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The Best Answer.: Star Metro, 23 June 2019
The Best Answer.: Star Metro, 23 June 2019
Section A
[15 marks]
[Time suggested : 25 minutes]
Question 1 to 8 are based on the given stimuli. Study the information carefully and choose
the best answer.
Do you laugh often? You may wonder what laughter has to do with
health but when it was said that laughter is the best medicine, the experts
of long ago knew what they were talking about!
Those who laugh often might not be healthier really, but they
certainly have a better attitude to problems and therefore have a better
time than those who worry and are grumpy.
Good evening and Happy Malaysia Day to all beloved citizens of Malaysia.
With God’s grace, we are able to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the
formation of Malaysia as citizens of independent, democratic, peaceful
and harmonious nation.
The tale of Malaysia’s journey is indeed colourful. From a low income
agricultural nation, we have now successfully emerged as a moderately
high income, modern industrial nation. Although the success attained is
monumental and very significant, it is not a reason for us to cease our
effort to become comfortable.
This unique community is perhaps the last of the true marine nomads that live off the
sea of Semporna in Sabah. They were also found in neighbouring coastal areas of the
Philippines and Indonesia.
What’s interesting about the Bajau Laut community is the very basic lifestyle that they
have, living almost entirely on things and food they could find around them. They live on
tiny houses built on stilts, while some live on long wooden boats called LepaLepa. With
a diet that almost entirely comes from the seas, they are known to be skilful fishermen,
and great swimmers and divers, even children could swim well.
6 Why do you think we should not eat food that is high in cholesterol?
A The liver produces sufficient cholesterol.
B So that we can maintain consistency
C To show and prove our commitment
D To endeavour through a strict diet
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Twenty-six-year old Yun had a dream – to work with whales. So, she took
part in a competition at Polarland in Harbin, north-east China, to land a job
working with the theme park’s famous beluga whale, Mila.
As one of the seven finalists, Yun was required to dive as deep as possible
into a freezing tank with Mila – all without breathing equipment. She made it
close to the bottom, but at 4.5 metres she felt her legs cramp up due to the Arctic-
temperature water. She could no longer move and she was stuck. She thought she
was going to die.
That was when Mila, who had swum with many visitors over the years,
came to her aid. Mila swam towards Yun and nudged her towards the surface. She
was indeed the ‘hero’ of the day!
Questions 9 to 15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer to fill in each
blank.
Life is not easy when you are terrified of electricity, as one woman called Donna
knows all too well. If she gets ___9___ a light switch or a thunderstorm, the 43-year-old
writer becomes so terrified that she can think of nothing but fleeing.
The ___10___ for Donna’s extreme condition is electro-phobia, or the morbid fear of
electricity. The list of phobias is growing every day is now ___11___ online at
www.phobialist.com, where more 500 human fears are listed alphabetically. Some may be
harmless but other fears,___12___ acrophobia (the fear heights), can be extremely dangerous.
Most people deal with phobias as the situation occurs. I have heard one student who
stapled together two pages of textbook to ___13___ flipping it open at a page with a photo of
snake. There was also a teacher who was so terrified of cats that she would ask her daughter
to look carefully around an unfamiliar store for any cats and give the all-clear ___14___ she
agreed to enter.
Such tactics are usually temporary at best. ___15___ to science, treatment for most
phobias is now available. What matters is that you have a plan to deal with your phobia.
9 A towards 13 A manage
B past B avoid
C near C check
D with D stop
10 A idea 14 A after
B term B when
C mark C while
D concept D before
11 A find 15 A Thank
B finds B Thanks
C found C Thanked
D finding D Thankful
12 A except
B from
C like
D as
Section B
[10 marks]
[Time suggested : 25 minutes]
Questions 16 to 25
Read the following pamphlet and answer the questions below.
Symptoms Accompanied by Probably Doctor?
Dry Runny nose Common Visit your doctor if
cough Itchy throat cold symptoms persist for
Rattling Body aches more than ten days.
mucus Sluggishness
Some fever
Dry Wheezing Asthma Seek emergency care
coughs at Difficulty in if having trouble
night breathing, breathing.
worsening with
exercise
No fever
Wet Shortness of Pneumonia See a doctor
cough breath immediately.
Green or Chest pain
yellow Headache
mucus Fever lasts more
than 3 days
Wet Lethargy Bronchitis See a doctor
cough Chest discomfort immediately.
Clear, Cough up blood
white or Trouble
yellowis breathing
h phlegm Fever
Dry and Chills Influenza Wait it out unless
hoarse Headaches child has asthma, heart
cough Fatigue condition or
Nasal congestion suppressed immune
Fever system.
Questions 16 to 20
Using the information from the pamphlet given, identify what illness the following people are
suffering from.
Description Illness
16 Ai Ling has fever, feels tired and coughs up blood.
Questions 21 to 25
Using the information from the pamphlet, complete the email below.
Use no more than three words for each blank.
To jamieherold@gmail.com.my
Subject Go see a doctor!
Hi there,
How are you? Mum is worried that you have not been feeling well for over a week! She
said you have refused to see a doctor.
What’s going on actually? Are you having 21 _______________________, especially
at night? This might be a symptom for asthma. It is often accompanied by wheezing and
22 _______________________. You need to seek emergency care immediately if you are
unable to breathe properly. However, if you have fever, chills, headaches, fatigue and nasal
congestion, it might be 23 _____________________. Dry cough and rattling mucus could
also be 24 ______________________ for common cold. You could be having runny nose
and feeling sluggish.
I think it is better that you 25 ________________________ immediately. He’ll be able
to diagnose the cause to your failing health. Please do take care of yourself.
Love,
Mike
Section C
[25 marks]
[Time suggested : 50 minutes]
1 November and December are always wet in the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. But
this time the clouds outdid themselves, soaking the town of Kota Bahru with twice the usual
rainfall. So when the sun at last shone in early January, Bakhtiar and Kamariah’s three older
children ran outside to play with their friends. Inside, Kamariah, 30, nursed their youngest,
four-month-old baby, while her mom and great aunt sat on the couch. Suddenly Kamariah 5
heard a sound: like the roar of a jet. She rushed outside in time to see a tsunami of churning
mud, sand and debris thundering down the hill towards them. She gathered everyone into
the bedroom farthest from the falling hillside, where they huddled and waited, praying for
the best.
2 Bakhtiar, a 37-year-old farmer, and his father-in-law were working on their orchard when 10
they got a hysterical call from Kamariah. The mountain had fallen, she cried. Houses had
been swept away. He got the gist, landslide. The men got into their pick-up and sped back
home.
3 But traffic on the road home had come to a halt. Both sides of the road were covered with
a thick stew of mud, snapped trees, and chunks of what used to be homes. A roof sat in the 15
middle of what had been the road. Bakhtiar jumped out of the truck and ran along the road.
A police officer shouted for him to stop. “If you want to stop me, you’ll have to shoot me,”
Bakhtiar hollered as he kept going. Almost immediately, the mud came up to his knees.
4 While he was stepping over logs and pieces of wood, he heard a woman scream for help.
He followed the sound through the mud that was now waist-high. Soon he had to belly crawl 20
over the shattered remnants of houses to reach the source of the cries. God had given
Bakhtiar an opportunity to put to practice all the essential survival skills he had learned that
can get him through any emergency. At first, all he could see was an arm reaching up
through the debris. He pulled away some smaller branches and a sofa cushion, and there she
was, a dark-haired young woman buried under pieces of walls, furniture and trees. Her head 25
was bloody and gashed. And she was holding a baby boy. The baby was not looking good,
and the mother said she could not feel her own legs. Bakhtiar kept her talking while he
pulled away the wood, metal, and furniture springs trapping the mother and her child.
5 At last, he was able to free the baby. By this time, other helpers had made it to the site.
Pulling off his sweatshirt, Bakhtiar turned it inside out and wrapped the baby inside. He 30
handed him to one of the rescuers and went back to digging out the mother. With others now
taking the lead on freeing the woman, Bahktiar moved on. He was still a kilometre away
from home.
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6 Wading again through a landscape turned upside down, Bakhtiar saw two houses that had
collapsed. He heard a moan coming from the ruins. Bakhtiar managed to slowly wriggle his 35
way out of the mud and continued towards the wrecked structure. He found an older man in
the rubble, buried in house debris and tree limbs. He was at least twice Bakhtiar’s weight
and was solidly wedged. Bakhtiar had to wait for more help.
7 Hearing helicopter rotors above, Bakhtiar climbed up on the roof, met a member of the
search-and-rescue team, and led him to the wedged-in man. Once the rest of the helicopter 40
crew arrived, it was time for Bakhtiar to find his family.
8 An hour later, Bakhtiar finally reached home. It was flooded, but the mud had stopped
just shy of the house. Kamariah and the others were not in the house. He checked the cars
and houses nearby for survivors, then walked back towards the village road and hitched a
ride to the search-and-rescue team’s operation centre. 45
9 Not long after he arrived, the farmer saw his truck coming down the road. Kamariah
pulled over, leaped out, and ran to him. He folded her into his arms and hugged her close.
Softly, he spoke, “Let’s go home, Kamariah. I’ve seen too much. Take me home.”
26 From paragraph 1,
(a)“the clouds outdid themselves” (line 2). In what way did the clouds outdo themselves?
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27 (a) From paragraph 2, Bakhtiar received a call from Kamariah. What does his reaction to
the call tell us about Bakhtiar?
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mark]
(b) From paragraph 3, why do you think the police officer shouted for Bakhtiar to stop?
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mark]
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(b) From paragraph 5, why do you think Bakhtiar turned his sweatshirt inside out before
wrapping the baby in it?
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mark]
29 (a) From paragraph 8, give a reason why Bakhtiar would be relieved when he reached his
house.
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mark]
(b) From paragraph 9, give a piece of evidence that shows Kamariah was happy to see her
house.
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30 Imagine you are a volunteer at the disaster relief centre. Besides looking for survivors
(as
Bakhtiar did), what other two things could you do to help those affected by the
landslide?
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31 Bakhtiar managed to save a few victims of the landslide while he was racing back to
check
on his family. Write a summary on:
Credit will be given for use of own words, but care must be taken not to change the
original
meaning.
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Section D
[20 marks]
[Time suggested : 35 minutes]
32 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
William Blake
(a) Which phrase in stanza 1 has the same meaning as ‘kept his anger to himself’?
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(b) In stanza 2, what did the persona do to ensure that the tree grow healthily?
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(c) ‘In the morning glad I see,
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(d) Do you agree with the persona’s feeling? Give reason for your answer.
33 The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.
Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.
Based on the novel that you have studied, what do you like or dislike about the plot?
Support your answer with close reference to the text.
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FOR SECTION A
Blacken only one space for each question. If you wish to change your answer, erase the
blackened mark that you have made. Then blacken the space for the new answer.
EXAMPLE :
A B D
A B C D
1 9 A B C D
2 A B C D
10 A B C D
3 A B C D 11 A B C D
4 A B C D
A
12 A B C D
5 A B C D 13 A B C D
6 A B C D
14 A B C D
A B C D A B C D
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A B C D
For examiner’s use
Section Marks
A 15
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B 10
C 25
D 20
Total 70
SKEMA JAWAPAN
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Section A
1 B 4 D 7 A 1 B 1 B
0 3
2 C 5 D 8 D 1 C 1 D
1 4
3 B 6 A 9 C 1 C 1 B
2 5
Section B
1 Bronchitis
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1 Asthma
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1 Common cold
8
1 Influenza
9
2 Pneumonia
0
2 dry cough
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2 difficulty in breathing
2
2 influenza
3
2 symptoms
4
2 see a doctor / visit your doctor
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Section C
2 (a) The clouds soaked the town of Kota Bahru with twice the usual rainfall.
6 (b) She gathered everyone into the bedroom farthest from the falling hillside.
2 (a) (Accept any suitable answer) Example: He was worried about his family.
7 (b) (Accept any suitable answer) Example: It was dangerous for him to go on.
2 (a) ‘remnants’
8 (b) (Accept any suitable answer) Example: It was dirty because of the mud and debris.
2 (a) The mud had stopped just shy of the house.
9 (b) Kamariah pulled over, leapt out and ran to him (Bakhtiar).
3 (Accept any suitable answer.) – as long as they are related to work done at the
0 disaster relief centre.
i. I could distribute water and food to the victims at the relief centre.
ii. I could clean and treat minor injuries that they are suffering from.
iii. I could distribute dry and clean clothes and blankets to the victims.
C12 Hearing helicopter rotors above, Bakhtiar climbed up on the roof and met a
rescuer
C13 Bakhtiar led him to the wedged-in man
Marks for Style and Presentation are awarded based on the average sum total (to the
nearest rounded fraction/decimal) of Paraphrase and Use of English. Annotate as
follows:
Paraphrase = 5
Use of English = +4
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9 ÷ 2 = 4.5 = 5 marks
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Content = 10
Language = +5
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15 marks
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Section D
3 a) I told it not
2 b) watered it in fears / sunned it with smiles
c) Glad / Happy / Satistied
d) i . Yes / No
ii. (Accept any suitable answer)
3 (Accept any suitable answer)
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