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Marking Scheme Wrong pen -2/100

A. Reading Comprehension (37 marks)
Text 1 (17 marks)
Answer questions 1 – 14 with the information from Text 1. Write your answer in the
spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken
ONE circle only

Decide whether the statements below are True, False or the information is Not Given.
Blacken ONE circle only for each statement. (4 marks)
True False Not
Given
1. Eva plays the piano three hours a week.


2. Eva feels under pressure when she plays piano.


3. Eva’s mum teaches Music in primary school.



4. Eva puts all figurines in a display cabinet. 

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5. Write the correct number in the box provided.

6. A.
B.  C.
D.

7. A.
B.
C.  D.

8. A.
B.  C.
D.

9. A.
B.  C.
D.

10. They always dine out at weekends. / The family always dines out at weekends.

11. Eva’s mother, Eva’s father and Eva are now not in overseas.

( Eva and her parents are now not in overseas.)

12. It is his weird quirk because of his job nature.

( It is because a nurse mush washes their hands before doing everything.)

(It is because he is a (male) nurse.)

13. She is under pressure because (C) her mum doesn’t allow her to make any

mistakes when she is practicing. (C: 1 mark ; G: 1 mark)

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14. They (1) attend her performance no matter where and when, and (2) they prepared

her a Facebook Page. (2 marks)

( Her friends prepare her performance video on 1A Pianist Facebook page.)

Text 2 (17 marks)

Answer questions 15 – 30 with the information from Text 2. Write your answer in the
spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken
ONE circle only

Decide whether the statements below are True, False or the information is Not Given.
Blacken ONE circle only for each statement. (6 marks)
True False Not
Given
15. Alex went to Lamma Island in summer. 

16. Only foreigners live in Yung Shue Wan now.


17. Alex took only one picture during the outing.



18. There are dragonflies and frogs on Lamma Island. 

19. Alex has negative comment to Lamma Island.


20. Lamma Island was a small village and fishermen lived on 

it.

21. A.
B.  C.
D.

(Line 4: It was truly an eye-opener!)

22. A.
B.
C.  D.

(Line 6-7: He was born and raised on Lamma so he knows the place well.)

23. A.
B.
C.  D.

(Line 13: We went on a nature treasure hunt in groups.)

(Line 19-20: I miss the time watching dragonflies dancing in the air and listening

to frogs croaking in a pond.

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24. A.  B.
C.
D.

(Line 22: I just can’t wait!)

25. A.
B.  C.
D.

(Line 15-16: There are no tall buildings and traffic was light. The air was sweet

and fresh – smelled of grass and flowers.

*Writer’s personal comment: It was my first time to be so close to nature and

wildlife.)

26. Lamma Island’s

No grammar marks
( Lamma Island’s golden beaches)
will be deducted.
27. expanded

*Students must use complete sentence to answer question 28-30. No

marks will be given if they write short answer.)
28. He visited Tin Hau Temple and the beach (front) (or Ying Shue Wan).

(Line 11: We then visited Tin Hau Temple. + Line 12-13: Then Mr Chan took us

to explore the beach front.)

29. The highlight was the nature treasure hunt in groups.

30. Must be ‘Yes’ / He is a nature lover. (1 mark) He loves natural environment. (I

miss the warm sunlight, clean air and its golden beaches.) / He enjoys the chance

to go into the nature. (My friend and I can’t wait to explore the Sai Kung

Peninsula next week.) (C: 1 mark ; G: 1 mark)

*No grammar marks in this question.

( He loves to stay close to nature.)

( He will go to Sai Kung Peninsula.)

( It is his first time to be so close to nature and wildlife.)

( He feels excited when he stays close to nature.)

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B. Grammar and Usage (67 marks)

Part I: Articles (10 marks)

1. X 2. a 3. X

4. X 5. a 6. the

7. an 8. X 9. a

10. the

Part II: Pronouns (10 marks)

1. your 2. mine 3. them

4. yours 5. my 6. They

7. ours 8. it 9. us

10. yourselves

Part III: Tenses (15 marks)

1. decided 2. was leaving

3. stopped 4. do you know

X mark if student haven’t copy
‘you’!
5. am going 6. don't you follow

7. looks 8. were not

9. sat 10. moved

11. are 12. was shaving

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13. felt 14. got

15. invited

Part IV: Gerunds and infinitives (10 marks)

1. to sleep 2. to have

3. doing 4. following

5. to have 6. planning/to plan

7. to eat 8. to do

9. to try 10. to strike

Part V: Forming Questions (10 marks)

1. Where have you been before coming to Hong Kong?

( Have you been to Australia and Japan before coming to Hong Kong?)

2. Why did you choose these two countries?

(Why did you choose Australia and Japan?)

3. Do you love Hong Kong?

4. What is your favourite Hong Kong street food?

5. What do you want to tell them?

Grammar marks will be deducted also!

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Part VI: Parts of Speech (6 marks)

1. interested 2. worried

3. Recently 4. talk

5. happiness 6. wearing

Part VII: Vocabulary (6 marks)

1. unique 2. adore

3. imagined 4. stirring

5. nightmare 6. mean

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