SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN RAJA PEREMPUAN,

IPOH

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN 2010

T5
BAHASA INGGERIS
Kertas 2
Mei
2 jam 15 minit 1119/2

NAMA : ____________________________ KELAS : ________________

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi empat For Examiner’s Use
bahagian.
2. Jawab semua bahagian.
3. Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa 25 Section Marks
minit untuk menjawab soalan Bahagian A, 25
minit untuk Bahagian B, 50 minit untuk
A 15
Bahagian C, dan 35 minit untuk Bahagian D.

B 10
Instructions
1. This question paper consists of four sections.
C 25
2. Answer all sections.
3. You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on
Section A, 25 minutes on Section B, 50 D 25
minutes on Section C and 35 minutes on
Section D. Total 75

This question paper consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page

Section A

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Questions 1 – 8
For each of the questions, read the question first and then study the information given to find
the best answer. Then circle the answer A, B, C or D on the answer sheet provided.

Question 1

Write a slogan and win attractive prizes!

So start thinking and send in your slogan now!

Your slogan must:-

• not be more than 12 words
• have a clear message
• be original and witty
Attractive prizes await you!
1st prize – RM12,000
2nd prize – RM8,000
3rd prize – RM4,000

1. The above notice is about

A. attractive prizes
B. sending a message
C. how to write a slogan
D. a slogan-writing contest

Question 2

LOOK OUT
SCHOOL AHEAD
2. Motorists should slow down when they see the above sign because

A. school children might be crossing the road

B. there are many schools in the area
C. it is an accident-prone area
D. the traffic ahead is heavy

Questions 3 and 4

Calcium supplements are a hot item these days as more and more people are
suffering from joint and bone problems. According to the research carried out
on bone loss and restoration, calcium is one of the essential nutrients needed
for bone health. As such, it is very important that we build a strong foundation
of calcium when we are still young.
3. The phrase hot item suggests that

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 A. calcium supplements are expensive
B. many people are taking calcium supplements
C. most people cannot afford calcium supplements
D. old people need to take calcium supplements

4. What is recommended in the text?

A. Only old people need to take calcium supplements

B. We start taking enough calcium at a young age
C. Children must not take calcium supplements
D. Joint problems must be treated early

Question 5

Cut each half of a potato into 6 or 7 chips. Place them in cold water and drain in a colander.
Put the potato chips, crushed garlic and rosemary on a roasting tray in the oven. Bake for
45 minutes until crisp and thoroughly cooked. Scatter grated Parmesan cheese and bake for
10 – 20 minutes.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Cut Put in cold Bake for 45 Bake potato

potatoes
into chips
water and
drain them
minutes
? chips

5. Step 4 in the chart is

A. return to oven.
B. roast the chips.
C. sprinkle some cheese.
D. put chips into the oven.

Question 6

Use me, reuse me and try not to lose me! Love the
environment! Love me! Take me home for only RM5.00!

This shopping bag is made from 100% recyclable plastic.

Replacement of worn-out bags is free!

6. Shoppers are encouraged to buy the shopping bags for the following reasons except
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 A. they will last forever
B. they are sold at a low price
C. they can be replaced free of charge
D. they are made from recyclable material

Question 7

Mother and Child Killed in Collision

SEREMBAN: A 15-month-old toddler and his mother were killed in a three-car collision
yesterday. Mod Ariff Zakuan was in his mother’s arms when the Proton Saga they were in
was hit by two cars at km 43.7 Jalan Nilai – Senawang during a downpour at 2.15 pm. Siti
Zainab Abdul Kadir, 25, was rushed to the Seremban Hospital but died four hours later. Her
husband, Mohd Zawani Muhamad, 28, sustained minor injuries.
District Police Chief Superintendent, Osman Muhammad Sebot said the car driven by
Zawani was heading towards Johor when it veered into the opposite lane.
(Adapted from The NST, September 2007)

7. From the newspaper report, we know that

A. the toddler was in a coma
B. the father was slightly injured
C. it was not raining after 2.15 pm
D. two cars were involved in the accident

Question 8
I’ve been waiting for him for
the past half an hour. When
he arrives, I will give him a
piece of my mind.

8. Based on the statements made by the man in the picture, the expression “give him a
piece of my mind” means

A. scold him
B. advise him
C. guide him
D. punish him
Questions 9 -15

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Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D on the
answer sheet.

Earthquakes are natural disasters that can happen any time. Here are a few things one
can do when there is an earthquake.
(9)
If you are indoors ______ an earthquake, it is very important to stay calm. Drop down
(10)
on the ground and take ________ under a heavy object like a bed or heavy table. Hold onto
the legs of the table so that you will not come out of its shelter. Being under a heavy object
(11)
will protect you from ________ things.
If you are outdoors during an earthquake, stay far away from buildings. The buildings
(12)
may crack and collapse at any time. __________ you see any glass windows or doors, stay
away from them. Glass may break and cut you badly. Next, if you are in a crowded area, do
(13)
not ____________ (14)
for the nearest exit. Everyone will be doing just that, and ________ will
lead to even more injuries. Be calm and take cover under something heavy. Be prepared for
(15)
aftershocks after the initial earthquake _______ ended. Aftershocks are follow-up
earthquakes. They are smaller than the first one, but they are still very dangerous.

9. A at 13 A run
B for . B ran
C until C runs
D during D running

10 A guard 14 A grouping
. B cover . B crowding
C shield C gathering
D defence D assembling

11 A fall 15 A has
. B falls . B had
C fallen C have
D falling D having

12 A If
. B After
C While
D Unless

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 Section B
[10 marks]

Questions 16 - 25
Read the following newspaper report and complete the graphic organizer that follows.

KILLER DOGS SHOCK SETTLERS

BESUT: For two months, FELDA Temang settlers have been puzzled over the disappearance of
their live stock at the oil palm plantation in the settlement.
They put the blame on panthers, which had been spotted by hunters at a nearby jungle
about a year ago but it wasn’t the panthers that did the killing.
The settlers were dumbfounded when they discovered that the culprit was a pack of dogs.
The dogs have been attacking cattle, especially calves. So far, some 80 cattle have died,
causing losses of up to RM 50,000.
The settlers are also worried about their own safety. Some 30 of them are staying home for
fear of being attacked by the dogs.
One settler, Zakaria Mat Noor, who witnessed his calf being attacked last week, said he was
afraid that the pack would attack humans. Zakaria, 43, said that the dogs should be eliminated at
once.
Another settler, Sulaiman Ibrahim, 72, said he lost 12 of his calves to the dogs.
“Our only hope is that the authorities will do something,” he said.
(Adapted from : The Star, 6 May 2009)

Problem Town Victim(s)

17. _______________________ 18. ________________ 19. ____________________

Headline
16. ________________________________

Effects
Cause
21. _______________________________
20. ________________________
22. _______________________________
23. _______________________________

Suggestions
24. ___________________________
25. ___________________________

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 Section C
[25 marks]

Questions 26 – 31
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

1 A scrapbook provides an ideal way of preserving personal and

family histories. Enthusiasts claim that scrapbooks quite simply
provide one of the best and most special ways of remembering things
over long periods of time. In the past, making a scrapbook gave any
child a splendid way to spend a rainy afternoon. Filled with old 5
photographs, used tickets, newspaper cuttings, magazine clippings and
postcards, the scrapbook brought together so many different memories
to be cherished all in one place.

2 Today, the scrapbook has grown sophisticated. The new fashion for
scrapbooks began in the USA in the 1980s and spread to Britain in the 10
1990s from where it continues to spread to Europe today. Scrapbooks
have caught on in France like nowhere else. Le Scrapbooking, as the
French call their new pastime, is a far cry from the old-fashioned
activity of arranging family photos together with bits and bobs from
various outings and holidays. In chic Parisian circles, Le Scrap – as 15
smart trendsetters prefer to call it – is all about displaying artistic flair,
expensive taste and a great deal of social one-upmanship.

3 However, the idea of a scrapbook is far from new. The ancient

Greeks first invented scrapbooks that used a kind of notebook called a
“Hypomnemata” to keep records of interesting things that they 20
considered to be significant. Over the centuries, the idea of keeping a
personal record of events and experiences together with cherished
mementos continued in many different cultures. During the 18th and
19th centuries, people from Europe and America often prepared a
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friends and relations. Some of the best-known American scrapbookers
were distinguished public figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Mark
Twain.
4 More recently, the current wave of interest in scrapbooking began
in the 1980s in the USA as a way of embellishing and personalizing 30
family photograph albums. A new craze for the hobby emerged when
schools and hobby classes encouraged people across the generations
to liven up old photograph albums by decorating them with stickers,
stamps, dried flowers, lace and ribbons. In the USA, a leading
scrapbook magazine recently claimed that the hobby is now more 35
popular than golf and is worth over US$ 2.5 billion a year!
5 Nevertheless, it is in France that scrapbooking has captured an
entire nation’s collective imagination. Relatively unknown before the
1990s, scrapbooking is a completely new social phenomenon in
France. Today, there are about 50 French Internet sites selling 40
scrapbook material with at least two schools devoted to the hobby and

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 a large number of workshops held to promote scrapbooking. The
hobby appeals to French women in particular and has given rise to the
name “les scrapbookeuses” to describe such enthusiasts. These
scrapbookers meet in their many thousands in the evenings and during 45
weekends at newly-created associations and clubs all across the
country.
6 Why have scrapbooks caught on so massively in France? One
reason may be due to the country’s long history of artistic creation.
Another is the country’s 35-hour working week. This means that 50
many French workers have more leisure time than their fellows in
other countries. Whatever the reason, le scrapbooking has exploded
over the last three years and is continuing to grow.
7 While the Americans and French clearly adore scrapbooks, this
way of collecting and storing memories has a universal appeal to 55
people of all ages, cultures and interests. Home computing and the
Internet now allow an entirely new generation to enjoy the pleasures
of creating their own scrapbooks. No matter what the format of a
scrapbook may be like, all scrapbookers share the joy of creating their
own record of special events or experiences in their lives that they 60
hope will bring joy and understanding to their descendants for decades
to come.

Adapted from “Scrapbooks” by Sara Hall, Just English, March 2009

26 From paragraph 1, give one example of things people normally put in their
scrapbooks?

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27 From paragraph 2,
(a) where and when did the new fashion of scrapbooks originate?

______________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(b) find a phrase which has the same meaning as different.

______________________________________________________________[1 mark]

28 From paragraph 3,
(a) who came up with the idea of making scrapbooks?

______________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(b) name two famous American scrapbookers

______________________________________________________________[1 mark]

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 29 (a) From paragraph 4, give one evidence to show that the scrapbook business is
profitable.

____________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(b) From paragraph 6, why are the French interested in scrapbooking?

(i)__________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(ii)__________________________________________________________[1 mark]

30 In your opinion, is scrapbooking popular in Malaysia? Give a reason.

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31 The passage is about the development of scrapbooks:

Based on the passage given, write a summary on:
• how scrapbooks have developed over the years

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 writing form (not in note form)
• use materials from lines 18 to 47
• not be longer than 130 words including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

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[25 marks]

32 Read the following stanzas of si tenggang’s homecoming and answer the questions that
follow.

si tenggang’s homecoming

iv

travels made me
a seeker who does not take
what is given without sincerity
or that which demands payments from beliefs.
the years at sea and coastal states
have taught me to choose,
to accept only those tested by comparison,
or that which matches the words of my ancestors,
which returns me to my village
and its perfection.

i've learnt
the ways of the rude
to hold reality in a new logic,
debate with hard and loud facts.
but i too am humble, respecting
man and life.

vi

i am not a new man,

not very different
from you;
the people and cities
of coastal ports
taught me not to brood
over a foreign world,
suffer difficulties
or fear possibilities.

i am you,
freed from the village,
its soils and ways,
independent, because
i have found myself.
Muhammad Haji Salleh

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 (a) State one moral value you can learn from stanza iv.
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[1 mark]

(b) From stanza v, write down one word that describes si tenggang’s personality after his
travels.
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[1 mark]

(c) In the last line of stanza vi what does si tenggang mean by the line i have found
myself?
_____________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(d) In your own words, name two things si tenggang learned when he was away from his
homeland.
(i)______________________________________________________________________

(ii)_____________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]

33 Read the following extract from the short story Looking for a Rain God and answer the
questions that follow.

Finally, an ancient memory stirred in the old man, Mokgobja. When he was
very young and the customs of the ancestors still ruled the land, he had been witness
to a rain-making ceremony. And he came alive a little struggling to recall the details
which had been buried by years and years of prayer in a Christian church. As soon
as the mists cleared a little, he began consulting in whispers with his youngest son,
Ramadi. There was, he said, a certain rain god who accepted only the sacrifice of the
bodies of children.

a) Based on the extract, who does ‘he’ refer to?

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[1 mark]

b) Why were the children sacrificed?

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[1 mark]

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c) What happened to the bodies of the children?

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[1 mark]

d) What do you think are the solutions to the problem faced by Mokgobja’s family?

(i)________________________________________________________________________

(ii)________________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

34 The following is the novel studied in the literature component in English Language.

The Pearl – John Steinbeck

‘Love is important in a family.’

How is this shown in the novel you have read? Support your answer with close reference to
the text.

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KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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 ANSWER SHEET
For Section A

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

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Disediakan oleh : Disemak oleh : Disahkan oleh :

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(SYAZRIN SYIMEE (CIK LAM MEI LENG)
SHARIFUDDIN) HEAD OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT

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