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SEKOLAH MENENGAH CONVENT TELUK INTAN, PERAK
PEPERIKSAAN AWAL TAHUN 2017
BAHASA INGGERIS TINGKATAN 4
MASA : 1 JAM

Instructions : This paper consists of five sections. Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
Answer Section A, B, C and D in this question paper. For Section A, answer in the sheet provided.

Section A [15 marks]

TODAYS WEATHER FORECAST
TIME
PLACE
a.m. p.m.
KUANTAN Isolated rain Fair
JOHOR BAHRU Cloudy Rain
KOTA BHARU Rain Heavy showers
KANGAR Sunny Isolated rain
1. From the weather chart above, which place will have similar weather throughout the day?
A Kangar C Kota Bharu
B Kuantan D Johor Bahru

Sabah bills itself as Borneos Paradise, blessed with beautiful sandy beaches and
countless coral islands.

2. The word bills in the description above can best be replaced with
A counts C explains
B stresses D proclaims

3. Which of the following statements is true?

KEEP FIT CLUB A Only advanced students are allowed to
enrol for the lessons.
Live your best life now!
B Only members of the Keep Fit Club
can register for the lessons.
BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS

BASIC TO ADVANCED LEVELS C People have to pay a lot of money for

the dancing lessons.
EXCELLENT INSTRUCTORS
REASONABLE FEES D People will know how to dance at the
SUCCESS GUARANTEED end of the lessons.

TEL : 03 66771188

*Open to the public

4.
DRAWING AND COLOURING CONTEST
Date : 20 February 2016
Time : 9.00 am 1.00 pm
Venue : Community Centre Taman Bunga Raya, Slim
River

Who can participate in the contest above?

A The public C Schoolchildren
B Teachers D The residents of Taman Bunga Raya

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5. According to the notice, senior citizens can
Train Ride A enjoy a 50% discount for their train
50% OFF rides
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS B apply for a 50% discount whenever they
travel
Throughout the year
C enjoy a 50% discount for their train r
rides once a year

D get a 50% discount on their

train rides and meals all year long

6. The sign warns you not to enter the area because

A it is a dangerous place
B it is a lonely place
C it is dirty
D it is dark

7.
Two notable caves within the park area are Gua Daun Menari at Kuala Kenyam and Gua Telinga, a little
less than an hours walk from Kuala Tahan

Where is Gua Telinga situated?

A About an hours walk from Kuala Tahan C Beside Gua Daun Menari
B About an hours walk from Kuala Kenyam D Outside the park area

8.
After 36 days on my bicycle, it all ended with a 14-hour bus ride home from Kangar. Apart from
the stunning scenery, I had met some stunning people too.

The word stunning can best be replaced by

A dramatic C surprising
B ordinary D wonderful

Questions 9 15 are based on the following passage.

There (9) five really important things any teenager can do to help the environment.
First, shop (10). Walk to a shop near your house. Go to one shop for every need (11) driving all around
town for two different items. By doing this, you will already be saving the earth and tons of money.
Second, reduce the amount of rubbish by buying things (12) less packaging. Recycle (13) plastic,
paper, aluminum and glass. Reuse old leather, clothing and paper.
Next, using less energy will also save money and the earth. Turn off appliances when you are not using
(14). Turn off every light in the house before leaving. It is the biggest money saver.
Furthermore, save (15) by using the Sunday comics as wrapping paper. Last, put food and garden
waste on a compost. If you dont have a compost, dont buy one, make one.

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9 A is C was 13 A use C used
B are D were B uses D using

10 A locally C prudently 14 A it C them

B safely D carefully B that D those

11 A in spite of C instead of 15 A time C trees

B in place of D regardless of B money D energy

12 A by C for
B with D at

SECTION B
Questions 16 25 : Read the following advertisement below carefully. Then, complete the mind map that
follows.

ABC BIG CHALLENGE

AT SURIA SHOPPING CENTER
25 JULY 2017
Organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports
Savour the action from 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm. at Suria Shopping Centre.
Win cool prizes and enjoy refreshing moments.

Participate in our challenging activities such as rock climbing and Treasure Hunt. Be entertained by
Pop Shuvit. Feel the beat of the latest dance group, Beat It.

NOT TO BE MISSED. BE PART OF A BIG ADVENTURE!

Sponsors:
MEETA JUICE
NIKI SHOES

Early Bird Prizes

100 Free Tickets to Pop Shuvits Concert!
See you there this Sunday!!!

16. Organiser:
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25. Official drink sponsor:

17. Date :
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18. Time :

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24. Early Bird Prizes: ABC CHALLENGE
DAY
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19. Venue:
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Activities

22. ..........................................
20. Day:
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23. ..........................................

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21. Sport:

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Entertainment Treasure Hunt ..........................................

Section C : Questions 26 31 are based on the following passage.

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Facebook and Twitter have made it easy for people to connect instantlyyour friends are just a
click away and you don't even need to message them to know what is going on in their lives. But
live updates only give the illusion that we know them. Posts that are designed to be shared to a
big audience do not capture the complexity of the person's thoughts and certainly do not lend 5
themselves for intimate conversations.
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From my experiences, the best way of maintaining close relationships with your family and
friends has been in the form of writing letters. The fact that it's neither easy nor convenient to 1
handwrite a page or two and drop it off at the mailbox is what makes the letters intrinsically 0
valuable and special. The people receiving your letters know upon receiving them the time and
effort that you spent thinking about them and know that their relationship with you goes beyond
3 the surface. Without even having read the letters, they understand the clear message that you
care about them much more than the average acquaintance in your life.

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Writing letters is not just happy occasion for the receiver. The activity has a sort of
therapeutic effect on the writer and naturally puts you in a thoughtful and peaceful mood. I tend
to reserve at least a 30-minute block of time when I can just think about the special someone
4 whom I'm writing for and reference his or her latest letter to me if available. This mindset urges
me to dig through the happy memories and reflect on the shared experiences I had with the
person. When else are you going to be filled with so many positive thoughts, let alone about a 2
specific individual? 0

Inspired by an abundance of emotions, you start formulating a narrative. In just a page or

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two, what stories do you want to tell the person? You get so excited the first few paragraphs
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seem like a breeze. You've already picked out the type of paper or card you're going to write on
as well as an assortment of coloured pens, maybe even in the person's favourite colours. Now
your whole world is just you and the soothing sensation of your pen gliding across the page to
record your feelings and thoughts. But because there is a lag between what you're thinking and
how fast you're writing, you have time to search for the right words and phrasing before you
permanently ink the paper.
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There can also be many brief periods of indecision. Should I really write down my honest
thoughts? What if they're too embarrassing to tell? But you end up writing about them anyway
because you want your letters to be as real as possible. You imagine telling the person your
thoughts face-to-face: the expected facial expressions, the sound of laughter, and the
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excitement of having thought of yet another story to tell. Letters can bring those imagined
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conversations to life without the need for immediate response because the person is so real to
you.

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You undoubtedly formulate some questions about the other person. There are limits to your 0
imaginings because your idea of him or her is not entirely "up to date." What is he or she doing

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now? The previous letters said something about interesting classes, a new internship; a family
trip...Then the realization hits you. You and your special person are living in two different worlds.
As much as you try to put yourself in the other's position, you're so far that the letter you send
will take a few days to arrive. As you jot down your closing remarks and hopes for a reunion in
the near future, you think about what stories you can better tell in person. Would my 4
imaginations be so off from reality? Maybe the person dyed his or her hair, grew an inch, and 5
picked up odd vocabulary.

Those are questions to be asked at a later time, you think as you sign your name on the
bottom of the page and maybe put some stickers in the empty areas of the page. As you seal off
the envelope you already start anticipating when the letter will arrive and how fast the reply letter
would come. As the letter slides down the familiar blue mailbox you feel a sense of closure and
get carried back to the reality of your life. Your thoughts of that person will be safely put away
until you open your mailbox to find a letter with your name.