to concentrate in her work.
77. No. He could not tolerate her tics and found her annoying.
78. The phrase is ‘catching the view from my vantage point.’
79. No. She felt like a stranger among her schoolmates.
80. She was losing hope/faith in finding a cure for her illness.
Set 3:
66. Sarah forgot what she wanted to say as she was too nervous.
67. The teacher asked Harry why he had been absent from school
the previous day.
68. She did not stand up until everyone had left the room.
69. Unless he submits his application today, he will not be eligible
for the course.
70. The launch of the author’s new books was a success.
71. He hoped that his touch would comfort Willie.
72. The words are ‘immediately’ and ‘whizzed’.
73. The phrase is ‘her umbilical cord was still attached’.
74. Willie was physically weak and needed medical attention.
75. It was to monitor Willie’s sugar level and check for infection.
76. Five people were needed to feed her with a large amount of food andvitamins every few hours.
77. It refers to releasing Willie back to the ocean.
78. Christopher and his team were sad to part with Willie but glad that she would be able to return to her natural habitat.
79. It refers to a ship.
80. Willie was hoisted into a huge container on Lady Angelawhich took her out to sea.
Set B:
Section J: (10m)
66. Every child was given a gift for the special occasion.
OR
66. Every one of the children was given a gift for the special occasion.
67. While Peter has three stickers, Mary has only one.
OR
67. While Mary has only one sticker, Peter has three.
68.Mrs Brown walked out of the shop after she had paid for the things she bought.
OR
68. Mrs Brown walked out of the shop after paying for the things she had bought.
69. At the arrival of the Guest-of-Honour, everyone stood as a sign of respect.
70. Mrs Tan reminded us not to forget to bring our brushes for the art lesson the next day/following day.
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Section K: (20m)
71. The swordfish had attacked the people/ villagers (1m) and crippled the fishing industry. (1m)
*The fish killed and injured the villagers. (1m)
72. It refers to the swordfish swimming to the shoreline (1m) and killing and injuring swimmers and fishermen. (1m)
73. They believed (1m) that the swordfish took revenge on them for killing many of them/ the swordfish / of their own kind. (1m)
74. He loved to collect swordfish horns. (2m)
75. They used the banana tree trunks as sharp stakes to fence the shore. (1m) They attached the swordfish when their snouts got stuck in the tree trunks. (1m)
76. They were embarrassed (1m) by the fact that a twelve-year-old boy could defeat the swordfish with a simple yet successful plan which they could not. (1m)
77. It was the murder of Nadim. (2m)
OR
77. It was the plot to have Nadim killed / murdered. (2m)
78 The day that Nadim's body was found, (1m) the ground where he was found murdered turned blood-red in colour. (1m)
79. The sentence is "For many officials, the colour of the hill matched the colour of their faces".
80. The king's / King Paduka's men could not solve the swordfish problem (1m) and they failed to find Nadim's killers. (1m)
Set C:
71. They must look through the microscope at plant cells and draw the
structures of them.
72. It refers to the writer’s inability to see through the microscope.
73. He believed that anybody could see through the microscope.
74. He thought that the writer was just pretending he could not see and he
did not adjust the microscope properly.
75. The word is ‘vivid’.
76. The writer had not expected to see anything through the microscope.
77. The professor had decided that he would succeed in teaching the writer
to see through the microscope.
78. He kept on adjusting the microscope.
79. He was elated the writer had started drawing something and was hopeful
that he had finally seen the plant cells.
80. Not only did the writer not see the plant cells, he actually drew his eye.
Set D:
66.
67. Being the most responsible pupil in class, David was appointed
the class monitor by his classmates.
68. Except for yesterday, it had rained every day for almost two
weeks.
69. His life is full of fun and excitement (all the time).
70. Ron told Amy that he had watched ‘Get Smart’ the previous
night.
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71. He was afraid someone would steal his haversack and he was
reminded of why he had left home.
72. It refers to the writer’s decision to leave his home that night.
73. It is ‘grim finality’.
74. He was shocked his parents had never shown any outright
disregard for his decision to be musician.
75. The sentence is ‘We never had a dispute before.’.
76. The cues were his father’s strained voice, his restless hands and
his inability to look at the writer in the eye.
77. He was the eldest child and he would have to support the
family once his father retired in a few years’ time.
78. He felt ashamed/apologetic/remorseful.
79. It is ‘suppress’.
80. He decided to give up his ambition to be a musician and obey
his father’s decision to become a doctor or an engineer.
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