Name : ________________________

Class : _______

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PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN

TINGKATAN EMPAT 2016
BAHASA INGGERIS
KERTAS 2
Dua Jam Lima Belas Minit
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JANGAN BUKA KERTAS INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU
Arahan
1.
2.

Kertas ini mengandungi empat bahagian.

Jawab semua bahagian.
3. Anda dinasihatkan supaya mengambil masa 25
minit untuk menjawab soalan Bahagian A, 25
minit untuk Bahagian B, 50 minit untuk
Bahagian C dan 35 minit untuk Bahagian D.
4. Soalan-soalan yang dikemukakan dalam
kertas ini mempunyai empat pilihan
jawapan.
5. Tandakan jawapan Bahagian A pada kertas
jawapan yang disediakan di muka surat 15.

Section

Marks

15

10

25

20

Total

70

Instructions
1.
2.
3.

This paper consists of four sections.

Answer all sections.
You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on
Section A, 25 minutes on Section B, 50 minutes on Section
C and 35 minutes on Section D.
4.
Questions in this paper have four options.
5.
Mark your answers for Section A on the answer
sheet on
Page 15

The aim of the letter by Concerned Parents is to highlight

A parents mindset about road safety education.
B

authorities good efforts to enforce traffic laws.

parents responsibility to teach their children to be law abiding.

authorities strict enforcement to educate parents on road safety.

Most smoothies start out healthy. Made from blended fruit and low-fat
milk, they help boost your calcium and protein intake. But
disproportionately large serving sizes (some more than two cups
worth), combined with added sugar and ice cream make this a high
calorie drink. A low-fat banana smoothie only has 200 calories, but if
you use whole milk, the calories can hit 500. Ice cream and full-fat
yogurt increase the sugar and fat content too. A scoop of ice cream has
140 calories, 9g of fat and 14g of sugar.

Which of the following ingredients makes smoothies

healthier?
A Low fat milk
B

Whole milk

Ice cream

Yoghurt

5 Based on the cartoon, when you go shopping,

A let your husband pay.
B you must pay by cash.
C bring your husband along.
D do not leave your credit cards at home.

Malaysia is the best place in Asia for Westerners to retire,according to

American magazine International Living.com. The reasons cited for the choice are
infrastructure, high speed internet and English is widely spoken.
The magazine places Malaysia as third on the list of the best places in the world
to spend retirement, after Panama and Ecuador. Panama is an attractive destination for
retirees moving from the United States, as the American dollar is the official currency
and English is widely understood, AFP reports

6 According to the passage above, when Western pensioners choose

a country for retirement, they consider the
A climate
B currency
C location
D language spoken

When we receive instructions at our law office for making a

will, we ask if the author wishes to make an organ donation.
I wish I had known about that before, he answered. I gave
my piano away a while ago.

7 The text above is a clear case of

A misconduct
B misbehaviour
C misjudgement
D misinterpretation
When a waiter served Joe his chicken chop, Joe noticed the waiters
thumb clamped down on top of the meat. Hey, said Joe. I dont want
your hands all over my food.
Well, asked the waiter, Would you be happier if I let it fall on the
floor again?

From the incident above, we know that the waiter

A cheated his customers.
B denied his wrongdoing.
C did not practise good hygiene.
D did not accept the customers complaint

Questions 9 15 are based on the following passage.

People from different countries have extremely different attitudes on gift
giving. Americans are perhaps the most fond of giving ____(9)____ the Arabs give the
most lavish gifts and they may expect lavish gifts in return. The Japanese
_____(10)______ a mania for giving gifts. On the other hand, giving and receiving
gifts ___(11)____ China is something of an art and the ritual can be as important as the
gift itself.

If you give a Latin American woman a box of handkerchieves, she may think
that you want to see her crying. Giving an Argentinean a chrysanthemum would be
worse because it is ______(12)_____ common flower for ____(13)___ in Argentina
and suggests death. Never give a knife to anyone as it implies you want to cut off your
____(14)____ relationship with the receiver.

When giving a gift, hand the gift to the person with both hands. The gift is
considered an extension of the person and handing itover with both hands___(15)____
a sign of respect. When receiving a gift, also accept it with both hands and say thank
you.
9

A
B
C
D

but
since
because
therefore

13

A
B
C
D

weddings
birthdays
funerals
anniversaries

10

A
B
C
D

has
had
have
having

14

A
B
C
D

best
good
healthy
worst

11

A
B
C
D

at
in
on
inside

15

A
B
C
D

was
were
is
are

12

a
B an
C the
D -

My small grandmother is tall there,

straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt,
pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds mine,
white hand in black hand.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye
It was true after all; that look.
My tall grandmother became small.
Her back round and hunched.
Her soup forgot to boil.
She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.
But there she is still,
in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.
SECTION

D
(20 marks) -

Jackie Kay

1. List an item grandmother wears in the photo.

a) _____________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
2. What do you think the writer is referring to in the phrase the awful place grandmothers go?
______________________________________________________________________
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(1 mark)
3. Why do you think the writers small grandmother is tall in the photo?
______________________________________________________________________
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(1 mark)

4. A picture speaks a thousand words is a common proverb. How would you relate this
to the poem The Living Photograph?
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(2 marks)