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SMK ST. MARY

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN PENGGAL 1

TINGKATAN 3

BAHASA INGGERIS
PEMAHAMAN
1 JAM 15 MINIT

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

ARAHAN:

1. Tulis nama dan angka giliran pada kertas jawapan anda.

2. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi lima bahagian yang terdiri daripada 40 soalan.
3. Jawab semua soalan. Baca arahan bagi setiap bahagian dan soalan dengan teliti.
4. Tuliskan jawapan anda pada kertas jawapan yang disediakan. Anda perlu melengkapkan kertas
jawapan anda dalan masa yang ditetapkan.
5. Sila gunakan pensel untuk menulis jawapan pada kertas jawapan anda.
6. Serahkan kertas jawapan anda kepada pengawas peperiksaan selepas tamat ujian.

Prepared by: Checked by: Checked and confirmed by:

____________________ ______________________ ______________________

(MDM. TEH SOO LIN) (MDM. WINNIE HO) (MDM. IVY CHIN)
Head of English English Teacher Head of Language Department
Language Department
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Part 1
Questions 1 - 8
Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
For each question, mark the correct answer A, B or C on your answer sheet.

Dear Farhana,
Sorry I can’t meet up because I am going to Ceria Mall
after my music class. I forgot I need to get my mum a
present for her birthday party this Saturday.
Adilla

1. Adilla wrote the message to

A. explain why she cannot see Farhana.
B. remind Farhana to buy a gift for someone.
C. invite Farhana to go to Ceria Mall with her.

RAJANG CAFÉ
Sarawak Dishes You Need To Try

SPECIAL OFFER!

15% off

Dine at our café until 23rd July

Additional 5% off for takeaway

Opening hours: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Find us at No. 49, Taman Seri Bayu, Kuala Terrenganu

2. Rajang Café is
A. located in Sarawak.
B. closing after 23rd July.
C. giving 15% off to eat-in customers.

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BUY ONE LARGE PIZZA,

GET ONE REGULAR PIZZA
FOR FREE!

* available on weekdays, from 12 to 3p.m. only

3. If you buy
A. a regular pizza , you get a large one for free.
B. a pizza after 3 p.m., you get another one free.
C. a large pizza at 12 p.m., you get a smaller one free.

To: hana@mail.com

From: sarah@mail.com

Subject: Basketball Training

Hi Hana,

I just got a call from our basketball coach about tomorrow’s training –
it’s not cancelled but we’ll be at the sports centre instead of training at
school. It’ll be at 5 o’clock, as usual.

See you there!

Sarah

4. Tomorrow, basketball training is

A. cancelled.
B. at a different time.
C. in a different place.

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SOPHIA

Hi Mila,

Can you tell Mum I won’t be home

until after dinner tonight? I’ve got
to take the cat to the vet this
evening. I’m really worried about it!

5. Sophia is texting Mila to

A. apologise to her mother.
B. explain why she will be late tonight.
C. remind Mila to take the cat to the vet.

To: mrslim@mail.com

From: dralifclinic@mail.com

Subject: Your Dentist Appointment

Dear Mrs. Lim,

REMINDER
Your appointment with Dr Alif is on Saturday 1st August, at 10:30 a.m.
If you need to cancel your appointment, you must phone or email at least
24 hours before your visit.

6. The email reminds Mrs. Lim to

A. call Dr Alif to make an appointment.
B. email Dr Alif before her appointment.
C. tell Dr Alif if she cannot go to the appointment.

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Sign up now for our next school holiday programme!

Suitable for all levels of ability – beginners to experts.
Only fifteen children per class. Hurry!

Week one: 29 May – 4 June

Week two: 5 – 11 June

Email: info@starfishswimschool.com.my

7. Star Swim School is

A. reminding people to book early to get a place.
B. advising people that only strong swimmers can sign up.
C. announcing that the swimming programme has started.

Funland Theme Park is the latest attraction in Kedah. Filled

with exciting rides, it is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
daily. Ticket prices range from RM35 to RM70. Enjoy RM5 off
per person if you get a family or group ticket.

8. The theme park is

A. announcing a change to its opening hours.
B. promoting rides for families only.
C. offering a group discount.

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Part 2
Questions 9 – 16
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors.
For each question, write the correct word in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Underwater Photography

Hello! My name is Serena (0) but I love taking photos

underwater. Underwater photography (9) allowing me to see the world from a
completely different viewpoint. It is (10) an great way of creating fantastic
pictures. I started doing this when I (11) is ten. My uncle showed me a picture of
a turtle that he took while driving. It was beautiful so I (12) asks my uncle to take
me along on his next trip. Soon after that, I went to Redang Island with (13) he.
Now, I (14) had a collection of pictures showing 35 different underwater
creatures. One of the biggest challenges for me is to (15) holding my breath
underwater. I also need to stay still and take as many (16) photo as I can.
However, I truly enjoy the experience. I think that everyone should try diving at
least once in their lifetime.

Example:

0 and

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Part 3
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

FAMILY GRILLED CHICKEN

The famous Family Grilled Chicken is my favourite restaurant. I will always

find myself chewing clean a drumstick and licking my fingers every time I eat the grilled
chicken brought from the restaurant. Secret spices are mixed and rubbed all over the
chicken before it is grilled over a charcoal fire for hours. It is then served with black
pepper sauce.
The Family Grilled Chicken restaurant is only open on weekends. You can
find it on Tempurung Road. It’s fastest to use the short-cut along Rimbun Road. The
restaurant’s doors are closed until 5 p.m. but some loyal customers will even start
queuing up as early as 4.30 p.m. A whole fresh chicken at the food market would usually
cost between RM15 and RM20, but here I can enjoy a cooked one for only RM16! It’s a
great deal.
As the chickens are cooked in batches and left on the grill, there is always
pipping hot, tender chicken to be enjoyed. For just RM5, you can add on fried rice. It’s a
shame that they don’t do my favourite dish – mashed potato – but salad is another
option if you prefer something healthier.
The owner started the stall because he loved grilled chicken. He was an
engineer before becoming the successful businessman that he is now. He first learned
the recipe from his uncle in 2010. He spent the following year trying out the recipe
before opening his stall in 2011. He has been grilling delicious chicken and filling people’s
stomach ever since!

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Questions 17 – 24
Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

FAMILY GRILLED CHICKEN

Prepare a mix of 17. ___________________________________

Location of restaurant 18. ___________________________________

Restaurant opening time 19. ___________________________________

Price 20. ___________________________________

21. ___________________________________
Available side dishes
22. ___________________________________

Restaurant owner’s previous occupation 23. ___________________________________

Year stall started 24. ___________________________________

[8 marks]

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Part 4
Read the text and answer questions 25 to 34.

Why I Love Horror Films

by Muhammad Amin bin Ahmad

I sometimes hate horror films, but I can’t stop watching them. What is it
about horror films that makes them so enjoyable?
I think we love watching horror films because it’s like doing an extreme
sport like bungee jumping. You do it for the excitement that comes from being terrified.
I’m really not a fan of rollercoasters, so watching horror films is my way of experiencing
this kind of fear and excitement. I enjoy them because they don’t make me feel too
anxious!
I watch most films with my brother but he doesn’t like horror movies at all.
Usually my sister and I watch these together because she’s a lot braver. Sometimes I keep
a cushion close by, just in case things get too scary!
The other day, I sat down by myself and watched a film called ‘The
Strangers’. It’s about a family that goes on a vacation and stays in a hotel filled with
ghosts. They get trapped and have to find a way to escape. It was almost as scary as ‘The
Visitor’, which gave me nightmares! I had to stop watching ‘The Strangers’ at one point,
and checked my phone for a while, just to calm myself down. I know some people read
books and magazines but I don’t find this helps.
Some scenes in horror movies are unforgettable. I once woke up in the
middle of the night because I heard something ticking under my bed. I remembered a
similar scene in a horror movie where something was knocking under the bed and a ghost
suddenly appeared! However, it turned out to be my clock which I accidently dropped and
I was scared for nothing.
The more I watch horror films, the more I enjoy them. Whenever a new
one is released, I’ll be the first to watch it – just not on my own!

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Questions 25 – 32
Answer the questions below.
Choose no more than five words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

25. Unlike scary films, the writer says he doesn’t like ___________________________.
[1 mark]
26. The writer usually watches horror films with his ____________________________.
[1 mark]
27. What does the writer usually keep with him while watching horror movies?
__________________________________________. [1 mark]
28. ‘The Strangers’ is about a family which has to _____________________________
from a hotel. [1 mark]
29. Which one of the following movies mentioned did the writer find more frightening?
__________________________________________. [1 mark]
30. While watching ‘The Strangers’, the writer looked at his _____________________
to feel less frightened. [1 mark]
31. One night, the writer woke up because he heard a ___________________________
sound under his bed. [1 mark]
32. The thing that made a sound under the writer’s bed was a _____________________.
[1 mark]

Questions 33 – 34
Complete the table below with a word from the text.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Meaning Word

33. worried [1 mark]

34. bad dreams [1 mark]

[10 marks]

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Part 5
Questions 35 - 40
You are going to read a newspaper article about sports.
Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A - H) to fit
each gap (35 - 40). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
For each question, mark the correct answer (A – H) on your answer sheet.

SPORTS AND ME

My parents encouraged me to play lots of sports while I was growing up. I

was far better at some than others!
When I was 5 years old, my mother signed me up for tennis classes. 35
During my first lesson, the coach sent a tennis ball flying into my cheek by mistake! That
was when I started to have a fear of tennis balls. That ended my mother’s dream of seeing
me become a tennis star.
When I was seven, my father bought badminton rackets for my brother and
me. 36 Despite my best efforts, I just couldn’t get my serve right. It was no
surprise that the practice sessions ended shortly after that.
37 I tried another sport, netball. It was one of the few that I
really enjoyed playing. I even got selected for the school team at the age of 11. From there
on, I spent hours learning the correct way to pass and catch the ball.
Even though I was very short, I played in ‘goal defence’ position in
competitions. At one competition, I tried very hard to block an extremely tall goal shooter.
F 38 This defeat made me question if netball was the right sport for me.
The only sport that I’m interested in now is taekwondo. I was 12 years old
when I first joined my taekwondo club. I was the smallest in the class, but I enjoyed the
activities every week. There were times when I got injured and hurt my ankle during
training sessions. 39 I attended all the weekly taekwondo classes and passed all
the tests.
With time and effort, I finally received my black belt and managed to win
several prizes in competitions. 40 I hope one day I’ll be able to join the
Malaysian team and make my country proud.

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A He took us to a nearby sports centre to learn the basics.

B I can never forget those scary experiences.
C Instead of giving up, I decided to train even harder.
D But my search for a sport was far from over.
E But I don’t want to stop there.
F It wasn’t easy and we lost the game.
G She thought it was a great idea, but she was wrong.
H It took a long time to recover.

[6 marks]

KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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