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Question 1 - 10
Complete the following graphic organiser below by using the information from the text.
her mother-in-law
9. she sells an average of 1500 sticks a night and more
on
weekends
4. The
secret
of getting the peanut
10. she catered for the Sultan Selangor at the palace
by mixing large and small gr
Taman Yarl
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[10 marks]
Questions in Section B, C, D and E have four options. Answer each question by blackening the
correct space on page 10.
SECTION B (8 marks)
Question 11 - 18
Complete the conversation in the situations below by selecting the best answer from the options
A, B, C and D, according to each of the underlined functions.
Situation A: Mr Li is introducing a friend from Australia to Mr Raju.
Mr Li
Mr Raju
11. To Introduce
A. Have a seat, Mr Raju.
B. Mr Raju, meet Dr Smith.*
C. Dr Smith is here with his wife.
D. Do you want to meet Dr Smith?
12. To Welcome
A. Welcome to Malaysia.*
B. Please welcome Dr Smith.
C. Have you ever been to Malaysia?
D. Is this your first time in Malaysia?
Situation B: Siva has found a mechanic for his friend, Sahril.
Siva
: Sahril, this is Ken. Hes a mechanic. Im sure he can help you.
Sahril
: Hello Ken.
Ken
: __________________ 13 (To Enquire).
Sahril
: __________________ 14 (To Explain). I hope you can repair it.
Ken
: Hmm... Let me have a look at it.
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13. To Enquire
A. Is this your car?
B. Where is the car?
C. Whose car is this?
D. How can I help you?*
14. To Explain
A. The car is not new.
B. This is a cheap car.
C. The engine is quite old.
D. The engine cannot start.*
Situation C: Mr Jamal and Mrs Mala are talking to their children.
Mrs Mala
Mr Jamal
Ali
Najmi
Ali
Mr Jamal
Ali
Najmi
Mrs Mala
Mr Jamal
15. To Announce
A. Would you all like to go to Australia for a holiday?
B. Australia is a good place to go for a holiday.
C. Are we going to Australia for a holiday?
D. We are going to Australia for holiday!*
16. To Ask About Plans
A. You must tell us more about the trip.
B. Do you know anything about the trip?
C. Please tell us more about the trip.*
D. Didnt you tell us about the trip?
17. To State Plans
A. Lets go at the end of November.
B. Well go at the end of November.*
C. Shall we go at the end of November?
D. Why dont we go at the end of November?
18. To Suggest
A. Lets cancel the trip, then.
B. Lets plan for the trip today.
C. Lets go in December, then.*
D. Lets attend Najmis camp.
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SECTION C (4 marks)
Question 19 - 22
B. patrons at a restaurant
C. customers at a shopping centre*
D. tourist at a local place of interest
22. Read the dialogue below and answer the question that follows
Anna : I dont like this present. It is not suitable for me.
Mrs Raj : Your grandfather does not know your taste. Dont look a gift horse in the mouth.
Tarantulas give some people the creeps because of their large, hairy bodies and legs. However,
these spiders (23)____________harmless to human (except for a painful bite), and their mild venom is
weaker than a typical bees. Among arachnid enthusiasts, these spiders have (24)____________ popular
pets. Tarantulas periodically (25)_____________ their external skeletons in a process called moulting.
There are hundreds of tarantula species found in most of the (26)___________ tropical,
subtropical, and arid regions. They vary (27)___________colour and behaviour according to their specific
environments. Generally, (28)_______________tarantulas are burrowers that live in the ground.
Tarantulas are slow and deliberate movers, (29)___________accomplished nocturnal predators.
Insects are their main prey, but they also (30)____________ bigger game, including frogs, toads, and
mice. The South American bird-eating spider, as it name suggests, (31)_______________ even able to
prey upon small birds.
23. A. is
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29. A. become*
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B. are*
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C. was
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B. became
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D. were
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C. becomes
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D. becoming
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33.
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34. A. shed*
D. even though
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B. sheds
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C. shading
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D. shedding
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B. may
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C. although
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D. but*
40. A. world
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B. worlds
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C. worlds*
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B. targets
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D. worlds
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C. targeted
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D. targeting
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B. of
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C. about
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B. are
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D. around
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D. were
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76. SECTION E (9 marks)
77. Questions 32 - 34
78. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
79.
I WONDER
I wonder why the grass is green,
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D. angry
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34. What does the use of the word wonder in the poem indicate?
A. the reality of life
B. the creation of God
C. the ability of human to think*
D. the richness of mother nature
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94. Questions 35-37
95. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.
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97. One of the features of this ship is its disposal system. There are five big hatches, each one
marked DISPOSAL. You open the hatch, put the thing you want to get rid of into the hole, and
98. whoosh its gone. Disposed of for ever in infinite space. One of the five hatches happens to be
99.
outside my cabin, in the corridor. Theres never anyone in the corridor at night. There you are
then. Tonights the night. Ill be disposing of something definitely. I am going to write a note to
100.go with the item. The note will read, Goodbye, Clo. Have a good trip. Yours never, Trish.
101.
35. The word item in the phrase a note to go with the item refers to
A. the garbage
B. an old computer
C. Clo*
D. the note
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36. What is Trish planning as in the extract?
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37. Why was Trish very angry?
A. Clo was more beautiful.
B. Clo shared everything with her.*
C. Trish wanted another new friend.
D. Trish was very lonely.
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Narrator
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: It is night. In a room high in the tower, Lisa is crying. There is a spinning wheel beside her
and a big heap of straw.
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Lisa
Questions
38-40
: Oh, dear.
I cant possibly make gold out of straw, and when the King finds out, he will cut of
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Narrator
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my head.
Read
the extract below and answer the questions that follow.
: Suddenly, there is a scratching noise and a strange little man with a pointed nose climbs
through the window.
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Lisa
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: Because my father told the king I could spin straw into gold. Now the King will cut off my
head.
Rumpelstiltskin : Thats nothing to cry about. Ill help you if you give me something in exchange.
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Lisa
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Rumpelstiltskin
: What about that pretty necklace you are wearing.?
Lisa
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: This?
Narrator
: The little man nods and Lisa unfastens the necklace and hands it to him.
Rumpelstiltskin : Thats right. Now you go to sleep. By the time you wake up, your troubles will be over.
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38. What was Lisa instructed to do in the palace?
A. Make straw and gold.
B. Make golden clothes.
C. Spin straw into gold.*
D. Spin gold into straw.
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39. What did Lisa give Rumpelstiltskin in return for his favour?
A. gold
B. ring
C. necklace*
D. straw
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40. Why is Lisa crying because
A. she hates her parents.
B. she is the victim of her parents lies.*
C. her parents are evil.
D. the king is evil and tortures her.
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answer, erase the blackened mark that you have made. Then blacken space
for the new answer.
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