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NAMA :
English For Science TINGKATAN :
and Technology
Kertas 2
Oktober
2008
1 jam
PEPERIKSAAN
Kertas 2
Satu jam
Arahan:
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi dua bahagian dan 30 soalan.
2. Jawab semua soalan.
3. Hitamkan semua jawapan anda untuk Bahagian A dan Bahagian B di dalam
kertas jawapan objektif yang disediakan.
Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of two sections.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Write your answers for Section A and Section B in
the spaces provided.
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Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 11 halaman bercetak.
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Paper 2
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Section A
[25 marks]
You are advised to spend about 50 minutes on this section
Questions 1-25
Each question is based on a given stimulus. Study the information carefully and choose
the best answer.
Question 1
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Scientists are now more confident than ever that the emission of greenhouse gases
through human activities is contributing to global warming. This will lead to climate
change next century, with potentially disastrous impacts on biodiversity, coasts,
agriculture, water and health.
Question 2
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon – if it weren’t for the natural
greenhouse effect the earth would be some 33° C cooler than it is at present. The
planet is warm enough for complex life because gases occurring naturally, including
carbon dioxide and water vapour, trap heat which would otherwise escape into space.
Question 3
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Human activities – including combustion of fossil fuels and land clearing – are adding
to the greenhouse gasses faster than the oceans, plants and soil can absorb them. This
is unnaturally ‘enhancing’ the greenhouse effect. Since the industrial revolution, the
concentration of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, has increased by 30%.
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
It is every patient’s nightmare when they hear the nurse or doctor say, ‘Oh dear! I can’t
find the vein’. Then the doctor repeatedly pokes a hypodermic into your flesh.
Question 5
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Navigating the abundance of information on building and maintaining muscle tone can
be daunting. Should you go body part by body part or weight train every day?
Question 6
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Due to increasing amounts of information about the relationship between weight gain
and premature health risks, maintaining a stable weight throughout life is important.
Question 7-8
Read the table below carefully and answer the question that follows
Table: Calorific value of different kinds of foods (per100g)
Food Proteins (g) Carbohydrates (g) Fat (g) Calorific value (joules)
7. Soya bean and ________ have different amount of calories per the same 100g of
the food.
A. rice C. sugar
B. beef D. butter
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8. Which food gives the highest calories from eating a lot of it?
A. Rice C. Sugar
B. Beef D. Butter
Question 9
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Due to increasing amounts of information about the relationship between weight gain
and premature health risks, maintaining a stable weight throughout life is important.
9. The word integral means
A. Caring C. natural
B. Essential D. effective
Question 10
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Viruses are the smallest of all infectious agents, averaging about 100 nanometres (100
billionths of a meter) in length. They have so few genes and proteins of their own that
in order to reproduce they need to commandeer the machinery of the cells they invade.
Bacteria are at least 10 times larger than viruses.
Question 11
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Food and water are the most common sources of parasite transmission. Since most of
us eat three times a day and drink water frequently throughout the day, our exposure to
these sources is constant. Tap water has been found to be contaminated with parasitic
organisms. Many restaurants have less than sanitary conditions ranging from food
preparation and storage to the utensils and server’s hands.
Question 12
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Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
12. From the information above, which of the following is not a mineral?
A. Tin ore C. Charcoal
B. Diamond D. Bauxite
Question 13
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There are many kinds of airplanes that vary in size, speed and function. Today’s
airplanes can be divided into five groups commercial, transport planes, general
aviation planes, military planes, seaplanes, and special purpose planes.
13. If a farmer wants to spray insecticide over his farm, which type of airplane will he
use?
A. A seaplane C. A general aviation plane
B. A special purpose plane D. A commercial transport plane
Question 14
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Catalysts are substances that help make a reaction go faster. Scientists believe adding a
catalyst to a reaction increases the number of particle collisions. A collision is when
something hits something else with great energy. Some examples of catalysts are
enzymes. There are enzymes in your mouth that help speed up the process of
digestion.
Question 15
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Due to increasing amounts of information about the relationship between weight gain
and premature health risks, maintaining a stable weight throughout life is important.
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Due to increasing amounts of information about the relationship between weight gain
and premature health risks, maintaining a stable weight throughout life is important.
Question 17
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
17. From the above passage, we know that Morse code is not
A. information
B. a radio signal
C. electrical pulses
Question 18
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Earth is the third planet from the Sun at a distance of about 150 million kilometres
(93.2 million miles). Our atmosphere is composed of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and
1% of other gases. Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to harbour life.
Our planet’s rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic
field, which, along with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful
radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Earth’s atmosphere protects us from
meteors, most of which burn up before they can strike the surface.
18. Earth is protected from the sun’s powerful hazardous radiation by its
A. gases
B. atmosphere
C. distance from the sun
D. molten nickel-iron core
Question 19-20
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Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Earth is the third planet from the Sun at a distance of about 150 million kilometres
(93.2 million miles). Our atmosphere is composed of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and
1% of other gases. Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to harbour life.
Our planet’s rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic
field, which, along with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful
radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Earth’s atmosphere protects us from
meteors, most of which burn up before they can strike the surface.
Question 21-22
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Mineral oil is a clear, colourless, oily liquid that is odourless and almost has no taste.
It is also called liquid paraffin, liquid petroleum, or white mineral oil. Mineral oil is an
ingredient used in certain medicines and cosmetics. The liquid is also a dissolving
agent in the manufacture of plastic and an industrial lubricant.
21. Which of the following statements about mineral oil is not true?
A. It is colourless C. it is an industrial lubricant
B. It has a funny smell D. It is used in the cosmetic industry
22. Which of the following characteristics makes mineral oil an ideal lubricant?
A. Odour C. Clarity
B. Colour D. Oiliness
Question 23
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Your weight on the moon would be approximately one sixth of your weight on earth
due to the effect of gravity.
23. if your weight on earth is 66 kilograms, your weight on the moon would be
A. 11 kilograms C. 106 kilograms
B. 66 kilograms D. 396 kilograms
Question 24
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Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
Milk is liquid matter. It has a size or volume. Volume means it takes up space. It takes
the shape of its container.
Question 25
Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows
When you drop the ice cube into a liquid, it begins to melt because the temperature of
the liquid is higher than that of the ice cube. The ice cube becomes liquid water. These
changes are chemical in nature and not physical.
Section B
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[5 marks]
Question 26-30
Read the following passage and then shade the best answer in the answer sheet provided.
We must understand how our body works to establish good eating habits. We
should eat proteins first. Protein food needs lots of hydrochloric acid for proper
______ (26). If the stomach is first filled with carbohydrate food, which do not require
hydrochloric acid is first filled with carbohydrate food, which do not require
hydrochloric acid for digestion, the ________ (27) will remain undigested. Eat salad
and breads with the meal or at the end, never first!
We should also eat small meals, eat slowly and ______ (28) well. Avoid eating
raw vegetables and fruits at the same meals as they require a different set of enzymes
to digest.
Eating yogurt and other lactic-foods with every meal including sauerkraut,
sourdough bread, cottage cheese, garlic and tofu will help to ______ (29) good health.
They will help digestion and even prevent intestinal putrefaction. This vast _____ (30)
ecosystem dramatically influences every individual‘s health, including our physical
and mental health, our metabolism, and quite possibly, even our lifespan.