SECTION I READING

[35 Marks]

Read the following passage very carefully

Maldives Restaurants
A vacation to Maldives is almost incomplete without trying out the food sold in its numerous
restaurants and eating joints. The Maldives restaurants are known to offer some of the most mouthwatering gourmet delights and delicacies to the visitors.
The restaurants in Maldives serve both local as well as international food. Seafood is particularly
famous and common in these restaurants. One can find all types of food in Maldives like Chinese,
Thai,

Indian,

Malaysian,

Sri

Lankan,

European

as

well

as

Continental

dishes.

Most of the food is imported except seafood. Cuisine consists of curries, fries, snacks, rice
preparations, meat dishes and desserts. There are numerous restaurants and cafes that one can find
in the country. Most of the eating joints in Maldives are located in the capital city of Male.
The islands do not have many restaurants except for those found in the hotels and the resorts.
However one can find a number of small cafes in the islands of the country. Some of the most
popular restaurants that one can find over here include The Thai Wok Restaurant, Sea House,
Trends; The Garden Restaurant, 4 Degrees in Taj Exotica, Maayafushi, Salsa Caf, Ocean Pavilion
and many others. One can also find a number of bars in the country like the Sunset bar and others.
The food served in the restaurants in Maldives is extremely delicious and tasty. The restaurants
make sure that the food served is healthy and clean. Alcoholic beverages are not served in any of
the restaurants. The restaurants have a cozy and casual ambience, thereby allowing people to dine in
a relaxed manner.
The cuisine consists of tasty gourmet delights. It consists of rice preparations, papadums, and
different varieties of pickles, sausage, bacon, basil-topped tomatoes, herb focaccia, omelets, tuna
fish preparations, chicken curry and other dishes. Desserts are also served over here. Some of the
popular sweet dishes include Banana hot cakes, berries with cream, exotic fruits, rice pudding,
vanilla bean rice, vanilla milk shakes, smoothies and others. The foods in these restaurants are
reasonably priced and not expensive.
The Maldives restaurants take special care of its visitors and provide them with excellent food and
services. They take special care to make sure that the guests enjoy their food and have a great time.

Find the words from the passage that are synonymous to the following words
1. Holiday

2.
3.
4.
5.

Foodie
Cookery

Atmosphere
Foreign

[5 Marks]

State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F)

[5 Marks]

1. Cuisines consist of almost all the tastes from across the world.

[.]

2. There are a few restaurants found in the country.

[.]

3. We can find a number of small cafes in the islands.

[.]

4. Foods served in the restaurants are extremely delicious.

[.]

5. One can find no bars in the country.

[.]

Choose the most suitable answer

[5 Marks]

1. The restaurants in Maldives serve,

a) Maldivian food

b) International food

c) Both local and international food

2. Most of the food is imported except

a) Fruits
3.

b) vegetables

c) seafood

There are numerous restaurants and cafs found in

a) The islands

b) the country

c) the resorts

4. Alcoholic beverages are not served in any of the

a) Resorts

b) restaurants

c) both the above

5. The food in these restaurants are

a) Reasonably priced b) expensive

c) very cheap

Answer these questions

1. Write down a special quality of Maldivian restaurants!

[11 Marks]

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2. Name a food one can find in almost all the Maldivian restaurants!

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3. What does the writer mean by the term continental dishes?

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4. Name the kinds of food served in these restaurants!

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5. Give a possible reason why most of the eating joints are found in Male?

[1Mark]

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6. Name any two popular restaurants in Maldives?

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7. What factor allows the customers to dine in a relaxed manner?

[1Mark]

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8. How do the restaurants take care of their visitors?

[2Mark]

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GRAPHIC STIMULUS COMPREHENSION

[9 Marks]

Cosy Corner
1st -30th MARCH
Chinese Buffet

Appetizing and delightful, our savoury fare includes

Dian Xin, Sweet -and Sour Pork, Fried Beef with Oyster
Sauce, Sauted Prawns with Cashew Nuts, Roast Duck,
Doubled Boiled Chicken Soup with Herbs, Lotus Seeds,
Red Beans and many more! Menu changes daily.

Lunch

Dinner

Adult

$ 12.00 ++

$14.00 ++

Child

$ 8.00 ++

$ 9.00 ++

High Tea buffet $8.50++

Sat., Sun. & Holidays 3P.m. to 5p.m.
Feast on local savouries and western delicacies.
Mee Siam, Chicken Curry, Rojak, Dian Xin, Tow Suan, Yong
Tow Foo, Dumplings, Kueh, Pastries, Cakes Puddings,
Tea and Coffee

International buffet $8.50++

Group arrangements for Lunch, Dinner & High Tea
Function rooms available for private parties, dinner and
dance, seminars, etc.
Poolside garden for BBQs and buffet parties Call Banquet
Dept for details

LAKEVIEW
Lakeview Close Singapore 1123

H O T E L
Tel: 332211

Study the food advertisement above and answer the questions that follow.

1) What do you mean by the word buffet? [1 mark]

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2) What is the name of the restaurant? [ mark]

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3) The Chinese buffet is offered from .. to . March [ mark]

4) Name at least four items available in the Chinese buffet! [1 mark]
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5) How much does lunch cost for an adult? [1 mark]

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6) How much does dinner cost for a child? [1 mark]

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7) Name any four items from the High Tea Buffet! [1 mark]
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8) When is the international buffet going to start? [ mark]

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9) What is the address and phone number of the LakeView Hotel? [1 mark]
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10) Does this hotel have a swimming pool? [ mark]

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11) Whom do we have to contact for details? [1 mark]

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SECTION II GRAMMAR AND USAGE

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[40 Marks]

Amazing Restaurant in a Paradise

The following is a review about the first underwater restaurant of its kind, Ithaa in Rangali island.
These are the exact words from Daniel, who is from Sao Paulo, Brazil
If you are planning to visit Maldives you should try to have a lunch at Ithaa Reataurant. It is a
unforgettable and unique experience. An incredible marine life,
surrounding the glass, with pristine water over ... wow. The food is
very good, as well as the beverages. Try a champagne and relax.
Just be aware that because the water transparency you will be very
exposed to the sun, thus a sunscreen will be good. We have been
there on June 2008.

Assume that you have read this review and later that day you met your friend Aalim and you
reported that review to Aalim; fill in these blanks to complete the reported passage.
[10marks]

Daniel (say) (1) that If we, (be) (2) planning to visit Maldives
we should try to (have) (3) a lunch at Ithaa Reataurant. He told that It (be)
(4) an unforgettable and unique experience for him. He also exclaimed that, that
restaurant (be) (5) an incredible marine life, surrounding the glass, with pristine
water over. The food (be) (6) very good, as well as the beverages. In addition to
this, he suggested us to (try) (7) a champagne and relax. He warned us to be
aware that because the water transparency, we (will) (8) be very much exposed to
the sun. To conclude he advised that, not to (use) (9) a sunscreen lotion and he
said that they (have) (10) been there on June 2008.

CLOZE PASSAGE

[10 marks]

Massively expensive food in once-in-a-lifetime surroundings

Cut

besides

between

fish

from

expect as a might in spite absolute

set

catch
try

on

spices
that

but good entire

like before

Due to its extraordinary location - undersea - Ithaa is certainly Rangali Island's most famous
restaurant.
Here you dine some four meters below sea level in a brightly
lit,

arched

human

aquarium,

in

which

its

the

(1) looking in at you. Youll eat from a

predictably expensive (2) menu that
includes the recommended (3) of the day, a lightly (4) and
zingy reef fish, (5) while the food and service are good, eating at Ithaa is really
about the (7) experience. By night you can expect to see small sharks, eels and
manta rays gliding about as you dine.
Its a great experience, but not as delicious as you (8) imagine. If you want the
(9) best at Rangali, try the Kojo Grill - dining al fresco on a perfect Maldivian
beach by night. Bear in mind (10) it's equally expensive, and like Ithaa, you'll
probably need to book at least three weeks before you travel.
Give a verb phrase with an appropriate form of the given verbs. Use passive voice

[10 marks]

We (1) (supply) with the menu a day in advance, which they

happily (2) (amend) to reflect my husband's less eclectic palate,
and the meal (3) beautifully (3)(present). I'm
afraid it's a little too long ago for me to go into detail, but I remember
(4)(impress)with each of the courses, and enjoying each bite! The dining area
(5)(use)by us for the rest of our stay there, and I have (6)(say)the food was

AMAZING there in comparison, but I don't think you eat at Ithaa for the food. The service was

extremely good, as everywhere else on Rangali. Very swift - although down a flight of stairs the
courses (7)(serve)at perfect temperature every time - very courteous attentive staff.
Our sunglasses (8) even (8)(clean) and (9)(provide)
some shades for people who (10)(not/bring) their own.
Use simple past form of the given verbs in the brackets to complete the passage

Example:

[5 marks]

I talked (talk) to my brother this morning.

The country (1) (be) governed as an independent Islamic Sultanate from 1153 to
1968. The importance of Arabs as traders in the 12th century can be
considered as one of the primary reason, which (2) (lead) to
the adoption of Islam as the main religion of the country. The Buddhist king
(3) (convert) to Islam and (4)(adopt) the Sultan title. Since then the

country has had 84 sultans and six Islamic dynasties until 1932 when the sultanate
elective.

(5)(become)

Though mainly (6)(govern) as an independent Islamic sultanate the country was

however under colonial rule for a brief period. The country was a colony of the Portuguese in 1558,
the Dutch in 1654 and the British from 1887 to 1965. In 1953 the country (7)(try) to
form

republic,

but

without

much

result.

The

country

however

(8)(gain)independence from the British on the 26th of July, 1965. Thereafter, the sultanate
(9)(continue) to operate for three years until

in 1968, November 11th it was abolished and the country

became a republic. The country from then onwards
(10)(come)to be known as the Republic of

Maldives.

Punctuation use capital letters where ever necessary

fathimath

dhiyana

saeed,

secretary-general

of

saarc,

[5 marks]
left

kathmandu today to attend the fifth informal meeting of the saarc

finance ministers to be held in hanoi on 4 may 2011. The meeting
is being convened on the sidelines of the 44th annual meeting of the
asian development bank

SECTION III Writing

Letter writing

[25 Marks]
[10 Marks]

You went to a restaurant in Addu City with your family members to have a dinner. After having the
dinner you were not happy with the food and also the service given there.
Write a letter to the manager of the restaurant complaining about this.
In your letter you may include the following points
The food you were served was not your order
The waiter was too rude
Time taken to prepare the food was too lengthy
Write 80 100 words in the content. You will receive up to 5 marks for the content and 5 marks
for the language.
Note: write the letter in the blank page provided.

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Marking criteria

Marks allocated

Format

Content(presenting ideas
relevant information, flow)

Grammar(spelling,
punctuation,
paragraphing, Sentence
structure)

total

10

Marks
received

Essay /story writing

[15 Marks]

Write an essay about 120-180 words on one of the following topics

Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of taking tuition
OR
An unexpected holiday
OR
Write a story beginning with I screamed on top of my voice with joy, when my teacher
announced .

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GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BEST OF LUCK

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Marking criteria

Marks
allocated

vocabulary

Content(presenting
ideas relevant
information, flow)

Grammar(spelling,
punctuation,
Sentence
structure)

total

15

Marks
received