SMK BELAGA

JALAN TIPUNG TULUI,96900 BELAGA,

SARAWAK

PENTAKSIRAN AWAL TAHUN

TINGKATAN TIGA
BAHASA INGGERIS
PEMAHAMAN
1 JAM 15 MINIT

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ARAHAN:
1. Tulis nama pada kertas jawapan anda.

2. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi lima bahagian yang terdiri daripada 40

soalan. Jawab semua soalan. Baca arahan bagi setiap bahagian dan soalan
dengan teliti.

3. Tulis jawapan anda pada kertas jawapan yang disediakan. Anda perlu
melengkapkan kertas jawapan anda dalam masa yang ditetapkan.

4. Sila gunakan pensel untuk menulis jawapan pada kertas jawapan anda.
5. Serahkan kertas jawapan anda kepada pengawas peperiksaan selepas tamat
ujian.

Disediakan oleh: Disemak oleh: Disahkan oleh:

_____________ ___________ ____________

(EN. HERMAN SANI) (PN. JENNY ANDREW) (EN. MARK ANAK KAYAN)
GURU MATAPELAJARAN GURU MATAPELAJARAN KETUA BIDANG BAHASA
Part 1
Questions 1 – 8
Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
For each question, mark the correct answer A, B or C on your answer sheet.

Dear Farhana,

Sorry, I can’t meet up because I’m going to Ceria Mall after

my music class. I forgot I need to get my mum a present for
her birthday party this Saturday.

Adila

1. Adila wrote the message to

A explain why she cannot see Farhana.
B remind Farhana to buy a gift for someone.
C invite Farhana to go to Ceria Mall with her.

RAJANG CAFÉ
SPECIAL OFFER!

15% off

2. Rajang Café is
A located in Sarawak.
B closing after 23rd July.
C giving 15% off to eat-in customers.

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 BUY ONE LARGE PIZZA, GET ONE REGULAR
PIZZA FOR FREE!

3. If you buy
A a regular pizza, you get a large one free.
B a pizza after 3 p.m., you get another one free.
C a large pizza at 12 p.m., you get a smaller one free.

To:
From:
Subject Basketball
training
:
Hi Hana,

I just got a call from our basketball coach about

tomorrow’s training – it’s not cancelled but we’ll be at the
sports centre instead of training at school. It’ll be at 5
o’clock, as usual.

See you there! Sarah

4. Tomorrow, basketball training is

A cancelled.
B at a different time.
C in a different place.
 SOPHIA

Hi Mila,

Can you tell Mum I

won’t be home until
after dinner tonight?
I’ve got to take the cat
to the vet this evening.
I’m really worried
about it!

5. Sophia is texting Mila to

A apologise to her mother.
B explain why she will be late tonight.
C remind Mila to take the cat to the vet.

To:
From:
Subject:Your dentist appointment

Dear Mrs Lim,

REMINDER

Your appointment with Dr Alif is on Saturday 1st August, at 10:30

a.m. If you need to cancel your appointment, you must phone or
email at least 24 hours before your visit.

6. The email reminds Mrs Lim to

A call Dr Alif to make an appointment.
B email Dr Alif before her appointment.
C tell Dr Alif if she cannot go to the appointment.
 Sign up now for our next school holiday programme!
Suitable for all levels of ability – from beginners to experts.
Only fifteen children per class. Hurry!

Week one: 29 May – 4 June Week two: 5 – 11 June

Email:

7. Star Swim School is

A reminding people to book early to get a place.
B advising people that only strong swimmers can sign up.
C announcing that the swimming programme has started.

Funland Theme Park is the latest attraction in Kedah. Filled with

exciting rides, it is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Ticket prices range from RM35 to RM70. Enjoy RM5 off per person if
you get a family or group ticket.

8. The theme park is

A announcing a change to its opening hours.
B promoting rides for families only.
C offering a group discount.
[8 marks]
Part 2
Questions 9 - 16
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors.
For each question, write the correct word in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Underwater Photography

Hello! My name is Serena (0) but I love taking photos underwater.

Underwater photography (9) allowing me to see the world from a completely
different viewpoint. It is (10) an great way of creating fantastic pictures. I started
doing this when I (11) is ten. My uncle showed me a picture of a turtle that he
took while diving. It was beautiful so I (12) asks my uncle to take me along on his
next trip. Soon after that, I went to Redang Island with (13) he. Now,
I (14) had a collection of pictures showing 35 different underwater creatures.
One of the biggest challenges for me is to (15) holding my breath underwater.
I also need to stay still and take as many (16) photo as I can. However, I truly
enjoy the experience. I think that everyone should try diving at least once in their
lifetime.

[8 marks]
Example:

0 and

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Part 3
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

FAMILY GRILLED CHICKEN

The famous Family Grilled Chicken is my favourite restaurant. I will always

find myself chewing clean a drumstick and licking my fingers every time I eat the
grilled chicken bought from the restaurant. Secret spices are mixed and rubbed all
over the chicken before it is grilled over a charcoal fire for hours. It is then served
with black pepper sauce.

The Family Grilled Chicken restaurant is only open on weekends. You can
find it on Tempurung Road. It’s fastest to use the short-cut along Rimbun Road.
The restaurant’s doors are closed until 5 p.m., but some loyal customers will even
start queuing up as early as 4.30 p.m. A whole fresh chicken at the food market
would usually cost between RM15 and RM20, but here I can enjoy a cooked one
for only RM16! It’s a great deal.

As the chickens are cooked in batches and left on the grill, there is always
piping hot, tender chicken to be enjoyed. For just RM5, you can add on fried rice.
It’s a shame that they don’t do my favourite dish – mashed potato – but salad is
another option if you prefer something healthier.

The owner started the stall because he loved grilled chicken. He was an
engineer before becoming the successful businessman that he is now. He first
learned the recipe from his uncle in 2010. He spent the following year trying out
the recipe before opening his stall in 2011. He has been grilling delicious chicken
and filling people’s stomachs ever since!

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Questions 17 - 24
Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Family Grilled Chicken

Prepared with a mix of 17.

Location of restaurant 18.

Restaurant opening time 19.

Price 20.

21.
Available side dishes
22.

Restaurant owner’s
23.
previous occupation

Year stall started 24.

[8 marks]
Part 4
Read the text and answer questions 25 to 34.

Why I Love Horror Films

by Muhammad Amin bin Ahmad

I sometimes hate horror films, but I can’t stop watching them. What is it about horror
films that makes them so enjoyable?
I think we love watching horror films because it’s like doing an extreme sport like
bungee jumping. You do it for the excitement that comes from being terrified. I’m really not a
fan of rollercoasters, so watching horror films is my way of experiencing this kind of fear and
excitement. I enjoy them because they don’t make me feel too anxious!
I watch most films with my brother but he doesn’t like horror movies at all. Usually my
sister and I watch these together because she’s a lot braver. Sometimes I keep a cushion close
by, just in case things get too scary!
The other day, I sat down by myself and watched a film called ‘The Strangers’. It’s about
a family that goes on a vacation and stays in a hotel filled with ghosts. They get trapped and
have to find a way to escape. It was almost as scary as ‘The Visitor’, which gave me nightmares!
I had to stop watching ‘The Strangers’ at one point, and checked my phone for a while, just to
calm myself down. I know some people read books and magazines but I don’t find this helps.
Some scenes in horror movies are unforgettable. I once woke up in the middle of the
night because I heard something ticking under my bed. I remembered a similar scene in a horror
movie where something was knocking under the bed and a ghost suddenly appeared! However,
it turned out to be my clock which I accidently dropped and I was scared for nothing.
The more I watch horror films, the more I enjoy them. Whenever a new one is released,
I’ll be the first to watch it – just not on my own!
Questions 25 - 32
Answer the questions below.
Choose no more than five words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer
sheet.

25. Unlike scary films, the writer says he doesn’t like .

[1 mark]

26. The writer usually watches horror films with his .

[1 mark]

27. What does the writer usually keep with him while watching horror movies?
[1 mark]

28. ‘The Strangers’ is about a family which has to

from a hotel. [1 mark]

29. Which one of the movies mentioned did the writer find more frightening?
[1 mark]

30. While watching ‘The Strangers’, the writer looked at his

to feel less frightened. [1 mark]
31. One night, the writer woke up because he heard a
sound under his bed. [1 mark]
32. The thing that made a sound under the writer’s bed was a .
[1 mark]
Questions 33 and 34
Complete the table below with a word from the text.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Meaning Word

33. worried [1 mark]

34. bad dreams [1 mark]

[10 marks]
Part 5
Questions 35 - 40
You are going to read a newspaper article about sports.
Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A - H) to fit each
gap (35 - 40). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
For each question, mark the correct answer (A - H) on your answer sheet.

SPORTS AND ME

My parents encouraged me to play lots of sports while I was growing up. I was far better at
some than others!
When I was five years old, my mother signed me up for tennis classes. 35. During
my first lesson, the coach sent a tennis ball flying into my cheek by mistake! That was when I
started to have a fear of tennis balls. That ended my mother’s dream of seeing me become a tennis
star.
When I was seven, my father bought badminton rackets for my brother and me.
36. Despite my best efforts, I just couldn’t get my serve right. It was no surprise that the
practice sessions ended shortly after that.
37. I tried another sport, netball. It was one of the few that I really enjoyed
playing. I even got selected for the school team at the age of 11. From there on, I spent hours
learning the correct way to pass and catch the ball.
Even though I was very short, I played in ‘goal defence’ position in competitions. At one
competition, I tried very hard to block an extremely tall goal shooter. 38. This defeat
made me question if netball was the right sport for me.
The only sport that I’m interested in now is taekwondo. I was 12 years old when I first
joined my taekwondo club. I was the smallest in the class, but I enjoyed the activities every
week. There were times when I got injured and hurt my ankle during training sessions. 39.
I attended all the weekly taekwondo classes and passed all the tests.
With time and effort, I finally received my black belt and managed to win several prizes in
competitions. 40. I hope one day I’ll be able to join the Malaysian team and make my
country proud.
A He took us to a nearby sports centre to learn the basics.
B I can never forget those scary experiences.
C Instead of giving up, I decided to train even harder.
D But my search for a sport was far from over.
E But I don’t want to stop there.
F It wasn’t easy and we lost the game.
G She thought it was a great idea, but she was wrong.
H It took a long time to recover.

[6 marks]

KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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SMK BELAGA,96900 BELAGA , SARAWAK

KERTAS JAWAPAN CALON

NAMA:

NO. ANGKA GILIRAN:

No. Blacken your answer

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35 A B C D E F G H

36 A B C D E F G H

37 A B C D E F G H

38 A B C D E F G H

39 A B C D E F G H

40 A B C D E F G H