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Kertas 2
Ogos 2015
2 jam

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BAHAGIAN PENGURUSAN SEKOLAH BERASRAMA PENUH

DAN SEKOLAH KECEMERLANGAN

PENTAKSIRAN DIAGNOSTIK AKADEMIK SBP 2015

PERCUBAAN SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
BAHASA INGGERIS
Kertas 2
2 jam 15 minit

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan:
1. Tulis nama dan kelas anda pada ruang yang disediakan.
2. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi empat bahagian:
Bahagian A, Bahagian B, Bahagian C dan Bahagian D.
3. Jawab semua bahagian dalam kertas soalan ini.
4. Soalan-soalan dalam Bahagian A mempunyai empat pilihan jawapan.
Jawab setiap soalan dengan menghitamkan ruang yang betul di halaman 18.
For Examiners Use

Instructions
1. Write your name and class in the space provided.
2. This question paper consists of four sections:
Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D.
3. Answer all sections in this question paper.
4. Questions in Section A have four options.
Answer each question by blackening
the correct space on page 18.

Section

Total

15

10

25

20

TOTAL

70

Marks

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SECTION A
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]

WELCOME TO MALAYSIA FEST 15

September 1 - 17

An annual festival to showcase Malaysia to both local and foreign

tourists. Organised by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism
through the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board. Official launch at the
National Museum.
Highlights:

Arts and Crafts Exhibition

Traditional Food Fair
Traditional Asian Games
Cultural Performances

According to the poster above, the main aim of Malaysia Fest 15 is to

A

publicise Malaysian culture and tradition

showcase made in Malaysia products

highlight Malaysia to foreign tourists

promote tourism in Malaysia

My roommate was excitedly making great plans for a mountain

climbing excursion. I did not want to pour cold water on her plans but
had to remind her that it had been raining almost every day for the past
week and it would be impossible to proceed with the excursion

The phrase to pour cold water in the extract means to

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criticise

discourage

condemn

disappoint

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Questions 3 and 4 are based on the given excerpt below.

YANGCHONG, Sun Police near this southern Chinese city rescued a boy after his
father chained him to his bed for 48 days for stealing, a news report said.
The Yangchong Evening Edition said Li Zhiqing, father of the 6 year-old Li Ee War,
bought a 70cm chain and collared his son to the bed. He was being punished for making
his father lose face by stealing at his kindergarten.
The father has been charged in court for child abuse.

According to the report, the boy was chained by his

A

leg

neck

body

hand

The phrase lose face can best be replaced with

A

panic

angry

emotional

embarrassed

Shadow in the Dark

A thrilling story of strange

happenings and suspense.
5

Shadow in the Dark is probably a

A

horror movie

mystery movie

science-fiction

comedy

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TRAMATHOLATE

Apply on area of muscle ache

For external use
Has no oily feeling
No allergic skin reaction

The following are advantages of Tramatholate except it

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is greasy

can be used externally

helps to reduce muscle ache

does not cause any skin rash

Shoestring Travel gives you tips on

how to have the best holiday of your life
without having to pay the world. This
travelogue entertains and educates
viewers on having a great time while
travelling on a shoestring budget.

The travel programme above is about

A

paying less for more

various tourists bargains

having the holiday of your life

educating the viewers on travelling

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Make Crossing Safer For Pedestrians

I hope the authorities will make the pedestrian crossing at the Sri
Petaling traffic lights safe for us to use when crossing the road. Many
times when the pedestrian crossing light is green and the traffic lights are
red, cars still zoom past. This makes it too dangerous to cross the road
even though the light is green. We have to watch for oncoming cars
before trying to cross. We hope something is done before it is too late as
many senior citizens and children use this pedestrian crossing.
CK EWE
Kuala Lumpur

The extract above is a complaint about

A

the pedestrian traffic lights at Sri Petaling

the dangers of crossing the road at traffic lights

vehicles not stopping at pedestrian crossing lights

the use of the pedestrian crossing by senior citizens and children

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Questions 9-15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer to fill in each
blank.

It was a harrowing experience for Shukur when his boat sank after a thunderstorm. He
was adrift in the open sea for 29 hours ___9___ a huge wave damaged the boat he was in. He
said that the life-jacket he was wearing probably helped ___10___ his life. He added that
without it, he would have drowned as he could not move his legs after being ___11___ by
jellyfish. The most frightening moment was when darkness fell. He could not see where he was
heading to and he just resigned ___12___ to God. What he experienced during the night was
nothing compared to what he discovered the next morning. He___13___by sharks. Death was
literally staring at him as he saw the sharks fins encircling him in the water. He felt numbed
and remained ___14___ as long as he could while praying to God to save him from the
___15___. He did not know when the sharks left him.

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when

surrounded

after

surrounding

while

was surrounded

before

was surrounding

save

still

saves

steal

saved

silent

saving

strong

sting

experience

stung

adventure

to sting

encounter

stinging

ordeal

it

him

itself

himself

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Section B
[10 marks]
[Time suggested : 25 minutes]
Questions 16 25
Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow.

AN INDOOR RAMADAN BAZAAR

This Ramadan, Klang Valley folks are in for a treat. They can sample a taste
of bazaar food indoors and enjoy it in a cool and relaxed setting.
Vascos in Hilton, KL has a Ramadan buffet which will appeal to patrons who
enjoy Malay cuisine from different states in a kampong-style ambiance complete
with bazaar stalls located in the restaurant.
Chef Faisal and his team said that more than 150 dishes will be available in a
rotational menu with 80% representing kampong-style fare. Classic Malay sought
after dishes like Simmered Catfish in fermented durian coconut gravy, blue coloured
rice served with its traditional condiments and many more mouth-watering dishes
can be found during this special month.
A ghazal group flown in straight from Johor, will serenade patrons as they
enjoy the food.
As no meal is complete without desserts, diners can look forward to a stretch
of Malay desserts as well as some unique favourite Malay kuih and delicacies.
Vascos Ramadan buffet comes at RM98.00 nett per adult with a RM30.00
discount for children under 12. Senior citizens above 55 will be charged half the
price of adult. There will be special offers on the first and last three days of the
fasting month where patrons will be treated to discount vouchers and Hari Raya
mystery gifts.

VASCOS, HILTON KL,

3, Jalan Stesen Sentral,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-22642264
Business hours :
Daily, 6 a.m. to midnight

Adapted from The Star, June 2015

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Questions 16 25
Using the information from the advertisement, complete the table below.
AN INDOOR RAMADAN BAZAAR

Location

16 .

Entertainment

17 .

18 .

Local Menu

19 .

20 .

Opening Hours 21 ....

Children
under 12

22

Price
Senior
Citizens

23 .

24
When

Special Offer
25
What

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Section C
[25 marks]
[Time suggested : 50 minutes]
Questions 26 31 are based on the following passage.
Jasmin goes to her grandmothers house in the kampung.
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Jasmin awoke to the twittering and chattering of birds outside. Looking around,
she realized where she was and an overwhelming sadness engulfed her. This was a
room in her grandmothers house in the kampung, the house in which she had grown
up. Her grandmother had looked after her from the time she was a baby. When she
was three months old her mother left her with her grandmother and went to join her 5
father who was studying overseas. Jasmins parents wanted her to come and live with
them but she was not keen to do so as she was still very much attached to her
grandmother. Her parents allowed her to stay on in the kampung. They did not want
to upset her as she was happy in the kampung school and she was doing well there.

When Jasmin was in year six of primary school, her younger sister was born. 10
Her parents thought that it was important for the two sisters to be together and so
Jasmin went to live with them after she completed her primary school. She adjusted
easily to her new secondary school and she was pleased to have a baby sister to look
after and play with. She wished that her grandmother would join her family, but the
old lady preferred to stay by herself in her own house. Jasmin visited her 15
grandmother during the school holidays.

Jasmin sat up slowly and glanced at her sister beside her who was still asleep.
Quietly she rolled up the mengkuang mat on which she had lain and put it away
behind the clothes rack. She took her towel from the rack and moved towards the
door. The wooden floorboards creaked slightly as she stepped into the living room. It 20
was bare except for a cardboard box in one corner. There was something in that box
that once belonged to her grandmother and which was now hers. It was a tepak sireh.
Jasmins parents had asked her to choose something from the house as a memento.
Jasmins eyes blurred with tears. Her grandmother had passed away of a heart attack
four months ago.
25

Jasmin opened the kitchen door that led into the compound. She was going to
the bathroom. There was a well in the bathroom. Before the availability of piped
water, the well served all their domestic purposes. Wanting to feel the cool well water
on her face again, she lowered the pail into the well and expertly pulled up the
attached rope. There it was a pail full of refreshing ground water for her. She 30
remembered that it had been her duty to draw water from the well every evening to
water the potted plants that her grandmother had arranged neatly in front of the
house.

Emerging from the bathroom, Jasmin strolled around the old house for the last
time, and with a heavy heart. It was a traditional Malay house, built on posts above 35
the ground. The raised floor kept dampness away and the spaces between the floor
planks provided good ventilation. Jasmin used to play with her childhood friends in
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limbang.
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Jasmin walked past the verandah with its large windows. She rounded the corner
and noticed the front bedroom windows were open. Apparently, her parents were
awake. She went back into the kitchen. Her mother was preparing breakfast. They
were returning home later in the morning after handing over the house to its new
owner. Jasmins father who inherited the house decided to sell it.
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After breakfast, they loaded some things into the car and waited for Encik
Adam, the new owner, to arrive. Jasmins sister was impatient to get back to their
own home whilst Jasmin longed to linger at that old house for a few more hours.
Encik Adam arrived punctually at the appointed time. Jasmins father gave him the
house key. They chatted for a while and then Jasmin and her family got into the car 50
for the journey back to home. As they drove away, Jasmin looked back at the old
house and bade a silent farewell to her childhood.

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From paragraph 1,
(a) which word means to be plunged into something?
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(b) why was Jasmin left in the care of her grandmother?
.................................................................................................................. [1mark]
(c) Jasmins parents decided to allow her to stay on with her grandmother.
Give two reasons for their decision.
i. .............................................................................................................. [1mark]
ii. ............................................................................................................. [1mark]

27

From paragraph 2, what event prompted Jasmins return to her parents?

.......................................................................................................................... [1mark]

28

From paragraph 4, what purpose did the well serve after the installation of piped water?
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(a) ................................................................................................................... [1mark]
(b) ................................................................................................................... [1mark]

30

In your opinion, why do you think Jasmine wanted to linger at the old house for a few
more hours?
.......................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................... [2 marks]

31

Jasmin recalled her childhood days at her grandmothers house.

Write a summary on :

what she did that morning

what she remembered about the house

Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the
original meaning.
Your summary must:
be in continuous form (not note form)
use materials from line 17 to line 43
must not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

Jasmin slowly sat up and glanced at her sleeping sister
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Section D
[20 marks]
[Time suggested: 35 minutes]
32

Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

Are You Still Playing Your Flute?

Are you still playing your flute?
When there is hardly time for our love
I am feeling guilty
To be longing for your song
The melody concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo
Uncovered by the breath of an artist
Composed by his fingers
Blown by the wind
To the depth of my heart.
Are you still playing your flute?
In the village so quiet and deserted
Amidst the sick rice field
While here it has become a luxury
To spend time watching the rain
Gazing at the evening rays
Collecting dew drops
Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers.
Are you still playing your flute?
The more it disturbs my conscience
to be thinking of you
in the hazard of you
my younger brothers unemployed and desperate
my people disunited by politics
my friend slaughtered mercilessly
this world is too old and bleeding
Zurinah Hassan

(a)

In stanza 1, which word in the poem means hidden or kept from sight?
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. [1 mark]

(c)

What is the personas feeling in stanza 3?

. [1 mark]

(d)

What would you consider a luxury in your life?

Give a reason to support your answer.
Luxury : . [1 mark]
Reason : . [1 mark]
[5 marks]

33

The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.
The Curse

Lee Su Ann

Step By Wicked Step

Anne Fine

Catch Us If You Can

Catherine MacPhail

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.
Determination is important to achieve what one desires.
How is this shown in the novel you have read?
Support your answer with close reference to the text.
[15 marks]

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FOR SECTION A

Blacken only one space for each question. If you wish to change your answer, erase the
blackened mark that you have made. Then blacken the space for the new answer.
EXAMPLE :

10

11

12

13

14

15

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