MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FIJI YEAR 9 FINAL EXAMINATION 2018

ENGLISH

Time allowed: 2 hours

(An extra 10 minutes is allowed for reading this paper)

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your Name and Year Level on the front page of the Answer Booklet.
2. Write all your answers in the Answer Booklet provided.
3. If you use extra sheets of paper, be sure to show clearly the question number(s)
being answered and to staple each sheet securely in your Answer Booklet at
the appropriate place. Ensure that your name is written on the extra sheets.
4. Answer all the questions with a blue or black ballpoint or ink pen. Do not
use red ink. Use a pencil only for drawing.
5. There are three sections in this paper. All sections are compulsory. Note the
options in Section C.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS

SUGGESTED
SECTION QUESTION TYPE MARK
TIME
Writing: There are two questions. Both are
A compulsory. 25
Q1 Formal Writing 15 25 minutes
Q2 Personal Writing 10 15 minutes
All questions are compulsory.
Q3 Mass Media, Library and Dictionary 10
Part I – Mass Media 3 10 minutes
Part II – Library 3
B Part III –Dictionary 4
Comprehension 15
Q4 Passage I 10 20 minutes
Passage II 5
Q5 Language Usage 20
A. Multiple Choice 10
B. Sentence Completion 6 20 minutes
C. Word Forms 4
Literature: There are four questions. Answer any
two Questions.
C Q6 Short Stories 30 30 minutes
Q7 Novel
Q8 Drama
Q9 Poetry (Note the choice in this question)
TOTAL 100 120 minutes

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SECTION A [25 marks]

There are two questions in this section. Choose an option from each
question.

QUESTION 1 FORMAL WRITING (15 marks)

Choose one of the options below. Use about 180-190 words and give
your writing a title. Include all the necessary features of that particular
style of writing.

Write a plan for your choice before the final essay. Plan is worth 2 marks.

Either

(a) Expository Essay

Write an expository essay on one of the following topics:

(i) Children’s rights must be protected by all

(ii) Students must dispose rubbish responsibly

Or

(b) Speech

Your school is celebrating World Teachers’ Day and has invited the
Senior Education Officer of your District to be part of the
celebrations. As the Prefect in charge of Year 9 level, you
have been asked by your school Principal to deliver the
welcome speech. Write the text of your speech.

Or

(c) Letter Writing

Your class is planning to visit the Fiji Museum in Term 3 after

the final examination. Your class teacher has requested you to
write a letter to the Director of Fiji Museum, Suva and enquire
about the following:

(i) a suitable date and time for the trip;

(ii) the entry fee per child and if there is any special rate for students;
(iii) additional activities that are organised at the Museum for students; and
(iv) any other relevant information.

Use a fictitious name and address.

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QUESTION 2 PERSONAL WRITING (10 marks)

The theme for this Question is: Self-Discipline leads to success

Choose one of the options below. Use about 140-150 words and give
your writing a title. Include all the necessary features of that particular
style of writing.

If you choose option (c), use this address: 172 Tuvasa Street, Tuva.
Use the name Mohan Jones or Camari Prasad.

Write a plan for your choice before the final essay. Plan is worth 1 mark.

(a) Narrative Essay

Write a Narrative Essay including the line below in any part of your
writing.

I am so happy I made the right choice.

Or

(b) Diary Entry

Write a diary entry describing your feelings of the day you helped
a friend realise his/her mistake and make a promise that he/she
will respect his/her teachers.

Or

(c) Letter to a Friend

Write a letter to your best friend telling him/her about a

workshop you attended with other student leaders from around
the country. The focus of the workshop was on:

Ways to improve Self-Discipline in children.

Or

(d) Other styles of writing

Use one of the pictures on page 4 to write on the theme in any

appropriate style of personal writing. Indicate your choice clearly
in the Answer Booklet.

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1.

Source: http://www.kpress.info

2.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk

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SECTION B [45 marks]

QUESTION 3 MASS MEDIA, LIBRARY AND DICTIONARY (10 marks)

There are three parts to this question. All parts are compulsory.

PART I MASS MEDIA (3 marks)

Use your knowledge of Mass media to answer the following questions

in the spaces provided in your Answer Booklet.

1. Write the name of your favourite radio or television programme. (1 mark)

2. How does this programme benefit you? (1 mark)

3. State one advantage of newspaper over radio. (1 mark)

PART II LIBRARY (3 marks)

Match the terms in Column A with their correct definitions from

Column B. Write down the letter of your answers beside each number
in the Answer Booklet.

Column A Column B
1. Reference Section A. Literature containing factual information.
2. Biography B. An account of a person’s life written by that
person himself/herself.
3. Autobiography C. This is a book which contains a list of
books/texts and their authors that have been
added to the library in chronological order.
4. Accession Register D. Literature describing imaginary events and
people. It does not claim to tell a true story.
5. Periodical section E. The alphabetical listing of topics with the
page numbers of where they appear in the
book.
6. Fiction books F. The section of the library that keeps journals,
magazines and newspapers.
G. Contains books which cannot be taken out of
the library. These books are not issued on
loan to library users because it is expensive.
H. An account of someone’s life written by
someone else.

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PART III DICTIONARY (4 marks)

Study the dictionary entry below and answer the questions that follow.

lucky /lлki/adj (luckier; luckiest) 1 (used about a person) having good

luck: He’s lucky to be alive after an accident like that. With so much
unemployment, I count myself lucky that I’ve got a job. 2 (used about a
situation, event, etc.) having a good result: it’s lucky I got here before the
rain started. a lucky escape 3 (used about a thing) bringing success or
good luck: a lucky number. It was not my lucky day. OPP unlucky

Source: The Oxford Wordpower Dictionary New 3rd Edition, 2006

1. Write the long form of the following abbreviations:

(i) adj
(ii) OPP (2 marks)

2. What information comes immediately after the headword? (1 mark)

3. Which definition of the headword does the following sentence

illustrate? (1 mark)
He is the luckiest boy in his class.

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QUESTION 4 COMPREHENSION (10 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions which follow.

Call to protect coral reefs

FIJI's coral reefs are a beautiful world of amazing biodiversity but part of it
is dying at a rate that could mean that this generation might be the last to
witness its colourful features.

Diving at the Great Sea Reef (GSR) off the coast of Macuata on Wednesday,
5 Fiji's permanent representative of the United Nations (UN), Peter Thomson
called on the world to protect coral reefs.

Mr Thomson, who was last year appointed as a UN special envoy on

oceans, went diving along a portion of the GSR. On Tuesday, the GSR was
nominated by Cabinet to become a Ramsar-approved Site (A Ramsar Site is
10 a wetland site designated of international importance under the Ramsar
Convention).

"There was enough to see that the reef is recovering well from its recent
bleaching. There is beautiful coral down there, hundreds of varieties and
colours. The sea life with good size fish is very encouraging," Mr Thomson
15 said.

"I was praying that after all this rain, we would get some beautiful weather
and look at this beautiful sunshine. There is also a great protective barrier
of Fiji here and it is also a bunker of biodiversity in Fiji."

WWF-Pacific, which works with the fish basket (qoliqoli) owners of the Great
20 Sea Reef for its conservation, chose Mr Thomson to become a champion and
advocate for the GSR to raise its international profile.
The role means Mr Thomson will in part advocate to raise awareness and
raise money needed to finance the conservation needs of the structure,
which covers more than 260 kilometres of ocean.

25 Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who officially launched the

International Year of the Reef (IYOR) after Mr Thomson's dive expedition
said, the conservation of the GSR is a critical priority so it is nominated,
that part of the GSR be protected under the Ramsar Convention on
wetlands. "It's a shocking fact that our generation could be the last to
30 witness the beauty of our reefs," PM Bainimarama said.

"It is an important day for Fiji to formally launch the IYOR 2018. Thank you
for the honour of choosing Fiji to highlight the state of the world's reefs.
This has particular resonance for the Fijian people because of where we are
today, we are on the edge of one of the most precious natural assets."
Adapted from: http://www.fijitimes.com

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INSTRUCTIONS

The following shows how to answer multiple-choice questions in the

Answer Booklet.

(1) In your Answer Booklet, circle the letter of the best answer.
If you change your mind, put a line through your first
circle and draw a circle around the letter of your next choice.

For example: 12 A B C D

(2) If you change your mind again and like your first answer
better, put a line through your second circle and tick ()
your first answer.

For example: 12 A B C D


(3) No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter as
the answer for a question.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Circle the letter of the best answer in the Answer Booklet.

1. According to paragraph 1, why is there a call to protect coral reefs?

A. Coral reefs are disappearing.

B. There is not enough being done to protect coral reefs.
C. The diving expedition identified serious issues affecting reefs.
D. The United Nations has declared all nations to protect reefs.

2. Which word is similar in meaning to the word envoy used in line 7?

A. enemy
B. salesperson
C. representative
D. person in charge

3. A Ramsar-approved Site is
A. the Great Sea Reef of international importance.
B. the ocean which is used for diving under the Ramsar Convention.
C. the international area of sea which protects the marine ecosystem.
D. a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

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4. The expression bunker of biodiversity in line 18 means

A. place with scarce marine resources.

B. the reefs which need to be protected.
C. area which shelters large number of different plants and animals
D. area of the Exclusive economic zone prescribed by the UN convention,
which belongs to Fiji.

5. As mentioned in paragraph 5, two main significance of coral reefs are that it

A. supports growth of biodiversity and protects fish.
B. is a protective barrier and habitat for marine organisms.
C. provides beautiful weather and beautiful sunshine.
D. protects the coast from high waves and provides beautiful weather.

6. The WWF Pacific works with the (qoliqoli) owners of the Great Sea Reef for its
A. biodiversity. C. fishing rights.
B. conservation. D. traditional rights.

7. The two roles that Mr Thomson has to play as WWF-Pacific’s champion and
advocate for the GSR are to
A. conserve sea resources and raise money.
B. raise GSR’s international profile and conserve resources.
C. raise awareness and raise money needed to finance the conservation
needs of the structure.
D. promote financial stability of conservation programmes for the GSR
and protect coral reefs.

8. According to paragraph 6, GSR covers __________ kilometers of ocean.

A. 26 B. 260 C. more than 260 D. less than 260

9. The International Year of the Reef was officially launched by

A. Peter Thomson C. the Minister for Environment

B. the United Nations D. the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama

10. The sentence “…we are on the edge of one of the most precious natural
assets” in the last paragraph, indicates that

A. coral reefs are a precious asset.

B. coral reefs are at an immediate danger of extinction.
C. coral reefs will be there for many generations to come.
D. Fiji has developed good programmes to safeguard coral reefs.

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SECTION B (continued)

Passage II (5 marks)

It was a homework-free weekend. Derek suggested going swimming. He

had just completed his swimming course and was eager to display the
skills he had learnt. His friends gladly agreed. They headed straight for
their neighborhood swimming pool. It was quite crowded. They changed
5 quickly and with great excitement, jumped into the pool. They swam
around in the shallower end. A lifeguard was keeping a watchful eye on
all the swimmers. Derek challenged his friends for a swim over in the
deep end. They refused as they knew it was dangerous for them.
Besides, they did not swim that well after all. Derek insisted that he was
10 a better swimmer and set out to prove it. He walked over to the deep end
and plunged in.
At first everything seemed alright and his friends cheered. Suddenly,
Derek gave a shout and started flapping his arms. He was having
difficulties! His friends were too shocked to react.
15 Luckily, the lifeguard noticed him and quickly dived in. When he was
safely out of the pool, the lifeguard gave him a tongue lashing for
fooling around. Derek apologised. All the way home, he had to endure
his friends making fun of him.

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QUESTIONS

Circle the letter of the best answer in the Answer Booklet.

1. Derek and his friends went swimming during the

A. break. C. weekday.
B. weekend. D. holidays.

2. Derek suggested swimming as he wanted to

A. test the lifeguard.

B. complete his swimming course.
C. show his swimming skills to his friends.
D. teach his friends the skills he had learnt.

3. The lifeguard was keeping a watchful eye on all the swimmers to ensure that

A. all people entering the pool are checked.

B. people are not noisy and maintain the pool.
C. all swimmers are safe and to provide support.
D. people do not throw rubbish around the pool.

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4. Derek’s friends did not want to swim in the deep end because they

A. wanted Derek to swim alone.

B. knew how to swim well already.
C. knew the lifeguard would be upset.
D. knew they could not swim well enough.

5. Tongue lashing as used in line 16 means that Derek received

____________ from the lifeguard.

A. advice C. warning
B. scolding D. encouragement

QUESTION 5 LANGUAGE USAGE (20 marks)

A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (10 marks)

Circle the letter of the best answer in your Answer Booklet.

1. I took _______ apple from _______ refrigerator and ate it.

A. a…….a C. a…….the
B. an…….a D. an…….the

2. My father ______________ meat from the butcher once a week.

A. buys C. has bought

B. is buying D. will have bought

3. Although he was convicted, everyone believes he is not guilty. Which of the

following is a synonym of the underlined words?

A. right C. innocent
B. good D. righteous

4. He is very sensitive ____________criticism.

A. at B. to C. in D. for

5. If I had studied medicine, I _____________ have become a doctor.

A. can
B. may
C. will
D. would

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6. We all trust people ____________ speak the truth.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

7. ____________Teresia ____________Shima were elected as prefects in their school.

They are extremely happy.

A. Either……..or C. Neither……..nor
B. Both……..and D. Not only……..but also

8. Identify the adverb in the sentence given below.

Don’t speak loudly because we are in the library.

A. we B. speak C. loudly D. library

9. Which of the following words is correctly spelt?

A. ocassion C. pronounciation
B. neccesary D. accommodation

10. Mother said, “___________________________ before watching TV.”

A. finish your homework C. to finish my homework

B. Finish your homework D. To finish my homework

B. SENTENCE COMPLETION (6 marks)

Complete the following sentences using 4-6 words in the space provided
in the Answer Booklet.

1. Although we comforted her, _________________________________________________.

2. I will not go to school today _________________________________________________.

3. _______________________________________________________but he never lost hope.

C. WORD FORMS (4 marks)

Write the correct form of the words in brackets for the blank spaces of
the following sentences in the Answer Booklet.

1. We have known each other since our _______________ (child).

2. The latest _______________ (edit) of this book contains many

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3. My sister likes wearing _____________________ (colour) clothes.

4. Walking alone late at night can be _________________ (danger).

SECTION C LITERATURE [30 marks]

There are four questions in this section. Answer any two questions.
Note the choice in Question 9.Each question is worth 15 marks.
Spend about 15 minutes on each question.

QUESTION 6 SHORT STORIES (15 marks)

Answer both Part I (Extract A and B) and Part II (Short Answer
Questions) in your Answer Booklet.

PART I

EXTRACT A

He did the same to the petrol tank. One day he ran out of petrol and decided to
use fuel mixed with kerosene. He felt guilty after doing all these things but no
one saw him. Oh, what a foolish uncle he was. My parents tried their best to tell
him all the advantages he had in possessing the truck and his brothers tried to
encourage him, but no, the man would not listen to anyone.

(a) Who does He refer to in the above extract? (1mark)

(b) He did the same to the petrol tank. State one thing that he did
before this incident which is similar to this one. (1 mark)

(c) Explain why he felt guilty after doing all these things. (2 marks)

(d) Why does the narrator refer to him as a foolish uncle? (1 mark)

EXTRACT B

A few days later, we had boiled some cassava and used it to glue the small
rectangular pieces we had pounded out to make a piece of masi about six feet
long. Now we had reached the last stage in its making. And I had asked the
question again, more for something to say than for anything else.

(a) Write the title of the short story from which this extract is taken. (1 mark)

(b) What is the relationship between we in the extract? (1 mark)

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(c) Now we had reached the last stage in its making.

State two steps that they have already completed before this. (2 marks)

(d) State the question that the ‘I’ in the extract had asked again. (1 mark)

PART II SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Use your knowledge of one of the short stories listed below to answer
the questions that follow.

List of Short Stories

1. The Great Pretender

2. There’s no such thing as Accidents

(a) Write the title and the author’s name of the short story chosen. (1 mark)

(b) Describe what the short story is about. (2 marks)

(c) Explain a message that is relevant to you as a student. (2 marks)

QUESTION 7 NOVEL (15 marks)

The Morning by Jogindar Singh Kanwal

Answer both Part I (Extracts A and B) and Part II (Short Answer

Questions) of this question in your Answer Booklet.

PART I

EXTRACT A

X: “……I have come to you to talk about my money and this house of yours.”

Amroo’s mother: “You already have our land. The whole crop goes to you.
We don’t get even one grain. What is it that you want to discuss about our
house?”

X: “When Amroo’s father mortgaged the first two acres of your land, he had
included this house as part of the same mortgage.”

(a) Identify Speaker X in the above extract. (1 mark)

(b) Where does this conversation take place? (1 mark)

(c) What is Amroo’s real name? (1 mark)

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(d) Explain why Amroo’s father mortgaged the first two acres of his
land. (2 marks)

EXTRACT B
X: “Where have you come from and where does your family live?”

She did not answer and I wondered whether it was because she was not used
to being addressed politely. She turned to Raheem.

“Has this man only recently arrived from India, brother?”

(a) Who is she in the above extract? (1 mark)

(b) State why she was not used to being addressed politely. (1 mark)

(c) Who does this man refer to? (1 mark)

(d) Describe what happens immediately before this conversation. (2 marks)

PART II SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Use your knowledge of the novel to answer the questions that follow.

(a) Name two significant characters in the novel. (1 mark)

(b) State a moral value you have learnt from each character in (a)
above. (2 marks)

(c) Explain one issue portrayed in the novel. (2 marks)

QUESTION 8 DRAMA (15 marks)

“Sera’s Choice” by Vilsoni Hereniko

Answer both Part I (Extract A and Extract B) and Part II (Short Answer
Questions) in your Answer Booklet.
PART I

EXTRACT A

X: Stop madaming me! Who do you think I am, some European lady? Now
take your money and leave. When Anil comes back, we might consider
employing you again. I don’t need you in the house now. It’s ridiculous.
There isn’t enough work for one person to do even. See if you can find some
expatriate family, maybe they’ll take pity on you. Please leave.

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(a) Identify Speaker X in the above extract. (1 mark)

(b) Who is Speaker X talking to? (1 mark)

(c) Explain what has happened and where has Anil gone to by
referring to the line: When Anil comes back. (2 marks)

(d) State what Speaker X means by some expatriate family. (1 mark)

EXTRACT B

Y: Oh, why are you leaving me? Haven’t I given you all that a woman can want?
You’re all I have, Sera. And what about our child? Maybe when it’s born our
families will accept us.

Buna: Sera? Are you coming?

Sera: That’s my sister. Let me go……..

(a) Who is Speaker Y in the above extract? (1 mark)

(b) Describe what happened before this conversation which

results in Sera leaving Y. (2 marks)

(c) Explain the line: Maybe when it’s born our families will accept us.
(2 marks)

PART II SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Use your knowledge of the play to answer the questions that follow.

(a) State one issue portrayed in the play. (1 mark)

(b) Explain the relevance of this issue to our society today. (2 marks)

(c) Describe your feelings about how the play ended. (2 marks)

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QUESTION 9 POETRY (15 marks)

You can choose to answer either Part I or Part II in your Answer

Booklet. Note the choice in this question.

Either
PART I
Answer all questions for Part I (Extracts A, B and Short Answer
Questions).

EXTRACT A

1 I’m skinny as a hose.

If only I could look as I
3 Imagine I might be.
Oh, all the crowds would turn and bow,
5 They don’t – because I’m me.

(a) 5 title and poet of the above extract.

Name the (1 mark)

(b) Identify the figure of speech used in line 1. (1 mark)

(c) Which two things are being compared in line 1? (1 mark)

(d) Explain how the persona imagines she could look like. (2 marks)

EXTRACT B

1 That people shouldn’t play the fool

With sharks about but stay quite cool.

3 If sharks are nosing round your beach

Just put yourself beyond their reach,

(a) Identify two words that rhyme. (1 mark)

(b) What does

7 the line people shouldn’t play the fool mean? (1 mark)

(c) Who does yourself refer to? (1 mark)

(d) Explain the message the poet is trying to convey in the poem. (2 marks)

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

List of Poems
1. Flannan Isle
2. Hunger
3. Unfolding Bud
4. ‘Awapuhi

Choose one poem from the list above and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Write the title of the poem and the poet’s name. (1mark)

(b) Explain a theme portrayed in the poem. (2 marks)

(c) State one stylistic device used by the poet and provide an example.(2 marks)

Or

PART II READING A POEM (15 marks)

Read the poem given below and answer the questions in complete
sentences on page 17 and 18 of your Answer Booklet.

Make It Green
by Avani Desai

1 Lives are crying because it's not clean,

Earth is dying because it's not green...

Earth is our dear Mother, don't pollute it,

She gives us food and shelter, just salute it...

5 With Global Warming, it's in danger,

Let's save it by becoming a strong ranger...

With dying trees and animals, it's in sorrow,

Make green today and green tomorrow...

With melting snow, one day it will sink,

10 How can we save it, just think...

Trees are precious, preserve them,

Water is a treasure, reserve it...

Grow more trees, make Mother Earth green,

Reduce pollution and make her a Queen...

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com

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(a) Identify two rhyming words from the poem. (1 mark)

(b) Describe the tone of the poem. (2 marks)

(c) In your own words, explain, With Global Warming, it's in

danger (line 5). (2 marks)

(d) According to the poem, what two things can people do to

save Mother Earth? (2 marks)

(e) The poet has used words such as Mother Earth and Queen.
Explain the effect of using such words. (2 marks)

(f) Identify one stylistic device used by the poet and provide an
example. (2 marks)

(g) Explain the main message the poet is trying to put across to the
readers. (2 marks)

(h) Explain how the poem is relevant to present day society. (2 marks)

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