SMK GEORGETOWN

English
Paper 2
Peperiksaan Pertengahan Tahun Tingkatan 4

Name_________________

Mei 2008

Class :

1 Hour
Marks :

This question paper consists of four sections. Answer all sections. You are advised to spend 25 minutes on Section
A, 25 minutes on Section B, 50 minutes on Section C and 35 minutes on Section D. Questions in this paper might
have three or four options.
Section A
[ 15 marks ]
Questions 1-8
1.

Read the notice below and answer the question that follows.

The activities are likely to include the following except

A drama
B fi shing
C debates
D speeches
2.

Look at the sign below and answer the question that follows.

If you want to go to a ____________, you look for this sign.

A canteen
B office
C toilet

3.

Read the notice below and answer the question that follows.

The notice above advises residents on

A what to do during an earthquake
B running out during an earthquake
C climbing up during an earthquake
D hiding in a room during an earthquake
4.

The man is telling his son that life is

A healthy
B not easy
C a journey
D to be good
5.

Read the sign below and answer the question that follows.

If a motorist sees this sign, he has to

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A drive on
B turn back
C park his car
D signal his light
6.

Read the classifi cation for tv viewing below and answer the question that follows.

This television viewing classifi cation means

A everyone can watch this movie
B only adults can watch this movie
C this movie is about general viewing
D only children under 12 can watch this movie
7.

Read the pie chart below and answer the question that follows.

The pie chart shows

A most people travel by car
B half the people take the train
C people prefer to walk to work
D most of the people travel by bus
8.

Read the sign below and answer the question that follows.

This sign is usually seen

A in a clinic
B in a classroom
C at the toilet door
Questions 9-15
Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.
The three-storey Ronald McDonald House is located in Cheras within the Hospital Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia grounds. It has twenty bedrooms _______ (9) forty beds, a hall and a kitchen. Since its
opening in June 1999, twenty families have _______ (10) comfort in this halfway house where they pay a nominal
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_______ (11) of RM5 per day.

There are two full-time _______ (12) on the payroll, the house manager and the housekeeper. Three health
supervisors are present to _______ (13) medical attention or attend to emergencies. Volunteers also come in to
give _______ (14) in the daily management of the house. A big company has donated _______ (15) than RM5
million
in cash and aid to various organizations, including Ronald McDonald House.
9.

A in
B with
C near
D along

10. A seek
B seeks
C sought
11. A fee
B cash
C credit
D payment
12. A staff members
B managers
C workers
D people
13. A do
B say
C provide
D demand
14. A assist
B assists
C assistant
D assistance
15. A much
B many
C more
Section B
[ 10 marks ]
Questions 16-25
Read the following information and answer the questions that follow.
16. Read the information given in the Classifi eds Section below and then, answer the questions that follow.

For each of the following, write the requirements.

Based on the information given, give short answers to the following questions.
6 The Graphic Designer for CCC (M) Sdn Bhd must be able ________________________________.
7 Those who want to apply for the post of IT Programmers must _____________________________.
8 My sister has the habit of going to bed early. She will not stay back in the offi ce. Which post should she
not apply for?
_____________________________________________________________________________
9 John who holds a diploma in Interior Design cannot apply to Sistem Nep Sdn Bhd. Why?
_____________________________________________________________________________
10 What is the main duty of the Personal Secretary at BEN-Q Trading (M) Sdn Bhd?
_____________________________________________________________________________
Section C
[ 25 marks ]
17. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Answer all questions. You are advised to answer them in the order set.
1 From paragraph 1, why is it mentioned that it is depressing to read news?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2 From paragraph 2,
(a) explain the meaning of the word priority.
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(b) what does the word petty in line 10 mean?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3 From paragraph 3, why is it mentioned that snatch thefts are not minor crimes?
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4 From paragraph 4, give any two reasons for the increased crimes in Malaysia.
(i) _______________________________________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________________________________

5 From paragraph 6, what two suggestions are given to reduce snatch thefts?
(i) _______________________________________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________________________________
Summary
The passage describes the increase in snatch thefts in the country.
Write a summary in which you discuss
reasons for increase in snatch thefts
how snatch thieves operate
Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original meaning.
Your summary must
be in continuous writing form (not in note 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
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Section D
[ 10 marks ]
18. Read the stanza iii of si tenggangs homecoming and answer the questions that follow.

(a) What does i have brought myself home of the poem mean?
_____________________________________________________________________________
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(b) What does the word oceans refer to?
_____________________________________________________________________________
(c) How can we be fooled by words or ideas?
_____________________________________________________________________________
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(d) What does this stanza say about the ways in which the poet has changed after his travels?
(i) _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________________
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Read the extract from the short story below and answer the questions that follow.
19. Read the extract from the short story The Lotus Eater below and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Why did the people believe that Wilson would kill himself at sixty?
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(b) What did the narrator decide to do after hearing this?
_____________________________________________________________________________
(c) What did Wilson tell the narrator?
_____________________________________________________________________________
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(d) Did Wilson achieve what he wanted?
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Disediakan Oleh:
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(En.Puspanathan A.G)

Disemak dan diluluskan Oleh

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(Pn.Yeap Poh Seoh)

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