SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN SAMA GAGAH

13500 PERMATANG PAUH

PULAU PINANG
----------------------------------------------------------------------------UJIAN PRESTASI 1
2010
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FORM 4

TIME
1 HOUR

INSTRUCTION
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONA ON THIS QUESTION PAPER

PREPARED BY :
MISS MARY JOSEPHINE

Answer all the questions.

VERIFIED BY:
CIK HJH NORJAN ABD AZIZ

1.

From paragraph 1,
a) why is it mentioned that it is depressing to read news ?
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[ 1 mark ]
b) what was the police trying to say about the rapid increase in crime cases ?
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[ 1 mark ]

2.

From paragraph 2,
a) explain the meaning of the word priority.
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[ 1 mark ]
b) what does the word petty in line 10 mean ?
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[ 1 mark ]

3.

From paragraph 3,
a) why is it mentioned that snatch thefts are not minor crimes ?
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[ 1 mark ]
b) what does the word traumatized in line 14 mean ?
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[ 1 mark ]

4.

From paragraph 4, give two reasons for the increase in crimes in Malaysia.
i) ________________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark ]
ii) ________________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark ]

5.

From paragraph 6, what two suggestions are given to reduce snatch thefts ?
i ) _______________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark ]
ii) _______________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark ]

6.

Based on the passage given, write a summary on:

* the increase in snatch thefts in the country
Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original
meaning.
Your summary must
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*
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be in continuous writing (not in not form )

use material from lines 7 35
not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

Snatch thefts are now running at around thirty cases a .

1. Match sentence pattern to their instructions

A

1. Sorry, but I like this kind of music.

Polite request

2.

Perhaps you should wear red on that

day to show respect.

* Command

3.

Please dont ignore me

* Disagreeing politely

3.

Dont hog the telephone.

* Giving advice

2. Write down these abbreviations in full.

1. RTM -__________________________________________________________
2. KLIA - _________________________________________________________
3. Mr. - ___________________________________________________________
4. fridge - _________________________________________________________
5. plane - _________________________________________________________
6. VIP - ___________________________________________________________

3. Write / F / for formal Language and / I / for informal language

a. I have spoken to my aunt

b. You mustnt be rude.

c Ive spoken to my aunt.