School Holiday Assignments

SMK SIMPANG RENGAM
DATE: 21/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed on the left side.

National Day Celebrations in SMK Tangkak

Helping words

gathered
attractive
applause
colourful
participated
loudly
celebrated
programmes
patriotic
performed
The National Day was 1) ______________________in a grand manner in SMK Tangkak this year. A variety of 2) __________________were arranged for the great celebration.
The events started early in the morning. All the students, teachers and parents 3) ________________ at the school field. The first event was the march past accompanied by the school band. Students from various uniformed clubs and societies 4) _______________ in the march past. The students looked smart and marched proudly in their uniforms.
The second event was the raising of the National flags. This was done by the head prefect. The National Anthem was played 5) _________________. The students, teachers and parents sang many 6) _________________ songs.
A number of cultural shows were also held. Students showed their talents in singing and traditional dances. The dances were 7) _________________by students of all races such a the Malay, Chinese and Indians. They wore 8) __________________ costumes and danced gracefully.
The final event for the day was the rhythmic gymnastics performed by students of lower forms. The crowd gave a big 9) __________________ for their wonderful performance. Everyone felt happy as the music played and the ribbons and hoops used by the students were very 10)__________________
The events ended in the afternoon and everyone went back home happily.