Bahasa Inggeris K2 SPM 2010- Kupasan Mutu Jawapan Calon

1119/2

BAHASA INGGERIS 2

EXAMINATION FORMAT

The SPM English 1119/2 paper consists of 4 sections: Section A consists of 15 multiple choice type questions which test reading and compr comprehe ehens nsion ion skill skills s and sub-sk sub-skills ills at recog recognit nitio ion n level. level. Questi Question ons s 1 to 8 are based on short texts of different text types – newspaper reports, dialogue, poster, extract extracts s from articles articles and reports reports.. Question Questions s 9 to 15, which test grammar grammar and vocabulary items, are based on a rational cloze passage with 7 blanks. Section B requires requires candida candidates tes to transfer transfer relevant relevant informatio information n accura accurately tely from one text text type type to anoth another. er. For For SPM SPM 2010, 2010, the ques questio tion n requir required ed candid candidate ates s to transfer relevant information from a poster to the table. Section C consists of comprehension questions which test candidates’ ability to demonstrate reading and comprehension skills and sub-skills at recognition level. Candidates then have to answer the questions, using language competently to conve convey y the answer answers. s. For For this this year year’s ’s questi question on,, candi candida dates tes were were requ require ired d to answer questions based on a passage on doing acts of kindness. This section also requires candidates to write a summary which tests their ability to select select and retrieve relevant relevant informatio information, n, and then organis organise e the information information coherently. This question also tests candidates’ ability to paraphrase effectively and concisely. For this year’s question, candidates were required to summarise the ways in which people can show acts of kindness and the benefits that can be experienced from acts of kindness. Sect Sectio ion n D test tests s read readin ing g and and comp compre rehe hens nsio ion n skil skills ls and and sub-s sub-ski kill lls s at the the production level. Candidates are required to answer questions set on the literary texts selected for the literature component. Candidates are also expected to give a personal response to the literary texts tested. They include the selected poem (question 32), short story (question 33) and novel (question 34). For SPM 2010, the poem tested was ‘There’s Been a Death in the Opposite House’ , House’ , the extract was from the short story ‘The Drover’s Drover’s Wife’ and the novel novel question question required required candidates’ to write on an important incident giving reasons why it was important. OVERALL PERFORMANCE

On the whole whole,, candid candidate ates s did quite quite well well in this this pape paper. r. Candi Candida dates tes with with good good language proficiency did exceptionally well while candidates with poor language ability were unable to perform well. A very small percentage failed to respond to the tasks.

Bahasa Inggeris 2

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Kupasan Mutu Jawapan SPM 2010

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GENE GENERA RAL L PERF PERFOR ORMA MANC NCE E OF CAND CANDIDA IDAT TES ACCO ACCORD RDIN ING G TO THEIR HEIR GROUPS Good candidates candidates Cand Candida idate tes s with with good good langu languag age e profic proficien iency cy were were able able to compr compreh ehend end and resp respon ond d to all all the the task tasks s rele releva vant ntly ly and and accu accura rate tely ly.. Most Most of them them did did well well in Sec Section tion A and and Sec Section tion B. They They were ere able able to resp respon ond d well ell to the the read readin ing g comprehension task and showed good ability to write the summary in their own words. They also managed to produce answers of a high standard with clear details for Section D (Literature Component). Average candidates candidates Generally, students of average language ability fared quite well in Section A. A few of the items items posed posed proble problems ms to them. them. Secti Section on B usua usually lly produ produced ced bette betterrthan-a than-ave verag rage e perfo performa rmanc nce. e. There There were were a few quest question ions s left left unan unanswe swered red in Sections C and D. Some candidates who used their own words to answer the comprehe comprehensio nsion n and summary summary questio questions ns inadvert inadvertently ently penalise penalised d themselv themselves es because because their their limited limited competen competency cy resulted resulted in grammatic grammatical al and spelling errors errors which sometimes caused distortion of meanings.

Weak candidates candidates Almost all the weak candidates candidates attempted attempted Sections Sections A and B but most of them performed badly. Candidates displayed very poor reading skills. Lifting and overlift liftin ing g in sect sectio ions ns B and and C were were evid eviden entt and and the the cand candid idat ates es did did not not show show understanding of the task or text. Some candidates did not even attempt sections B, C and D. PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES CANDIDATES IN EACH SECTION SECTION A (Questions (Questions 1–15): MULTIPLE-CHOICE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS QUESTIONS GENERAL PERFORMANCE On the the whol whole, e, cand candid idat ates es were were able able to do quite quite well well in Sect Sectio ion n A as they they displayed a good understanding of the task. However, performance was better where questions required only recall and understanding of main ideas.















STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF CANDIDATES Question 1 A significant significant percentage percentage of the candidates candidates managed to draw the correct conclusion for the task based on the extract of the newspaper report. Candidates were able to associate ‘food and clothing’ with ‘basic ‘basic items’ and then link it to the phrase ‘distributed ‘distributed to the victims’. victims ’. Weak candidates merely matched words from the extract to one of the distractors while some of them misinterpreted the roles played by the two bodies: Suntyre Malaysia and The Flood Recovery Drive . Question 2 Candidates with good language ability were able to draw the correct conclusion (favoured ) from the phrases ‘ not many concerts have been staged for classical music’ and ‘but ‘ but contemporary and pop concerts do not face the same situation ’. Weak candidates, who should have been more familiar with the words that sound the same in Bahasa Melayu, chose the wrong options. Question 3 A majority of the candidates candidates chose the correct option as the process involved in the preparation for the marathon run is quite straightforward. Candidates were able to comprehend the sequence easily. Some candidates were probably misled by the appearance of the word ‘ rest ’ at the end of the advice advice in the extra extract. ct. They failed to see the catch in the word ‘ after ’. ’. Question 4 This This item item requ require ired d candid candidate ates s to read read for for detai details ls and and a large large major majority ity of the the candidates chose the correct information based on the newspaper report. They were able to draw the right conclusion based on the phrase ‘ it had only one to show, show, thanks thanks to…..Ru to…..Rufina fina Tan’. Tan’. Weaker Weaker cand candida idates tes did not not unders understa tand nd the phrase ‘was ‘was in the running for five gold medals ’ and eventually chose the wrong option thinking ‘Malaysia ‘ Malaysia won five gold medals’. Question 5 Only Only a smal smalll perc percen enta tage ge of the the cand candid idat ates es were were able able to infe inferr the the corr correc ectt response from the phrase ‘ make it beneficial to a charity of your choice ’. Some candidates failed to read the text as a whole and merely focused on key words like donation and charity.















Question 6 Candidates were able to relate ‘ the first symptom…’ symptom…’ to ‘day ‘ day 1’. Candidates could have also related to their own personal experience in having a cold where a fever usually develops when you fall ill. Question 7 Candidates could infer the answer from the phrase ‘ send us a cheque’ cheque ’ as a form of donation as well as understand the meaning of ‘ contribution’ contribution ’ and link it to how it contributes to the conservation problem. Some candidates failed to differentiate the meaning of ‘to ‘ to expand ’ and ‘to ‘ to set up’. up ’. Weak candidates focused on similar words used in the options and the text for example ‘ homes’ homes’ and ‘anti-poaching ‘anti-poaching patrols’. patrols’. Question 8 The word ‘breed ‘ breed ’ is repeated three times thus providing the clue to the answer. Some candidates most likely related it to common advice given by adults and campaigns that Aedes can kill. They were also probably influenced by the fact that people are dying from dengue. Questions 9 - 15 The The item items s were were base based d on a cloz cloze e text text.. They They were were all all gram gramma marr item items s whic which h assessed the students’ knowledge of verb forms, prepositions, pronoun, gerund and logical connector. The passage was about a writer’s opinion of Malaysia. Question 9 We are _____ with natural beauty – pristine beaches, refreshing greenery and an abundance of flora and fauna. The item tested candidates’ knowledge of past participle and the passive form. Cand Ca ndida idate tes s we were re ab able le to re relat late e to the clue given given in the first first se sente ntence nce – ‘ was brought up’ and ‘educated ‘educated ’. ’. Weak candidates were misled by the auxiliary verb ‘are are’’ which must be followed by the continuous form of the verb ( are blessing ). ). Question 10 Although they are of diverse races, they live _____ peace and harmony harmony.. Candidates were familiar with the common usage of the phrase ‘living in peace and harmony’. A significantly small percentage of the candidates had no idea on how to use correctly the prepositions ‘ in in’’ and ‘on ‘on’. ’.















Question 11 In th the e to town wns s an and d ci city ty,, we __ ____ ___ _ fi firs rstt-cl clas ass s fa faci cili liti ties es ra rang ngin ing g fr from om fi five ve st star ar hotels…. Candidates were able to link the description in paragraph 2 to that of paragraph 3 which uses the present tense. Weaker candidates were misled by the past tense form of the verb used in the first sentence of the text. Question 12 We lack _____ here and everything is at an affordable price. Candidates with good language proficiency were able to correlate the idea that ‘wh when en we ha have ve eve everyt rythin hing g we lac lack k no nothi thing ng ’. ’. So Some me ca cand ndida idates tes we were re una unable ble to corr co rrel elat ate e th the e id idea ea th tha at ‘ wh when en ev ever eryt ythi hing ng ex exis ists ts we ac actu tual ally ly la lack ck no noth thin ing g ’. ’. Cand Ca ndid idat ates es ma may y ha have ve bee een n mi misl sled ed by th the e co comm mmon only ly us used ed phr hra ase ‘ lack something ’. ’. Question 13 _____ homesick, I have to return home. Candid Cand idat ates es we were re ab able le to un unde ders rsta tand nd an and d us use e th the e ge geru rund nd in co cont ntex ext. t. So Some me candidates may have chosen the wrong option based on the verb form used in the preceding sentence. Question 14 As soon as I arrive at the Kuala Lumpur Internationa Internationall Airport, I always sigh _____ relief. Good can Good candid didate ates s un under dersto stood od the mea meanin ning g of the wo word rd ‘ sigh sigh’’ an and d th the e co corr rrec ectt preposition that goes with ‘ relief ”. ”. Other candidates failed to identify the correct preposition as they did not understand the meaning of the word ‘ sigh sigh’. ’. In addition, the expression ‘sigh ‘ sigh with relief ’ is rarely used. Question 15 _____, a few have returned as they found that life there was not as easy as they had thought. Cand Candid idat ates es were were able able to link link the the cont contra rary ry idea ideas s used used in the the two two phra phrase ses, s, ‘..migrated ‘..migrated a few years ago to look for greener pastures… ’ an and ‘…returned as they found that life there was not easy.. ’. Weak candidates were unable to use linkers correctly. correctly.















SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 1. Students should read more to improve their command of the language 2. Students should go through past years’ questions and exercises in workbooks to familiarize with the examination format. 3. Teachers should give students more grammar exercises. 4. Give more rational cloze passages so that they can understand how to complete the blanks accurately. 5. Grammar should be taught in isolation

SECTION B (Questions 16-25): INFORMATION TRANSFER The assessment objective for section B is to assess candidates’ ability to transfer relevant information from one text type to another. For the SPM 2010 paper, the task task requ requir ired ed candi candida date tes s to read read a post poster er on Tama Taman n Nega Negara ra and and usin using g the the information from the poster, candidates had to complete a table by writing short answers. Most of the candidates were able to locate the answers directly from the poster. Howev However, er, questi question on 17 was was a little little bit more more chall challeng enging ing as quite quite a signif significa icant nt numb number er of stud studen ents ts misun misunde ders rsto tood od the the mean meanin ing g of the the word word ‘inh ‘inhab abit itan ants ts’. ’. Questions 21 and 25 were also imperfectly understood by some candidates. Cand Candid idat ates es perf perfor orme med d much much bett better er in this this sect sectio ion n comp compar ared ed to the the othe other r sections. Only a very small percentage of the students did not make any attempt to answer the questions in this section. STRENGTH Most of the candidates candidates attempted attempted this section section.. A majority majority of candida candidates tes could understa understand nd the instruct instruction ions s and were were able to retriev retrieve e the relevan relevantt informat information ion from the poster. Candidates, who were proficient in the language, gave precise and concis concise e answ answers ers.. Even Even weak weaker er candid candidate ates s were were able able to provid provide e correc correctt answers. They were able to select and lift the portion of the sentences that had the answers. WEAKNESSES Cand Candida idate tes s overover-lif lifted ted the word words, s, phra phrases ses or senten sentences ces.. There There was was rando random m selec selectio tion n of words words or phras phrases es among among weak weak cand candida idate tes. s. Spelli Spelling ng erro errors rs were were prevalen prevalent. t. Candida Candidates tes could could not differen differentiate tiate water-ba water-based sed activiti activities es from other other activities. Candidates lacked the skill to transfer the information from the text to the table. They gave long answers and many of them over-lifted from the text. A small percentage of the students did not attempt this section.

















DETAILED PERFORMANCE Question 16 A majority of the candidates candidates were able to answer this question correctly. correctly. Even some of the weak candidates could answer the question. Those who answered wrongly were probably candidates who did not quite understand the word ‘ Age’ . Common mistakes: Candidates’ answers were incomplete, for example

Candidates gave more than the required information, for example

Question 17 Quite a high percentage of the candidates were unable to answer this question correctly. Common mistakes: mistakes: Candidates gave the wrong answers, for example

















There was inclusion of other unnecessary information.

Questions Questions 18-20 Most candidates answered these questions correctly. Weaker candidates could not differentiate water-based activities from the other activities mentioned in the poster. Common mistakes: Incomplete information/ candidate’s’ own word

Inclusion of other information / over-lifting

















Wrong answer

Question 21 For this question, candidates were required to identify the place for any one of the the acti activi viti ties es ment mentio ione ned d in ques questi tion ons s 18-2 18-20. 0. Howe Howeve ver, r, some some cand candid idat ates es misunderstood the task and mentioned the activity that could be carried out at the place mentioned in the table. Common mistake: Wrong answer given by candidates

Questions Questions 22-24 Cand Candida idate tes s were were requ require ired d to identi identify fy three three other other activ activitie ities s besid besides es the three three water water-b -base ased d activ activiti ities es mentio mentione ned d in ques questio tions ns 18-20 18-20.. Most Most of the candid candidate ates s were able to identify the activities but weaker candidates could not differentiate water-based activities from other activities.

















Wrong answer

Question 25 Like question 21, candidates were required to identify the place for any one of the the activ ctivit itie ies s men mentio tioned in que question tions s 22-2 2-24. Some Some of the the candid ndida ates tes misunderstood the task and mentioned the activity that can be carried out at the place. Common mistake: Wrong answer

SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 1. Have more practice on information transfer of different types. 2. Teachers should discourage students from attempting mindless lifting as they could lose marks. 3. Stude Student nts s must must be taugh taughtt to provi provide de short short and and precis precise e answe answers rs when when they they attempt questions of this nature. 4. Teachers should teach students to use only information found in the text and not their own words. Sometimes, the use of own words may lead to distortion in meaning. 5. Students should go through past years’ questions and exercises in workbooks

















SECTION C GENERAL PERFORMANCE This section has two sub-sections: reading comprehension and summary writing. Students produced an above average performance in this section. Meanwhile, a small small numbe numberr of the the cand candida idates tes did not atte attempt mpt both both the compre comprehe hens nsion ion and summary questions in this section.

READING COMPREHENSION (Questions 26 – 30) This section tested the candida candidates’ tes’ ability ability to read read and understand understand information information cont contai aine ned d in an exte extend nded ed text text.. The The cand candid idat ates es were were requ requir ired ed to answ answer er 5 comprehension questions based on a passage.

Question 26 From paragraph 1, what is the name of the movie? Strength Cand Candida idate tes s were were able able to answ answer er the questi question on ‘wha ‘whatt is the the name name’ ’ , by givi giving ng answers such as



















Weaknesses Many Many cand candid idat ates es wrot wrote e gram gramma matic tical ally ly inco incorr rrec ectt answ answer ers s but but the the idea idea was was comprehensible, for example

Spelling errors were quite prominent Cand Candida idate tes s who who could could only only recog recognis nise e the word word ‘ name’ gave the name of the book, the author or the character.



















Question 26 (b) How did Trevor try to change the world?

Strength The majority of the candidates were able to give the right answer, for example

Even though lifting of whole sentences was allowed, most candidates were able to provide the exact answer showing that they understood the question. Candidates managed to lift relevant sentences, for example



















Some candidates did not understand the question. Instead of stating how Trevor changed the world, they focused on the reason or motivation behind his action.

Question 27 (a) From paragraph 2, what is the aim of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation? Strength A majority of the candidates were able to lift the answer from the text Weaknesses Partial lifting that did not complete the idea required



















Weaknesses Giving more than one word as the answer

Candidates chose the wrong word

Question 28 (a) From paragraph 4, what effect can a comic strip have on a person reading it’? Strength A majority of the candidates were able to respond accurately A significant significant number of candidates candidates were able to lift the permissible sentence for one of the answers, e.g.



















Weaknesses Candidates failed to change the point of reference

Poor lift or over-lift the line concerned

Question 28 (b) Who does the word them in line 26 refer to? Strength Candidates were able to pick the correct answer that is ‘patients’ . The word ‘who’ in the question gives a clue that the answer must refer to a group of people.





















Candidates mistakenly thought it referred to the items mentioned in the text.

Question 29 From paragraph 5 , give two reasons why some people are not prepared to do acts of kindness? Strength Most candidates were able to give the correct answers. Candidates lifted the relevant sentences





















Question 30 Without using examples from the passage, suggest two ways in which you can be kind to others. Strength Good candidates were able to give quality answers.

Average students were able to give simple acts of kindness kindness





















Mindless lift of phrases or sentences from text

SUGGESTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. 2. 3. 4.

Read Read the text and and questions questions at least least twice. twice. Learn Learn to look for clues clues and use contextua contextuall clues Understand Understand the fundamental fundamental needs needs of the the Wh-questions. Wh-questions. Look Look for answe answers rs in the given given parag paragrap raphs hs.. Sele Select ct intel intellig ligen ently tly phras phrases es or sentences. 5. Students should should be adept adept at using a wide wide range of vocabulary vocabulary





















SUMMARY WRITING (QUESTION (QUESTION 31) The summary question tests the candidates’ ability to select and retrieve relevant informatio information, n, use the informatio information n given given to display display an understa understandin nding g of the task and to organise the information coherently. The question also tests candidates’ ability to paraphrase effectively and concisely and to present the information in Standard English, in an accurate and fluent form. For this year’s question, the candidates are required to write a summary of the ways in which people can show acts of kindness and the benefits that can be experienced from acts of kindness.





















GENERAL PERFORMANCE On the whole, candidates did not perform as well as last year. They were able to select and retrieve the required information from the text. Their response was also organised coherently. However, as expected, a substantial number of the cand candida idate tes s adop adopted ted the the safe safe strate strategy gy to be text text depen dependen dentt in shap shaping ing their their resp respon onse se.. So, So, they they did did not not take take up the the chal challe leng nge e of usin using g own own words ords in the the response. In short, the language was largely text-based. When they attempted to use their own words, it was restricted to mostly single word substitution.

GENE GENERA RAL L PERF PERFOR ORMA MANC NCE E OF CAND CANDIDA IDAT TES ACCO ACCORD RDIN ING G TO THEIR HEIR GROUPS Candidates in the High Achievement Group The confidence and competency of the candidates were the main features of the























DETAILED PERFORMANCE Strength Good Good candid candidate ates s unde underst rstood ood the requ require iremen ments ts of the task task and and were were able able to select the relevant information to write a summary of the ways in which people can show acts of kindness and the benefits that can be experienced from them.





















There was heavy frequency of serious errors or fractured syntax which impeded reading reading and understa understandin nding. g. Words were wrongly wrongly spelt although although lifted from the passage. Candidates were not able to differentiate between givers and receivers of acts of kind kindne ness ss.. They They did did not not unde unders rsta tand nd the the mean meanin ing g of ‘ben ‘benef efit its. s.’’ Thou Though gh the the question was clear with the preposition "from" which meant the doer and not the giv the didate didate had had obvio obvio ly not id atten attention tion to this this sition sition and





















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Bahasa Inggeris K2 SPM 2010- Kupasan Mutu Jawapan Calon

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