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PEPERIKSAAN SEMESTER 2, 2020

TINGKATAN 1

PEMAHAMAN
NOVEMBER 1 Jam 15 Minit

ARAHAN:
1. Tulis nama dan angka giliran pada kertas jawapan anda.
12/

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. Tulis jawapan anda pada kertas jawapan yang disediakan. Anda
perlu melengkapkan kertas jawapan anda dalam masa yang
ditetapkan.
5. Sila guna pensel untuk menulis jawapan pada kertas jawapan anda.
6. Serahkan kertas jawapan anda kepada pengawas peperiksaan
selepas tamat ujian.

Untuk Kegunaan Pemeriksa

Nama Pemeriksa:
Markah Markah
Bahagian
Penuh Diperolehi
1 8
Bahasa

2 8
3 8
4 10
5 6
Jumlah 40

NAMA :

KELAS :

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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 Nur,
1 Based on the message, what should Nur do?
My brother and I will carry on with the plan to go hiking
A Wait for Sharmeela
on Bukit Keluang this at the
Sunday. We will meet you at the
venue. B foot of
Organise
the hill abytrip with
6.45 a.m.
Sharmeela. C Reply the text on Sunday.
Sharmeela

EXAMINATION RULES AND PROCEDURES

Doors close 10 minutes before the examination begins.
Keep your matriculation card within reach at all times.
Students are not allowed to leave the hall 15 minutes after the examination starts.
Important – Please make sure your examination details are correct at least a week before the exam is sc

2 From the notice, we know that the students need to

A have proper identification during the examination.
B stay in the hall until the examination finishes.
C be at the examination venue a day early.

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Tom’s Café
CoffeeRM 5.00

Tea RM 3.50
Cakes RM 9.90

*Opens daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

* Free Wi-Fi for every order
* 50% off baked desserts after 6 p.m.

3 When you are at Tom’s Café, you can

A buy drinks at any time.
B access unlimited internet.
C get cheaper cakes in the evening.

Dear Akif,
It has been a while since we last met. Would you like to meet up and have a chat? I’ll treat
I finish work at 6 p.m.

Zarul

4 Zarul is asking Akif to

A prepare the meal.
B meet for a small talk.
C leave the office early.

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To :
From:
Subject : Thank You

Hi Shimee,
How are you? I heard you were excellent in your recent test. That’s fantastic! Thanks a lot for maki

Speak to you soon.

Bernard

5 Bernard wrote the email to

A request for a new hair dryer.
B motivate Shimee to do better.
C express appreciation for the gift.

The Melati School Library

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m.

Saturday 8.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.

Library closes on Sundays and public holidays.

6 The notice states that students can

A be at the library until noon on Saturday.
B stay at the library until midnight.
C come to the library every day.

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PEDAL OF HONOUR 2020

A Fundraising Event by Binjai Community

Cyclists will travel from Sungai Panjang to Sabak Bernam while enjoying the scenery of
paddy fields. 10 percent of the fee will be given to selected charities.

Starting point : Dataran Sungai Panjang

Date & Time Registration
: 12 November 2020, 8 a.m.
: RM50 per person

Sign up now at before 9 November 2020!

HURRY UP, THE FIRST 20 PARTICIPANTS TO REGISTER WILL GET GOODIE BAGS!

7 The organiser of the Pedal of Honour event

A invites the community to browse the website.
B offers special gifts for the cyclists who sign up early.
C reminds the participants to donate RM50 for the event.

PRELOVED ITEMS

X-station video games console. In box. Seldom used and fully functional. Only RM120.
Unbeatable deal! First come, first served.

Email:
Mobile: 017- 4387654

8 From the advertisement, we know that the owner

A plays with the console often.
B invites offers for better prices.
C gives priorities to early respondents.
[8 marks]

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AD
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.

Animals in the City

At night, a bear walks into the city at (0) Vancouver in Canada. It goes past

houses, shops and offices. Then, it eats any (9) food in bins outside a restaurant. In the

morning, someone calls the authorities. They put a (10) bear in a lorry and take it to the

mountains.

Such events are common. Big animals usually comes (11) into cities to find food.

At (12) South Africa, baboons steal food from cupboards and refrigerators! Baboons are

truly strong animals and they scare people. Moreover (13), the city poses a threat to these

baboons. The city has many vehicle (14) that could kill them. Due to the many deaths,

there are Baboon Monitors who are works (15) in the city. The Monitors' job is to find

the lost baboons and return they (16) to the countryside.

As responsible citizens, we need to find ways of stopping animals from coming

into the city without hurting them.

[8 marks]
Example:
0 of

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

JENNIFER GOLD

Jennifer Gold is my aunt and she is an admirable woman. She left school at eighteen
before she went to college and then worked at a local airport. After a year, she went to work
for Flyme and then she joined Emirates Airlines as a flight attendant. Five years later, she got
her present job as an airport manager.

Here is what she told me about her job:

“My office is at Pokolu Airport in Melbourne, but I spend most of my time in the air.
I give trainings to flight attendants. I work from 8 in the morning until 4 in the evening, but
sometimes I work from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Basically, I work for eight hours. At work, the first
thing I do is check flight times on my computer, and then I speak with crews.

The thing that I love about being an airport manager is travelling. I enjoy exploring
new places. I would go on long flights to check how the flight attendants are doing.
Travelling can be tiring. When I get back from a long journey, all I can do is eat and then go
to bed! I earn a good salary, and I love working for Emirates Airlines.

Despite my love for travelling, I know I will need to retire someday. So, I have started
compiling materials for my book. I hope one day I will get to publish my travelling journal
and share it with the world.”

Adapted from https://www.esleschool.com/a2-emirate-airlines/

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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.

JENNIFER GOLD

First workplace 17

Current job 18

Location of office 19

Duration of working hours 20

Duties 21

22

Favourite part of the job 23

Future plan 24

[8 marks]

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

Justin was driving his car along a country road with his friend Danny in the passenger seat.
Danny's arm was in a sling as he had broken it a few weeks ago. They were on their way to
get some groceries at a nearby shop.

The pleasant drive suddenly turned into a nightmare when a car with three men in it moved
past them. The man in the back seat pointed a gun at Justin and asked him to stop.
Horrified, Justin had no choice but to follow the order. He stopped by the roadside. The
two friends were terrified, wondering what it was all about.

The three men in the car got out quickly. All of them had guns which they pointed at the
two friends. One of them shouted angrily at the two boys to get out of the car with their
hands up. Again, they had no choice but to obey. Danny, of course, could only raise one
hand, the other being in a sling.

One of the men took out a badge and identified himself as a police officer named Mr.
Eddie. Then, he asked his men to inspect Danny and Justin. Satisfied that they were
defenseless, he requested to see the friends' identity cards. Danny and Justin anxiously
handed theirs over to the police officers.

"Sorry, we apologise for the inconvenience. We thought that you were someone else. We
are looking for a desperate criminal with a broken arm and we had to check you out," Mr.
Eddie explained. With that, they left the two friends.

It took a few minutes before Danny and Justin calmed down. It was just a case of mistaken
identity, but it was a really chilling one.

Adapted from https://www.englishdaily626.com/junior_english_essays.php?116

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

25 A few weeks ago, Danny injured his , so to help him out Justin
decided to drive him to the grocery shop. [1 mark]

26 With a gun being pointed at him, Justin was and could not do much
except follow the orders. [1 mark]

27 How did Justin and Danny feel when they were stopped by the police officers?

[1 mark]

28 One of the men at the two friends chasing them out

of their car. [1 mark]

29 What did one of the men do to prove that he was a police officer?

[1 mark]

30 Mr. Eddie introduced himself as a police officer and ordered his men
. [1 mark]

31 Feeling nervous, Justin and Danny handed their _ to the

police officers as requested by Mr. Eddie. [1 mark]

32 After clearing the boys’ identities, Mr. Eddie expressed his regret for the trouble and
told them that the policemen were searching for a criminal
. [1 mark]

Questions 33 and 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
[1 mark]
33 peaceful
[1 mark]
34 follow the commands
[10 marks]
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Part 5
Questions 35 – 40
You are going to read a story on a butterfly.
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.

THE BUTTERFLY

One fine day, a man was walking past a tree when he suddenly noticed a cocoon of a

butterfly hanging from a tree branch. It attracted him as he saw a small opening on the

cocoon.
35

The butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole until it suddenly

stopped making any progress.

3 The man then decided to take action to help the butterfly.

3 The insect appeared easily, although its shape was unusual. 3

The man didn’t think anything of it and sat there waiting for the wings to enlarge to

support the butterfly. 3 The man then realised something was wrong with the

butterfly as soon as it got out of the cocoon, but everything was too late now. 4

Despite the kind heart of the man, he didn’t understand that the restricting cocoon

and the struggle needed by the butterfly to get itself through the small opening were

necessary. These were God’s ways of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its

wings to prepare itself for flying once it was out of the cocoon.

Adapted from https://wealthygorilla.com/10-most-inspirational-short-stories/

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ABCDIt E
looked
F like it was stuck. However, that did not happen.
Hence, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours.
G H The man wanted the butterfly to spread its colourful wings beautifully. It had a swollen body and s
By trying to help the poor butterfly, he realised he had made a big mistake and ruined the insect’s l
He took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly spent the rest of its life unable to fly, crawling around with tiny wings and a swollen b

[6 marks]

KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

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