Name:____________________ SMK LIMBANAK PENAMPANG JULY TEST 2011 1 KRK 1 HOUR Answer all the questions.

Each question is followed by three or four possible answers: A, B, C and D. For each question, choose only one answer. Graphic Materials and Short Texts Questions 1 8 are based on the information given. 1
Willy Book Fair Last 3 days! DISCOUNTS UP TO 70%

From true? A. B. C. D. 2

the advertisement above, which of the following statements is Only books are on sale. The fair lasts for 3 days. The fair is outside the mall. All books are discounted at 70%

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY

The idiom above reminds motorists to be all the following except A. alert B. hastry C. cautious D. responsible 3

EVERY SATURDAY IS NO PLASTIC BAGS DAY Bring your own bags *for each plastic bag we provide, we will charge you 20m sen

If you go shopping on Saturdays, you A. have to bring your own plastic bags B. cannot shop without plastic bags C. are encouraged to bring a bag
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D. must buy lots of plastic bags 4

WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS Drivers and passengers should obey this safety rule so that they will be A. sheltered B. protected C. controlled D. covered 5

60 Km/ h
When a driver sees this sign, he must A. only travel at 60 km per hour B. travel faster than 60 km per hour C. not travel beyond 60 km per hour D. travel slower than 60 km per hour

Dear Editor, I would like to express my disappointment after witnessing a few bikers violating traffic rules this morning. They did not stop or slow down when the traffic lights turned yellow. By doing this, they put their lives and other peoples lives in danger. Upset

The writer was disappointed with the bikers for the following reasons except A. refusing to obey the traffic rules B. not stopping at the yellow lights C. being concerned about other peoples lives D. causing danger to other peoples lives

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Early to bed, early to rise Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

This idiom suggests that to live a good life, we should A. take good food B. not forget to rest C. earn a lot of money D. increase our knowledge 8
DEFROST THAW COOK HEAT UP

The functions mentioned above best describe a A. microwave oven B. oven toaster C. rice cooker D. refridgerator Rational Cloze Questions 9 16 are based on the following text. Jitra: Two siblings perished in a fire that razed their family home and adjoining units here early Monday morning. Teng Wen Yan, 10, dashed into a burning double-storey shoplot to (9) her seven-year-old brother. However, her efforts (10) in tragedy. The victims mother used a hailer from the fire engine to call her children, (11) to no avail. They never (12) out alive. Within minutes, the fire engulfed (13) home. Firemen found their bodies (14) were trapped in the rubble in the bedroom on (15) upper floor. Fortunately, Teng Wen Yans two younger cousins (16) safe after their grandfather alerted them of the fire. He grabbed them and ran downstairs.
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Police believe the fire may have been caused by a faulty electrical circuit in the shop premises. 9 A rescue ends since comes his which is B B B B B B B B rescues ended and came her what what are C C C C C C C C rescued has ended but coming hers where an was D D D D their whose the were D D D rescuing had ended as

10 A 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 A 15 A 16 A

Closest in Meaning Phrasal Verbs A Read the conversation below and choose the best meaning for the phrases underlined. TAN: RASHI D: TAN: 17 Hi, Rashid! I joined the local fitness centre last month. Would you like to sign up (17) too? Yes, I would. Im afraid Im busy at the moment, but Ill think about it (18) and let you know. You can try it out (19) for a week to see if the gym is for you. Exercising with friends will be so much fun! 18 think about it 19 try it out A. reject the idea A. use the gym B. make a decision B. tset the gym C. give it some C. change the gym thought D. consider the gym

sign up A. record B. enter C. entrol D. pay

Idiomatic Expressions B Read the text below and choose the best answer for the expressions underlined. It had been such a busy day for Jenny. She could not wait to get home and relax. When Jenny reached her front door, she did not realise that someone was waiting for her near the staircase. The stranger rushed to her side and held her at knifepoint (20). Jenny got the fright of the life (21) when this unexpected incident happened. Luckily for her, the security guard who was on duty round the clock (22) came to her rescue. Jenny would never forget the incident. 20 at knifepoint 21 fight of her life
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round the clock

A. killed by a knife B. bullied using a knife C. threatened with a knife D. murdered using a knife

A. felt great fear B. suffered a shock C. experienced threat

A. B. C. D.

at night all the time during the day around the house

Comprehension Study the text and answer the following questions. The Bajau Laut people live over some of the most beautiful waters in the world, out in the middle of the ocean off the coast of Sabah. These sea gypsies make a living by selling fish and seaweed at markets in Semporna, about 400 minutes away by boat. This is the only time they will go onto land apart from when they bury their dead. About 30 families of these nomadic people live in houses built on stilts, moving on when they have exhausted the seas they harvest. Traditionally, older boys go fishing with their fathers while the women gather seaweed around their settlements, drying it in the sun. Teenage girl wear rice flour and turmeric to protect their skin against the harsh sea spray and the blistering sun. They usually help their mother. Few of the Bajau Laut children go to school as they cannot enrol without a birth certificate and they are usually not registered by their parents. Bajau Laut live in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Their numbers are not known. 23. Where do the Bajau Laut People live? ______________________________________________________________________________ _________ 24. Why are the Bajau Laut nomadic? ______________________________________________________________________________ __________ 25. The Phrase exhausted the ________________________________________________ sea harvest means

26. Why cant Bajau Laut children register for school? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___________ 27. Where do the Bajau Laut bury their dead? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___________ 28. The last sentence refers to the Bajau Laut ( families, population, occupation, settlements ).
Underline the correct answer.

Literature Component The River by Valerie Bloom Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 29. A person who travels from place to place is called a ________________________________________ 30. A person who secretly collects and keeps things is called a __________________________________ 31. An imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening is called __________________________ 32. A member of a tribe who moves with animals from place to place is called a _____________________ 33. A person with no home or job and travels from place to place seeking for money or food is a ______________________ Mr Nobody Explain the meaning of the following lines from the poem. 34. As quiet as a mouse ___________________________________________________________________________ _______ 35. Theres no one ever sees his face ___________________________________________________________________________ _______