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English Paper 2 Form 3 End Term 2 Exams 2021 with Marking Schemes

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all questions in this question paper.

1. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow (20mks)

WORRY has completely defeated me. My mind was so confused and troubled that I could see no joy in living. My nerves were so strained that I could neither sleep at night nor relax by day. My three young children were widely separated, living with relatives. My husband was in another city trying to establish a law practice. I felt all the insecurities and uncertainties of the post –war readjustment period.

I was threatening my husband’s career, my children natural endowment of a happy, normal home life, and I was also threatening my own life. My husband could find no housing, and the only solution was to build. Everything depended on my getting well. The more I realized this and the harder I would try; the greater would my fear of failure. Then I developed a fear of planning for any responsibility. I felt that I could no longer trust myself. I felt I was a complete failure.

When all was darkest and there seemed to be no help, my mother did something for me that I will never forget or ceases being grateful for. She shocked me into fighting back.

She upbraided me for giving in and for losing control of my nerves and my mind, she challenged me to get up out of bed and fight for all I had. She said I was giving in to the situation ,fearing it instead of facing it, running from life instead of living it.

So I did start fighting from that day on. That very weekend I told my parents they could go home, because I was going to take over; and I did what seemed impossible at the time. I was left alone to care for my two younger children. I slept well. I began to eat better, and my spirits began to improve. 

A week later when they returned to visit me again, they found me singing at my ironing. I had a sense of well -being because I had begun to fight a battle and I was winning. I shall never forget this lesson....... if a situation seems insurmountable, face it! Start fighting! Don’t give in.

From that time on I forced myself to work, and lost myself to work. Finally I gathered my children together and joined my husband in our new home. I resolved that I would became well enough to give my family a strong, happy mother. I became engrossed with plans for my children, plans for my husband, and plans for everything except for me. I became too busy to think of myself. And it was that the real miracle happened.

I grew stronger and stronger and could wake up with the joy of well - being , the joy of planning for a new day ahead, the joy of living. And although day of depression did creep in occasionally after that, especially when I was tired, I would tell myself not to think or try to reason with myself on those days and gradually they became fewer and fewer and finally disappeared.

Now, a year later, I have a very happy, successful husband, a beautiful home that I can work in sixteen hours a day, and three healthy, happy children and for myself , peace of mind.

(Adapted from “How to stop worrying and start living”)

• Give five effects of worry on the writer. (5mks)
• What do you think was the cause of the writer’s worry. (2mks)
• Describe the element of irony in the writer’s life. (3mks)
• How does the writer get out of this terrible situation? (2mks)
• What steps does the writer undertake to overcome the problem? (4mks)
• In a paragraph of about 60 words explain the benefits of the writer’s efforts to overcome worry. (4mks)

2. Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow (25 mks)

However, the notion that he was about to hand over his own daughter to a gangster continued to gnaw at the conscience of Ole Kaelo relentlessly. He felt guilty, especially when he recalled the atrocities that were known to have been committed by Oloisudori over the years. But another voice told him quietly that he was being foolish and unreasonable to question his own conscience over the matter of Oloisudori, for he was just one among many who were enjoying the fruits of their labour. And it was hardly anybody’s business to know how honest that labour was. After all, the small voice reassured him tauntingly, those who committed bigger crimes such as Goldenberg and Anglo-leasing, were still enjoying the ‘fruits of their labour.’ Had they not invested the yields of their ill-gotten money in housing estates, in shares, in import and exports in tourism, in transport and in other trades, just as Oloisudori had done?

When he went to bed later that evening, he remained awake for many hours pondering over those disturbing thoughts that went through his mind fleetingly, like water that churned violently in a turbulent sea. He thought of Oloisudori’s impending visit and his intended marriage to Resian. He knew the success of failure of the event would determine the fate of his business. Even his continued ownership of that house where he and his family lived, depended on the outcomes of that event. Should Oloisudori fail to get Resian and recall the loan he had extended to him to buy that house, he was done. And knowing Oloisudori, he could very easily draw the rug from beneath his feet, leaving him vulnerable to all kinds of vagaries. And the thoughts gave him anxious moments.

At dawn when sleep overtook him, Ole Kaelo had a pleasant dream. Resian had consented to Oloisudori’s proposal. After Oloisudori reported that to him, he was greatly pleased and relieved. His wife was rapturous. Although they were astonished at the turn of events, they were relieved to know that they would not have to live with the guilt of having forced their daughter to get married. What a wise child his once hardheaded daughter had turned to be after all! And how devious! After all those years of sullenness, awkwardness and tactlessness, she had finally brought relief to their life and ushered in a period of peace and tranquility. But then, it was just that. A dream!

• Place the excerpt in its immediate context. (4mks)
• Discuss three major issues in this excerpt. (6mks)
• Discuss two character traits of ole kaelo in this excerpt. (4mks)
• “and the thoughts gave him anxious moments” (add a question tag.) (1mk)
• Discuss any three aspects of style in this excerpt. (6mks)
• Gnaw……………………………………………………………………………………………….
• Pondering…………………………………………………………………………………………
• Impending visit …………………………………………………………………………………..
• He was done……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Read the following oral poem and then answer the questions which follow (20mks) O elephant possessor of a saving- basket full of money O elephant, huge as a hill, even in a crouching posture, O elephant, enfolded by honour:demon, flapping fans of war. Demon who snaps tree branches into many pieces and moves on the forest farm, O elephant, whom ignores ‘ I have fled to my father for refuge’. Let alone ‘to my mother’Mountains Animal, Huge  Best who tears a man like a garment and hangs him up on a tree, The sight of whom causes people to stampede towards a hill of safety, My chant is a salute to the elephant ,Ajanaku who walks with a heavy tread, Demon who swallows palm-fruit bunches, whole, even with the spiky pistil –cells, O elephant, praise named, Laaye, massive animal blackish –grey in complexion, O elephant, who single-handed cause a tremor in a dense tropical forest, O elephant, who stands sturdy and alert, who walks slowly as if reluctantly, O elephant, whom one sees and points towards with all one’s fingers.  The hunters boast at home is not repeated when he really meets the elephant. The hunters boast at home is not repeated before the elephant,  Ajanaku looks back with difficulty like a person suffering from a sprained neck. The elephant has a porter’s – knot without having any load on his head.  The elephant’s head is his burden which he balances, O elephant, praise named, Laaye, O death, please stop following me. This part and parcel of the elephant’s appellation. If you wish to know the elephant, the elephant who is a veritable ferry –man. The elephant whom honuor matches, the elephant who continually swings his trunk. His upper fly-switch.,It’s the elephant whose eyes are veritable water –jars,

O elephant, the vagrant par excellence. Whose molar teeth are as wide as palm- oil pits in Ijesaland, O elephant, lord of the forest, respectfully called Oriiribobo O elephant whose teeth are like shafts,One tooth of his a porter’s load, O elephant fondly called Otiko,Who has a beast- of burden’s proper nock, O elephant, whom the hunter at other times aces face to face. O elephant, whom the hunters at other times seas from the rear. Beast who caries mortars and yet walks with a swaggering gaint. Primeval leper, animal treading ponderously.

• What type of oral poem is this? ( 2mks )
• Identify, illustrate and give the effect of any three features of style used in the poem.(6mks)
• How is the elephant portrayed in the poem? (2mks)
• What is the persona’s attitude towards the elephant? (2mks)
• Identify any two economic activities of the community from which this poem is derived. (4mks)
• Identify the main theme of this poem. (2mks)
• Explain any two problems you may encounter when collecting material for this genre. (2mks)

4. Grammar  (15mks)

• My examination results were released only after I had cleared the fee balance.( Begin : Not until......)
• If I were the Minister for National Security, I would ensure tighter security checks at the borders.  ( Begin : Were I )
• They had handled the case so carelessly that we were not satisfied. ( Begin : So ...)
• “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday,” the teacher told the student.( Write in reported speech. )
• The modern world today has many ………………………….forms of communication ( sophistication )
• The gas was stored in a …………………………………..container ( pressure )
• Do not wait for the bus, it comes to this town very ………………………….. ( regular ).
• The teacher asked him to stop beating about the bush .
• The politicians asked them to  cross the bridge when they reach it.
• She knew allbout my friend and ___________(I/me)
• What would you do if you are_____________? (she/her)
• If there is tea left in that flask, I would like to have________________
• Since animal proteins are very expensive__________________people eat enough
• The class teacher promised to solve the problem. (sort)
• He tried all his dirty tricks on us but he did not succeed . (come)
• The nurse couldn’t tolerate the noise
• The mayor assumed that the problem had been got rid of .
• The headmistress advised her girls to keep off drugs.
• The father left his sons and daughters a big estate.

Marking Scheme

1. Comprehension (20mks)

• The writer was confused and troubled that he not see the joy of living.√1
• She could not sleep at night nor relax by day.√1
• The writer was threatening her husband career.√1
• Her own life was also threaten.√1
• Threaten her children endowment of happy normal life.√1 (5mks)
• The insecurities and uncertainties of the re adjustment period. (2mks)
• It is ironical that the writer plans for her children’s husband and everything else but herself. (MUST BRING OUT CONTRAST) (3mks)
• She was assisted by the mother who challenged her to get out of bed and fight for all she red.(2mks)
• She tells her parents to go back home.
• She took and started to take care of her two younger children.
• She slept well, began to eat better.
• She forced herself to work.
• She gathered her children together and join her husband in their new home.
• One grows stronger and stronger and walks up with joy of planning for a new day ahead. Another benefit is that the writer has a successful husband, a beautiful home and healthy children. One also has a peace of mind(4mrks)

2. Literary appreciation (25mks)

• Place the excerpt in its immediate context. (3mks) Before Ole Kaelo and Mama Milanoi make a visit to Oloisudori’s palatial home at Naivasha, he recalls another house Oloisudori has built for Resian in Nauru, at the night he dreams that Resian has accepted Oloisudori without any resistance. (½ x3= 1½mks )   After Resian and Taiyo return the gifts that Oloisudori has given them, Resian tells him that he can only marry her over her dead body,she goes at Nasila shop and confront her father over the matter, Ole Kaelo slaps her twice,Resian runs to the river contemplating to commit suicide. (½ x3= 1½mks )
• Discuss three major issues in this excerpt. (6mks) Materialism /greedness /opulence  - Ole kaelo wants to marry off his daughter to Oloisudori just for material gain. Fear - Ole Kaelo fears about the outcome should Resian turn down the marriage proposal. Male Chauvinism - Ole Kaelo does not listen to his daughter’s grievances-he slaps her twice NB: must identify and illustrate 
• Discuss two character traits of ole kaelo in this excerpt. (4mks) Remorseful - he feels guilty for having accepted rewards from Oloisudori in order to marry his daughter off to him Fearful/coward - he fears about the outcome should Resian resent the proposal NB: must identify and illustrate 
• “and the thoughts gave him anxious moments” (add a question tag.) (1mk) ‘and the thoughts gave him anxious moments , didn’t they?
• Discuss any three aspects of style in this excerpt. (6mks) Monologue - Ole Kaelo is disturbed by the relationship between him and that of oloisudori. Dream motif - Kaelo dream that Resian has consented to marry Oloisudori without any resistance. Contrast and juxtaposition - Kaelo compares Oloisudori’s fruits of labour to that of the Goldenberg and the Anglo-leasing ( n/b must identify and illustrate
• Gnaw…… to bite
• Pondering… thinking about
• Impending visit …………… incoming/planned visit
• He was done……………………… completely finished
• It is praise poem √1 possession of a bag full of money 1mk (Any other relevant illustration)
• Repetition – oh elephant Effect-to emphasize 
• Simile – huge as a hill Effect-To emphasize on the large size of the elephant
• Authorial intrusion – I have fled to my father for refuge. Effect-Reinforce the people have for the elephant.
• The elephant is portrayed as mighty /powerful/ferociously /any other relevant trait)1mrk - He who tears man like a garment 1mrk (Any other relevant illus)
• Persona’s attitude: admiration 1mrk who single handed causes a tremor in a dense tropical forest 1mrk
• Hunting √1mrk – the hunters boast 1mrk
• Farming 1mrk –palm fruits, palm oil.1mrk
• The main theme: Human –animal conflict. (1mrk) “The sight of whom cause people to stampede. (1mrk)
• Language barrier if conducted outside your community.
• Unwillingness of the resources people
• Not until l had cleared the fee balance were my examination results released 
• Where I the Minister for National Security, I would ensure tighter security checks at the borders.
• So carelessly did they handle the case, that we were not satisfied?
• The teacher told/instructed the student that he/she is expecting to see him/her by the coming Wednesday ( 1 / 2 x4) =2mks
• .Sophisticated
• Pressurized
• Irregularly (1x3)=3mks
• to make things peaceful
• to disregard usual rules (1x2)=2mks
• She (1x2)=2mks
• few (1x2)=2mks 
• Come through
• Put up with
• Ironed out ( 1 / 2 x4)=2mks
• The head teachers advised their students to keep off drugs/ the principal / head teacher advised students/ pupils/ learners to keep off drugs.
• The parents left their children a big estate. (1x2)=2mks

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For teachers and students, what you need to know about the new pt3 writing paper [2019].

New format new format new format!

Yes Months ago KPM released the new format and everyone is asking me. HOW?

In this post, we try to answer all your questions. hopefully it helps make teaching easier for you parents and teachers out there.

DISCLAIMER:

SINCE THERE’S NO OFFICIAL GUIDELINE FROM THE KPM YET, WHAT I SHARE IS BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ AND WHAT I LEARNED. IT MIGHT NOT BE 100% ACCURATE BUT IT CAN SERVE AS A REFERENCE IF YOU WISH. 

Old Writing Paper VS New Writing Paper

SIMILARITIES

DIFFERENCES

HOW TO ANSWER THE NEW WRITING PAPERS?????

Rule of thumb 1:     understand what is clt (communicative language teaching) approach.

If you are a teacher, you might just need a little bit of flashback , then you will know the idea of it. I am not going to go into how the famous linguists started all this, but if you’re interested, you can go ahead and read more about it. THE NEW FORMATS BASE A LOT ON THE IDEA OF CLT. (please correct me if I’m wrong)

But, if you’re a parent, I’ll give you a simple idea about this approach and how you can help guide your children in their learning.

‘NATURAL’

Every answer should reflect ‘natural English’. This is a very vague idea because what is considered natural and what is not can be subjective. Especially when the situation now is that we still do not have a written guide.

I’ll give you more examples as you read on…

RULE OF THUMB 2:    It’s Okay to Have Some Slips

One thing teachers have to get used to is that, we should be okay with little slips here and there. Not that we want to encourage students to do them, but we should remind ourselves to focus on the ‘communication’

“Did the student successfully convey the message?”

if yes, why punish so bad?

And because I do not want students think it’s okay to make certain mistakes, I shall not give any examples here. Rule of thumb is, give the best form of English you know.

HOW TO ANSWER PART 1

1. Go Sraight To The Point

Previously, many teachers, even I am guilty of this.

We ask students to start with greetings.

“Hi, how are you? I hope you are fine. I am fine here.”

That is considered BAD in the new format. Why? Because it’s NOT NATURAL.  Think about this,

A:   “What are you going to do this weekends?”

B:   “Hey, how are you? Im good. By the way, I am planning to go to the library this Saturday.”

B:   “I am thinking to go to the library this Saturday.”

Which is more natural in your daily life? There you go. Remember, natural language wins. 

So in the new format we want to take away all the not so natural greetings and go straight to the point.

That’s how we all should respond to part 1.

2. Explain All the Good Things and Some of the Bad Things

One way to help students elaborate is to get them to think about the good things about their choice and the bad things about what they have rejected.

For example, from the question, lets choose cooking.

You already have  62 words – only by listing down all the good things about your choice of hobby.

What if the students don’t have so many ideas?

Then, write some negative things about the others

3. A Short and Sweet Ending 

Again, write as natural as you can.

HOW TO ANSWER PART 2

1. No more format (Maybe?)

This looks like the new direction but again I can’t tell for sure. Most likely, no format.

2. Use the guide questions. (WH-questions)

This sounds like a cliche, but if you learn to build sentences around WH-questions, you should be able to build a solid form 3 level essay. Just imagine building 3 sentences for each question, how many words can you get from there?

3. A freer topic means more room to focus on the language.

The new question seems to be giving more room for students’ own idea, you can use the opportunity to focus on things that your students can relate to, and get them to write. For example, you no longer ask them to write about Hari Raya, get them to write about the celebration that they celebrate i.e: Christmas, Chinese New Year, Kaamatan, Deepavali, etc. This way, students with all kinds of background can relate and can spend more time on building the language and fixing them.

4. Keep thing Short and Simple

I don’t see why you need to write so looooooongggg, thinking you can get more marks from longer text. If the question asks for about 120 words, I think getting to 150 words is great already.

Always, for weaker students, keep sentences short and simples, but one thing for sure for the A students to the struggling students. Everyone should aim for one thing

Have MEANING in what you write:

• You’re telling something in response to the questions,
• Readers get something from the answers

That’s about it. Comment and let me know what you think about the new format! Don’t forget to check out our latest E-package. We write everything based on the latest format. Hit us up on FB if you have more questions!

23 thoughts on “ What you need to know about the new PT3 WRITING PAPER [2019] ”

Regarding to part 2,do you have to write the essay like telling a story (our feelings,witnessed things and such?) Please do help me

it depends on the questions, if it’s not a story you don’t need to write those. Do you have a sample question that I can take a look at?

i guess not anymore. the question is just like the above

thank you!really helpful and i really apreciated it!

Hai… What about HOTS? How can we tell if the students had applied HOTS in their writing according to the marking scheme? Is there a proper marking c scheme where HOTS can be embedded in it?

While there’s no special mention of HOTs in the scheme given, I believe when a student successfully applies HOTs in their writing, it will show a great difference in their ‘content’ , and that’s where we can award them according. What do you think?

Is it compulsory to write at least 120 words for notes expansion or can the pupils write lesser than 120 words?

Hi Nassernawawi,

if the question asks for around 120, we should at least have around 120 words. 🙂

Hi, good day. Is it possible for you to share the marking scheme ? Kindly explain on it, thx

Should i put at least 2 bombastic words in an essay or more?

I’d say use the words that you feel most suitable with the meaning you want to convey.

What kind of format will be out for part 2? currently, i’m teaching my students about recount, report, speech, article and informal letter.

This is the first time that I come across with your website. Your posts are really helpful, I would comment. My question is, how do teachers mark both the essays, I mean the mark distribution? (e.g. 10m for language and 10m for content….)

Thanks in advance.

Thanks… Pray for me tomorrow.. I hope the english test are going to be easy

Thank you, and now i know how to answer the format of the english paper

thank you for helping and guiding us…

Good now I know how to score with flying colours

I love it. Now I am sure that I am going to get A in English Paper.

terima kasih tinggal membantu kami

thank u very much i really appreciate it now i understand everything hope i got A next exam

Good for me,thank youu

Hi.. what if students exceeded the 120 word count? will they be penalize ?

As far as I know, they will not be penalised for that

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Preparing for PT3 English 2021 

18 May 2021

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• 01. PT3 2021 Examination Latest Format 
• 02. PT3 English Examination Marking Scheme
• 03. PT3 English Essay Writing Tips and Format
• 04. PT3 Past Year Papers and References

Whoot whoot ~ How are you guys today? Getting hyped to get one step closer to finishing your secondary school? Well done. 

I know some of you are getting depressed over the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Who won’t?

While some students are cheering that the school has been shut down for so long and some of them have been crying because they miss out on the chances to gain more knowledge to prepare for their future, just remember – Things happen. 

Never cry over spilt milk . What we can do is to learn how to move forward. 

What’s important for the PT3 candidates to know is that PT3 isn’t the only examination that you are going to take. There is one other big examination coming in just about 2 years time!  

For you, the milk hasn't been spilled yet! The time has come for you to seriously think about your future. How important your future is especially in this turbulent time, where more people are becoming jobless and even more people have nothing to eat on their plate. 

As a student, your only job and responsibility is to become a better human being. Learn more to achieve more and you will be able to help a lot of people in the future. Here, we at Superprof are dedicated to help you in your journey. 

In this article, we are going to cover the PT3 latest format, where to find PT3 past year papers, tips on answering essay papers and how PT3 is marked. 

PT3 2021 Examination Latest Format 

Do you know, nearly a decade ago, the Form 3 Assessment (PT3) wasn't known as what it is now? Before, the form 3 students sat for the Lower Secondary Examination (PMR). 

Yes, the difference is between ‘Assessment’ and ‘Examination’. It looks the same right? But it isn’t. Assessment is done by the teacher throughout the year and the weightage for the marking is higher in the final PT3 Assessment Test for the overall mark. Besides, Assessment is also school based, meaning that your examination paper will be marked by your school teachers. 

Meanwhile the Examination, just as it sounds, the student will sit for one final examination to mark the end of their lower secondary school journey. All the subject weightage falls in that one examination paper. So PMR was more exam oriented. Nonetheless, the exam paper will be marked externally by external markers just like how SPM is executed. 

The good thing about this type of examination is that the students took the exam very seriously and were willing to go to all lengths to prove themselves worthy to choose any streams they would want to take in the higher secondary form. 

Frankly, I can say that the PT3 assessment test has been taken lightly by the majority of parents and students. Most of the instrument tests haven't been done and it takes a toll on the teachers to search for students who are falling behind. However, that is the best thing about PT3, ‘No students are left behind’. Teachers can recognize weak students early on and will focus more on them. 

Throughout the year of the implementation of PT3 in 2014, MOE has made several revisions on the way the assessment is done. In 2019, another revision has been made and supposedly the 2020 PT3 candidate should be the first to sit for the test. 

The changes made recently is more towards the administration of PT3. This time, schools are responsible to make the instruments instead of it being given by MOE like the years before. This is a good shift as the teacher can tailor the instruments according to their student’s level. 

Check out more in depth on PT3's latest format . 

PT3 English Examination Marking Scheme

The interesting part of the latest PT3 assessment test is that MOE has aligned themselves with The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) measuring system. 

If you haven’t heard about CEFR before, this measuring system has been adapted in most of the international English as Second Language standard scores. Therefore, Malaysia has moved one step forward to be on par with all other international English levels. 

Previously, there were only 2 tests to sit for in the English subjects – Written test (Writing & Reading Comprehension) and Oral Test. Today you’ll only be sitting in 1 test but with 4 different papers. 

The papers are as follows:- 

• Paper 1 – Reading
• Paper 2- Essay
• Paper 3 – Speaking
• Paper 4 – Listening

Quite similar right? The difference is in the weightage of each paper in which the total scores are divided equally to 25%. So, the assessment is more comprehensive than before. Today, we can focus on 4 important types of linguistic properties. 

Previously, PMR students will only focus on their reading and writing. So their speaking and listening skills are rather low. Forward to today, I can see that most of the Generation Z are able to speak up their mind in English!

There are more tips on scoring PT3 papers following the latest PT3 Marking Scheme . 

PT3 English Essay Writing Tips and Format

I realized with the latest format in Malaysia English as Second Language, Bahasa Inggeris in PT3, writing isn’t one of the favourite papers to answer. Yes, I admit that even before, writing was the hardest part of the English Examination.

However, with the previous format, we don't have any choice than to score writing as the weightage is 50% of the overall marks. Today, with the division of English subjects into 4 papers with the equal weightage of 25%, students are able to at least focus on their best 3 papers to pass the English subjects. The probability to get at least 75% is high. 

But should we neglect the essay writing? Obviously NOT! Writing is also one of the core principles in English. Without the ability to write, your English skills won’t make it for further studies or for any kind of job which requires fluency in English.

Fret not, compared to before, English writing papers are not as flowery as they used to be. Today, straightforward writing is the best way to score. Why the flowery and why the changes? 

As you may know, the Malay Language is poetic, soft and flowery (not straight to the point). The previous format has assimilated Malay Language into English Language style of writing. Therefore, since MOE has changed and aligned the format to follow the international standard, we should also follow the international style of writing. 

Here Superprof has identified a few tips to follow while answering PT3 Essay Writing . 

• Every answer and point given should be simple and easy to understand
• Avoid using excessive jargon and complicated words
• Speak more English with your peers so you can adapt to use natural words and sentences in your essay
• Read more books to increase your vocabularies
• Don't rush when writing and maintain a good and easy to read handwriting
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PT3 Past Year Papers and References

Past year papers are mostly sought by students nearing the examination. It is proven to help a lot of them in their answering skills and building up confidence. In contrast to those who never even wonder what the test paper looks like or the structure of the exam, they won’t find it hard or difficult to answer. 

“To succeed, you must first improve, to improve, you must first practice, to practice, you must first learn, to learn, you must first fail!” -Wesley Woo

So here, Superprof will help you out in finding the best PT3 Past Year Papers and References . 

First you should know how to search for it.

• Check out our Ministry of Education’s website to know any updates relating to the examination. 
• Do not simply take papers or questions from non-reputable websites as your stepping stone to success. It might backfire on you as they might not use the latest format and not give you the best questions to focus for your test. 
• Getting a book from a reputable publisher is the best way to get the best model questions. Most of the publishing companies hire experienced teachers and some of them have experience in compiling or making exam papers. 
• Check out Superprof blog for more downloadable papers and tips. 

It is understandable that more and more of us opt to get free-references on the net. However, one thing you should be aware of is that some of the non-reputable websites contain viruses, excessive marketing pop-up, download our data without consent and many more. 

Therefore, never fall victim to this kind of trap. 

Do you know Superprof is one of the best education platforms globally? We have more than a million teachers available for any online or face-to-face tutoring. You can easily choose your own favourite tutor. 

The rate is also affordable compared to the market price in tuition centres and other private tutoring in Malaysia. Our rate starts as low as RM30 per hour! Yes this is real! Most of our tutors are the best in their field. 

One of the best investments you can make for your future is EDUCATION . Remember, examination is just one way to measure your knowledge and skills in certain subjects. Thus, only by achieving good results can you pave your future easily and you’ll be able to achieve greater things earlier than the rest of your peers. 

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Importance of Exercise Essay

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Exercise is basically any physical activity that we perform on a repetitive basis for relaxing our body and taking away all the mental stress. It is important to do regular exercise. When you do this on a daily basis, you become fit both physically and mentally. Moreover, not exercising daily can make a person susceptible to different diseases. Thus, just like eating food daily, we must also exercise daily. The importance of exercise essay will throw more light on it.

Importance of Exercise

Exercising is most essential for proper health and fitness. Moreover, it is essential for every sphere of life. Especially today’s youth need to exercise more than ever. It is because the junk food they consume every day can hamper their quality of life.

If you are not healthy, you cannot lead a happy life and won’t be able to contribute to the expansion of society. Thus, one needs to exercise to beat all these problems. But, it is not just about the youth but also about every member of the society.

These days, physical activities take places in colleges more than often. The professionals are called to the campus for organizing physical exercises. Thus, it is a great opportunity for everyone who wishes to do it.

Just like exercise is important for college kids, it is also essential for office workers. The desk job requires the person to sit at the desk for long hours without breaks. This gives rise to a very unhealthy lifestyle.

They get a limited amount of exercise as they just sit all day then come back home and sleep. Therefore, it is essential to exercise to adopt a healthy lifestyle that can also prevent any damaging diseases .

Benefits of Exercise

Exercise has a lot of benefits in today’s world. First of all, it helps in maintaining your weight. Moreover, it also helps you reduce weight if you are overweight. It is because you burn calories when you exercise.

Further, it helps in developing your muscles. Thus, the rate of your body will increases which helps to burn calories. Moreover, it also helps in improving the oxygen level and blood flow of the body.

When you exercise daily, your brain cells will release frequently. This helps in producing cells in the hippocampus. Moreover, it is the part of the brain which helps to learn and control memory.

The concentration level in your body will improve which will ultimately lower the danger of disease like Alzheimer’s. In addition, you can also reduce the strain on your heart through exercise. Finally, it controls the blood sugar levels of your body so it helps to prevent or delay diabetes.

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Conclusion of Importance of Exercise Essay

In order to live life healthily, it is essential to exercise for mental and physical development. Thus, exercise is important for the overall growth of a person. It is essential to maintain a balance between work, rest and activities. So, make sure to exercise daily.

FAQ of Importance of Exercise Essay

Question 1: What is the importance of exercise?

Answer 1: Exercise helps people lose weight and lower the risk of some diseases. When you exercise daily, you lower the risk of developing some diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and more. It also helps to keep your body at a healthy weight.

Question 2: Why is exercising important for students?

Answer 2: Exercising is important for students because it helps students to enhance their cardiorespiratory fitness and build strong bones and muscles. In addition, it also controls weight and reduces the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Further, it can also reduce the risk of health conditions like heart diseases and more.

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