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PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN SEKOLAH-SEKOLAH

MENENGAH NEGERI PAHANG
2009

TINGKATAN DUA

BAHASA INGGERIS 12/2

Kertas 2
Mei
1 jam 30 minit Satu jam tiga puluh minit

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

1.Kertas soalan ini mengandungi tiga bahagian dengan 3 soalan.

2.Jawab semua soalan.

3.Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa 40 minit untuk menjawab soalan

Bahagian A, 30 minit untuk menjawab soalan Bahagian B dan 20 minit untuk
menjawab soalan Bahagian C.

Instructions:

1. This paper consists of three sections with 3 questions.

2. Answer all questions.

3. You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on Section A, 30 minutes on Section B and 20

minutes on Section C.

Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 4 halaman bercetak.

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SECTION A : GUIDED WRITING
(30 marks)
You are advised to spend about 40 minutes for this question.
Last Saturday, you and your friends went on an outing to the Hot Springs. The route map below shows
your journey to the Hot Springs. Describe what you saw and did there.

oil palm trees-lorries-collect lunch-delicious-enjoy-crowd

friend-join-walk

rubber tappers-collect-scraps

durian- rambutans-juicy

When writing your description, you should:

• use all the notes given
• describe what you saw along the way
• describe the route you took
• elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting
• make sure it is not less than 120 words

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SECTION B : SUMMARY
(10 marks)

You are advised to spend about 30 minutes on this question.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

People say that the best time to exercise is in the morning although it is possible to exercise in
the afternoon, evening or even at night. There are many sound reasons for exercising in the morning.
Firstly, there are fewer distractions in the morning. If one were to wait till the end of the day, there will
be every excuse to give for not exercising. Besides, early morning exercise can wake up a person and
energise him or her for the day.
Not everyone can get out of bed early in the morning to exercise; doing so is a big effort.
However, it is good to get up, maybe a bit earlier to get it done with so that it does not bother you for
the rest of the day. This is because as time passes, it is harder to find a slot for exercise. Also, the early
morning temperature is cooler and the air is fresher because it is less polluted.
However, one has to be careful because in the early morning, the muscles are stiff and cold so it
is easier to get injured. Therefore, a bit of warming up is required before doing the exercise in order to
prevent this.

Write a summary on why the best time to exercise is early in the morning.

Your summary must:

• not be more than 60 words, including the 10 words given below.
• be in continuous writing (not note form).
• be written in one paragraph.

Use your own words as far as possible without changing its original meaning.
Begin your summary as follows:

The best time to exercise is early in the morning………….

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SECTION C : NOVEL
(10 marks)
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this question.

Based on the novel Potato People by Angela Wright, write about a sad event.
Give reasons from the text to support your answer.
Your response should be:
• not less than 50 words
• in continuous writing (not note form)

KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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