Name : ______________________________________________

Form 4 Ibnu Sina / Ibnu Khaldun

UJIAN SIMULASI BAHASA INGGERIS 1

[30 marks]
To answer questions, please refer to the poem In the Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin.
1. What does the word dawn mean? (1 mark)
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2. When did they return home (1 mark)
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3. In stanza 1, which lines indicate the suffering that the people endure while out in the rain? (1
mark)
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4. What is unusual about the buffalo? (1 mark)
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5. In stanza 1, why did the people approach the stove? (1 mark)
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6. In Stanza 2, who had to brave the horrendous flood? (1 mark)
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7. In your opinion, what might happen to the albino buffalo? (1 mark)
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8. Which word or phrase in the second stanza suggests that the search for the albino buffalo is
probably going to be unsuccessful? (1 mark)
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9. How long did the heavy downpour occur? (1 mark)
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10. Which phrase in stanza 3 shows that the family is cheerful amidst the hardship? (1 mark)
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11. What word or phrase tells you that they are used to this hardship and do not consider it a
problem? (1 mark)
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12. What do you thing is the peoples attitude towards life? (1 mark)
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13. Name two things that were found in the flood water. (2 marks)
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14. Write down two phrases from the poem which indicate injury. (2 marks)
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15. From the poem, what hardship did the villagers had to face? (2 marks)
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16. What is the couple's attitude towards the problems they face in life? (2 marks)
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17. In your opinion, why did the boy love the albino buffalo so much? (2 marks)
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18. How did they feel when they reached home? Using your own words, give a reason to support
your answer. (2 marks)
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19. What would you save first when you are caught in a flood? Give a reason for your answer? (2
marks)
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20. Do you think it is strange for the boy to love the albino buffalo which does not look like other
ordinary buffaloes? Give a reason for your answer. (2 marks)
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21. When faced with hard times, do you face it the same way the family in the poem does? What is
your own attitude towards hard times? (2 marks)
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