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BAHASA INGGERIS
Kertas 2
Nov./Dis.
2 jam
Dua jam lima belas minit
JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU
Arahan
1.
2.
Tulis nombor kad pengenalan dan angka giliran anda pada ruang yang disediakan.
Kertas soalan ini mengandungi empat bahagian: Bahagian A, Bahagian B, Bahagian
C dan Bahagian D.
3. Jawab semua soalan dalam kertas soalan ini.
4. Soalan-soalan dalam Bahagian A mempunyai empat pilihan jawaban. Jawab setiap
soalan dengan menghitamkan ruang yang betul di halaman 20.
Instructions
1. Write your I.C. number and index number in the space provided.
2. This question paper consists of four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and
Section D.
3. Answer all sections in this question paper.
4. Questions in Section A have four options. Answer each question by blackening the
correct space on page 20.
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Section A
[15 marks]
Question 1 – 8
For each of the questions, read the question first and then study the information given to find the
best answer. Then circle the answer A, B, C or D on the answer sheet provided.
1 Read the information below and answer the question that follows.
Based on the information above, the most suitable activity here is
A sailing
B canoeing
C scuba diving
D wind surfing
2
The extract below is the method of preparing hot bananas with cinnamon coconut sauce.
Step 1
Step 2 in the chart is
A serve with sauce
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
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B steam the bananas
C simmer the mixture
D add cinnamon powder
3 Read the notice below and answer the question that follows.
From the notice above, we know that the workshop is
A aimed at Science subjects.
B organised for fifth formers.
C held for one whole day.
D conducted by Ms Lee.
4
Read the extract below and answer the question that follows.
According to the extract, the rafflesia
A smells bad.
B looks like meat.
C looks like a corpse.
D smells like cabbage.
5
Study the graph below and answer the question that follows.
From the graph above, we can say that the profits of the company declined from
A 1999 to 2001
B 2000 to 2002
C 2001 to 2003
D 2002 to 2004
6
Read the newspaper report below and answer the question that follows.
From the report, we know that most of the blood is donated by
A private hospitals.
B patients’ relatives.
C blood banks.
D the public.
7
Read the article below and answer the question that follows.
From the article, we know that Peggy Chin has
A coached gymnasts during her school days.
B taught gymnastics in higher institutions.
C been a national gymnast since 1992.
D judged gymnastics competitions.
8
Read the letter below and answer the question that follows.
Working Mum is complaining about
A movies being shown before 10 p.m.
B poor scheduling of TV programmes.
C children watching too much television.
D boring movies being aired on weekdays.
Question 9 – 15 are based on the following passage.
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her
front yard. She did not recognize them but insisted on inviting them into her house.
One of the men ____9___ up and said to her, “We do not go into a house together. I am Love.
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These are my friends, Wealth and Success.” Then he said to ___10___ woman, “Go in and discuss
with your husband which one of us you would like to invite into your house.”
After much ___11___, the husband finally decided that they should invite Love in so that they
could have their house filled with love.
When Love started ___12___ into the house, the other two men also got up and followed him.
Surprised, the woman asked, “I only invited Love in, __13____ are you coming in as well?”
The men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth ___14___ Success in, the two of us would
have stayed out but ___15___ you invited Love, where he goes, we will follow. Wherever there is
Love, there is always Wealth and Success.”
9
A
B
C
D
stand
stood
stands
standing
10 A a
B an
C the
11 A
B
C
D
approval
discussion
calculation
determination
12 A
B
C
D
walk
walks
walked
walking
13 A why
B when
C what
14 A and
B but
C or
15 A
B
C
D
since
although
therefore
despite
Section B
[10 marks]
Question 16 – 25
Read the following information on the different types of mushrooms and answer the questions that
follow.
Questions 16 – 20
Using the information given, write the name of the most appropriate mushroom in the boxes below.
Description
16
Manu has diabetes and needs to lower his blood pressure.
Name of Mushroom
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17
Puan Gan, a 65-year-old grandmother has pains in her back
and cannot feel anything in her hands.
18
Mior is suffering from poor blood flow and wishes to find a
cure for it.
19
Revathi has a weak heart and is always very tired.
20
Encik Zaini has high cholesterol and the doctor has advised
him to watch his diet.
[5 marks]
Questions 21 – 25
Complete the sentences below using the information given.
21 Mushroom with a lot of riboflavin and niacin help ____________________________________
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22 Ling Zhi can be used to treat _____________________________________________________
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23 Oyster Mushroom is rich in ______________________________________________________
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24 Eating Dancing Mushrooms controls _______________________________________________
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25 Besides improving blood circulation, Woodear Mushroom helps people with _______________
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Section C
[25 marks]
Questions 26 – 31 are based on the following passage.
The following passage is about a professional hunter of wild animals such as tigers, wolves and
leopards that prey on livestock.
I have spent 20 years hunting wild animals in the Sarawak jungles. The leopard is one of the
most unpredictable animals. I have ever come across. A cunning animal, it will change its direction
for no obvious reason. Although I had faced numerous encounters with ferocious creatures, none
scared me the way the leopard did, the day it attacked me.
On January 24, a goat was killed at a nearby farm. Two weeks earlier, farmers had reported
missing livestock. A leopard had been seen around the area at dusk. On that very day, fifteen
experienced men volunteered to track it. Before the hunting party arrived, I went out to look for the
tracks. Without a thought, I left my rifle in the car and that was the worst mistake of my life.
Unarmed, I was exposed to danger.
I stepped into the bushes, where the goat was killed. Suddenly, I sensed danger from behind. I
looked around and there, under a tree. All set to strike, was an adult leopard. I remembered my rifle
and turned back to my car to get it.
Then it happened. The leopard leapt onto my back. I heard nothing when it hit me as it happened
very fast. The impact was enough to set me off balance. For a moment I felt dizzy, as if the
surroundings were spinning. I could not make sense of the things around me. They seemed to be
blurring. Before I realised it, I slumped onto the ground with the leopard clawing at my back. I could
faintly hear the grunting from the leopard. Although I could feel sharp pain all over my back. I still
managed to gather enough strength to roll over. My sudden action took the creature by surprise – I
had caused it to let go of me and I was free for a short time.
That was the best chance I had to run away. However, before I could do anything, the creature
had grabbed my right shoulder. This time, the leopard became more aggressive. It was certainly not
going to let me escape and started shaking me vigorously. The sheer strength of the mighty animal
was incredible. There was simply nothing I could do to stop it. At that instant, I was sure I was going
to die.
Without thinking, I placed my hand on the leopard’s neck. I realised that to gain control over the
animal. I had to act swiftly before it could overpower me. This was something I had learned from my
past hunting experience. I never hesitated. I wrestled with the leopard’s head and neck over my chest.
Knowing that it was either me or the leopard, I had to fight for my life. There was no time to waste.
With whatever strength that was left in me, I wrapped my left arm tightly round the leopard’s neck,
trying to choke it. Furious with my action, the animal let out a loud and deafening growl. In fighting
back, it struggled with such force that I had to put more pressure on its neck.
A young man, who was a member of the hunting group, was scouting the area. Suddenly, he
heard a loud growl. Sensing someone was in danger, he rushed towards the scene. He stood
hesitatingly about three metres away from the leopard, not knowing whether he could shoot
accurately. Frantically, I yelled at him to move nearer. Bang! The first shot went off target. Then the
second shot hit the leopard in the spine. This time he did it. There was a loud growl before it went
limp. Seeing the lifeless animal next to me, I was overcome with relief.
Looking back, I think the leopard had every reason to attack me. It was starving. When I looked
straight into its face, I felt sorry. This was the closest encounter I have ever had with such a fierce
animal.
(Adapted from Reader’s Digest, July
2003)
26 From paragraph 1, where does the writer hunt?
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27 From paragraph 2,
(a) What had happened to the farmers’ livestock?
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(b) “… that was the worst mistake of my life.” (Line 9)
(i) What was the mistake?
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(ii)
Why was it a mistake?
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28 From paragraph 4,
(a)
What threw the writer off balance?
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(b) Which word means fell?
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29 From paragraph 7,
(a)
What made the young man rush to the scene?
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[1 mark]
(a)
Why did the young man hesitate to shoot?
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[1 mark]
30 In your own words, gives two reasons why do you think the writer felt sorry for the leopard.
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31 Based on the passage given, write a summary:
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of how the leopard attacked the writer and
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what he did to save himself
Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to changes the original
meaning.
Your summary must:
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be in continuous writing form (not in note form)
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use material from line 10 to 37
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not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below
Begin your summary as follows:
He realised he was being attacked by a leopard when …
[15 marks]
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Section D
[25 marks]
32 Read the following stanza of Monsoon History and answer the questions that follow.
Reading Tennyson, at six
p.m. in pyjamas,
Listening to down-pouring
rain: the air ticks
With gnats, black spiders fly,
Moths sweep out of our rooms
Where terminates built
Their hills of eggs and queens zoom
In heat. We wash our feet
For bed, watch mother uncoil
Her snake hair, unbuckle
The silver mesh around her waist,
Waiting for father pacing
The sand as fishers pull
From the Straits after monsoon.
Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
(a)
Why is the word snake used to describe the mother’s hair?
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[1 mark]
(b) Write down two words from the poem which are related to weather.
(i)
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(ii)
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(a)
What do you think is the father’s occupation?
Using your own words, give a reason to support your answer.
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33 Read the extract from the short story The Necklace below and answer the questions that follow.
(a)
What was Madame Forestier’s attitude to Madame Loisel when she took back the
necklace?
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[1 mark]
(b) What did the Loisels do to settle their debt?
(i)
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(ii)
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(c)
If you lost something that you had borrowed from a friend, what would you have done?
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Explain why.
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marks]
34 The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.
Jungle of Hope – Keris Mas
The Pearl
– John Steinbeck
The Return
– K.S.Maniam
Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.
Using the details from the novel that you have studied, write about a difficult decision made by
one of the characters.
With close reference to the text, do you think this was the right decision?
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KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT
ANSWERS
BAHASA INGGERIS KLON SPM 2015 SET 1
PAPER 2
Section A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
C
B
B
A
C
D
D
B
B
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
Section B
16. Dancing Mushroom
17. Oyster Mushroom
18. Woodear Mushroom
19. Ling Zhi
20. shitake
21. improve the immune system of cancer patients besides lowering cholesterol levels
22. liver disorders and arthritis
23. nutritional values
24. blood glucose levels and tumour growth
25. problems of the arteries
Section C
26. In the Sarawak jungles
27. (a) A goat was killed and some livestock was missing
(b) i. Leaving his rifle in the car
ii. Unarmed, he was exposed to danger
28. (a) The impact of the leopard’s leaping onto his back.
(b) Slumped
29. (a) He heard the loud growl (and sensed someone was in danger)
(b) He was unsure whether he could shoot accurately from the distance of three metres.
30. I think that firstly, he felt sorry that he had to kill the leopard for doing what is part of
the basic instinct of a predator, that is, to attack its prey for food. Secondly, I think he felt
sorry for the leopard because he could see that it has been starved, probably due to the way
mankind gad destroyed its natural habitat.
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31. (suggested answer)
He realised that he was being attacked by a leopard when he felt it land on his back. The
impact threw him to the ground. Though he was in pain he managed to rolled over. His
sudden move surprised the leopard and it let him go. However, before he could escape, it
caught his shoulder and shook him hard. He grabbed its neck to gain control over the animal.
Wrapping his arm tightly round the leopard’s neck, he tried to choke it. It fought back
aggressively but he also pulled tightly. Then, a member of the hunting group heard the
leopard’s growl. He rushed to the scene. He hesitated, wondering if his aim would be accurate
from where he was. The hunter shouted to him to move nearer.