Sample Literature SPM

Questions
Short Stories

: Tanjung Rhu by MinFong Ho

: Leaving by M.G. Vassanji

Drama
Novel

: The Right Thing to Do (Five Short Plays) by Martyn Ford

: Dear Mr Kilmer by Anne Schraf

Choose one of the texts above and answer the question below. Write about the moral values
you have learnt from the text. Give your reasons with close reference to the text. (15 marks)
Steps to Write:
Read and understand the question.
Moral values more than one moral values and provide more than one reasons.
Introduction paragraph should state the text chosen
Mention about the author and write a short synopsis.
Body paragraph:
Body 1 - Reason 1
Body 2 - Reason 2
Body 3 - Reason 3
Step 4 : Conclusion
Write a suitable conclusion (refer to the question asked)

Sample:
I studied the Drama of The Right Thing to Do by Martyn Ford. The drama is about
a man lying in the street. Three diferent people stop and look, but nobody helps him. After
that a woman sees him and runs to help him. She orders the people that are looking to bring
water and call an ambulance. After the man takes his pills the man he becomes better. He is a
famous chef. The people, who are ordered by the woman, are very happy because they
thought they had saved the chef. There are many moral values that we can learn from this
drama.
Firstly, we must help other people regardless their race, religion or status. The
woman in blue has no idea who the man is but she helps the man. She has diferent attitudes
from the three onlookers who are extremely happy when they learn that the man is a famous
chef.
Secondly, we must help with sincerity. We should not take credit for helping others
and expecting something else in return. The woman in blue illustrated this as she quietly
disappears from the scene once the man is all right.
Lastly, taking credit when it is not deserved is wrong. The woman in blue
disappears from the scene and the three people deny her role in saving the man. In fact, they
say that she refuses to help in the first place and take all the credit.
In a nutshell, we must help others who are in need. Just because something is not our
problem, it does not mean that we should not do anything. Being a civic conscious person is
very beneficial.