SEKOLAH TINGGI KLUANG

PENILAIAN KURIKULUM 1
TINGKATAN 2

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Kertas 1
Mei 2012
1 jam

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan :

1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi lima bahagian dengan 40 soalan.

2. Jawab semua soalan.
3. Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa 10 minit untuk Bahagian A, 10 minit
untuk Bahagian B, 10 minit untuk Bahagian D dan 20 minit untuk Bahagian E.

Instructions:

1. This question paper consists of five sections with 40 questions.

2. Answer all questions.
3. You are advised to spend about 10 minutes on Section A, 10 minutes on Section
B, 10 minutes on Section D and 20 minutes on Section E.

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Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 12 halaman bercetak.
 SECTION A

Each question is followed by three or four possible answers. Choose the best answer from the options
marked A, B, and C or A, B, C, and D.

1. The boy is giving the teacher

A. a cause
B. a reason
C. an excuse
D. a purpose

2. When a hotel cleaner sees this sign on the door of a room, she knows that
A. the hotel guest is not in the room
B. she needs not clean the room just yet
C. she must clean the room very quietly
D. the hotel manager must be informed

3. According to the note,

A. Ella wants to pick up Jimmy at 1.30 p.m.
B. John needs to fetch Jimmy from school
C. Jimmy must fetch John home at 1.30 p.m.
D. John must return from the supermarket by 3 p.m.

4. The poster tells us to

A. save water
B. waste water
C. collect water
D. use piped water
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5. If you see this sign outside an office door, you should not
A. pass the room
B. enter the room
C. stare at the door
D. read the message

6. If you open this can of tuna fish, you will have to

A. finish it immediately
B. heat it before eating
C. store it after eating
D. keep it in the refrigerator

7. The rules are for the attention of

A. teachers
B. students
C. handlers
D. supervisors

8. This is a note of
A. apology
B. appreciation
C. congratulations
D. encouragement
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9. The best month for business was

A. June
B. April
C. January
D. February

10. Less than half the rooms were occupied in

A. May
B. June
C. April
D. March

SECTION B

Questions 11-18
Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best
answer from the options A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank.

Reading is a good way to spend our time. Besides spending our time _______(11) a
pleasant way, reading has many benefits. It helps _______(12) our language and vocabulary skills.
Moreover, it enriches our general knowledge and _______(13) our perception of life.

We get to read about other countries, cultures and people without even visiting
_______(14) faraway places. This especially true _______(15) we read a lots of newspapers and
travel magazines.

_______(16) way of spending our free time is to engage in physical exercises. Exercise
clears the mind and makes the body _______(17). Examples of such activities include swimming,
jogging and playing games.

Many people today take _______(18) dancing. Perhaps, one of the most rewarding ways to
spend leisure time is by doing charity work.

11 A of 15 A as
B in B if
C on C since
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D at D unless

12 A improves 16 A Each
B improved B Other
C to improve C Every
D improvement D Another

13 A wide 17 A weak
B width B large
C wider C small
D widens D healthy

14 A the 18 A up
B this B upon
C that C along
D those D under

SECTION C
Questions 19 – 21
Read the conversation below and choose the best meaning of the phrases underlined

Stella and Vicky are preparing for the Teacher's Day celebration in their school.

Stella : I think we should buy something for our teachers. It's Teacher's Day next week.
Vicky : You are right! We must look up to (19) our teachers.
Stella : Have you any suggestions? I am running out (20) of ideas.
Vicky : How about getting them a pen each? That will make up (21) for our mischief in class.

19. look up to 21. make up

A follow A solve
B respect B create
C search for C be a start
D remember D compensate

20. running out

A lacking
B thinking
C preparing
D jogging

Questions 22— 24
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Read the conversation below and choose the best meaning for the phrases that are underlined.

Jim is congratulating Joe on his test marks.

Jim : You got a hundred marks for Maths. That’s a perfect score! I take my hat off to you!
(22).
Joe : Oh, don’t make a big deal (23) over it.
Jim : You’re too modest. What you did is quite a feat (24). Let’s celebrate!

22. I take my hat off to you! 24. quite a feat

A I need your help! A impossible
B I can’t believe it! B fairly good
C You’re a genius. C unbelievable
D I admire you! D a major achievement

23. make a big deal

A laugh
B show off
C announce
D make a fuss

SECTION D

Questions 29 – 34 are based on the following poster.

MINDFEST. SINGAPORE AMAZING AN ICY FUN TIME @

A Festival of Playful FLYING MACHINES. SNOW CITY.
Invention and Let Your Imagination Spend your March
Exploration! Take Flight! holidays in the coolest
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(13 – 21 Mar)
Want to know how to You are invited to SULIT
create a masterpiece Singapore’s largest Water See how Ice-Cream is
without using your hands? Rocket Launch! Simply made inside the Snow
And how to paint using form a team with your Chamber. Watch the
light? We’ll tell you how family and friends and professionals whizz by in
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Adapted: The Star, March 2010

25 Which of the following activities involve creativity?

A Spin Art and Light Painting

B Watching balloon sculpting
C Go on Water Rocket Launch
D Making Aircraft with wind tubes

26 How long does MINDFEST last?

A 9 days
B 10 days
C 11 days
D 12 days

27 Who would be most interested in Amazing Flying Machine?

A Skilled mechanics
B Science enthusiasts
C Curious visitors
D Mascot fans

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28 In Snow City, one can

A create masterpieces
B make paper plane
C whizz ice-cream
D watch mascot

Questions 29 - 34 are based on the following passage.

Intelligent, sociable animals

Chimpanzees are primates that are closely related to humans.

They are intelligent and very sociable. They use facial expressions,
vocalisations, body language, grooming, kisses and pats to
communicate with members of their group.
Chimpanzees are endangered species because many of their
habitats are being destroyed. Chimpanzees are omnivores (meaning
they eat plants and meat). They look for food in the jungle, eating
leaves, fruits, seeds, tree bark, plant bulbs, tender plant shoots and
flowers. They also eat termites and ants, using long sticks to extract
them from grounds and trees. Chimpanzees drink water by using a
chewed leaf as a sponge to sop up the water.

Dolphins are mammals, not fish. They are warm-blooded like

man. Even though dolphins are warm-blooded, they need to conserve
their body heat in colder water. Like most whales, the dolphin’s body is
surrounded by a thick layer of fat under the skin to help keep them
warm.
They eat fish and squid, swallowing their food whole. They are
highly sociable animals, living in groups called pods.
Dolphins are on a level with chimpanzees and dogs. They can
learn to perform certain actions. They learn best when they are
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(Adapted from: Quest 2009)

29 How many ways do the chimpanzees communicate with each other?

A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6

30 Chimpanzees are endangered species because

A many people love them
B most of them are very sociable
C their habitats are being destroyed
D they are closely related to humans

31 From the text, we know that chimpanzees are

A cute and sweet
B smart and sociable
C wild and aggressive
D omnivores and dangerous

32 The phrase “Dolphins are mammals,...” suggests that

A they give birth
B they lay eggs
C their skin is thick
D their blood is cold

33 Below are the characteristics of dolphin except they

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A befriend humans
B live on their own
C learn very fast
D eat seafood

34 The word pods refers to a

A group of marine mammals
B team of dolphins
C school of fish

SECTION E

Questions 35 – 40 are based on the following poem.

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I Wonder
Jeannie Kirby

I wonder why the grass is green.

And why the wind is never seen?

Who taught the birds to build a nest?

And told the trees to take a rest?

O, when the moon is not quite round,

Where can the missing bit be found?

Who lights the stars, when they blow out,

And makes the lightning flash about?

Who paints the rainbow in the sky,

And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?

Why is it now, do you suppose,

That Dad won’t tell me, if he knows?

35. The persona in the poem is

A God
B a wanderer
C a father figure
D a child or young person

36. When the stars blow out, it means they

A are no longer in the skies.

B are blanketed by the clouds.
C are not twinkling in the skies.
D have run out of power.

37. Why does the persona use the word “paints” when talking about the rainbow?

A The rainbow is colourful.

B The rainbow has no colours.

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C She saw a rainbow in the sky.

D She wants to know the colours of the rainbow.

38. What is the persona concerned about her father?

A He does not know the answer.

B He is not free to talk to her.
C He does now like nature.
D He cannot talk to her.

39. According to the poem, what is “missing”?

A The stars
B Lightning
C Fluffy clouds
D A bit of the moon

40. Which of the following statements is true about the poem?

A This poem teaches us to appreciate nature.

B The persona in this poem is an adolescent.
C The tone of this poem is one of disappointment.
D In this poem, the persona asks many questions about life.

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