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    Drugs Provide Escapism From The Pressure of Life: General Studies Department English Unit JUN 2015

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    GENERAL

    STUDIES
    DEPARTMENT
    ENGLISH UNIT
    JUN 2015
    Type of
    assessment
    Name

    Course

    TEST ( 20%) (Set 1)

    Program
    me

    Matric No.

    SECTION A (6 MARKS)
    QUESTIONS 1-3
    INSTRUCTION
    Read the passage and answer the following questions

    Drugs Provide Escapism from the Pressure of Life


    People who are addicted to drugs find it difficult to break the habit; they need money
    which always seems to run out. And if they do not take drugs due to lack of funds, they
    suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Therefore in order to function in their daily lives, they
    turn to crime. They steal, rob and burgle to obtain money, so that, they can enjoy their
    daily fix.
    In the governments bid to fight drugs, many steps are taken and implemented at
    various levels. Cracks down on drug addicts begin with operations to round them up
    from popular haunts all around the city. Even schools carry out drug tests if they suspect
    that the students are using drugs. Furthermore, before a person gets employed in the
    public sector, he or she has to undergo a drug test. So, if people are using drugs then
    they will be under constant pressure from the fear of being found out or caught. Having
    to look over ones shoulder all the time certainly adds a lot of pressure to ones life.
    Finally, nobody wants to be associated with the drug addicts. Society shuns drug
    addicts, generally. Families have been known to disown a child or siblings who are an
    addict. Friends keep away and everybody perceives a drug addict as societys trash.
    Jobs are going to be difficult to come by as no employer is going to employ someone
    1. How do the drug addicts get the money to buy drugs?
    A. Committing crimes
    B. Do online business
    C. Get fund from their family
    D. Fund from the government

    2. These are the steps taken to fight drug problem EXCEPT:A. Home visit for drug test on individuals.
    B. Carrying out drug tests at schools
    C. Having operations all around the city.
    D. Carrying out drug test on future employees in the public sector.
    3. The word outcast (line 14, paragraph 3) means
    A. Being accepted
    B. Being discriminated
    C. Being eliminated
    D. Being famous
    QUESTIONS 4-6
    Question 4 - 6 are based on the passage below

    Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them
    helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we
    learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex
    than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are
    ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we
    do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is
    much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing
    words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the
    most common argument in favour of man's superiority over them that we can
    kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the
    contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we
    4. It is clear from the passage that dolphin ----.
    A.
    are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
    B.
    have a reputation for being friendly to humans
    C.
    are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
    D.
    are capable of learning a language and communicating with
    humans
    5. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill
    dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.
    A. does not mean that we are superior to them
    B. proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
    C. shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of
    communication
    D. proves that dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we
    previously thought

    6. One can infer from the reading that ----.


    A. dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world
    B. communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
    C. dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of
    humans
    D. dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as
    the ability to think
    SECTION B (14 MARKS)
    PART 1
    QUESTIONS 7-11
    INSTRUCTION
    Read the poster below and answer the following questions

    7. The poster describes 4 methods to protect environment. List down TWO (2)
    methods.
    i)

    __________________________________________________________________________
    (1 mark)

    ii)

    __________________________________________________________________________
    (1 mark)

    8. Why we should protect the wildlife?


    ______________________________________________________________________________
    _
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    _
    (2 marks)
    9. By referring to the poster, give TWO (2) ways that you can do to practice the
    3Rs?
    i) ____________________________________________________________________________
    (1 mark)
    ii) ____________________________________________________________________________
    (1 mark)
    10.Natural resources like coal and oil are fast depleting and cannot be renewed.
    Based on the poster, what are the alternatives that can be done to solve this
    problem?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    (2 marks)
    11.Everyone must take part in preserving our Earth. Some choose to carpool or
    cycle to office to reduce greenhouse effect and some stop eating sharks fins
    because killing sharks for their fins is a cruel act. What will you do to protect
    our earth? Justify your answer.
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    (2 marks)

    PART 2
    QUESTIONS 12
    INSTRUCTION
    Questions 12 are based on picture below

    12.
    Snatch thefts and pickpocketing are the most commonly
    reported crimes in Malaysia and all of us are at risk. Everyone could
    become a victim of these crimes simply because being in the wrong
    place at the wrong time. We can all take steps to avoid becoming the
    victim of a snatch theft or pickpocketing. In not more than 50
    WORDS, write down the steps that can be taken to avoid becoming
    snatch theft victim.
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    (4 marks)

    Answer
    Section A
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    A
    A
    B
    B
    A
    C

    Section B
    PART 1
    7. i)
    ii)
    iii)
    iv)

    Protect and conserve


    Practice the 3Rs
    Look for the alternatives
    Take action

    (Any 2 answers- 2m)


    8. - Important to us and ecosystem
    - They are connected to us and form close relationships that bring benefits
    to each other
    (Or any related answer based on the poster)
    9. -

    save electricity and water


    Do not throw things that are still usable
    Recycle the recyclable material such as paper and glass products
    Buy and use less things or energy
    (Any 2 answers- 2m)

    10.-

    find other alternative resources


    Start using renewable resources such as solar energy from the sun and
    hydroelectric power from the dams
    (Or any related answer from the poster 2m)

    11.
    12.

    Accept any logical answer (1m), reason (1m)


    Accept any relevant answers ( 2 steps (2m), language (2m))

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