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English Form 3 KSSM Unit 2 Food, Food, Food

Exam-based Practice PT3 PAPER 1 Part 5: (Q35 – Q40)
Read the text below. Six sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the
sentences (A – H) to fit each gap. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to
use.

Gawai Dayak, also known as Hari Gawai, is an extensive celebration especially for

the Iban and Bidayuh people of the Dayak community. 1. F . It is celebrated

during this time as it signifies the end of the harvest season. 2. C .

3. H . Preparations for the big day start with the brewing of tuak – a form
of rice wine. 4. E . Then, a few days before Gawai, traditional food such as

cakes made from rice flour are prepared. 5. B . On the eve of the celebrations,

a dish of glutinous rice cooked in bamboo is also prepared. Other preparations include

a ranyai tree, which is a tree, often a nipah tree or other trees with plenty of leaves and

branches. 6. G . The festival is carried out in the longhouse with traditional

ceremonies on the evening of the eve.

A The village head does not see any problem in the preparations of food.

B These delicious delicacies are placed in the middle of the longhouse verandah.

C At the same time, it symbolizes gratitude for a bountiful harvest.

D The festival involves adults only.

E This wine is used in most Dayak celebrations and festivals.

F It is celebrated on the first and second of June.

G Occupants will hang many gifts, food and drinks from the branches of the tree.

The festival has been practised for many generations, and the preparations begin a
H
month earlier.

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