1. ‘Seashell’ is the title of the lastest novel by Aiyuni Sun. This science fiction tale, like
Aiyuni’s previous book titled ‘Current’, is set beneath the ocean. The author describes life
underwater in such clear detail that the reader can easily imagine living in this magical
world.
The story is about the only son of a marine scientist who secretly follows his father
to his underwater laboratory at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Kayan is curious about his
father’s work but Professor Miraj refuses to tell him anything. One day, Kayan steals onto
the Seabug, a small submarine which takes the Professor to the ocean laboratory called C-
Shell. When the stowaway is discovered, his father is furious. By then the Seabug has
returned to land. There is nothing the Professor can do. He warns Kayan to stay out of
trouble and is soon lost in his research. Left to wander around by himself, Kayan stumbles
upon a locked room. The sixteen-year-old discovers the secret of the locked room and
realizes that he and his father are in grave danger. In fact, the world is in great danger.
This story keeps the reader in suspense right to the end. The reader will be greatly
entertained and will be tempted to read all two hundred plus pages in one sitting. The novel
is not only enjoyable to read but it also contains a message about how serious problems can
be solved with courage. ‘Seashell’ is highly recommended for readers in the 12 to 17 age
group.
Section A (20 Marks)
Questions 1-10 are based on the text. The first and last lines are correct. For the remaining lines, there are some
grammatical errors.
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct word
must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling errors in this text.
Good morning to the principal, teachers and students of Bugisiah Islamic Secondary School. I
am here today to share my personal encounter for bullying and how I dealt with peer pressure
while growing up. People who know me yesterday and even my fans would probably surprised to
know I was bullied many times when I am a child and teenager. It wasn’t brutal if I was never
harmed physically except on a few occasions but it wasn’t pleasant either. My first experience
being bullied was when I was in year two. I was bullied by a girl in my class. He would keep saying
hurtful things to me until I smile and he would threaten me until I was too afraid to tell our
teacher. My second experience was in form one. I was a timid girl and did not know who to make
friends. When a girl asks me once to play with her and her friends, I was overjoyed. As you might
have guessed, I ended up being bullied by her. She would took my handwritten notes and
storybooks that she likes. She would also get angry if I didn’t do whatever she told me to, and
pinch me and pull my hair if I did someone that didn’t please her. It was traumatizing experience!
The thing is, I was too scared to speak up and fight back. My mother was angry at her for bullying
me and angry at me for not fighting back. You see, I am more afraid of losing a friend that I let her
do whatever she wanted. Now I tell myself, ‘So,what?’ when something said that they wouldn’t
want to be friends with me anymore. They can do whatever they like and I don’t need them at all.
That was my moment of empowerment. Whatever my age, you shouldn’t have to feel pressured or
bullied to act in a certain manner to be accepted. Just be yourself and real friends would accept
you for who you are. Thank you.
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Section B (20 Marks)
Questions 11-29 are based on the book review below.

2. Complete the blanks with information from the book review.
Book Review Summary
Book title : 11. _________________________________________
Author : 12. _________________________________________
Genre : 13. _________________________________________
Target readers : 14. _________________________________________
Recommendation [Tick] : 15. [ ] Highly recommended
[ ] Recommended
[ ] Not recommended (5 Marks)
Answer the following questions.
16. What is Professor Miraj’s occupation? (1Marks)
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17. Why does Kayan follow his father to C-Shell? (1Marks)
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18. When does Kayan realise that he and his father are in danger? (1Marks)
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19. What does the Professor doing in C-Shell? (1Marks)
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20. What is the message in this story? (1Marks)
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21. What is Seabug? (1Marks)
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22. How old is Kayan? (1Marks)
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23. Why doesn’t the Professor send Kayan Home? (1Marks)
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24. Based on the information given in the book review of ‘Seashell’, predict what will happen to Kayan and his
father at the end of the novel. Use the word ‘will’ or ‘is going to’. (2 marks)
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Choose the best meaning for each word using contextual clues. (5 marks)
25. Another word for ‘under’ is __________________.
26. A person who hides aboard a vehicle is called a ____________________.
27. To ___________________ is to move around without any specific purpose.
28. The word ‘serious’ can be replaced by the word _____________________________.
29. To be __________________ is to have a strong feeling that you want to do something.

3. Section C (15 marks)
Questions 30-46 are based on the biography below.
Flossie Wong-Staal is an expert on the HIV virus which causes AIDS.
Her discovery of the HIV virus is very important in the search for a
cure for the disease. Born on 27 August 1947 in China, she was
given the name Yee Ching Wong.
In 1952, her family moved to Hong Kong. There, her teachers
encouraged her parents to give her an English name. Her father
named her Flossie. She did well in her studies and grew to love
science.
When she was 18, Flossie Wong went to the University of California (UCLA) in the United
States. She graduated in 1968 with a degree in Bacteriology. She then went on to do a
doctorate in Molecular Biology in the same university. A year before she finished her doctoral
studies in 1972, she married Steven Staal and changed her name to Wong-Staal.
In 1973, Flossie Wong-Staal moved to Maryland to work at the National Cancer Institute.
She and her colleagues discovered the HIV virus in 1983. Wong-Staal succeeded in cloning the
HIV virus in 1985. This was important to the development of a test to screen blood for HIV.
In 1994, Wong-Staal became the head of the new Centre for AIDS Research at the
University of California San Diego (UCSD). In the same year, she co-founded a biotechnology
company called Immusol. After retiring from UCSD in 2002, she became Immusol’s Chief
Scientific Officer.
Flossie Wong-Staal received many awards for her contribution to science and to
mankind. The Institute fo Scientific Information named Wong-Staal the top woman scientist of
the 1980s. In 2007, she was placed at number 32 in the ‘Top 100 living geniuses’.
For each of these statements, underline TRUE or FALSE.
30. ‘AIDS” is the name of a disease. TRUE / FALSE
31. Flossie’s teacher gave her the English name. TRUE / FALSE
32. Flossie spent her early years as a student in Hong Kong. TRUE / FALSE
33. Flossie Wong was a bright student. TRUE / FALSE
34. Flossie studied Bacteriology when she first went to the United States. TRUE / FALSE
35. Flossie got married after she completed her studies. TRUE / FALSE
Underline the best meaning for each word.
36. Disease : situation / problem / sickness
37. Colleagues : relatives / students / fellow workers
38. Geniuses : Very clever people / famous people / inventors

4. Complete the time table below based on Flossie Wong-Staal’s biography.
Prepared by: Checked by : ` Approved by:
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1947
Born on 27 August in
China
39. 1952
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1965
Went to the University
of California in the
United State
40. 1968
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1971
Married Steven Staal
41. 1972
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1973
Moved to Maryland;
worked at the National
Cancer Institute
42. 1983
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43. 1985
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1994
Became the Head of the
Centre for AIDS
Research.
44. 2002
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