KERTAS PERCUBAAN PMR Portal Pendidikan Utusan ENGLISH (SET 1) PAPER 2 TIME : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES Section A

Monday - class - field trip - fruit orchard Taiping - bus Greeted - Encik Razak caretaker in charge orchard - tour explained job Started - showing - tree sapling - mango tree -kept - green house - a month grow -affected insects - saplings safe - enclosed. Another part - orchard 1 month old -planted - ground. rows - small tractor - ground - tree Leaving Encik Razak -two large baskets -fruits ourselves -thanked him patience - spend time

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When writing your composition: * use all the notes given. * elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting * make sure it is not less than 120 words.

Section B You are advised to spend about 30 minutes on this question. Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Exercising carries with it many benefits that will help us lead better lives. Physical activity burns calories, so the more you just get up and move, the more calories you will burn. You even burn calories doing things like running the vacuum cleaner or going up and down steps. Exercise increases your metabolic rate. Perhaps this is why active people can Eat anything and not gain weight. It also lowers the risk of many diseases, including heart attacks. Exercise is good for body and soul. Exercising improves mood and due to the chemicals it releases in the brain called endorphins, it gives you an overall feeling of well-being. This is the same chemical that being in love or eating chocolate induces. Exercise, particularly in the morning, may help you sleep better. Just be sure not to exercise too close to your bedtime because it may keep you awake. If you need to exercise within a few hours of going to bed, make sure it's only a brisk walk. Experts say you should allow yourself about three hours between exercise and going to bed.

Write a summary on the benefits of exercising. Your summary must * not be more than 60 words, including the 10 words given below. * be in continuous writing (not in note form) * be written in ONE paragraph. Use your own words as far as possible without changing the original meaning. Begin your summary as follows:

Regular exercising will help us stay healthy in more ways

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Section C You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this question. Novels Potato People 1 Robinson Crusoe 2 The Phantom of the Opera 3 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 4 The Prisoner of Zenda 5

Angela Wright Daniel Defoe Gaston Leroux Robert Louis Stevenson Anthony Hope Hawkins

Based on one of the novels above, write a comparison between two characters of your choice. Write about the characters that you have chosen, comparing their attributes.

Give evidence from the novel to support your answer. Your response should be: in not less than 50 words in continuous writing (not note form)

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ANSWERS Section A On Monday, our class went on a field trip to a fruit orchard. As this orchard is situated in Taiping, therefore we had to go there by bus. We were greeted by Encik Razak, the caretaker of the orchard. He is in charge of the entire orchard. He took us on a tour of the orchard and explained his job there. He started the tour by showing us a tree sapling. The sapling of the mango tree is kept in a green house for a month, so that it can grow without being affected by insects or wind. The saplings were safe there because it was enclosed. He then took us to another part of the orchard where the month old trees are finally planted into the ground. According to Encik Razak, a small tractor is used to dig up the ground for each tree. Before leaving, Encik Razak brought us two large baskets of fruits to share among ourselves. We thanked him for his patience and willingness to spend time with us. 173 words Section B Regular exercising will help us stay healthy in more ways than we know. Physical activity burns calories and increases your metabolic rate. Besides that, it helps our body and soul by releasing chemicals in the brain called endorphins, which improves mood. Regular exercising may also help us sleep better, and it definitely reduces the risk of diseases. 57 words

Section C The novel that I have chosen to write about is Dr. Jekyll ad Mr. Hyde. The two characters that I choose to compare are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The former is the elderly gentleman at the center of the story who battles with his split personality. Known to his friends as a very good hearted and pleasant man, Dr. Jekyll actually has a dark side which manifests in the person of Mr. Hyde. Mr Hyde, as mentioned above, is the alter ego of Dr. Jekyll. Unlike the kind, well mannered doctor, this is a man who is full of brutality to the point of nbeing murderous throughout the story. Created when Dr. Jekyll drinks a special chemical solution, Mr. Hyde is hated by everyone he meets, even at first glance. Although they cant name it, those around him sense something profoundly evil about him. The novel revolves around Dr. Jekylls valiant efforts to keep Mr. Hyde bottled up inside.

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