Date: ____________________

Practice 1 (Novel) 2016

[SPM 2011]
The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.
Steps to answer the novel
Sing to the Dawn – Minfong Ho
question.
Dear Mr Kilmer – Anne Schraff 1. Understand the question.
Captain Nobody – Dean Pitchford 2. Underline the keywords.
3. Map your ideas.
Choose any one of the novels and answer the question below. 4. Write the response.
Which part of the story do you like most? 5. Check your answer.
Give reasons for your choice with close reference to the text.
[15 marks  Content = 10 marks, Language = 5 marks]

Mapping your ideas

WHAT happened?
Richard aims his gun at a deer.
He purposely misfires.

WHERE did it
Part of the story? WHO was there?
happen?
Richard goes hunting Richard, Pa and Gus.
In the woods.
with his father and his
brother.

WHEN did it happen? WHY did it happen?

In winter. Richard wants to avoid killing the deer.

Content (Marks = 5 – 6)
The novel that I choose is Dear Mr Kilmer written by  Introduction:
Anne Schraff. The part of the story that I like most is when - Refer to the question. 
Richard __________ hunting with his _______________, Pa and - Straight to the point. 
his _________________, Gus. - Don’t write the synopsis. 

One day in _______________, Richard, Pa and Gus go to The response:

the ___________. When they see a deer, Richard __________ his  contains important
gun at it. He purposely _____________. Richard wants to avoid lesson(s).
____________ the deer. He hate_ hunting. Pa _____ so  are supported and linked
disappointed with Richard. Pa say_ that Richard does not have to with SOME RELEVANT
go hunting anymore. I love this part of the story _____________ textual evidence.
I learn that sometimes we need to do what we believe is right.
Just like Richard, he believe_ that killing animals is cruel The ideas are GENERALLY
____________________ his father disagrees with him. clear, can be understood but
LACK organisation.
* This response DOES NOT CONTAIN main and supporting
ideas and LESS organised.

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 Practice 1 (Novel) 2016
Content (Marks = 7 – 8)

The response:
 contains important lesson(s).
 are USUALLY supported and linked with RELEVANT textual evidence.
 contains MAIN AND SUPPORTING IDEAS.

The ideas are CLEAR, can be understood.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word / phrase.

o compassion – belas kasihan o disappears
o cruel – kejam o shoot
o deliberately – dengan sengaja o apologises – memohon maaf
o painful - terseksa o does
o total opposite – sangat berlawanan o stand up for – berpegang teguh
o go against the social norms – melawan arus / norma dalam masyarakat

The novel that I choose is Dear Mr Kilmer written by  Introduction

Anne Schraff. The part of the story that I like most is when
Richard goes hunting with his father, Pa and his brother, Gus.
There are ________ reasons why this part is my favourite.

Firstly, from this part of the story, I learn that *The bold sentence is the main
Richard loves animals. His ________________ towards idea. (the main reason)
animals is shown when Richard, Pa and Gus go to the woods for
deer hunting one day in winter. This is the day where Richard is * The italic sentences are the
going to ________ his first deer. When they see a deer drinking supporting ideas. (textual
by a stream, Richard aims his gun at the deer. He purposely evidence)
misfires. The deer quickly ____________________. Richard
wants to avoid killing the deer. Richard believes that killing
animals is ___________.
*The bold sentence is the main
Secondly, from the deer hunting incident, I learn that idea. (the main reason)
Richard is different from Pa and Gus. Richard hates hunting
whereas Pa and Gus are the _______________________ of him. * The italic sentences are the
When Richard _________________ misfires, Pa is so supporting ideas. (textual
disappointed with Richard. He asks Richard why he missed evidence)
shooting the deer on purpose. Richard says that he _________not
have the right to kill the deer. Richard feels ______________ if
he were to take an animal’s life. Pa tells Richard that “Death is a
part of life”. Pa says that Richard does not have to go hunting
anymore. Richard ____________________ to his father for
making him sad.
- A conclusion is the
In conclusion, this part of the story teaches me that we lesson(s) that you can
need to __________________________ what we believe in even learn in general.
though we might ______________________________________
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 Practice 1 (Novel) 2016

Content (Marks = 9 – 10)

The response:
 contains important lesson(s).
 are WELL supported and linked with RELEVANT textual evidence.
 contains main and supporting ideas.

The ideas are CLEARLY presented, WELL-ORGANISED and EASILY understood.

Fill in the blanks with the correct idiom.

o soft spot - a tender or sentimental feeling

o a fly in the ointment - a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been
very positive or enjoyable:
o heart-to-heart – perbualan dari hati ke hati
o wearing his heart on his sleeve – showing emotions openly, not trying to hide feelings
o not on the same wavelength - if two people are not on the same wavelength, it is not easy for
them to understand and agree with each other
o to lick his wound - to spend time getting back your strength or happiness after a bad experience

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

o unthinkable – tidak dijangka

o grieves – bersedih
o startled – terkejut / tidak menyangka
o miserable – sengsara
o relieved – lega
o pondering – memikirkan
o recalls – cuba mengingati
o intriguing - very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
o passionate – terlalu suka pada sesuatu

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 Practice 1 (Novel) 2016
The novel that I choose is Dear Mr Kilmer written by Anne Schraff. The  Introduction
part of the story that I like most is when Richard goes hunting with his father, Pa
and his brother, Gus. There are ____________ reasons why this part is my
favourite.

Firstly, from this part of the story, I learn that Richard has a *The bold
________________________ for animals. His compassion towards animals is sentence is the
shown when Richard, Pa and Gus go to the woods for deer hunting one day in main idea. (the
winter. This is the day where Richard is going to shoot his first deer. When they main reason)
see a deer drinking by a stream, Richard aims his gun at the deer. Suddenly, the
__________________ happens. He purposely misfires causing the deer to * The italic
quickly disappear. Richard wants to avoid killing the deer. Gus is so furious at sentences are
Richard because Richard is like ______________________________________. the supporting
Gus ______________ that he could have killed the deer if Pa let him take the ideas. (textual
shot. Pa asks Gus to return to their cabin as he wants to talk to Richard. From evidence)
this incident, we know that Richard hates hunting whereas Pa and Gus are the
total opposite of him.

Secondly, in the deer hunting incident, I love how Pa and Richard *The bold
have a ____________________________ to learn each other’s true feelings. sentence is the
When Richard deliberately misfires, Pa is so disappointed with Richard. He asks main idea. (the
Richard why he missed shooting the deer on purpose. Richard says that he does main reason)
not have the right to kill the deer. Richard feels painful if he were to take an
animal’s life. Pa tells Richard that he also __________ a little every time he * The italic
shoots an animal. According to Pa, “Death is a part of life”. Richard is sentences are
________________ by what his father says. His father rarely speaks his own the supporting
feelings. After ____________________________________________________, ideas. (textual
Pa tells Richard that he does not have to go hunting anymore. Richard feels evidence)
________________ for making Pa sad. However, he also feels _____________
for not having to take the precious life of an innocent deer. Even though Richard
is _________________________________________ with Pa, they can still have
a calm and rational conversation.

Thirdly, the hunting incident leads me to Richard’s biggest secret. *The bold
After what happens in the woods, Richard cannot stop ___________________ sentence is the
about it when he gets home. Richard ________________ the first time he went main idea. (the
hunting with his Pa, Gus and Grandpa. He was eight years old. His Grandpa main reason)
shot and killed a deer. He struggled to keep himself from crying. The painful
childhood emotions make him sad again. Trying _________________________ , * The italic
Richard writes a poem about the terrible experience. Writing the poem takes sentences are
away some of his sadness. Then, he puts the poem in the drawer of his desk and the supporting
locks it. Richard keeps his poetry-writing a secret because he does not want ideas. (textual
people to think that he is strange. evidence)

In conclusion, the part where Richard goes deer hunting with Pa and Gus  Conclusion
portrays Richard’s ______________________ character because he is not afraid
to go against the norms by being compassionate towards animals and
_________________ in poetry.

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