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PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN PENILAIAN MENENGAH RENDAH NEGERI PERAK 2009

BAHASA INGGERIS KERTAS 1

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JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAIIU Maklumatuntuk calon I. 2, . 3. 4. Kertassoalqn ini mengandungi lima bahagian:BahagianA, Bahagian B, Bahagian C, Bahagian D dan Bahagian E dengan 40 soalan. Jawab sem\a soalan. Soalan.soqlaxdalam semuabqhqgian mempunyaiemp t pilihqn jay,qpan. Ahda dinasihati supayqmengambil marq lO minit uhtukmenjTwab soalanBahagianA, I0 minit unluk BahagianB, l0 mihit untukBahagianC, lO minit untuk BahagianD dan 20 minit untuk B^hegisr^ E.

Informationfor candidates l, 2. 3, 4, This question paper consists offrve sectionst SectionA, SectionB, SectionC, SectionD ahd Section E with 40 questions. Ansy,ertll E)estions. Suestiohsin all sectionshave folur options. you are adrisedto or 07? ryend about l0 minutes SectionL IO minutes SectionB, 10 minules SectionC, 70 mihutes SectionD and 20 fiinutes on SectionE. ol1 o,

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Fromthe comic strip, we know tbat A B C D son dle man'steenaged did not like his cooking a very long time to Feparedinner t}reman took him for beingslow the man'swife scolded for the mancookeddirurer himselfonly

TIIE 4 Rs - To help save th environment

REDUCE
Reduce the amountof hazardous you Products
DUy.

REUSE

F.ECYCLE

R.EPR.OD[JCE
Reproduce products from materials, recycled

as Reuseproducts Recycle many different and agarn agarn as whenpractical. materials you can.

(Adapted fiom: http://www.cleanwaterwavs.orq/hhwn

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is Whichof the following statements true?

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Prcductsshouldonly be usedonce. People must recycleall qpes of matedals. aimsto help peoplesavemoney. The 4fu progmmme to we shouldusefewer productsthat are dangerous lhe environment.

Cheryl, call Will be backlate.Please your dadto let him know. I haveameeting. takeaway to Remernbet bring in the laundry andmind your brcther.We'lI havea Chinese for dlhnortonight. Seeyou. Mum

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we Frdn tlrc inessage know &at Cherylnasrc A B C D takecare ofher brother her telephone mother took hei o\rn dirmer do tlre laundry

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IPOH, Tues-A drunkenbuglar fell asleepin the househe had brokeninto. The ownerwho found him dozing on his sofacalledthe police. Peterwasjailed for two yearsafter admitting to the break-in. What would be tie most suitableheadline the aboverepofi? for A B C D A Careless Bwglar A Sleepy Burgkr BurglarCaught Sleeping BurglarJailedfor Years

Cameras camemphonesare and A B C D allowed accepted pemitted pohibitd MANAGEMENT TRAINEE . r . . graduates diploma,/degree Fresh with Able to converse in English well No experience required trainingwill be provided is as Computer literate

WALK _IN INTERVIEW 308, 3'dFloor,JalanBunga 57000Kuala Lwnpur A person who wantsio apply for this job A B C D neednot be a gaduate neednot havecomputer skills musthavesomeworking experience mustbe ableto speak Englishfluently [Lihat sebelah SULIT

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WASTENOT,WANT NOT 7. The noticeaboyeis a rcminderthat wateris A B C D contamhated precious plertiirl tainted

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Thepie chartabove shows roadaccidents mainlycaused that are by A engine failures B hwmnfactors C weather conditions D physicat conditions rcads of

EARTH HOUR
Showyour support EarthHouron March28. for At 8,30p,m., switchoffyour lightsibr onehour. 9, The posterabovetells us to switchoff the ligirts A B C D fiom 8.30p.m. 9.30p.m to for aslongasyou like at 8.30p.m. everyday for 60 seconds Cineplexes shopping in mallsprovidea moreexcitingviewing experience come equipped and wilh state-of-the-4rlsound systems plushseats. and 10. Basedon the extractabove,the pltase slate-of-the-al/means A B C D ancient outdated the latest the cosdiest SIJLIT

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SECTION B 11 Questions - 18 Each question in the text below tefers to a numbercd blank. For each question, choose the bestanstter from the oprionr A, B, C and D to fit the nunberedblank. The computer an amazing is tool. It is said to be the 11 invntionof the 2lst cantury.Every olfice and home today 12 a computer,It is used 13 business transactions, a source of referenceand informationand a means of entertainmgnt, as Computershave become such an integral part of 14 lives that we cannot imagine a day going by without using the cornputer._[ , many parents are concemedabout the popularity of computer games.This is becausetheir children spend most of their waking hours in front of the computer,thus_ll into the time spent 17 social aotivities, Plalng computer games 18 be addictive. Adaptedtom the PC Magazine 11. A B C D 12, A B C D 13. A B Dh 14. A, B C D his our your ttFir great grealest as geat as grcalerthan has had have hu.4ng with for 15 A B C D A B C D However Therefore Although Moreover out cuts cutting have cut

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19 Questions - 21 Readthe con|ersotion below and choosethe best meakingfor the phrases underlined' on met Rohana Jayanthi her way back home you Yesterday went back homeafter the frs period' Whal happeaed? Rohana Hi, Jayanthi! so Jalanthi I had such a tenible stomachache I had to call on (19) my aunt to take me to the clinic. Rohana What did the doctor say? Jayanthi He said it wasjust a bad caseof gastritisso he gaveme somemedicationAfter taking it I could feel the pain ebbineawav(20) but I was still weak. RoharE You poor thing! Jayanthi Thank God my aunt was thereto watchover (21) me. Rohana You're so lucky to havesucha caringaunt.

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awav 20, ebbine graduaUy A disappeer instantly B decrease C stoptnrnedialely quickly D ease over 21. watch A plotect B observe to C attend over D guard

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22 Questions - 24 Read the speechbelow and choosethe best heaning fol the phrases underlined.

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Goodmoming,shrdents. Today, bid larewell (22) to Cik Jamaliah we who is retiringnext week. She has been with us for the past 22 years. She has been a pj_llal,qf sllg4gth (23), always encouraging to work hard and advisingus not to build castles the air (24). We will always us in remember words. Cik Jamaliah,we wish you a happy retirement. her 22, bid farewell A B C D conveyour wishes sendour rcgards showgratitude saygoodbye

pillar of strensth A B C D fountainofjoy figurof authority geat support shict taskmaster

24. build castles the air in

A B C D sleep loikr daydream procrastinate

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25 on Questions - 28 are based thefollowingposter.

galnKnou,led8e a llfetlme a Tl9ad booK day, a For

Date Time

PERAK BOOKF,{IRZOOS

zz - z9 Novemberaoog 10 a.m.- I p.m.(Monday Thursday) - 9 p.m.(Friday- Sunday) 10a.m. Venue Stadium InderaMulia,Ipoh,Perak Organiser MalaysianBookstore Association Highlights ofthe week: EVENTS Story-tellingSession (Open childrenaged - rz to 7 vears) Poetrv Readins BookSigningby SamLlewellyn, theauthorof"Lyonesse: The Wall Between Worlds" LiteraryADDreciation Session 'Meetthe Authors' Session 'Tleasure Hunt' for Secondary School Students DATE
22 November2oo9 23 November2oog

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z5 November zoog 26 November 20og

27 November2ooq

3p.m.-5p.m.
2D.m,-6D,m. 2D.m.-6D.m, 11a,m.-6p.m.

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28 November 2oo9

Come and vlsit the event of the year! Great promotions and bargalns! pricesfor selected Special books: r. "TheMagician: Secrets The ofthe ImmortalNicholas Flamel" Michael by Scott z. "Then" MorrisGleitzman by by 3. "11Birthdays' WendyMass The Begins" Edn Hunter by 4. "Seekers: Quest from the CourtandOtherStories" Matthew by Thomas 5. "Tales 6. "MouseClutchingWinter Melon" by KuanGuatChoo Forfurther information, otrto reww,perakbookfair.2 log 009.ny

25. The aim of organising book fair is to ore A B C D help the participating bookstorcs clearrheh stock allow schoolstudentsto participate manyevents in peopleto rcad morc in oder to gain knowledge encourage provideoppornurities people!o meetfamousauthorsandpoets for

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26. The book fair will be held at StadiumInden Mulia for A sevendays B eiglrtdays C nine days D six days 27. If a peNonwantsto get autqgrapbs fiom writers,he can attend A B C D Story-telling session PoetryReadingsession 'Meet the Authors' session LitemryAppreciation session

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28. Fromthe poster,we know that A B L u six booksare going to be ollered at half price a Form Threesnrdenr participa(e Lhe can in Treasure Hunr tle book fair is sponsored Malaysian by BooksLore Association vlsltorscancall the organiser referto the relevant and websitefor infomation

Questions 29 - 34 qre based thefollo\aing passage. on

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t'eir highopinion uryd,ing of org;l ; f., ;il;;#;;

don't evenhaveto look afterit This herb is considered be effectivein treatrnent wounds. to of Somestudies,lbr example, the,rare heating. morerecentstudyshowsevidence ru ger supports of A thar :::y-9::ryT:,:" to second neaung trst or degree burns. The bitterjuice extactedftom aloeverajuice is often ptepTg as flavoureddrink which helpswith digestive problems people.have complained consuming muchaloevera rhat too ^,,__-l::.""a Juce cancause aooormnd cr,unps dranhoea. and Sometimes somepeopleshowmild skil allergyor develop mshes. (Adapted 2 Jiom Just Engtish, 005/www. aloeveraplant. org) 29. The word 'artirtcial, means A authentic B srnthetic C onginal D genuine

lol,ol hoj.re;a9wn_cues manyailments. of tlrcmis thea.loe ptant. for one vera *," plafl grows "easity rrus-ITt:y in Malaysia. intercsting The content thisparticular of plantis its gel,In the e:-d."h.rs hadusedthe get as shampoos washrheir hair,yet roday, have to we f.::1.-_-",i1 exfenslve strampoos thattheycontain vera,asif l werea rareingredient, aloe :l:trunq Atoeverais cultivated an omamental Thisplantsurvives arias as plant. in of low natural not in places whichexperience extremely temperatues. requires low It well-drained i$l poftlngsort sanoy 9:, you andbrightsro:ny condition. car plantit in thepot or on *re ground. you

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stop dianhoea flavour enlrance

well in 31. Aloevemtluives A B C I)

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fir[ sElight coldrcgions places shady areas swampy

pa$graph rcfers to Theword 'it' in the second A B C D ingedient slumpoo aloevera gel

is statementstrue? Whichof thefollowing as A Aloevemgel is suitable hairronic. B Aloeven is onlygrowncomrnercially. bnefits. C Aloeverahasa lot of medicinal care special to growwell. vera needs D Aloe is title Thebest for thispassage A Aloeveraandits uses aloe B Growing veraPlants aloe C Producing veraProducts food D Aloeveraasan organic

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Questions35 - 37 are basedon the followrng poem. The Dead Crow He saw a deadcrow in a drEin nearthe post omce. He saw an old man gasping air for and a baby barely ableto breathe in a crowded momingclinic. This land is so rich. Why shouldwe sufferlike this? I want cleanair for my grandchildren. I want the damned fools to leavethe forcst alone. I want the tees to grow, the riversrun free, and the eadhcoveredwith grass. lt the politicians planhow we may live with dignity, now and always. A.SamadSald 35. 'a babybarelyable to breathe'showstllat thercis _ A B C D air lard noise water pollution in the counrry.

36. All of the followingsarc demands madeby the poet except A B C D gmss-covercd earth moredevelopments wDolluteddvers cleanair

37, The main message the poernis tlat we must of A setup morc clinics B stopkilting cmws C fell rnoretts D cndpollution

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38 on Questions - 40 are based the extract from theshortstoryHow Dalst Got Its Name.
"He startedall this," they said to eachother "Galau will be glad to hearthat Umat is dead!" But they were wong. When Galau heard that his brother was dead,he c:!meto see wherehe lay, still unbuded. cded ard moumedfor him. He "He wasmy brotherandmy father'sson,"he said."He was yotlllgerthan I am. I should havelookedafrerhim. I want you to makea tall, cawedmemorialpole, like the one you made for my latefather." But the men disageed."Chief," they said, "yow kndness is too great.This man was your brotherand your late fafter's son This is why he shouldneverhavegoneagainst you the way he did. He shouldnot have brought our enemieshere to attack and to kill many of our friends.You canmoumhim if you likg but we will not carvea pole for him." "Brother, I think they are right," Lutong said gently."Poor Umat was our brother,but he doesnot deserve memorialpole. lt usjust moumhim in our heais." a Galauthoughtaboutthis, hiding his facewi*r his hands. "All right," he said at last, "cover the poor man with earthand let no more be said.But one memorialI will give him. This was oncea happyvillage,Now it is a placaof death,Blood was spilt in the village sheet.The smell of deathis in the air Black flies arc everyrrtrere. will I call this villageDalat,flies, so nobodyshalleverforget!" 38. The villagerssaid Galauwould be glad that Umat wasdeadbcause A B C D Umat had betrayed him Galauwas a heartless man Galauwas wonied aboutthe witr Umat had beendisrespectii to the villageN

39. Why did Galauhide his facein his hands'l A B C D He wasangry. He was grieved. He washruniliated. He wasfeelingguilty.

40. The villagewasgiventhe name"Dalaf' A B C D because hasthe smell of death it because was firll of blood it in memoryof the war in memoryof Umat

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PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAA}I PENILAIAN MENENGATI RENDAII NEGERI PERAK 2009

BAHASA INGGERIS KERTAS 2

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JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIEERITAHU Arahrn: tig bahagiqn, L Kertas soalan ini mengandungi soalan. 2. Jawqb semtJa 3. Anda dinasihati supayamengambilmasa 40 minit untuk men|awabsoalon Bahs9ia\ A, C. 30 minit untuk Bahagian B dan 20 minit untuk Bs,h^gisD, Instructions.' l. This questionpqper consistsof lhree sections.

2. Answer^ll questions. 3, yo are adtised to spendabout 40 minuteso/r Section A, 30 minuteson Seclion B and 20 rninutes SectionC. or

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Section I GuidedWriting A 130marlcs\

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Chitdren'sHome You Societyofyou schooloBaniseda visit to the Swtshine The EnglishLanguage on havebeenaskedto wdte an article for the schoolnewsletter ihe activitiescarriedout dudlg the visit Activities:

paint walls theoehanage the of

planttrees

clean upthecompound

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playgames Whenyriting your article: . . . e you may useall the notes

prcpare meal a

elaborateon the givennolesto makeit more intercsting information addanyotherrelevant makeswe it is not lssthan 120words

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SectionB : Sumnary 110nqrl,.sl Read the article below and qnerer the questionthat follows.

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that Weall worry.Most of thetime worryingis a normalhumanbehaviour helpsusto think ofanxiety But worryinggetsoutofcontrol andthesense and clearly gotect ourlovedones. sometimes youstopworrying. can us stressed. area fewtipsto help Here il creales leave leeling that 'a problemshared a problemhalved'. Soneverworry alone.The is An old sayingsays for your own,thewolseit canseem be.Oneofthe bestheatrnents to moreyoulook at a problernon worryingis havinggoodfriends youcantalk to openly. that Physical exercise oneofthe bestwaysofleducing arxiery Exercisingyourbodyreleases is is better. And sleep the also chemicals thebrainthathelpcalmyoudown.Exercise helpsyou sleep in worry. verybestlonicfor overcoming tlnughtsinto Leamto tumnegative tlrcughts. Thewo$t partofworryingis it canqeatenegative you positive teaches to look atthingsin a differcntkind ofway a mindset. Thistechnique yow qualityoflife, seek helpfiom yourdoctoror Ifworryingis becoming serious affecting and a counsellor. 2,2005) (Adapted from JustEnglish,yol2Issue

on worrying. Wdtea surnmary waysto overcome Yowswnmary must: . givenbelow the not be moretha! 60 words,including 10 words . bein continuous writing (notin notefom) r be writtenin oneparagraph

meaning. witlloutchanging original the Useyourownwords far aspossible as yoursummary follows: as Begin waysto helpa person stopworryihg... There sereral are

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Section C r Novel 110narksl Novels 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PotatoPeople Robinson Crusoe The Pbantom The Opem of Dr. JeMl and Mr. Hyde The hisoner of Zenda AngelaWright DanielDefo Gaston Irroux Robertlouis Stevenson AnthonyHopHattins

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to Basedon one novel you have !ead,staiewhal you like aboutthe story Cive rcasons supportyour answer. shouldbe: Your response . o trot less tha[ 50 words in conlinuougwdting (not in noteform)

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PEPERIKSAANPERCUBAAN PENILAIAN MENENGAHRENDAH NEGERI PERAK 2OO9 BAIIASA INGGERIS KERTAS 1

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PERMARKAHAN SKEMA
WRITING BAND

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25-30 EXCELLENT

and well-developed well and Taskfulfilledwith ideas dtails organized. andfirst draftslips with is Language accurate few minorerrors are structures usedeffectively to conveymeanmg' Varied sentgnce Vocabulary aptandwidelyused is ofwriting use Accurate ofmechanics and is rcader aroused sustaiDed ofthc Intcrest and developd organized' and Taskfulfilledwilh ideas details and with someserious minorerors' accurate is Language targety are structures accurate sentence Simpleandcompound but is wideenough lackspreclslon. Vocabulary and punctuation use accurate ofsPelling, Almostalways paragraphing. but is lnterest ofthe reader aroused not sustalned. but someideas lacksdetails; Gsk fulfilledwith abilityto develop organized adequately ideas errors serious $ith frequenl accurate is Language sufficien(ly are slruclures attempted sentence SimDle comDound and meaninS. to convey is Vocabulary sufficient ofwriting Somcerrorsin mechanics lacking ideas less Ta.t purti"llyfutfillea*ith ideas developed; organrzatron, that errors serious with frequent accurale is Language barely reading. hamper is Vocabulary limited. ofwriting. errors mchanics in Serious lackcohesion Taskhardlyfulfilledj ideas is oferors; meaning hadly conveyed High density

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SIIMMARY Content 1. - neverworry alone 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. - having good friendsto talk to (openly) - doing exerciseto reduceanxiety - exercise better helpsyou to sleep - sleepis the besttonic to overcomeworry - leamto tum negative mindset thoughtsinto positive - seekhelpfrom doctoror counsellor

(Any 5 contentpoints would warranta maximum of 5 marks)

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Marked ability to useown words Languageis accurate : useof simple compound and sentences : appropriate linlers I USe grammal OfCOaTeCt Accurate spelling punctuation and First drafi slips No lifting ofsentgnces. No irrelevanl delails Ability to useown words Language largelyaccurate is : useof simple compound and sentences : appropriate linkers : useofconectgmmmar Spelling punctuation and largely accuratc Some minoreFors Almostno lifting ofsentences No irrelevant details

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: some of linkers use : some grammatical serious errors Some serious erors in spelling punctuation and Selective lifting ofsentenccs Someirrelevantdetails No attemptto useown wolds Frequent serious eoorsin grammar, spellingand punctuation Wholesale lifting oftext matedal Irrelcvantdetails High density ofenors - fractuedsyntax Totallifringofrexrmarerial rrarscript i.e. IIrelevant details

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