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Sunday, September 21, 2008

FORMAT OF THE PMR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPERS

Paper 1 consist of 40 multiple-choice questions and is divided into 5 sections.
PAPER 1 (1 hour, 40 marks)

Section A(Q1 - Q10)
Graphic Materials/Stimuli

Section B(Q11 - Q18)
Rational Cloze

Section C(Q19 - Q24)
Closest in Meaning

Section D(Q25 - Q34)
Comprehension

Section E(Q35 - Q40)
Literature Component

Paper 2 is a subjective written test with three sections
PAPER 2(1 hour 30 minutes, 50 marks)

Section A - Guided Composition
  • non-linear and/or linear
  • not less than 120 words

Section B -Summary

  • a passage of approximately 150 words
  • summrise to not more than 60 words

Section C -Literature Component

  • answer a question based on one of the five novels
  • open response with textual evidence
  • not less than 50 words