Form 2 Short Story: Cheat (Notes)

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1. Themesfree-wordpress-themes01

Themes

Explanation and textual evidence

Being judgemental

Explanation

The short story is revolved around the theme of being judgemental. There are a few charac- ters can be related to this theme. They might jump into conclusion too soon and it caused misunderstanding.

Examples

Lynne is one of the characters who is judge- mental. After she read about the book written by William Bradburie in the library, she was filled with anger. She said that Geoff is cheat- ing in the short story competition even though she has never read Geoff’s story before.

Another person related to the theme is Marge. She is the classmate for Geoff and Marge. When Geoff mentioned that he wanted to be a

barrister or lawyer, Marge labelled him as money minded. It can be hurtful when we la- belled someone.

Creative writing is not always original

Explanation

A creative idea or innovation like is not always original because we will take idea and inspira- tion from different resources to make improve- ment. The same goes with story writing, the originality does not really exist because our story’s idea will come from the story that we read, our experience and our surrounding.

Example

Lynne emphasised the importance of originali- ty in the writing. When she realised that Geoff is not cheating, she was wondering whether she had read any story related to the sheepdog in flood.

As for Geoff story, although his story idea is similar to William Bradburie’s story, Mr Velos told Lynne that the story is still consider origi- nal and Geoff is not cheating.

2. Moral Values 

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Moral Values

Explanation

Examples

Honesty and courage

Honesty and courage are about being brave to tell someone the truth. We must take responsibility to the mis- takes that we have done.

We consider that Geoff is an honest person. After Lynne shouted at Geoff, Geoff went to Mr Velos office to confess that he might be cheating due to the similarity of his story and William Bradburie’s story.
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Perseverance

If we are perseverance, we will not give up easily even the job is challenging or diffi- cult. We will keep on trying until we achieve success.

Lynne used weeks to com- plete the miserable story. She spent time to draft and rewrite the story. Although in the end, she won the second place in the competition, I personally consider that it is a good re- sult from her hard work.

Avoid being judgemental

We must not be judgemental because the truth might be different from what we think. If we do not know the detail of the situation, we should not make the conclusion too soon.

After she read about the book written by William Bradburie in the library, she was filled with anger. She said that Geoff is cheating in the short story competition even though she has never read Geoff’s story before.

3. Characters

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Lynne Webbings

Textual evidence

Ambitious

Lynne had a big dream to win the Holmes- Watkins medal in the short story competition. When the result announced, she felt really dis- appointed.

Jealous and vengeful

Lynne was jealous and vengeful when Geoff won the competition. After she discovered that William Bradburie’s story was similar to Ge- off’s story, she wanted to take revenge by re- porting to Mr Velos so that she could win back the medal.

Persevering

Lynne used weeks to complete the miserable story. She spent time to draft and rewrite the story. Although in the end, she won the second place in the competition, I personally consider that it is a good result from her hard work.

Geoff Bolder

Textual evidence

Humorous

Geoff tried to cheer Lynne by telling her a joke. Geoff joked about how Mr Velos picked the

winner by climbing up to his lovely special mahagony desk and dropped both papers, and the papers that hit the floor first wins.

Realistic

Although Geoff has potential in writing, he wants to be a barrister because he says that there is more money in law.

Honest

Geoff confessed to Mr Velos that he had read a book by the American Humourist, William Bradburie three years ago.

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CHEAT! By Allan Baillie (Exercise 2)

Read and answer the questions based on the short story. Circle the best option.

Lynne is restless and tense before Mr. Velos announces the results of the short story competition because

A) she is afraid of losing

B ) she is certain of winning

C ) she wants to win very badly

D) she is nervous about the results

 

Lynne’s relationship with Geoff goes back to normal after

A) she congratulates him.

B) she tells herself that second place is not so bad.

C ) Geoff tells his theory of how the winner was picked.

D) Geoff tells her a joke about Mr. Velos’ mahogany table.

 

Lynne does not approach Marge for help because

A) she is afraid of being judged

B) she does not want to look foolish

C )She does not want Marge to hate her

D) She is unsure if Marge would cooperate

 

Geoff wants Mr Velos to disqualify him because

A) he does not want to win

B) he has adapted Bradburie’s story

C) he wants to give the medal to Lynne

D) he feels he has copied Bradburie’s tale.

 

In the end, Lynne is unhappy because

A) revenge is never sweet

B) she had misjudged Geoff

C)Geoff was too nice to her

D)she did not win the medal first

 

Plot

Match the key events of the story with the correct part of the plot.

Key Events Part of Plot
1) Geoff asks Mr. Velos to disqualify him for cheating Exposition
2) Lynne indirectly accuses Geoff of plagiarism Rising Action
3) Mr Velos gives Lynne the Holmes- Watkins Medal Climax
4) Lynne discovers Bradburie’s story which is similar to Geoff’s Falling Action
5) Lynne is tense while awaiting the results of the short story competition Resolution

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LEARN SENTENCE STRUCTURES (SIMPLE, COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES, SENTENCE PATTERNS AND SENTENCE STRUCTURES)

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Sentence structure :

  • NOTES1 (SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX SENTENCES)
  • NOTES2 (SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX SENTENCES)
  • NOTEs3 (SVA, SVN, SVC, SVO) -BASIC SENTENCES
  • NOTE4 (SENTENCE PATTERNS – SVO,SVA,SVC)
  • NOTE5 (SENTENCE STRUCTURE-Basic Clause Structure)

Sentence pattern:

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FORM 2 POEM: WHAT IS RED (EXERCISE)

 

PRACTICE 1

  1. From the poem, list the positive examples of red.
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  1. From the poem, list the negative examples of red.
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  1. What is the meaning of “with all your might”?_____________________________________________________________
  1. What causes a sunburn?_____________________________________________________________
  1. In the poem, “you” refers to _______________________________________________________
  2. “Red squiggles out” refers to ____________________________________________
  3. What flower does red refer to in this poem? _____________________________________________________________
  4. Which line suggests that red is also the colour of love?_____________________________________________________________
  1. Which line tells us that some people wear red to attract attention?_____________________________________________________________
  1. What does “it” in the last line refer to?_____________________________________________________________

 

PRACTICE 2 (HOTS Questions)

  1. Why do you think red refers to the sunset and not the sunrise?

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  1. How is it possible for you to get a sunburn? Explain.

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  1. Based on your own experience, why do people dislike feeling embarrassed?

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  1. Why do you think people give red roses to their loved ones?

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  1. How could a visit to a circus make you happy?

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  1. In your opinion, is red the best colour for a lipstick? Why?

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  1. Who do you think would be interested in playing with a big red rubber ball? Why?

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  1. Do you think red is the best choice of colour for a school uniform? Why?

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  1. Would you want to live in a red bungalow? Why?

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  1. Some people do not like red. Give two possible reasons.
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