SULIT Questions 1 to 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 in the answer sheet. As a sign of our heartfelt appreciation for the strong support of our products by fellow Malaysians, we are celebrating our 10th ~ anniversary by offering a buy | get | free promotion. The offer is for selected products purchased from selected stores only. Thank you, Malaysia. Please be advised that Computer Lab A is currently undergoing system maintenance. All students and teachers can use Computer Lab B until further notice. 1 The purpose of the advertisement is to ‘A. highlight a new product. B_ inform people about MYPHONE’s sales. : celebrate MYPHONE as a Malaysian brand. 2 Which statement is true about the notice? A. Students will be given advice on how to use Computer Lab A and B, B Users of Computer Lab B have to send a notice to the technician before they can use it. C The technician will inform the users when Computer Lab A is operational again.“LAM & KING'S SCOUT" by HABIB ABDUL HAMID Date: 31 December Venue: KLCC, Kuala Lumpur Time: 9,00 am. 11.00 am. * Please adhere to Covid-19 SOPs Idlan, IT have been invited to talk at the home owners’ association meeting in the aftemioon and it might take a long time. Please make sure Kaboo and Bandita eat their food. Give them the new cat food that I bought yesterday. I will buy you dinner. Love, Mum TO : Naturedefenders@dmail.com SUBJECT : Report on illegal dumping I would like to report that I saw suspicious men burying old steel containers in the forest reserve near my hometown. I suspect that they are illegally dumping dangerous materials. Please send officers to investigate. 3 4 ‘The poster tells us that A. Habib is a bookseller at KLCC. B_ Habib will sign his book if you buy one. C_ Habib organises scouting activities Idlan’s mother left a note to ask him to ‘A. feed the cats since she might be coming home late. B attend the meeting with Kaboo and Bandita. CC _ prepare dinner as she might be returning home late The writer believes that A she should investigate the case herself. B the containers contain hazardous substance. C officers should take legal action against the men.SULIT 4 The rugby club is looking for new players to represent the school touch rugby team for the 2021 tournaments. The try-out is only open to Form 3 and Form 4 girls. Details are as follows: 5{+601012345678~Hani “I need your help with my car. } es (ems { Ok. What's the be problem? /-601012345678-Hani ) T can’t get it to start.) a (ovwer6soai-ten +6010987654321~Husna \ Did you leave the headlights on again? P f +601012345678-Hiani ) ) =| Oops. 6 jich statement is true? P aadtin is confident that they can definitely win the competition. Albert feels that the competition is not jing to be difficult. C_Hoshim and Albert will give their best shot to be the champions. 7 The rugby club ‘A. is looking for girls under 16 years of age to play touch rugby. B will select players to join the school rugby team for 2021 tournament C will select girls from all forms to j the school team. 8 Which statement in the chat is NOT TRUE? A Husna is not knowledgeable about cars. B_ Hani’s car battery is not working, C__ Hani forgot to switch the headlights * off again.Questions 9 to 18 Read the text below and choose the best word, ch Fe ic aD cascirts aac for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C Why e-Sports? E-sports are here to stay in colleges and high schools. They are not here in any stnall way. © gaming, for example, has become a billion-dollar business and is projected to grow (9) The prevalence of e-sports in schools is, likewise, rapidly expanding. ‘ ‘Team sports teach (10)____ skills. Many parents encourage their children to participate in a team sport for just this reason. Team sports provide an arena for teaching important lessons and life skills beyond the classroom. The skills practised and (11) _____ as part of a team apply equally to any sport. E-sports are no exception. These skills include: + Working with others. Call it teamwork, cooperation or collaboration. By whatever name, working well with others requires the ‘development of countless additional skills’ like communication, assertiveness and compromise. It also enhances knowledge regarding conflict management, active listening, and respect for one another, Social skills. Social skills aré'the building blocks of (12) _______ relationships. They are integral to working well with teammates and coaches. In addition to those noted above, social skills include critical basics like maintaining eye contact and using appropriate body language, (13) _______ from interrupting, and knowing when and how to share ideas. For many teenagers, these skills do not come naturally. Those with limited social experience are particularly protie to skill deficits. Participating in a school e-sports’ team provides an environment for these kids to learn and practise these skills. Strategic thinking and planning. Sports require students to set goals, (14) —__ the competition and consider their individual strengths and weaknesses. As members of a team, students learn to establish tactics, put together game plans and adjust execution as needed. Thinking quickly and strategically is part and parcel of any sport. Managing success and failure. Team sports teach the tough lesson that life is not always fair. ‘No matter how hard you prepare, you would not always come out on top. Learning to manage the emotions of (15) and winning helps teenagers to become resilient. Time management. To qualify to participate in school teams, students need to maintain their academic standing. This requires learning and applying executive function skills like (16)___and time management. ‘Travel skills. School e-sports teams typically travel to toumaments several times each season. ‘This provides the opportunity to plan, pack, budget, schedule, and manage the many ins and outs of travel. It may present the need to use public transportation, adjust to different regional cultures and share space with a roommate. Travel builds critical thinking skills, adaptability, and fortitude. Pro-social values. Team sports of any kind provide an opportunity for coaches to instil positive values. (17) _______ and standards of behaviour like good sportsmanship and fair play. Persistence, honesty, fun and healthy competition. These values can guide students throughout their (18) (Adapted from https://www.viewsonic.comMibraryleducation/esports-schools-good/)° @aw> 2 © powD pap 5 camD> vamp vawD> Competition Compete Competitor ‘Competitive drastically exponentially regularly gradually valuable valued value valuation sharpened honed improved developed intrapersonal interactive interpersonal inter-discipline restraining repeating refraining resisting 14 15 16 17 18 yaw vaw> vow> vamp vamp assess amend adduce deduce lost losing lose loser organiser organise organisation organised Principle Principal Principled Principles lives lifespan,You are going to read an extract from an article. For questions 19 to 26, choose the correct answer (A. B,C or D) and mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. ‘The man in the baseball cap and sunglasses waited for the teller to notice him. The moming of May 26, 2000, was quiet inside the LaSalle Bank in Highland Par, Minos, a suburb of, cago. “May [help you?” said the young woman behind the counter. The man reached to the back of his khakis as if to fish out a wallet. Instead, he presented her with an index card. The teller’s smile wilted as she stared at the words: “THIS IS A ROBBERY. PUT ALL OF YOUR MONEY IN THE BAG.” ‘The robber, a slender man wearing a blue oxford shirt, retumed the card to his pocket. “Nice and easy,” he said coolly, handing over a plastic shopping bag. While the teller anxiously transferred bundles of cash, the man gently pressed his palms together as if he were about to whisper “Namaste.” “Thank you,” he said, and walked out the front door. Less than two minutes later, Tom emerged from an underground parking lot camying a bicycle on one shoulder and a messenger bag over the other and wearing a red, white, and blue spandex bodysuit. He climbed onto the bike and began to ride leisurely. ‘Tom cruised up to a trash can. After fishing two crisp $20 bills out ofthe plastic bag, he held it upside down over the can. Several bundles of cash - $4,009 in all~ tumbled into the trash. The man retumed the empty sack to his messenger bag and pedalled away. Thirteen-year-old Tom Justice watched in awe as the cyclists careened around the outdoor track of the Ed Rudolph Velodrome, outside Chicago. Every time the pack whirled by, it cut the air, unleashing a concentrated whoosh. Before that summer of 1983, Tom had never seen a bicycle race, let alone a velodrome. But from the moment he entered the stadium, he was transfixed. He returned a week later with his maroon Schwinn. As the stadium lights buzzed, a dozen suburban kids gathered on the track. Everyone was wearing T-shirts and gym shorts except for ‘Tom, who stood out in the professional-grade jersey and padded cycling shorts his father had just bought him. : Tom won the 12-to-14-year-old heat easily. Straddling his bike, his chest still heaving, he felt a surge of adrenaline. He had finally found something at which he excelled at. His father, Jay Justice, a Navy veteran with an abundance of athleticism, was thrilled: By Tom’s junior year at high school, his identity hinged on cycling.»:In 1987, just four years after is first velodrome victory, Tom was selected to attend the Olympic training camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. However, after high school, Tom’s commitment to cycling and everything else lapsed. Instead of training, he broke into empty houses to smoke cigarettes and chug beers with his buddies. ‘As Tom’s Olympic dream slipped away, he fantasised abot identities he could substitute for the thrilling instant gratification of cycling. He made a list, and then wandered from interview to interview, growing increasingly unhappy with his mundane life. Then, robbing caine easily enough. "After that, Tom's real life seemed mediocre ‘and unfulfilling'He wrestled with depression and brooded over the realisation that at 29, his opportunity to become a world-class cyclist had nearly passed. If he wanted to pursue his Olympic dream, he had to do it now. (rwvird.comlartictelhe-bank-robber-942%80%a8on-the-bicjcle/)19 In paragraph 2, why did the teller’s smile wilt? ‘The man took out his wallet that looked like an index card. She was reading the message on the index card. It was her routine to smile to the customers. She realised that it was a robbery. vow 20 In paragraph 3, how do we know that it was not the first time the man robbed a bank? ‘The man handed over a plastic shopping bag to the teller. The man walked out through the front door. The man acted calmly and thanked the teller. The teller followed his instructions. vamp 21 In paragraph 4, what was the proof that the man was indifferent after robbing a bank? He emerged from an underground parking lot. He was carrying ‘a bicycle on one shoulder. He was wearing a spandex bodysuit. He cycled leisurely. vamp 22, In paragraph 6, how did Tom Justice get interested in cycling? He was taken to see a velodrome. He participated in a bicycle race. He watched the cyclists careen around the outdoor track. He was transfixed on the sound that the cyélists made in the track. vawDp 23. What effect did winning in the race for the first time have on Tom? A’ He made his father, Jay Justice, happy. B He was going to be an Olympic gold medallist, C He finally found something that he was good at, D__ His identity was hinged on cycling by his senior years, 24. What happened to Tom’s Olympic dream? A. He spent more time hanging out with friends than going to training. B_ He could not achieve it because he abandoned his training. C He felt that his life did not change and was mundane. D He started to vandalise the properties in the area. 25 How did Tom feel after he left high school? A. He enjoyed his new life. B_ He leamt to accept his fate. C He attended interview after interview. D_ He became more miserable, as time passed by. 26 What do we know about Tom in the last paragraph? A. He managed to achieve his Olympic dream. B He still wanted to be a world-class cyclist. C He was satisfied with his life. D_ He beat his depression.Questions 27 to 32 You are going to read an article about earthquakes, ‘Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A.to H the one which Sits each gap (27 to 32), There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. ‘An earthquake is any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves. through Earth‘s rocks, 27 Earthquakes occur most often along geologic faults, narrow zones where rock masses move in relation to one another. The major fault lines of the world are located at the fringes of the huge tectonic plates that make up Earth’s crust. Little was understood about earthquakes until the emergence of seismology at the beginning of the 20th century. 28 |About 50,000 earthquakes large enough to be noticed without the aid of instruments occur annually over the entire Earth, Of these, approximately 100 are of sufficient size to produce substantial damage if their centres are near areas of habitation, 29 Over the centuries they have been responsible for millions of deaths and an incalculable amount of damage to property. Earth's major earthquakes occur mainly in belts coinciding with the margins of tectonic plates. This has long been apparent from carly catalogues of felt earthquakes and is even more readily discemible in modem seismicity maps, which show instrumentally determined epicentres, 30 It is estimated that 80 percent of the energy presently released in earthquakes comes from those whose epicentres are inthis belt. The seismic activity is by no means uniform throughout the belt, and there are a number of branches at various points. Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of the Earth. 31 Of all these the release of elastic strain is the most important cause, because this form of energy is the only kind that can be stored in sufficient quantity in the Earth to produce major disturbances, 3210 Tectonic earthquakes are explained by the so- called elastic rebound theory, formulated by the American geologist Harry Fielding Reid after the San Andreas Fault ruptured in 1906, causing the great San Francisco earthquake. Seismology, which involves the scientific study of all aspects of earthquakes, has yielded answers to such long-standing questions as why and how earthquakes occur. ‘As a fault rupture progresses along or up the fault, rock masses are flung in. opposite directions and thus spring back to a position where there is less strain, Seismic waves are produced when some form of energy stored in Earth’s crust is suddenly released, usually when masses of rock straining against one another suddenly fracture and “slip”. E The most important earthquake belt is the Circum-Pacific Belt, which affects many populated coastal regions around the Pacific Ocean — for example, those of New Zealand, New Guinea, Japan, the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and the westem coasts of North and South America. Very great earthquakes occur on average about once per year. The energy can'be released ‘by elastic strain, gravity, chemical reactions, or even the motion of massive bodies. Earthquakes associated with this type of energy release are called tectonic earthquakes.U P Questions 33 to 40 Here is a text about renewable energy. Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. if RENEWABLE ENERGY A. In any discussion about climate change, renewable energy usually tops the list of changes the world can implement to stave off the worst effects of rising temperatures. That is because renewable energy sources such as solar and wind do not emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. B Clean energy has far more to recommend it than just being “green.” The growing séctor cteates jobs, makes electric grids more resilient, expands energy access in developing countries, and helps lower energy bills. All of those factors have contributed to a renewable energy renaissance in recent years, with wind and solar setting new records for electricity ‘generation. C For the past 150 years or so, humans have relied heavily on coal, oil, and other fossil fuels to power everything from light bulbs to cars to factories. Fossil fuels are embedded in nearly | ° everything we do, and as a result, the greenhouse gases released from the burning of those fuels have reached historically high levels. ‘ D As greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere that would otherwise escape into space, average temperatures on the surface are rising. Global warming is one symptom of climate change, the term scientists now prefer to describe the complex shifts affecting our planet’s weather and climate systems. Climate change encompasses not only rising average temperatures but also extreme weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats, |) rising seas, and a range of other impacts. E Ofcourse, renewables — like any source of energy — have their own trade-offs and associated debates. One of them centres on the definition of renewable energy. Strictly speaking, renewable energy is just what you might think: perpetually available, or as the US Energy Information Administration puts it, “virtually inexhaustible.” But “renewable” doesn’t necessarily mean sustainable, as opponents of corn-based ethanol or large hydropower dams often argue. It also does not encompass other low or zero emissions resources that have their own advocates, including energy efficiency and nuclear power. Renewable energy conserves the nation’s natural resources. Renewable energy provides reliable power supplies and fuel diversification, which enhance energy security and lower risk of fuel spills while reducing the need for imported fuels. Importantly, renewable energy also helps conserve the nation’s natural resources.2 Questions 33 to 36 Which paragraph (A —F) describes the following ideas of renewable energy? Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Statements Paragraph 33. Renewable energy sector provides job opportunities. 34° Climate change results in so many things, 35. Renewable energy might be the answer to climate change. 36 Greenhouse gases is caused by our dependency on fossil fuels. Questions 37 to 40 Complete the notes below using information from the text. Choose no more than one word from the passage for each answer Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Renewable Energy - Random Facts Besides creating job opportunities, renewable energy sector also supplies more access to energy especially in developing countries, besides helping to reduce energy (37). + Renewable energy has always been discussed alongside the issue of (38) ____________ change. + Renewable energy does not mean that it will be constantly (39) + Climate change is a term used to label the complex modifications which affect our world’s (40) ___-and climate systems. KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT