SULIT

BAHAN KECEMERLANGAN
SPM 2016

BK 7

BAHASA INGGERIS
Kertas 2

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PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN TAHUN 2016

SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA 1119/2

BAHASA INGGERIS
Kertas 2
Ogos

2 jam Dua jam lima belas minit

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi empat bahagian. Bahagian A, Bahagian B, Bahagian
C dan Bahagian D.
2. Jawab semua bahagian dalam kertas soalan ini.
3. Soalan-soalan dalam Bahagian A mempunyai empat pilihan. Jawab setiap soalan
dengan menghitamkan ruang yang betul di halaman 19.
4. Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa 25 minit untuk Bahagian A, 25 minit untuk
Bahagian B, 50 minit untuk Bahagian C dan 35 minit untuk Bahagian D.

Instructions
1. This question paper consists of four sections. Section A, Section B, Section C and
Section D.
2. Answer all sections.
3. Questions in Section A have four options. Answer all the questions by blackening the
correct space on page 19.
4. You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on Section A, 25 minutes on Section B, 50
minutes on Section C and 35 minutes on Section D.

Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 19 halaman bercetak

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Section A

[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]

Questions 1 to 8 are based on the given stimuli. Study the information carefully and choose
the best answer.

Aha! Thats it! It must have happened then. He had left his briefcase
in the car with Ariff.
Old Ariff was his new driver. Wong was concerned when he heard Ariff
had a big family. With so many mouths to feed, Ariff was just the type to be
always short of cash. In fact, only yesterday he tried to ask for an advance.
Ariff must have gone through his briefcase and taken the money!

A Good and Understanding Man By Goh Sin Tub

1 From the extract, we know that Mr Wong is ___________ his driver, Ariff.

A dissatisfied with
B suspicious of
C curious about
D angry with

Airborn - Different viruses cause the common cold and flu, but
both are spread through the air in tiny droplets produced when an
infected person coughs, sneezes or breathes. When you sneeze
your body is getting rid of infected cells and an average sneeze will
spread over 100,000 virus cells up to 30 feet. And, in case you were
wondering, people suffering from a cold can spread the virus from
two days before the symptoms of the illness start and up to four
days afterwards. On average, adults catch two to three colds each
year. School-age children can have twelve or more colds in a year.

2 From the article above we know that

A cold and flu are spread in different ways.
B adults are more susceptible to be contracted.
C school-age children could easily catch colds.
D the virus spreads after the symptoms of the illness start.

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DAYTIME COOKING BANNED IN INDIA

PATNA (India): With sizzling temperatures claiming more than 300 lives this
month in India, officials said they were banning daytime cooking in some parts
of the drought-stricken country in a bid to prevent accidental fires that have
killed nearly 80 more people. Anyone defying the ban, risks up to a year in jail.

3 From the article we can conclude that

A the fire was caused by accidents.
B almost 300 people died because of the fire.
C the country was banned from daytime cooking.
D one can go to prison if one cooks during the day.

Check if prawns are safe

GEORGE TOWN: The authorities should check if prawns sold in local markets
are safe for consumption.
The use of banned antibiotics is a concern to consumers, said Consumer
Association of Penang (CAP) president S. M. Mohamed Idris.
He said the authorities should also certify prawns sold in the country as
safe for consumption besides issuing certification to the ones exported to the
United States.
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration said in a statement that it
may detain imports of prawns from Malaysia after finding traces of nitrofurans and
chloramphenicol in shipments.
The agency said that it was placing companies processing or shipping
prawns from the peninsular Malaysia on Import Alert, which means their
shipments could be detained at the port of entry without physical examination.

Adapted from The Star

4 Imports of prawns may be detained as the prawns are
A contaminated with prohibited antibiotics
B banned by the Consumer Association of Penang
C not certified by the authorities to be sold in the country
D not registered under the US Food and Drug Administration

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We often think of forgiveness as something we do for the sake of

someone else, but new research shows that is not the whole story.

When people engage in forgiveness, it changes their physiology,

says Dr Robert Enright. As the founder of the International
Forgiveness Institute and the author of The Forgiving Life and 8
Keys to Forgiveness, Enright has been pioneering the study of the
power of forgiveness for three decades.

Forgiveness helps you get rid of what we call toxic anger, he says.
The type that can literally kill a person.

5 From the article above we know that forgiveness

A can kill a person.
B can change someone.
C helps to get rid of toxic.
D is also good for ourselves.

An average school day at Oak Grove Elementary in Poplar Bluff,

Missouri, took a deadly spin last April when fourth-grade teacher Madonna
Kenser suffered a near-fatal allergic reaction to a dry-erase marker. Kenser
inhaled the fumes while teaching the class using an overhead projector,
when suddenly her throat began to close.
The class was stunned. Thankfully, one youngster, Brendon
Garman, knew what to do. He jumped from his desk and darted toward the
purse his teacher had been reaching for. Finding her inhaler, he then gave
a woozy Kenser her first life-saving gasps.
It was a fearful moment, but Brendon credits his quick thinking to a
scene he remembered from the movie Are We There Yet. In the scene, one
of the main characters has an asthma attack and collapses. Another
character rushes to his aid with an inhaler and is able to revive him.

6 How did Brendon Garman know what to do in the situation?

A He saw his teacher reaching for the purse.
B He watched a movie that has a similar scene.
C He experienced such emergencies before.
D He was a quick thinker.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY
MARKETING STAFF REQUIRED
Full Time / Free Lancers

We are looking for result-oriented, energetic & hardworking marketing executives

(male/female) with good interpersonal and communication skills for our New Delhi
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1-2 years of relevant experience
Own conveyance is a must

Interested candidates should e-mail their Curriculum Vitae at: hr@g24advertising.com

7 The candidates must fulfil the following requirements except

A have own transport.
B willing to work abroad.
C possess good interactive skills.
D one to two years of experience.

Parkour History
The earliest form of Parkour in history was defined by Georges Hebert, a naval officer in
the French army who served both during World War I and World War II. Because he was a
soldier, he often travelled to Africa, where he was impressed by the efficient, flowing
athletic movements of most of the African tribes he visited. After he had returned to
France, he began to develop a method of natural movement for officers serving in the
military, in which both men and women were trained to move efficiently and fluently
around a wide variety of obstacles in their path. The most well-known founding figure of
Parkour is David Belle, who learned about the discipline from his father back in the 1980s.
The group he trained in came up with the term parkour, which came from parcours du
combattant, an obstacle course used to train soldiers of the French military.

8 Parkour is a discipline
A of natural athletic movements
B created by the African tribes.
C originally meant for soldiers.
D only founded by David Belle.

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Questions 9 15 are based on the following passage

As soon as I disembarked from the bus, I saw a flat cloud, iron-grey and blue across
the Straits of Malacca. The closer I got to the shoreline, the more 9 it was defined. I
walked 10 and saw it was a series of undulating sand dunes. It was the reclaimed beach
front. Ahead on the sandy beach was a person, down a dune four hundred feet away 11
whether it was a man or a woman I could not tell. Some minutes later I saw her scarf and
her sarong, and for some more minutes on those undulating dunes, 12 walked toward
each other under the grey sky. We were the only people visible in the landscape - there was
no one behind 13 of us. She was a real walker - arms swinging, flat shoes, no cap, no
map. It was lovely, too, grey sky above, the sun in the southwest, and a cloudburst 14 like
a broken bag in the east. I watched this woman, this fairly old woman, in her warm scarf and
long sarong, a bunch of flowers in her hand. I watched her come on. She did not look at
me. She drew level and did not 15 me. There was no other human being in sight on the
beach, deserted for once, only for a lone fishing boat. She walked past me and still with
stony-faced.
Evening! I said.
Oh, she turned her head to me. Good evening.
She gave me a good smile because I had spoken first. But if I hadn't, we would have
passed each other on that lonely beach, not another soul around, five feet apart without a
word.

9 A clear 12 A he 14 A hanging
B clears B she B falling
C clearly C we C clinging
D clearance D they D drifting

10 A on 13 A neither 15 A see
B along B nor B notice
C up C either C observe
D through D or D recognise

11 A and
B but
C when
D what

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Section B

[10 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 16 to 25

Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.

Public Transport System

The importance of a good public transport system

Good public transport systems are an essential part of safe, clean and affordable
transport for development. From a social perspective, public transport is often the
only means of transport for the poor. Without it, they would be able to look at work
opportunities only within walking distance of their homes, so public transport
improves their livelihood opportunities. It also gives them greater access to
education, health care and recreation. For senior citizens, people with disabilities
and children, public transport is also their main means of mobility.

From an urban mobility perspective, public transport is far more efficient than
personal motor vehicles in terms of the road space it uses up and the energy it
consumes. For example, a bus carrying 40 passengers uses only 2.5 times more
road space than a car carrying only 1 or 2 people. And the same bus consumes only
about 3 times as much fuel as a car. Public transport is thus important for improving
sustainable mobility in urban areas, and we consider it the right approach to
encourage low-carbon growth in cities.

The key elements of a sustainable public transport system

A good public transport system must be easy and convenient to use, fast, safe, clean
and affordable. Seoul, Singapore and Hong Kong are known for their excellent
transport systems.

A key feature is that they integrate multiple technologies, such as metro rail, light rail,
Bus Rapid Transit and basic bus services. A common ticket or fare card serves all
the systems, making it easy for passengers to transfer from one mode to the other.
Passenger information systems enable users to know when the next service is due
and to understand the routes easily, and high frequency of service reduces the
hassle of a long wait for the next bus or train.

The challenges of providing public transport

The challenges in providing transportation to the cities are to be able to do it at an

affordable price besides the competing modes, like personal vehicles, which are
unsustainable. In getting people to choose public transport over personal vehicles, it
is advisable to think of the convenience and the reliability of the transport.

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Questions 16 25
Using the information from the poster, complete the diagram below.

18 ...................................................

Bus

16 ...............................................
19 ...............................................
17 ...............................................
20 ..................................................
Children

TYPES OF
PUBLIC
USERS TRANSPORT EXAMPLES
OF CITIES

The Importance of a Good Public

Transport System

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text.

Public transport is more efficient than private vehicles in terms of the

21

Using public transport helps lower 22 . in cities.

One of the ways to improve public transport is by 23 .

multiple technologies.
24 ..... provide users with information

of the services and routes.

Two factors to be thought of in getting people to choose public transport are

25 .. of the transport.

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Section C
[25 marks]
[Time suggested : 50 minutes]

Questions 26 to 31 are based on the following passage.

1 November 18, 1994. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and slipped on my

pyjamas. Ordinary things on an ordinary night, but I was still anxious, eyeing the
full moon. My husband was asleep. Agitated, I walked around the house, checking
for for what? I wandered into my childrens room. Ben was sleeping. I pulled
the covers around him and kissed his forehead. 5

2 I walked downstairs to check the hearth. The fire was almost out. I climbed upstairs
and fell into bed, but an hour later, panic woke me. I wandered the halls. It was still
in the house. A thin veil of smoke lingered in the air. I forced myself to go back to
bed. Within an hour, I was awake again. I stood in the childrens room. The house
seemed smokier than it did before, but how could that be when the fire burned out 10
hours ago? I opened a window, returned to bed, and fell into a dead sleep.

3 I heard screams. It was my husband. Sarah! Get out of the house!

4 Hearing the panic in his voice, I bolted upright. I ran to the bedroom door and
swung it open, and I was blown back, knocked to the floor. Searing heat and black
smoke overtook me, burning my skin. Through the deafening roar of fire, a smoke 15
alarm whined like a mosquito. I gasped for breath and crawled across the floor,
gagging. The smell of that fire was something I will never forget. It was not the cosy
smell of a campfire but the putrid stench of synthetic carpeting, drywall plaster, and
household appliances melting, the toxic cloud of our life disintegrating.

5 Without knowing how, I had Ben in my arms and was at his bedroom window. 20
When I opened it, ashes and smoke blew through as the heat was pulled toward
us. There was fire behind me, a 30-foot drop to concrete below.

6 My husband shouted from another window, Hold on! Im coming Im going to

jump! Then the sickening sound of bones against cement. I screamed his name,
but he did not respond. I started to cry, but there was no time for panic. 25

7 I lowered Ben out his window as far as my arms would stretch so he could breathe.
I held only his tiny hands, his body dangling. I was in the centre of the firestorm. I
choked, spitting out black grease. Blisters rose on the backs of my legs; the pain
became unbearable. I had to do something. But there was no grass below, no
trees or bushes. 30

8 My brain searched for options. If I held Ben while I jumped, I could crush him. I had
to let go of his hands. I knew that if I did it, he might break bones or suffer a bad
injury. But if I did nothing, I would burn to death, and he would fall. Stretching my
body to make his drop as short as possible, I lowered him as far as I could, until I
was holding just the ends of his chubby fingers. The smoke was so thick, I could 35
not see him. I begged God to protect him. I let go. At that very moment, My
husband shouted, Drop him! Im here!

9 I scrambled out the window. I took a deep breath, then fell. I heard the thump of a
hip against concrete, but it was as though it happened to someone else. I felt
nothing. My husband yanked me to my feet. Ben was clutched to his chest. I 40

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caught him, my husband said. We looked at each other in disbelief. We were
alive. All three levels were consumed, flames shooting out the windows. We ran.

10 Days after the fire, cars pulled up to my moms house with donations. Calls came
from friends, and they suggested a benefit concert. By night, my husband and I
were plagued with nightmares. By day, we were surrounded with love. We had 50
been given the chance to feel something most people would never know to be
held by hundreds of unseen hands a comforting yet overwhelming sensation.
Grateful, yes, and we were also tired of being grateful and needy.

Adapted from Readers Digest (November,2015)

26 (a) From paragraph 1, who was Ben?

.. [1 mark]

(b) From paragraph 2, what does It in line 7 refer to?

.. [1 mark]

27 (a) From paragraph 4, which word has the meaning of giving the feeling of
comfort and warmth?

.... [1 mark]

(b) From paragraph 6, why did the writer start to cry?

(i) .....
(ii)
(iii) ..... [1 mark]

28 (a) From paragraph 7, what had caused the writers pain?

.... [1 mark]

(b) From paragraph 8, state two options of the writer that might not work?

(i) ..

.. [1 mark]

(ii) ..

.. [1 mark]

29 From paragraph 9, why did the writer feel nothing when she fell?

... [1 mark]

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30 From paragraph 10, why do you think the writer and her husband feel grateful
and needy? Give two reasons.

Grateful : ... ...

[1 mark]
...

Needy : ...
[1 mark]
...

31 The writer wrote the drama that happened in her life. Write a summary of
what the writer and her husband did to save themselves and Ben from the fire.

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 materials from lines 13 to 42
not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

When the writer heard the panic in her husbands voice

[15 marks]

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ANSWER SHEET FOR QUESTION 31

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Section D

[20 marks]
[Time suggested: 35 minutes]

32 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

The Living Photograph

My small grandmother is tall there,

straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt,
pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds mine,
White hand in black hand.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.

It was true after all; that look.

My tall grandmother became small.
Her back round and hunched.
Her soup forgot to boil.
She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.

But there she is still,

in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.
Jackie Kay

(a) How old was the poet when the photograph was taken?

...[1 mark]

(b) The grandmother had become senile. How do you know this?

.......[1 mark]

(c) How does the poet want to remember her grandmother?

[1 mark]

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(d) The poet shows how she loves and appreciates her grandmother in the poem.
Give two other ways how you can show your love and appreciation towards your
family members.

(i) ..

...[1 mark]

(ii) ......

...[1 mark]

33 The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.

Dear Mr Kilmer - Anne Schraff

Sing to the Dawn - Minfong Ho

Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchfore

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.

Based on one of the novels you have studied, choose an event that you find to be
unforgettable. Explain why it is unforgettable to you. Support your answer with close
reference to the text.

[15 marks ]

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ANSWER SHEET FOR QUESTION 33

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ANSWER SHEET FOR SECTION A

Blacken only one space for each question. If you wish to change your answer, erase the
blackened mark that you have made. Then blacken the space for the new answer.

EXAMPLE :

Section Mark

A 15

B 10

C 25

D 20

Total 70

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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