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Section A: Directed Writing [35 marks] marks]
You are the Secretary of the English Language Society. You are being asked to cover about the English Week organised in your school. Use the points below to help you write the report:
Date and venue of the English Week Officiation ceremony - principal Choir Performance by the English Language Society Essay Writing Competition Spelling Bees Competition Public Speaking Competition
When writing the report, you should remember to: Address the recipient of the report state the writer‟s name at the end of the report write in paragraphs use all the all the notes given
Section B: Continuous Writing [ 50 marks] marks] [Time suggested: One hour ]
Write a composition of about 350 words on words on one of one of the following topics. 1. Describe an event event in school that that you enjoyed the most. 2. Facebook should be banned in Malaysia. Discuss. Discuss. 3. Independence Day. 4. Write a story ending with: with: “ The memory will remain forever.” 5. Courage.
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Paper 2 Read the questions and circle the correct answers.
1. The sign above indicates A
animals are not allowed to eat
B
feeding animals is not allowed
C
not everyone can feed the animals
D
we need to give notice before feeding the animals NOT FOR ORAL CONSUMPTION!
2. The instruction on the label of the the bottle warns that the medicine must must A
be consumed immediately immediately
B
not be consumed by mouth
C
be used with extra caution
D
be consumed with care
3. Based from the sign sign above, above, we know that A
everyone needs to take care of everyone‟s safety
B
the road needs to be tended by everyone
C
everyone needs to drive safely
D
the road is safe for use
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2,000 National Service face the music for dodging the training.
4. The phrase „face the music‟ refers music‟ refers to A
problems faced by the National National Service participants
B
dance performance by National Service participants
C
music performance by National Service participants
D
punishment faced by National Service participants
NFS BANK Round-the-clock customer service
5. Which of the statements statements best describes the advertisement? advertisement? A
NFS Bank provides 24-hour 24-hour service.
B
NFS Bank entertains all kinds of criticisms.
C
NFS Bank will give a clock to all customers.
D
NFS Bank will answers the customers‟ questions.
TASEK UTARA THEME PARK
Special school holiday package Pay only RM50 for two. Package inclusive of full day pass And a buffet lunch (Normal price: RM70 per RM70 per person) 6. From the the advertisement, advertisement, we know that A
the package is inclusive inclusive of a meal
B
the package costs RM50 per person
C
the theme park is only for two persons
D
the theme park is only open during the school holidays
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7. From the comic strip above, the saying „the early bird gets the worm‟ refers to A
working hard to gain success success
B
being proactive will produce better result
C
cooperation is the key to success in life
D
motivation helps children to wake up in the morning
SYMPTOMS OF COMPUTER ADDICTION
Feeling happy when using the computer
Craving for more time at the computer
Neglecting family and friends
Feeling empty or depressed depressed when not at the computer
Being unable to stop the activity
8. Which of the following statements is true about about computer addicts? A They feel hungry B
They do their jobs well
C
They spend less time with friends
D
motivation helps children to wake up in the morning
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Questions 9 – 15 are based on the following passage. The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders, which is located in Agra, the North Indian State of Uttar Pradesh in India. This beautiful masterpiece is ___9____ must-visit because no matter how many photographs you might have seen of it, nothing can ___10_____ seeing if for yourself! The Taj Mahal stole so many hearts because of the romantic tale behind ___11____ existence. The Taj is actually the t he mausoleum of the Mughal Empress Mumtaz Mahal, built by her husband the Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of her. After 22 laborious years, the complex was finally completed in 1648 AD. The ____12____ is made of white marble and it is set against an awesome backdrop of the river. The Taj sparkles sparkles in the moonlight moonlight when the semi-precious stones inlaid ____13____ the white marble ___14____ the t he glow of the moon. The Taj is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden ___15____ the moon shines. These changes, they say, depict the different moods of a woman.
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A B C D
a the an
13. A B C D
in into onto between
10. A B C D
justify justifies justified justifying
14. A B C D
catch caught catches catching
11. A B C D
its it‟s its‟ it
15. A B C D.
on in after when
12. A B C D
roof wall dome minaret
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Section B [10 marks] Question 16-25 Read the passage and answer the questions given. A growing trend is internet computer addiction among teens. Unfortunately, it has adversely affect teenagers by giving various physical and emotional complications. Internet addiction among teens will lead to one thing - computer dependency. dependency. Teens suffering from Internet addiction will most likely exhibit some or all of the following symptoms: • Excessive time – time – Your Your teen devotes increasing amounts of time to the Internet. This involves all forms of Internet activity, from instant messaging (IM), to email, surfing sites, participating in chat rooms and updating their Facebook status. • Withdrawal from friends and activities – activities – As As the teen spends more and more time online and not in the physical company of others, the pattern emerges that he or she withdraws from friends and normal activities. • Lies – Lies – Asked Asked about the amount of time spent online, what they were doing, or confronted with evidence on cell phone bills for texting, IMs, or downloading, they would elaborate and fabricated dissertations. • Fatigue and other physical symptoms – symptoms – Internet Internet addicts look and act sleep deprived. They seem tired all the time, due to the fact that they stay up late or get up early so they can be on the Internet. • Poor grades or job performance – performance – Evidence Evidence of decreased attention paid to activities and responsibilities due to increased time spent on the Internet shows up in poor grades that they achieved in their examinations. When asked about time spent online, the Internet addicted • Emotional outbursts – outbursts – When teens would be easily triggered by such simple question. They may erupt in an emotional outburst, be annoyed or irritable whenever they‟re not online.
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To prevent and end internet computer addiction among teens is somewhat a challenge. A parent of a teenager suffering from internet and computer addiction should act upon it as soon as they see the symptoms by trying to limit the amount of hours the teenager spends on the computer. Encouraging the child to take up other pastimes or hobbies can in most cases turn their attention away from the computer. An organisation has been specifically specifically set up to combat internet computer computer addiction among teens with their computer and internet addiction. The organisation is called The Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and can be found online at http://www.netaddiction.com.. http://www.netaddiction.com
Practice 1 Read the passage and complete the graphic organiser organiser below with the correct answers.
Name of addiction:
Symptoms:
1. ………………………………. 2. ………………………………. …………………………………. Alternative to combat combat Internet Addiction:
3. ………………………………. ………………………………….
8. ………………………………. 4. ………………………………. …………………………………. Organisation for treating Internet Addiction: 9. ……………………………….
5. ………………………………. ………………………………….
…………………………………. 6. ………………………………. Website: 10. ……………………………….
………………………………….
7. ……………………………….
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Section C [ 25 marks] Questions 26 – 30 are based on the following passage. 1
Air pollution has become a devastating child killer in India and throughout Asia. Children like Harvind, who live in cities, are the unintended victims of the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation of most Asian countries, poisoned by breathing air polluted by motor vehicle exhausts and industrial smokestacks. But kids in rural Asia don't escape
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harm either. Children die every year from breathing smoke from cooking fires that turn their own homes into death traps. 2
Because diseases tied to environmental factors can have more than one cause, it's impossible to state flatly how many children are victims of air pollution. But combined statistics from the World Health Organisation, private health groups, medical journals and hospital officials point to an inescapable conclusion: From teeming cities to tiny
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rural villages, every year at least one million of our children die or suffer life-shortening diseases, such as respiratory infections and pneumonia, brought on by toxic air. Throughout Asia the signs of a huge problem are inescapable.
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Dr Balu Raj, a paediatrician at Manipal Medical Centre in India, who 15 has been in practice for 45 years, reports that nearly 90 per cent of his young patients have respiratory illnesses. And he is beginning to see these problems in very young babies. "My youngest patient was a twoand-a-half-month-old boy who I had to hospitalise because of severe retractions. Twenty years ago we hardly ever saw bronchial asthma in
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children younger than one year." 4
About half of some 9000 children treated as outpatients outpatients at the Lakeside Medical Centre and Hospital in Bangalore, India, have asthma and other respiratory ailments. In Delhi, a survey of 20,000 school children found that one in every eight had asthma. For children in China's cities, 25 just breathing is the equivalent of smoking two packets of cigarettes a
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day. Respiratory disease isn't the only problem brought on by air pollution. 5
The threat begins even before birth. A study in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, found a correlation between maternal exposure to sulphur dioxide 30 during the first trimester of pregnancy and lowered birth weight. Newborns in the Philippines are showing high levels of lead, mercury, cadmium and copper in their blood. And in Bangkok, physicians have found deadly particulates in the umbilical cords of newborn babies.
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At greatest risk from both indoor and outdoor air pollution are children 35 under five years of age. The Boston-based Health Effects Institute estimates that more than a million children in Asia will not live to see their fifth birthday because they will succumb to illnesses linked directly to air pollution. Numerous studies over the past five years, including a major one released last year by the University of Southern California,
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have demonstrated that when it comes to air pollution, children are not merely small adults. 7
"Because children's tracheas are shorter than adults', the pollutants in the atmosphere can easily invade the depths of their lungs," says Dr Xiaochuan Pan, a professor at the Peking University School of Public
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Health in Beijing.
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Adds Dr Michael T. Kleinman, an air pollution pollution expert at the University of California, Irvine, "There are many differences between children and adults in the ways that they respond to air pollution. For example, children take in more air per unit body weight at a given level of exertion than do adults. When a child is exercising at maximum levels, such as during a soccer game or other sports event, they may take in 20 per cent to 50 per cent more air - and more air pollution - than t han would an adult in comparable activity."
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According to t o Dr Wilson Fung, a Hong Kong paediatrician, "The nose is like an air filter, and because their
noses are smaller than adults',
children's noses get blocked up sooner by secretions and swelling. This
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forces them to breathe through their mouths more often. The mouth is not an air filter, and particulates go directly to the lungs, causing greater damage." (Adapted from rdasia.com)
26. From paragraph 1, (a) who are the innocent victims of air pollution? ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ______________ __ [ 1 mark ] (b) what causes the air pollution in most Asian countries? ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ______________ __ [ 1 mark ] 27. From paragraph 2, state two main illnesses that can be fatal. (a) _________________________________________________________ [ 1 mark ] (b) _________________________________________________________ [ 1 mark ] 28. From paragraph 3, (a) state a word that describes the serious condition that plagued the children. ________________________ ____________________________________ _______________________ ________________________ _______________ __ [ 1 mark ] (b) name the life-shortening diseases suffered by the children. ________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________ ______________________ _________ [ 1 mark ] 29. (a) From paragraph 6, why more than a million children in Asia will not live to see their fifth birthday? ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ______________ __ [ 1 mark ] b) From paragraph 8, why why are children easily easily affected by air pollutions? ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ______________ __ [ 1 mark ]
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30. In your opinion, what‟s the best way to overcome pollution? Name two ways that the government can do to rectify this problem. ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ______________ __ ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ __________________________ ______________ [ 2 marks]
31. Based on the passage given, write a summary: How air pollution affects the children
Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not change the original meaning. Your summary must: be in continuous writing form (not in note form) use materials from lines 9 to 37 not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given words given below Begin your summary as follows:
A b o u t h a l f o f s o m e n i n e t h o u s a n d c h i l d r e n t r e a t ed ed a s o u t p a t i e n t s a t th th e L a k e s i d e M e d i c a l C e n t r e a n d H o s p i t a l i n . .. ..
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Section D
32 Read the poem“ N a t u r e ” and answer the questions that follow. NATURE We have neither Summer nor Winter Neither Autumn nor Spring. We have instead the days When the gold sun shines on the lush green canefields – canefields – Magnificiently. The days when the rain beats like bullets on the roofs And there is no sound but the swish swish of water in the gullies And trees struggling in the high Jamaica Jamaica winds. Also there are the days when when leaves fade from off guango trees And the reaped canefields lie bare bare and fallow to the sun. But best of all there are the days when the mango and the logwood blossom When the bushes are full of the sounds of bees and the scent of honey When the tall grass sways and shivers to the slightest breath of air, When the buttercups have paved the earth with yellow stars And beauty comes suddenly suddenly and the rains have have gone. ~ H.D. Carberry
(a) What is the difference between the weather in the poet‟s country with other countries? ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ _____________ _ [ 1 mark] (b) Name the main crop produced in the poet‟s country. ________________________ _______________________________________ _____________________________ _______________________ _________ [1mark [1mark ] (c) What W hat does the line And line And there is no sound but the swish of water in the gullies suggest? ________________________ ____________________________________ _______________________ ________________________ _______________ __ [1mark [1mark ]
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(d) In your opinion, what‟s the poet‟s feeling towards his his country? Give a reason to support your answer. ________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ______________ __ ________________________ ____________________________________ _______________________ ________________________ _______________ __ [2marks [2marks]]
33. The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language. -Catch Us If You Can -The Curse -Step by Wicked Step
: Catherine McPhail : Lee Su Ann : Anne Fine
Choose any one of the novels above and answer the questions below. Using details from the novel you have studied, name one significant event in event in the story. Support your answer with close reference to the text.
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