Brilliant Class Year 10 exam (ESL) this morning

Hi, guys! What a relief, learning you were able to do the exam tasks in 2 hours this morning. Attached is the 2-page exam tasks, while the 1-page Jakarta Post article and the 5-page Asterix and Obelix comic (black and white) have been handed out. Enjoy! ;)

Next is the copied version of the exam document. My apology for the inconvenient format of the test due to the incapability of the blogs to have an attachment.

SMAK PENABUR Gading Serpong
Academic Year 2008/2009
1st SemesterBrilliant Class Year 10 FINAL EXAM
ENGLISH Language (ESL)
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 / 120 minutes

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. There should be an 8-page document, including the 5-page comic of Asterix and Obelix.
2. There are 5 tasks: 3 on writing, 2 on reading and vocabulary worth 30% of the total semester mark.
3. All the writing should be done on the other side of the first 2 pages. You may take home the comic.

WRITING
A. Complete the following FORMAL letter with an appropriate content and style. You are writing a letter to the Director of the Jakarta International School to arrange for a joint swimming competition for students. You should include the purposes, the possible date, your contact number/email, and a humble closing paragraph (20 points).

Kelapa Gading Barat Raya Rd.
Tangerang, Banten

……………., ………………………………. (1 point)

………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. (2 points)

Dear ………………………………….., (1 point)

My name is ………………………………………,
a student of ……………………………………………… (1 point)
Through your website http://www.jisedu.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta_International_School,
I read about the swimming lesson and facilities and wonder if …………………………………………………………………… (2 points)

To us, swimming has at least two purposes. First, ……………
…………………………………………………………………………………… (2 points)
…………., we love swimming because ………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………… (2 points)


Therefore, we wonder if we …………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………… (2 points)
I could be reached at …………………………………………………… (2 points)


…………………………………………………………………………………… (2 points)
and we are looking forward to ……………………………………… (1 point)


……………… Yours, (1 point)

…………………………………. (1 point)


B. On the other side of the paper, write around 100-word experience
of EITHER ONE of these 2 topics:
1. My Last Easter Holidays
2. One Unforgettable Evening in My Class
(10 points)


C. ERROR ANALYSIS (10 points)
Correct the italicized word(s) based on its grammatical errors.
CORRECTION
1. I would like to join pet community because I could meet
other people who loves animals. ……………….
2. And on May, I will follow the final test and will graduate in June. ………………
3. We went to the nearest lake every week and to the sea once a month. ………………
4. I am so interested to reading your “magic home stay” advertisement. ………………

5. Yesterday I was read your advertisement
on the flyer for searching talented swimmers. ………………
6. I could improve my skill on swimming. ………………
7. US official believed that the intruder appear
to have originated from China. ………………
8. This inspiring story tell us ………………
about 12-years-old boys ………………
who saved his father live. ………………

READING and VOCABULARY
A. Reading and Vocabulary
1. Complete the text below by writing the vocabulary in the list into the blanks. (10 points)
A synonym/definition of the vocabulary is supplied in the parentheses behind each blank.
Each vocabulary can be used only ONCE.

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE
Spotlight Revive Passionate
Hostility Achieve Partial
Precedent Encourage Innovative
Mediation

Indonesia and Singapore were reported to have a high ……………………… (=enmity) over the Batam island. The news has caused a ……………………… (=incomplete) diplomatic disturbance, and become a(n) ……………………… (=glare) on TV and websites. It ……………………… (=brought back) the memories of some conflicts on a different island before.
Some people are so ……………………… (=obsessive) about it, so the rumour has topped in most Indonesian media. Even a billionaire has offered a(n) ……………………… (=negotiation) because of the interest in his import-export business. He has failed to ……………………… (=reach) his efforts as the news turned out to be a hoax! False information. It was created to find out about people’s opinion on the two countries’ international relations. Do you think it was a(n) ……………………… (=creative) way, or a destructive ……………………… (=example)?


2. Read the attached article of “American Space Tourist Buys Return Ticket to Orbit” (page 3) partly taken from:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/03/24/american-space-tourist-buys-return-ticket-orbit.html until the sentence "... He will return to Earth on April 7 in a Soyuz capsule."

Answer the questions below. (20 points)
1. Who was the American space tourist in the title?
2. What is his profession?
3. How many times has that person travelled to outer space?
4. How much has he paid for the two space vacations altogether ?
5. Has he become the oldest person to fly in space? Explain.

6. Why won’t Russia receive any space tourist starting in 2010?
7. What date did Simony go to the outer space for the 1st time?
8. What date will Simonyi go to the outer space again?
9. How old was Simony at his first outer space travel?
10. Why did Simony take only half the training period on his 2nd travel?


B. READING (30 points)
*Read the 5-page comic of Asterix and Obelix.
Retell the partial story in around 100 words on the other side of the paper. Do not copy the dialogue, please.

END of EXAM

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*The 5-page comic in the exam here is the continuation of the previous 5-page comic task, as can be seen here at:
http://sirteguh.blogspot.com/2009/05/year-10-comics-summary-asterix-and.html
Also see my comments and correction in the last two postings 2 days before this exam was conducted.