pew Sb SSMJK YUK CHOY IPOH ‘SPM TRIAL EXAMINATION 2009 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER? (2 HouR) ‘This question paper consists of 30 questions. Answer all questions. Shade all your answers on the objective answer sheet provid Section A (25 marks] ‘You are advised to spend 40 minutes on ths section, Questions 1-25 For each ofthe questions inthis section, circle the ansiver A, B, Cor D inthe question paper Question 1 Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows ‘The basic unt in the human body is ghe cell. Cells which perform the same function group together to form a tissue. Different types of tissues form ai organ to carry out a specific life ‘process. A system consists of several organs and there are many systems inthe human body. 1 Which ofthe following show's the correct order in which human cells are organised from the simple ‘wihe complex? fe t t CE I | LS - IQuestions 2-3 Read the text below carefully and answer the questions that follow, ‘The basic metabolic rate (BM) in humans is measured in the so-called basal state: comfortably at rest mentally and physically, awake at norma room temperature, atleast 14 hours after eating. Because a definite correlation exists between the production of heat and the consumption of ‘oxygen, the BMR is usually determined by measuring the amount of oxygen consumed in a given length of time. The BMR is higher in males than in females. It is higher inthe young and decreases as age advances: It is influenced by body size and state of nutrition and is slightly lower during sleep. 2 The word “advances” in the above extract means A_ progresses. A continues © promotes 3 Whose BMR would most probably be the highest? ‘Ateenage male B Anelderly male © A teenage female Questions 4-5 The melting and Boiling points of six elements are tabilated below. Study the table arid answer the questions that follow. (GroupT ‘Sodium, 98, 883, Bromine a [ 3 [7 Mereuey 39 357 Group IT {tron 1535, 2862 Tungsien | 3410 3555 Gold 1063, 2970 4 Tronand have relatively similar boiling points, —* gold B bromine C tungsten, D mercury [5 Which of the following statements best describes the differences between the elements in Group I and Group IT? A The melting points of the elements in Group I are almost similar to those in Group TL |B The boiling points of the elements in Group Tate generally bigher thin those in Group I. € The boiling points ofthe elements in Group Iare marginally lower than those i Group Il, D_ The melting points ofthe elements in Group Tl are marginally higher than those in Group 1‘Question 6 [Read the tex below carefully and answer the question tha follows “The colour of skin depends maily on melani, a brownish pigment produced by melanocytes it the epidermis. ll people have about the same number of melanocytes; isthe amount of melanin {hey produce that varies among lighter and darker skinned people. Heredity is a primary (eicrninaat of how much melanin the melanocytes produce in any given person 6 Based ontext above, which ofthe following statements is true? ‘A. Toeamountof melanins the same for al people. -B Tue number of melanocytes determines the colour of ski. ‘C Light skinned people have less melanin in their epidecais. D Lightand dirk skinned people are determined by heredity only Question 7 Read the text below carefillyand ancwerthe question that follows. ‘Atthe mouth ofa river, the water slows down. The particles fill nd form a layer of sediment over the sea be. More layers of sedimtent gradually bild up, pressing down onthe layers underneath. ‘The small particles of rook become cemented together by other chemicals, Over several million ears the sediments forin anew rock called sedimentary rock, Most ofthe rocks that make tp the Continent ee sedimentary rocks. 7 The phrase “iedimentary rock” itis used inthe txt, refers the [A layers of sediment over the seabed _Ab tayers of sediment pressing down over the seabed € particles of rock cemented togetber D. fallen particles of ook over te sea bed Questions Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows ‘Bakers use yeas to make bread, Mixed with flour, water and sugar (the dough) the yeast reacts ‘with te sugar, producing cazbon dioxide and alcohol. The carbon dioxide gas forms “bubbles in the dough, making the dough ‘rise’. Most of the alcohol evaporates as the dough rises. The reaction tht takes places called fermentation’ 18 Yeastis mainly used in bread-making fo -X help the dough rise enable the alooho to evaporate ‘© break down the sugarin the dough D realise alcohol and carbon dioxide rapped inthe doughQuestion 9 ‘Read the text below carefully and answer te question that follows. Compounds ‘of nitrogen are essential to living things, both plants and animals. Plants obtain | nitrogen from the soil by absorbing sclutions of nitrates through their roots, and use the nitrogen to build plant proteins. Animals either obtai nitcogen by eating plants containing plant proteins, ‘which are then converted to animal proteins, orby eating other animals. 9 From the text, we can conclude that A. animals can make their own proteins B plants supply animals with the corect proteins plants and animals pet their proteins inthe same way plants make proteins using nitrates absorbed from the soil Question 10 The table Below shows the melting points and boiling points of five organic compounds. [ Hexanat 91s 0a, | 10 Which ofthe following statements is true? ‘A. Butanal has the highest boiling point. {C._B Propanal haste lowest melting point. (C Formaldchyde is agus stroom temperature. -D Acetaldchyte is aliquid at room temperature. Question 11 The planets, Mercury and Venus, re compared inthe table below. Amore ve Des ‘Temperature | 430°C 500°C Disasionaoem | Sealtietm | lotion 11 Based on the information above, wihich statement is true? ‘A. Mercury and Venus have a dense atmosplere. B. Venus has a lower temperatire than Mercury. ‘Venus is further from the Sun compared to Mercury.Question 12 ‘Read the text below carefully and answer the guestion that follows ‘Mars is called the “Red Planet’, Ithas aa atmosphere containing nitrogen; oxygen, carbon dioxide, ‘water vapour and noble gases. its atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide. 12) What is Mars’ atmosphere mainly made up of? A Nitrogen B Oxygen © Noble gases AB Carbon dioxide Question 13 Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows. [An eclipse occurs when a celestial body becomes totally or partly darkened. The sun is eclipsed ‘when the moon comes between it and the earth. The moon is eclipsed when it passes into the shadow cast by the earth. 413. From the description shove, we can that sy the Moon is eclipsed when A itcannot be seen B itis totally or parly dark in thesky C. itpasses into the shadow of the earth ‘D the sun comes between it and the ear ‘Question 14 ‘Read the text below carefully and gnower the question that follows. “The Sun is the nearest star to Earth and the brightest object in the sky. It emits electromagnetic radiation of various wavelengths, some of them harmful to life, The Earth's atmosphere absorbs ‘most ofthese injurious radiation and infact, life on Earth would be impossible without hest and light from the Sua. 14 Aécording tothe text the electromagnetic radiation of the Sun ‘A. isnothamaful tolife on Earth B ig the brightestobjectin the sky -& gives beat and light o life on Earth ‘D iscompletely absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere ‘Question 15 ‘Read the text carefully and answer the question that follows. ‘Yeast changes sugar into alcohol and carbon dionide gas. This reaction is called fermentation, The reaction occurs in the making of wine and bread. When yeasts mixed with flour, water and sugar (he dough) in making bread, the yeast reacts with the sugar, producing carbon dioxide and aleohcl. The carbon dioxide gas forms "bubbles" inthe dough, making the dough rise. Most of the alcohol evaporates asthe dough rises 5 Ieis said thatthe in making of bread, yeast can produce A sugar B alcohol C carbon dioxide AP carbon dioxide and alcoho! 5Question 16 Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows. ‘The planet Neptune is part of oar Solar System. It orbits 4497 million kms from the sun. It isa ball, of water and rock. Ithas an atmosphere of hydrogen, belium and methane. There are rings made of ‘shall particles orbiting the planet It is closer tothe sun than Pluto. If seen through a telescope, it isa blue-green speck inthe sky, 16 Whict of the following statements is true? A. Neptune is made from water and rock. BB Neptune can be seen clearly from Earth, PC Neprane’s rings consist of smal planets. Neptune is further away from the sun than Pluto, Question 17 Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows. et How Do We See? ‘When light from an object enters the eye i fist passes through the comes where the light is slightly bent. Then, the bent light passes trough a guid behind the cornea and reaches the pupils. ‘The puplis the opening trough which light enters the eye. Nex, the light strikes the lens where it is further beat produce an upside down image that forms on the retina. The light receptors on the retina detect the image and produce a message. Finally, te fessage is sent to the brain along, ‘the optical nerve. The brain then interprets the message and we ‘see’ the object the right way. 17 Choose the correct sequence that shows how we see. A. comea—y retina —+ lens —» pupil —» optical nerve 2B comea—> papil —+ lens —+ retina —> optical nerve ‘© pupil —+> comea—+ lens —> retina —» optical nerve D pupil lens —» cormea—> retina —» optical nerve Question 18, Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows, ‘Dengue or breakbone fever, isa disease caused by of a virus and transmitted to man principally by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Death rarely occurs. A more severe form, dengue haemorchagic fever ccan result in death. 18 Dengue haemorrhagic fever is ‘A. notaserious desease B very unlikely to cause death not transmitted by mosquitoes “BD amore severe form of disease than dengue fever Question 19 Read the text below cavefully and answer the question that follows. ‘A crocodile isa reptile which differs from the alligator in various ways. Its long snout la narrower ‘than that ofthe alligator, and when the jaws are closed, the fourth tooth on each side ofthe lower {aw projects outside the snout, whereas in the alligator it ts into a socket in the upper jaw. 19 Compared to alligators, erocodiles have A onger tail 3 broader snout © more scaly skin D protruding teeth >Question 20 es Read the tex below carefully and answer the question that follows. “The complenitics of the human language has made the command of robots problematic. For instance, in the three sentences, “Go right tothe top,"“Move your right hand” and ‘think you're right, is used in a completely different way each time. We understand this because ofthe contextin. | ‘which right’ is used. But how is a computer supposed to know? 20 The problem in commanding robots to carry out an action is caused by A ambiguity ® B intonation € pronunciation Bs comprebension Question 21 Read the text below carefully and answer the question thas follows ‘An eledtric current in d conductor produces a magnetic field, composed of lines of force. A looped conductor has circular lines of force. A straight conductor has circular lines of force, but a much weaker magnetic field coiled conductor has a much stronger magnetic field than a looped or straight conductor (ee 21 Tecan be inferred from the text above thatthe swength ofthe magnetic field depends oa. A. the strength of the current 1) Br the type of conductor used © C the length ofthe lines of force D thecorrent and the lines of forse Question 22 Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows. ‘Diecasting is used to produce machine components. For metals with alow melting point, such as a Zine alloy, a process called hot chamber diecasting is used. A carburctor body is produced by this method. Ee ae ee, 22 Which ofthe following statement is true? . ‘A Only a zinc alloy can be used in diecastng, ©" B. Zinc alloy is the only metal with alow melting point C ‘Hot-chamber diecasting uses metal which can melt cay. -DDiecasting is used w produce hot chambers for carburetor. Questions 23-24 Read the text below carefully and aiswer the questions that follow. ‘The mass of a body resists any change in motion. The bigger the mass, the harder its to get it to start moving, slow down, move faster or change direction. This property of objects is known as, inertia, 23 Which ofthe following persons will have to exer the mot effortto skate on rollers? A Jane (50g) B Il (100%g) © Jack (1505) D-Toha (200 ke) 24 If the following persons do not wear seat belts when driving, who willbe thrown farthest towards the windscreen when the car stops suddenly’? yA Hane (50 kg) > B FLG00kg) Tack (103) D John (200 kg) 7Question 28 7 Read the text below carefully and answer the question that follows. Parasitic plants live on other plants for their nourishment. They have no green leaves and thus ccanniot make food. They penetrate into the tissues of other plants and take the food they need, ‘Through their actions theY can cause harm to their hosts," ee erat en NS Lo foes AE. Pe a 25 In what way do parasitic plants harm their hosts? ‘A. Trey kill their hosts, '® B They absorb food from theirhoss. C They attack the roots oftheir hosts —D- They penetrate into the tissues oftheir hosts. Section B (Smarks} ‘Questions 26-30 Read the following passage and then circle the BEST answer A, B, Cor in the question paper Stress in a modern lifestyle can Work wonders for you. Tt can help to keep you 26_ and ‘challenged so that you can live life tothe fullest. The trick isto learn how to balance yau life so that stress does not take aver and 27” your health Exercise is one of the most important wsiys in which you can 28_ control stress, It is essential that you take time out fo exercise atleast three times @ week. You can exercise more often when, you do somiething that you enjoy. ‘Natural supplements can also help you -29_ with stress, There is evidence to show that in 30_ of sress, our bodies use up more of the waier soluble B and C vitamins. Furthermore, during periods of prolonged stress, poor dietary habits result in under consumption of the right nutrients and | overconsumprion of the wrong kins of foods, such as coffee, chocolate, alcobol ad junk foods Leg ee ee ee ee 26-8 coivaea aor ope 3 Siem ok @ Hatacd € ine D a 27 A affect ~" k 2 30.A time itn ae 2 sco > pina B negatively anes bahay repre, crete, ver Dp ey (chon oo a Language Panel Department SMIK Yuk Choy'SMUK YUK CHOY IPOH ‘SPM TRIAL EXAMINATION 2009 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER1 (1 HOUR 15 MINUTES) ‘This question paper consists of two sections , Section A and Section B. Answer all questions. Write all your answers in the space provided. Part 1 ‘Read the text below. Indigestion, complex food substances are broken down into simpler substances tobe readily absorbed by the body. Inthe mouth food is chewed into smaller pieces, The food isthen mixed with saliva which is secreted by the salivary glands. Salivais alkaline and contains the enzyme amylase, which digests starch to maltose. “The food is then swallowed into the ‘oesophagus. The oesophagus transports the food into the stomach. The ‘esophagus does not contain any) digestive enzyme, In the stomach’ gastric juices that are secreted by the gastric glands mix with the food. These gastric juices contain hydrochloric acid and enaymes. These ‘enzymes digest protein into peptones Alter three to four hours, the digested SECTION A, (20 marks) food passes into the duodenum, Inthe duodenum, bile fram the gallbladder and pancreatic julce from the pancreas mixes with the food. The bile neutralise the acidic mixture and breaks up fat into fat droplets. The pancreatic. enzymes breakdown starch into maltose, peptcnes into amino acids, and fats into fatty acids and glycerol. Food from the ‘duodenum then passes into the small Intestines, Food in the small Intestine Is mixed with the intestinal juice which is secreted by the intestinal glands, Ths intestinal Juice contains the enzymes, amylase and protease. These enzymes breakdown complex sugars into simple sugars, and the peptones into amino acids. Digestion ‘ends in the small Intestines. ‘Based on te iformation inthe text above complete te tale blow. (Pans ofthe lasses of food | Actions and |_Mimentarycanat_| Secretion | volved nd products | es 3 Saliva <“ | carbohydrates | Starch ..maltose [a Stommacte 4 gasitc ues] proteins 3 paiein ~ peptoned | este e4 fer MEGA Shae]! OY | © Gemallintestiney | 5 woes wice | Fats Fat droplets = fatty acids, glycerol | Carbohydrates | Starch...maltose | Proteins Peptones .-amino acids Therestofthe small | intestinatjuice | 7 Peten% | peptones... aminoacids lncestine | (alkaline) Carbohydrates simple sugarsIn modem society, many forms of organic foods have been, diversified with the addition of chemicals to enhance favour, tenable the process of preservation, and for mass production. ‘Chemicals are sometimes used without regard tothe fact that they may pose dangerous health hazards. ‘Some examples of chemical threats are residues of pesticides that are used In crop production: high levels of mercury that are found in ish due to the careless dumping of toxic wastes in the ‘ocean and the use of a host of chemicals in industrial production, Such chemical exposure can cause birth defects, genetic ‘mutation, cancer or even death. “Thus, regulating the use of chemicals in products, enforcing stringent laws on companies dumping toxic wastes ilegally and choosing foods that are grown organically are some of the ‘measures that can be taken to reduce or avoid chemical risks in ‘our lives and in the environment. eS ‘Based on te information in the text, complete the graphic organizer below 1 eboney tems ee : i 3 Conti 8 srfecdng ctaygnh laws eh Cmts aiping Bric Wore dleyaly 9 ceases ef Chemicals crs = 10 4 Hast ee puff chewpcnt rts SReMe tay and emcee We “que erganically ilSECTION 6 (Bomarks) We nad to have sufficiont intake of tamtns to remain falthy and prevent the onseof certain Aiseass. Below ia table with information on the main function ofthe many kinds cf etamins aswell asthe effets of vitamin deficiency, a Maintains growth, healthyskinand | Night blindness ‘good night vision Dry. scaly skin 5 Promotes and maintains healthy Berber digestive and nervous system, skin | (disease of the nervous system. In serious cases, paralysis may set in.) Helps the formation of red blood Peliagra calls (redness of skin, tongue} Promotes the breakdown of Anaemia carbohydrates, proteins and fats (insufficient red blood cells) torelease energy € Increases the bodys resistanceto | Scurvy (bleeding ofthe gums) diseases and infections Maintains healthy skin, teeth and gums D “Maintains the balance of calcium Rickets (weak bones and dental ‘and phosphorus inthe body. decay) ‘Maintains a healthy and strong set of teeth and bones E Required by cells tomaintain their | Stenihty- good condition Poor blood circulation, poor nerve and muscle function Maintains fertility K Helps in blood clotting ‘rolonged bleeding Blood does notclot easly Based on the table above, write a report in about 200 words on the Importance of vitamins to the body. ‘Your report should include the following items: * the main function of each ofthe vitamins given above: and * the consequences of lack of each of these vitamins. Prepared by, checked by, CLF Onl Iman a (Pa. Chen Yoke Thin) (ar. Choong Foo chai) Head of the English Head of the Language Senior Assistant Language Pane! Department ‘SMIK.¥uk Choy