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Kertas 2
2 ¼ jam KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

LEARNING TO SCORE 2006 SET 2

BAHASA INGGERIS SPM

Kertas 2

Dua jam lima belas minit

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan:
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi empat
Examiner’s
bahagian .
Code
2. Jawab semua bahagian.
3. Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa
25 minit untuk menjawab Bahagian A, 25 Section Marks
minit untuk menjawab Bahagian B, 50
minit untuk Bahagian C dan 35 minit untuk A 15
Bahagian D.
4. Soalan-soalan yang dikemukakan dalam
kertas ini mungkin mempunyai tiga atau B 10
empat pilihan jawapan.

Instruction: C 25
1. This question paper consists of four
sections. D 25
2. Answer all sections.
3. You are advised to spend about 25
minutes on Section A, 25 minutes on Total 75
Section B, 50 minutes on Section C and
35 minutes on Section D.
4. Questions in this paper might have three
or four options.

Kertas ini mengandungi 18 halaman bercetak

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Section A
[15 marks]

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.

1 Study the table below and answer the question that follows.

English Results 5 Mercury 5 Neptune 5 Saturn

Distinction 75% 57% 63%
Credit 18% 22% 47%
Pass 5% 12% -
Fail 2% 9% -

We can conclude from the table that

A eleven pupils do not pass the English test.
B the class with the weakest results is 5 Saturn.
C all the students in 5 Mercury are proficient in English.
D more than half of the students of 5 Neptune score excellent results.

2 Read the headlines from the sports section and answer the question that follows.

BECKHAM : NEW ENGLAND

BOSS MUST HAVE PASSION

Adapted from New Straits Times, March 2006

From the headlines, we can conclude that Beckham

A is the new England boss with zeal.
B thinks that England should have a new boss.
C feels that the new England boss must have enthusiasm.

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3 Study the bar graph below and answer the question that follows.

Internet Usage in the Computer Lab

100

90

80
NUMBER OF STUDENTS

70

60 Key

Girls
50
Boys
40

30

20

10

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
FORM

Based on the information on the bar graph, we can say that

A more girls than boys use the Internet.
B Form 5 has the most number of students in the school.
C the number of boys surfing the Internet in Form 2 is more than those in Form 4.
D the number of Form 3 boys using the Internet is double the number of girls.

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4 Read the newspaper report and answer the question that follows.

KUALA LUMPUR, Tues- Chicken sold in markets is safe for consumption, provided it is
thoroughly cooked.
“If cooked properly, the viruses will be killed. The chicken is safe to eat,” the Health
Ministry’s disease control director Datuk Dr. Ramlee Rahmat said today. He said the same
applied to eggs. They must be fully cooked or fried. He said that domestic poultry could be
infected by drinking contaminated water. Dr. Ramlee confirmed that chicken farms in
Selangor were free of the deadly H5N1 strain.

Adapted from New Straits Times, February, 2006

What is the main message of the news report above?

A The chicken meat and eggs should be fully cooked.
B The supply of chicken has been infected by the H5N1 virus.
C The chickens could be infected by drinking contaminated water.

5 Read the warning below and answer the question that follows.

DANGER :
HIGH VOLTAGE!

When we read this warning, we know that we must be very careful with
A our age.
B our words.
C what we eat.
D what we touch.

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6 Study the extract below and answer the question that follows.

Enforcement officers from the Road Transport Department stopped two primary

school children who were on a motor pocketbike in Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

yesterday. The two pupils were stopped outside their school and were reprimanded

before their parents were summoned and told not to allow their children to ride the

pocketbike to school.

Adapted from New Straits Times, February 2006.

Which of the following will make a good headline for the extract above?
A Too Young to be Bikers.
B Parents Summoned to School.
C Road block by Road Transport Department.

7 Read the sign below and answer the question that follows.

ONCE BROKEN, CONSIDERED SOLD!

According to the sign,

A if you break, you sell it.
B if you break it, you buy it.
C you must break it if you want to sell it.
D you must break it if you want to buy it.

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8 Study the following table and answer the following question.

HAWKER PRICES IN JOHOR BAHRU

Item Yesterday (RM) Today (RM)

Chicken rice 3.00 3.50
Wantan Noodle 3.00 3.50
Curry noodle 3.00 3.50
Fishball noodle 3.00 3.50
Fried mee hoon 1.00 1.20
A cup of Milo 1.00 1.10
A cup of coffee 1.00 1.10
A slice of watermelon 0.60 1.00
New Straits Times, Tuesday, 2 March 2006

Based on the information given in the table, we can conclude that

A drinks now cost 10 sen more per cup.
B all foodstuff has an increase of RM3.50.
C the price for a slice of watermelon has decreased.

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Questions 9 – 15

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

Four Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) undergraduates have developed a unique

gadget that helps the blind to "see" through audio sensory waves.

Called D-eye, this low-cost, multi-purpose and user-friendly tool _9_ the potential to
revolutionise the world of the blind.

_10_ creators claim with D-eye, a blind person can even tell the brand of tomato
sauce in supermarket shelves, identify buses at bus stop, verify the value of bank notes
_11_ identify the uniform of enforcement officers.

Team leader E Sun Zheng said D-eye _12_ the use of an antenna attached to an
iReader, speech synthesiser and tags.

"Data received from any tags _13_ the antenna will be processed by the iReader,
which _14_ about the size of a handphone, and convert it into audible audio waves which
can be _15_ through an ear-plug.”

The tags, basically a Radio Frequency Identification Product, will be attached to or

embedded in products or services for identification by the blind.

Adapted from The Malay Mail, February 2006

9 A is 13 A threw
B has B through
C had C thorough
D have

10 A It 14 A is
B It’s B are
C Its C was
D His D were

11 A or 15 A hear
B so B hears
C but C heard
D then

12 A combine
B combined
C combines
D combination

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Section B
[10 marks]
Questions 16 – 25
Read the information given below and then answer the questions that follow.

Tea Tree Goodness Bird’s Nest With Supreme Formula

The leaves of the tea tree It benefits the immune and respiratory systems.
(Melaleuca alternifolia) have been Promotes beautiful and radiant skin. It contains
used by the native aborigines of more bird’s nest for additional goodness and
Australia to cure various ailments satisfaction.
such as skin cuts and infections
For those with acne problems, tea
tree oil can also help. Just apply a
small amount onto the problem
area.

Dermalogica
Inhairit An eye care treatment which offers optimal
It is a hair loss product that offers an protection against the sun. Visibly helps reduce
all-natural remedy for male hair loss, puffiness and creepiness. It minimizes the
female hair loss, pattern baldness appearance of dark circles and fine lines. Helps
and helps in reducing dandruff and smooth out skin while increasing elasticity.
alopecia. It is also an all natural
herbal hair loss treatment.

Airborne
It was developed by a school
teacher who was tired of getting
sick in the classroom. Can be
taken in two ways: at the first
sign of a cold symptom, or
Hyland Headache Relief before entering crowded,
A traditional homeopathic formula for the relief potentially germ-infested
of symptoms of head pain due to stress and environments. Airborne unique
headaches. Works without contraindications natural formula with 17 active
or side effects, Hyland Headache stimulates ingredients. Offers maximum
your body's natural healing response to vitamin and herbal support for
relieve symptoms. Safe for adults and hours! Contains natural ginger
children. Can be used in conjunction with for nausea!
other medications.

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Questions 16 – 20
For each of the description below, name the product that is most suitable for the following
people.

No Description Product

16 Harris is worried about his falling hair.

17 Maryam needs to reduce puffiness and dark circles around

her eyes.

18 During an expedition, Faris hurts himself. He needs to apply

some ointment on his wound.
19 Miss Tan takes good care of her skin. She wants a product
that will make her skin lovely.

20 Govindan has the flu. He wants to get well right away.

[5 marks]

Questions 21 – 25

Based on the information given, give short answers to the following questions.

21 Which product can help with vomiting?

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22 One advantage of using Bird’s Nest With Supreme Formula is

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23 What causes head pain?

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24 Tea Tree Goodness originated from

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25 Hyland Headache Relief is safe for children and adult because

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[5 marks]

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Section C
[25 marks]

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

1 If you should walk about in Kampung Sungai Mas, Kedah, after a

downpour, do not be surprised if you come across colourful beads
on the ground.

2 After all, more than 76,000 ancient beads have been found in the
village located about 20 km from Sungai Petani, Kedah. In fact, 5
the villagers have been collecting these beads in the compounds
of their homes for more than 20 years.

3 Among them is Harun Ismail, 63, who has collected enough

beads to fill several jars. He still has a few jars of coloured beads
which he has painstakingly soaked, polished and strung into 10
beadwork like bracelets and necklaces.

4 The other jars were handed over to the Sungai Mas Archaeology
Museum located in the village about five years ago for a token
sum of cash.

5 Between 1991 and 2000, extensive excavations were carried out 15

by the Museum and Antiquities Department’s archaeological
division during which many beads were collected and studied.

6 These are ancient Indo-Pacific beads which were apparently left

behind by an early civilisation in the area some 1500 years ago.

7 Discovery of ancient items including laterite and brick structures 20

from China, India and the Middle East proved that Kampung
Sungai Mas used to be a port for international trade between the
fifth and eleventh centuries.

8 The beads were used as barter items to exchange for goods and
products by traders from the southeast coast of India who called 25
at the port in those days.

9 “We have been collecting the manik (beads) which could be found
in everyone’s compound for years but we had no idea they are
valuable ancient beads until they (the authorities) told us,” Harun
grinned. 30

10 “The beads have been embedded in the ground for hundreds of

years because of the colours, they can be easily spotted when
they are exposed after the ground has been exposed by
raindrops,” he said.

11 Museum and Antiquities Department’s archaeology division 35

director Kamaruddin Zakaria said the little beads were similar to
what were now known as “seed beads” sewn or woven on cloth or
strung on strands.

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12 “This small Indo-Pacific beads are found in various parts of the

world from Ghana to China, Bali to Mali and South Africa to South 40
Korea.

“For more than 2000 years, they were traded all over the globe
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and deserved the title of Champion Trade Beads,” said
Kamaruddin whose field of study includes ancient beads.
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He said the beads were first made in a port city on the southeast
coast of India known today as Arikamedu. In time, some of the
bead makers left to expand their trade.
15
From the first century A.D. until around 1200, some bead makers
were living in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
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Production was so enormous that the Indo-Pacific beads
accounted for two-thirds of the beads excavated in archaeological
sites in the Philippines.
17
Slowly, the industries outside India closed down but the bead
makers stayed at Arikamedu until the 1600s when they moved to 55
a village not too far north called Papanaidupet.
18
They are still making the beads, including some of the smallest in
the world.
Adapted: Ancient barter tokens unearthed in Kedah
by Tunku Shahriah
The Star Metro 2 November 2005

Questions 26 - 30
Answer all the questions. You are advised to answer them in the order set.

26 (a) From paragraph 1, what can you find in Kampung Sungai Mas, Kedah after the
rain?

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(b) From paragraph 2, what is the approximate total of ancient beads found in
Kampung Sungai Mas?

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27 Based on paragraph 3, mention two things villager Harun Ismail did before stringing
the beads he had collected into beadwork.

(a) ………………………………………………………………………………….. [1 mark]

(b) ………………………………………………………………………………….. [1 mark]

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28 From paragraph 7, what proof is there to show that Kampung Sungai Mas used to be
a port for international trade?

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29 From paragraph 8:
(a) What was the main function of the beads?

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(b) Who used the beads?

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

30 In your opinion, why do you think the Indo-Pacific beads deserved the title
Champion Trade Beads. Give two reasons.

(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………[1 mark]

(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………….[1 mark]

31 This article describes the Indo-Pacific beads found in Kedah and many parts of the
world.

Write a summary of
 the origins and use of the Indo-Pacific beads
 the spread of the Indo-Pacific beads throughout the world

Credit will be given for the use of own words but care must be taken not to change the
original meaning.

Your summary must

 be in continuous writing
 not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below
 use material from lines 18 – 55

Begin your summary as follows:

The Indo-Pacific beads were first made in the port city …

[15 marks]

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ANSWER SHEET FOR QUESTION 31

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Section D

[25 marks]

32 Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

The Road Not Taken

Two road diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

a. The second road in the poem looked “grassy and wanted wear”.
What does this phrase mean?

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[1 mark]

b. What does the persona mean by ‘I kept the first for another day!’ (Stanza 3) ?

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[1 mark]

c. What does a lone traveler at a forked road represent?

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[1 mark]

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d. (i) The word ‘sigh’ in stanza 4 shows that the persona feels …

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(ii) Why? Give a reason for your answer.

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33 Read the extract from the short story ‘The Sound Machine’ below and answer the
following questions.

“Have you got any iodine in your bag?”

“What if I have?”
“Then paint the cut with iodine. It’ll sting, but that can’t
be helped.”
“Now look,” the doctor said and again he turned as if to
go.
“Let’s not be ridiculous. Let’s get back to the house and then …”
“Paint-the-cut-with-iodine.”
The doctor hesitated. He saw Klausner’s hands tightening
on the handle of the axe. He decided that his only alternative
was to run away fast, and he certainly wasn’t going to do that.
“All right,” he said. “I’ll paint it with iodine.”

a. Who cut the tree?

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b. (i) Why did the doctor want to run away?

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[1 mark]

(ii) What made him change his mind?

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[1 mark]

c. Do you think that Klausner was insane? Give a reason for your answer.

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[2 marks]

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

Jungle of Hope - Keris Mas

The Pearl - John Steinbeck

The Return - K.S. Maniam

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.

‘Unexpected events may change one’s life’.

Choose an incident in the novel which changed the life of a character.

Support you answer with close reference to the text.

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KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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ANSWER SHEET

FOR SECTION A (SET 2)

1 A B C D 9 A B C D

2 A B C 10 A B C D

3 A B C D 11 A B C D

4 A B C 12 A B C D

5 A B C D 13 A B C

6 A B C 14 A B C D

7 A B C D 15 A B C

8 A B C

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