PENILAIAN PENTAKSIRAN SUMATIF 2

FORM 2
NOVEMBER
2015
2 HOURS
SMK PUTERI WANGSA
PENILAIAN PENTAKSIRAN SUMATIF 2
2015

ENGLISH
FORM 2
TWO HOURS
DO NOT OPEN THE BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper consists of four sections, A, B, C, and D
2. Answer all the questions.
3. Write the answer on the space provided.

SECTION
A
B
C
D
TOTAL

MARKS
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Name: ____________________________________________ Class: _______________

Prepared by:

Ms. Emisahida Ngadimin

Checked by:

...
En .Veerasingam a/l Kannasamy

Verified by:

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Cik. Juminah binti Basir

(H.O.D. English)

(Coordinator of

Languages)
SECTION A
[10 marks]
[Time suggested : 15 minutes]
The text below is about planets.
Question 1
Read the text below. The first and the last lines are correct .For the remaining lines, there is
one grammatical error in each line.
Write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been given .The correct
word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling errors in this
text.

A solar system is the name we give to a sun and all the things that go
around it. Our solar system includes the nine planets and more then sixty e.g than
moons. Many smaller object that orbit the sun such as comets and

a._____________

asteroids are also part of the solar system. The nine planets off our solar

b._____________

system are different in size. They were also at different distances from the

c._____________

sun.

d._____________

Mercury is the close planet to the sun followed by Venus, Earth, Mars,

e._____________

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. They all orbit at difference

f. _____________

speeds. It take one year for Earth to go around the sun each time.

g._____________

Asteroids are lumps of rocks founded in space. Millions of asteroids orbit

h._____________

the sun between planet Mars with Jupiter. Comets are ball of snow and

i._____________
_
j._____________
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dust that follow a oval-shaped orbit rather than a circular orbit around the
sun. When a comet is close to the sun, the snow turns into gas and make a
long tail as it moves across space. The solar system is not only awesome
but spectacular.
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(Adapted from Looking At Space by David Glover)

Section B
[30 marks]
[Time suggested : 40 minutes]
Question 2
Read the following announcement. Then answer questions (a) (j).

Ocean Bay Mall is organizing The Ultimate race on 7 December

2015 at 9.30 a.m.
Contestants will sprint across the indoor park of the mall.
Contestants who finished the fastest will win the grand prize.
Those aged 18 to 30 years old who are interested to take
part in the race can sign up today at the Information Counter
located at the ground floor of the mall. You just need to pay a
RM10 registration fee before 24 November.
The grand prize is RM8888 cash plus attractive gifts. Apart
from the grand prize, there are also ten consolation prizes of
RM1500 cash vouchers and food hampers from Villa
Hypermarket.

Questions (a) (j)

Using the information from the announcement, complete the following graphic organizer.

Organizer:

(a) __________________________

Contestants age:

Event:

(b) ____________________

(c) ____________________

ULTIMATE
RACE
Date:

(d) ____________________
_
Time:

Registration fee:

(e) ____________________
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(f) ________________

Consolation prize:

Grand prize:

(g) ________________________
(i) ________________________

(h) ________________________
(j) ________________________

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Question 3
Read the poster below. Then, answer questions (a) (j).

11 13 NOVEMBER 2015
Kedah Exhibition Centre, Alor Setar

HEALTH FAIR
Lets Live Great

Fitness Demonstration

Family Bonding Zone

A fitness team will give a Come to this area and join in the mini
demonstration and tips at the fair games to encourage families to sweat
to encourage people to work out it out together.
instead of leading an inactive life.

Cook This! Culinary Challenge

How to prevent stress

Workshop by Juju

Cook This is a youth culinary

challenge where three member
I hope that through my workshops,
Questions
(e)
teams (a)
compete
in a four-part
people will find useful tips to deal
challenge where they will
with
their day-to-day
stress, along
Based on the poster, state whether the following
statements
are TRUE or FALSE.
demonstrate their cooking skills
with breathing exercises that can help
the
them to stay calm
and mentally
a. and
One creativity
must be fit toinjoin
thekitchen.
fitness demonstration.
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Teams participate at each level:
positive.
intermediate,
andexercises,
senior one can become more
b. junior,
Through
Jujus breathing
levels
.
relaxed.
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[1 mark]
c.

Senior citizens can take part in Cook This!

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[1 mark]

d.

Friends can enjoy the mini games together.

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[1 mark]

e.

Susie who has a backache will be interested in the Love Your

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[1 mark]

Back workshop.

Questions (f) (i)

Its miserable if your back is killing you all

day long.

Read the poster carefully and answer all the questions below.
f.

Does your back need some tender loving

What activity can a person who loves to prepare meals take
part in?
[1 mark]
care?
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g.

State a benefit of playing games together.

Love Your Back is for you.

[1 mark]

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h.

Love Your Back is a workshop that teaches

youword
self-care
change your life and
Fill in the table with an appropriate
/ phrasethat
from can
the poster.
Meaning
Word / of
Phrase
helps make it part
your everyday
routine.
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exercise
doing it on your own

i.

Why do you think the word challenge is used to describe the cooking competition?

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Question (j)
You would like to invite your friend to join you in one of the events of the Health Fair. In about 50
words, write an email to your friend encouraging him or her to accompany you.
In your email:

encourage your friend to join one of the event

give reasons why he or she should take part in the event
add other relevant information to make your writing interesting

You may use the information given in the poster in your writing.
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SECTION C
[20 marks]
[Time suggested: 20 minutes]
Question 4
Read the article on childhood.
CHILDHOOD- the best time of your life?
Some people say that childhood is the best time of your life. However, being a child
has both its advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, you have very few
responsibilities. For example, you dont have to go to work, shop, and cook or pay bills. This
means you have plenty of free time to do whatever you want - watch TV, play computer

games, go out with friends, involve in sports and pursue other hobbies. Public transport,
cinema and sports centre also cost much less for children. In short, being a child is an
exciting time in life.
However, for every plus there is a minus. For one thing, you have to spend five days
a week, from Sunday to Thursday at school. Studying usually means you have to do a lot of
homework, attend extra classes and sit for exams. On top of that, you need to fulfil your
parents expectations and pass with flying colours.
What is more, you may have a lot of free time but you are rarely allowed to do
whatever you want. You usually have to ask your parents permission before doing anything from shopping in town to staying out late.
Last but not least, although there are often cheaper price for children, things are still
expensive. Some parents are not always generous in giving pocket money. The reality is that
sometimes there is not enough money to satisfy a childs need.
To sum up, some people see childhood as the best time in their lives. However in
reality children do not have choices to do what they want. As children grow up, they will soon
realize that they have more responsibilities to bear.
(Adapted from QUEST MAGAZINE MARCH 2009)
Questions (a) (d)
Read the article carefully and answer the questions below based on the article.
a.

List two responsibilities given in the article which a child does not have to carry out.
i.
ii.

b.

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What privilege does a child get when he/ she visits a recreational centre?
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c.

[1 mark]

Why parents are not generous in giving more pocket money to their children?
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d.

Fill in the table with the appropriate word/ phrase from the article.
MEANING
PHRASE
to engage
seldom
acknowledgement
a disadvantage

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Questions (e) (g):

Complete the table with the advantages and the disadvantages of being a child as
mentioned in the text.
Advantages
e.

(i)
( ii )

f.

(i)
( ii )

[1 mark]
[1 mark]
Disadvantages

g.

[1 mark]
[1 mark]

Suggest other ways, which are not stated in the text; how children can show their
responsibilities towards their parents.
i.
ii.
iii.

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Question 5
Read the poem below carefully and answer questions (a) (d).

I WONDER
By: Jeannie Kirby
I wonder why the grass is green,
And why the wind is never seen?
Who taught the birds to build a nest,
And told the trees to take a rest?
O, when the moon is not quite round,
Where can the missing bit be found?
Who lights the stars, when they blow
out,
And makes the lightning flash about?
Who paints the rainbow in the sky,
And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?
Why is it now, do you suppose,
That Dad wont tell me, if he knows?

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(a) In the poem, why is the persona asking questions?

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(b) What does the persona want to know about the moon?
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(c) How does the persona describe the clouds?
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(d) In the last stanza, do you think Dad knows the answer? Give reason to your answer.
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SECTION D
[40 marks]
[Time suggested: 45 minutes]
Question 6
You should spend 35 minutes on this question.
You celebrated Teachers Day in your school recently. Write a recount of what you saw and
did on that day.

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In your recount:

give the date and venue

state the activities carried out
express your feelings on that day
Make sure your recount is between 150 to 200 words
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Question 7
You have studied the drama of Rumpelstiltskin. Based on the drama, Rumpelstiltskin
explain why you like or dislike the story and would you recommend the story to your friend?
Provide evidence from the text to support your response.
Write:

in not less than 50 words

in continuous writing(not in note form)

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