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JABATAN PELAJARAN PERAK

KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

LEARNING TO SCORE 2007 SET 1

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.

Instructions: 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 16 halaman bercetak.

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Section A

[ 15 marks ]

ICE AGE 3: The Meltdown

How about a memorable moment today with your favourite Ice Age 3: The
Meltdown characters, Rufena and Ivan at GSC Ipoh, New Wing? At 1.00 p.m.
and 5.00 p.m., these characters will be partying at the mall, so bring your camera
to capture that fun moment with Ivan and Rufena. Ice Age 3: The Meltdown is
currently playing at GSC cinemas.

1 Based on the text, what invitation has been issued?

A Play with Ivan and Rufena.

B Visit Ivan and Rufena at GSC Ipoh.
C A free viewing of Ice Age 3: The Meltdown.
D Take photographs with Ice Age 3: The Meltdown characters.

2 Why is the car on tow? The car has broken…

A out
B off
C down

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Reading Habits of Form 5 Science 2 and Form 5 Vocational 2

5 Science 2
5 Vocational 2

3 What does the chart show about the reading habits of both classes?

A Both classes favour thrillers and autobiographies

B Both classes have no interest in adventure stories
C Science fiction is more favoured by Vocational students
D Romance stories are equally popular with both classes

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Modern Jewels Sdn. Bhd.

Genuine Burmese jade with diamond pendants
Ideal as birthday and wedding gifts
20th ANNIVERSARY SALE

In conjunction with our anniversary celebration, buy one item and get 20 %
discount on the second item.

4 From the advertisement, The Modern Jewels Sdn. Bhd. has been in business for

A one year
B ten years
C fifteen years
D twenty years

RESERVED PARKING

Unauthorized cars will be clamped.

The Management

5 What would the management do to drivers who park here?

A Sue them
B Immobilize their cars
C Make a police report
D Tow their cars away

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6 From the cartoon strip, the man should not be

A Smoking
B paying for the petrol
C talking on the mobile phone

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia is the first country in Asia to host the International
Equestrian Federation World Cup Jumping Final 2006. The event will
feature over 100 horses and 51 best riders from 71 countries. It will be
broadcasted to an estimated 500 million viewers in 128 countries.

7 The word host from the extract means that the event will be …

A carried out in Malaysia

B broadcasted in Malaysia
C featured in Malaysian magazines

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Rahim, I think John, lately I have

you should take a memory like a
the proper sieve.
nutrients to boost
your memory.

8 From the cartoon strip, what does Rahim mean by saying “I have a memory like a sieve”?
It means that he is very …

A tired
B sleepy
C forgetful
D energetic

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Questions 9 – 15 are based on the following passage.

Car buyers are spoilt for choice these days. Major car manufacturers 9 now offering
various attractive packages to entice buyers. Huge discounts 10 prices, ang pows of up to
RM15,000, expensive gifts and low interest rates are among the inducements.

The 11 discounts ranged from RM2,000 to an astounding RM40,000 for some new
vehicles. Car sales representatives interviewed 12 additional incentives could also be
negotiated on booking.

Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ng Lip Yong said the local car
industry has reached a different level of competitiveness. “The industry has driven 13 to
another level to 14 customers. The crux of the matter is that every player has to keep 15 with
competition or end up losing out. “

9 A is 13 A itself
B are B herself
C was C himself
D were D themselves

10 A at 14 A attract
B to B attracts
C on C attracted
D by D attracting

11 A price 15 A in
B prize B on
C prices C up
D prizes D out

12 A saying
B said
C says
D say

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Section B
[10 mark]
Questions 16 – 25
Read the advertisements and then answer the questions that follow. Write your
answers in the space provided.
Colek-Colek Food Festival
The Colek-Colek Food Festival,
organised in conjunction with Visit
Malaysia Year 2007, will be held
at the foyer of Medan MARA, 21,
Jalan Raja Laut in Kuala Lumpur
on Monday 26, February 2007. It
will start at 9.00 a.m. and will
include a cooking demonstration
by a celebrity chef, Bob RIzal,
cultural shows, a silat
demonstration, performances by
local artistes and a karaoke
competition.
Crafts Expo
The Culture, Arts and Heritage
Ministry’s National Craft Day
Celebration will be open to the
public from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00
p.m. from Monday to Thursday
and 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
from Friday to Sunday. It will
display craft products from all
over Malaysia (3 - 12 March
2007).
Malaysian Theatre
The Actors’ Studio production of
‘My Ballet Shoes’ will be staged
at 8.30 p.m. on 26, 27 and 28
February 2007. It is a story
about Ayu, a young girl who is
talented in dancing and
performing arts. For tickets, call
Wan Rosli at 06 – 3841094/
017-5230443
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Anti-Crime Seminar
The Rotary International District
3300, Royal Malaysian Police and
the Malaysian Crime Prevention
Foundation are holding an Anti-
Crime Seminar at Amcorp Mall,
Petaling Jaya from 1.00 p.m. to
3.00 p.m. A Rakan Cop will also be
signed to form a partnership to fight
crime. For more information, call
Ray Choo at 017-5958076
Joint Show
The Negeri Sembilan Association
of Fine Arts and Sekolah Tinggi
Seni Padang Panjang, Sumatera,
Indonesia are presenting
Melenggang, Besaluang and
Badendang. The show infuses
elements of dances, music,
singing and acting from the
traditional Minang culture. It will
be held at Panggung Bandaraya,
Kuala Lumpur from 8.45 p.m. to
10.45 p.m. Admission is free.
World Kidney Day
World Kidney Day (national level)
themed “Are Your Kidneys OK?”
will be launched at 9.00 a.m. at
the Penang Hospital foyer. There
will be free health screenings and
an exhibition on kidney disease.
Admission is free.
Adapted from
The STAR, Feb. 2007
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Questions 16-20

For each of the description below, name the event that is most suitable for the following
people.
.

No. Description Event

16 Nawawi and Wan are eager to know how to prevent
snatch thefts.

17 Fikri has contacted Wan Rosli to book tickets for the

show that he wants to watch.

18 John enjoys cooking. He will not miss this event.

19 The show is a grand co-operation between two

countries.

20 Sariah has to write an article on traditional handicrafts for

her school magazine. She wants to get more information
on them.

[5 marks]

Questions 21- 25
Read the following situations and write short responses for them.

21 How many days will the Craft Expo be held?

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22 Where will the Colek-Colek Food Festival be held?

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23 The Melenggang, Besaluang and Badendang is a joint show organised by

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.

24 ‘My Ballet Shoes’ will be staged at 8.30 p.m. on

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25 Diviyana is very concerned about her mother’s health. She should take her mother to
Penang Hospital foyer for

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[5 marks]

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Section C
[25 marks]

Questions 26 – 30
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

1 “Why do the grown-ups do things like that?” Dan asked, moving closer
to his friend, Kum, who was still panting because they had been running
down the hot sandy patch.

2 Kum’s silence had compelled Dan to be quiet. So Dan turned to the

group of monks and the laymen of the village as they sat in the glaring sun. 5
The monks were chanting in unison, with their hands cupped in the manner
of praying and their eyes closed while the villagers crouched in
concentration.

3 Why must they perform such a ritual in the terribly hot sun? Dan wanted
to ask but then he dared not disturb the solemnity of the gathering. In front 10
of everybody there was a toad tied to a stake. The animal was trying vainly
to free itself, mortified by the human din and exposure.

4 Dan was perplexed, his eyebrows curved into a silent question. Shifting
uncomfortably, he once more searched Kum’s face for explanation. Kum
remained serious. 15

5 “Why?” Dan tried to whisper, nudging his friend with his elbow.

6 Kum made a low grunting sound, then lapsed into his seriousness once
more, staring intently at the monks and old men and women as if he was
being stupefied by the awesome rite.

7 Dan’s own grandmother and Kum’s grandmother were among the 20

people watching the ritual. Missing were the school teacher and the
shopkeeper. The latter had already packed his bags and moved elsewhere
since there was no more money to be made from the drought-stricken
peasants.

8 Under this burning sun you could cook an egg in the sand, Dan was 25
thinking, and why? Why do they make themselves so pitiful? The boy was
moved by the sight of his grandmother as she swayed her perspiring,
emaciated body to the rhythm of helplessness. Dan recalled what she had
said to the family, that if the monsoon did not come soon, it would mean
famine. She lamented further, saying that in her life she had never been 30
through any year as bad as this.

9 The wind from the burning rice fields seared hot and dry, carrying dust
of two successive years of drought, breeding sorrow and fear, hunger and
sickness.

10 The streams and the dams were dry, the earth cracked in millions of 35
fissures. What could the villagers do then but torment themselves and the
toad so that the supernatural would take pity on them and give them rain.

11 The rain-begging rite was their last hope when human resources failed.
But Dan, being only six years old, did not understand the meaning of it.

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Nevertheless, he had been taught to respect the solemnity of the monks 40

and the old people.

12 As if he could not bear the ceremony any longer, Kum gave up his
serious pose. Taking Dan by the hand, he led the way, walking off, yet still
in awe and silence. They went along the track where they had come.

13 Hunger drove them from the emptiness of the fields into the woods to 45
hunt for lizards. When they had caught a few of these reptiles, Kum made a
fire and cooked their catch. After the scanty meal that had been wordlessly
eaten, Kim stopped being sulky.

14 Lying under the shade of the tamarind tree, Kum said: “They tried to beg
for rain from the lords,” 50

15 “Will it rain then?” Dan asked

16 “It might,” Kum said ruefully.

17 Dan scanned the skies for clouds which would give rise to their hope.

18 “Maybe in the evening,” Dan hoped. It was also Dan’s attempt to

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Rains by Pira Sudham

SEA Writes Back,
SKOOB PACIFICA
ANTHOLOGY No.1 (1993)

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

26 (a) From paragraph 1, why was Kum panting?

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(b) From paragraph 2, why were Kum and Dan silent?

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27 From paragraph 3, which word has the same meaning as unsuccessfully?

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28 (a) From paragraph 7, who had left because there he could not get any money from
the poor farmers during the drought?

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(b) From paragraph 10, why did the villagers torture themselves and the toad?

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29 From paragraph 8, what two things did Dan’s grandmother talk about in the past?

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30 (a) From paragraph 11, why did the villagers turn to the rain-begging rite?

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(b) From paragraph 13, Kum and Dan caught, cooked and ate lizards. Do you think
that lizards were what they normally ate? Give a reason for your answer.

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31 This extract from a story described what Dan and Kum did on a very hot dry
afternoon during the drought.

Write a summary about

 the rain-begging ceremony they witnessed

 what they did to satisfy their hunger

Your summary must

 be in continuous writing form (not in note form)
 not be longer the 130 words, including the 10 words given below
 use material from lines 4 – 48

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

Begin your summary as follows:

In silence, Dan and Kum watched the monks and laymen …

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Section D

[25 marks]
32 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

Sonnet 18

Shall I compare thee to summer’s day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometimes declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wand’rest in his shade,
When in internal lines to time thou grow’st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

William Shakespeare

a) What does the “eye of the heaven” refer to?

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[1 mark]

b) Give another word in the poem which has the same meaning as shelter.

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[1 mark]

c) What does the poet mean by “By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d”?

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[1 mark]

d) Why does the poet say that a summer’s day is not perfect?

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[2 marks]

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33 Read the extract from the short story The Lotus Eater below and answer the
questions that follow.

“I had some money,” replied Wilson. “I had some savings and I sold my house in
London. With this money, I bought an annuity for twenty-five years. Each year, I get enough
money to live a simple life. But the money will come to an end after twenty-five years. So,
when I am sixty, I will have no more money. That will be the end.”
He did not say exactly what he was going to do when the money was finished. But I
understood what he planned to do. I felt a cold shiver running through me. But, it was his
own life and he could do what he liked with it.
Before he left that night, Wilson asked me if I’d like to see his house. So, two or three
days later, I went to see him. He lived in a small cottage. The cottage was in a vineyard, far
from the town. There was a beautiful view from the cottage out over the sea. There was a
huge flowering tree beside the door of the cottage. The tree was covered with large, brightly
coloured flowers. It looked beautiful.

a) How does Wilson get the money to buy the annuity?

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[1 mark]

b) What does the sentence “That will be the end” mean?

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[1 mark]

c) Who is the landlord of Wilson’s cottage?

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[1 mark]

d) If you were Wilson, would you make the same decision?

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.

What is the climax of the novel you have studied?

Briefly describe the climax with close reference to the text.

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[15 marks]
KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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