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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Nanyang Eng 2009 Comprehension

71. The roof was changed from atap to zinc to give the house a modern look.
72. No, the writer did not like the new roof. The zinc roof did not keep the house as cool as the atap roof did.
73. The house had two sections and could accommodate many families.
74. The single water source was unable to efficiently facilitate the daily needs of all the people.
75. There were three ponds in the outer kampong area before development and they were probably reclaimed for other uses after development.
76. The writer found the place filthy as pigs were allowed to roam freely in the kampong, dirtying the area.
77. They secured their windows with extra bars and locks.
78. They would make a lot of noise using the metal pails so that their attackers would be frightened and the writer's neighbours would be alerted to come to help them fight the attackers.
79. The word is "carefree'".
80. The grown-ups were hostile towards people of the other kampong while the children played amicably with children from the other kampong.