CONFIDENTIAL 12/2 English Paper 2 August 2010 1 Hour

SULTAN ABDUL HAMID COLLEGE ALOR STAR, KEDAH

PMR TRIAL EXAMINATION 2010
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER TWO

1 HOUR
1 This question paper consists of 3 sections. 2 Answer all questions. 3 You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on Section A, 10 minutes on Section B and 20 minutes on Section C.

Section A: Guided Writing [30 marks]

Study the poster below and answer the question that follows.

Air Pollution Main Contributors to Air Pollution

Vehicles

use of chemical pesticides

Factories

Effects of Pollution Health of people affected Loss of animal species Destruction of the environment DO YOUR BIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. HELP REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BEFORE IT KILLS YOU.

Your school is organizing a Love Our Environment week. Write an article for the English Language Newsletter.

When writing your article: Use all the notes given Elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting Make sure it is not less than 120 words

Section B: Summary Writing [10 marks] Read the passage below and complete the following task.

We had been almost a week on our expedition when we met with the first of our difficulties the weather seemed to be changing, and we encountered the first and fiercest of the snowstorms on this trek. The blizzard blew hard just as we arrived at the foot of the mountain. There was nothing we could do but to wait it out, sheltered in the rock face of the mountain. Finally, the storm abated and we moved on. Coming to the Roake River, we discovered to our dismay, the bridge had been washed away in the summer storms earlier. We plodded on lower down the river, and came finally to where it widened out and the water was shallower. Holding on to ropes, the seven of us made it safely across, wet and tired. In the course of this, Alex hurt his leg. He had twisted it crossing the river. Cursing his bad luck, he insisted on carrying on. Painfully, he trudged on, with each of us taking turns to support him on the way.

Write a summary on the difficulties the travelers met along the way and how they overcame these difficulties. Your summary must: Not be more than 60 words, including the 10 words given below be written in one paragraph Begin your summary as follows: After almost a week on the expedition, the tourists met

SECTION C: Novel [10 Marks]

The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.

1. Potato People - Angela Wright 2. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe 3. The Phantom of The Opera - Gaston Leroux 4. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson 5. The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope Hawkins
Choose one of the novels above, then write on the theme of good against evil.

Give evidence from the novel to support your answer. Your response should be: in not less than 50 words in continuous writing

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