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SEKOLAH MENENGAH PEREMPUAN METHODIST, IPOH

UJIAN PERCUBAAN SPM 2016
BAHASA INGGERIS KERTAS II
Name :__________________________ Class : _______________

SECTION A
(15 MARKS)
For each of the questions, read the questions first and then study the information given to
find the best answer. The circle the answer A,B,C or D on the answer sheet provided.

Question 1 and 2
Read the newspaper report below and answer the following questions.

1. What is the main message of the above news report?

A. A warning about buying stolen goods.

B. A security guard was attacked by nine men
C. RM135, 862 was stolen from the godown in Jalan Silibin
D. Shop operators should not buy oats, milk powder and sugar

2. The word carted in the report can best be replaced with

A. put
B. packed
C. carried
D. stacked

Question 3
Read the notice below and answer the following question.

WET FLOOR !!!

3. According to this notice, people should

A. keep this floor wet

B. not walk on this floor
C. walk carefully on this floor
D. move quickly on this floor

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Question 4

4. According to the advertisement above, which of the following items can be purchased by
using a credit card?

A. Leather sofa
B. Antique cabinet
C. Rattan chairs and table set
D. Elegant metal single bed

Question 5

Read the newspaper report below and answer the following question.

5. What would be the most suitable title for the report?

A. Poisonous snakes in Kelantan

B. Malaysian woman sets record
C. Fazida receives Book of Records
D. Kelantan director compliments Fazida

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Question 6 and 7

Read the advertisement below and answer the following questions.

6. Which of the following statements is true about the advertisement?

A. You can get the special offer only at 3.00 p.m.

B. You have to pay the regular price outside of the specified hours
C. Chicken burger and chicken nuggets can be ordered for RM4.95
D. Soft drink, salad, fries and onion rings are included only for the special offer

7. According to the menu, which item can be replenished at no extra cost ?

A. The salad
B. The soft drink
C. The onion rings
D. The French Fries

Question 8

Read the advertisement below and answer the following question.

8. Which of the following statements is true for the advertisement above ?

A. Customers can still come to the sale after 20 November 2001

B. The first ten customers will receive a discount of 50%
C. The sale will continue even on a Sunday
D. Discounts range from 50% to 70%

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Questions 9 – 15

Read the following passage and then fill in the blanks with the best answer.

It is Sunday night and my children are willingly being held captive in the dining
room. Gathered around the table, we are _________(9) something so exciting it almost
takes my breath away; we are telling stories.

“Remember the time we__________(10) to the fun – fair and Dad took me into the
Haunted House and ______________(11) of us scared the ghosts out of their wits!”

“_____________(12) the time when the cat climbed up the mango tree and we had
to call the fire brigade not to ____________(13) a fire but to rescue the cat and Amin
___________(14) was up on the tree as well.”

“Did I ever tell you about the time Grandfather took us fishing and we got stuck in
the mud before even reaching the river?’

We laugh, repeat our favourite tales and argue ________(15) the details.

Storytelling is a way of praising and giving thanks for the love that exists among
family members. Stories are the heart and soul of our culture. They give us hope and help
us set goals for ourselves.

9. A. doing B. done C. did D. do

10. A. went B. came C. will go D. have gone

11. A. all B. two C. both D. some

12. A. Know B. Think C. Imagine D. Remember

13. A. put up B. put on C. put off D. put out

14. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose

15. A. among B. beyond C. above D. over

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SECTION B
(10 MARKS)
Questions 16 – 25
Read the information given below and then answer the questions that follow.

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Questions 16 – 20
Fill in the blanks below with suitable answers.

HEALTH PROBLEM TEST RECOMMENDED AN ACTION TAKEN IF TEST

IS POSITIVE

Heart Disease Exercise

16.___________________

Spiral computed
17.____________________ 18.______________________
tomography scan

19.____________________ 20. ___________________

Change Medication

Questions 21 – 25

Based on the information given, give short answer to the following questions.

21. Ahmad found that the painkillers which he often takes for his migraine is ineffective.
What test is recommended for him?

_______________________________________________________________________

22. Why is the spiral computed tomography scan considered better than standard X – rays?

______________________________________________________________________

23. Who are at risk of developing lung cancer? Give an example.

______________________________________________________________________

24. How does a doctor perform a genetic blood test on his patient?

______________________________________________________________________

25. Why is it important to identify cancer at an early stage?

______________________________________________________________________

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SECTION C
[25 MARKS]

Questions 26 – 31 are based on the following passage.

1 It was 2005 and I was in the fifth grade at Harlem. I figured I’d spend
most of the year in the principal’s office. I’d always been a troublemaker. I’d
get yelled at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought that’s what
would happen with Ron Clark, my new teacher. I was wrong. 4

2 That first week, I kept mocking him. He hauled me out of the hallway and
said “ I’d better shape up. “Tamara,” he said, “ you’re a smart kid. You can do
better.” He told me I was a natural leader and that I’d go far in life if I started
applying myself. I was mad at first, but the something happened: I began to
respect him. 9

3 The were 29 students in our class, and it didn’t take long for us to realize
that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher. He was only 27 and had the most
unusual way of teaching. To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed
the lyrics of a popular rap hit called “Thong Song” and had us sing and dance
with him. When we read the Harry Potter books, he decorated our classroom
like Hogwarts. And during the Presidential election, he put campaign posters
on the wall and covered the room with 5000 red, white and blue stars. 16

4 Like most teachers, he had lots of rules : Treat each other like family. Don’t
butt in line. But the real difference was how involved he was. Mr. Clark ate
with us in the lunchroom instead of going to the teacher’s lounge. At first, my
friends and I were thinking, What is he doing? He asked us what was going
on in our lives. At recess, he came outside with us, and we taught him how to
jump rope. When it snowed, Mr. Clark, who’d never seen snow before, pelted
us with snowballs, and we pelted him back. 23

5 Before coming to Harlem, he taught at Snowden Elementary in his

hometown, Belhaven, North Carolina. His parents were DJs at dance clubs,
so he grew up with music and energy. He wanted a life of adventure, he told
me, but his mom encouraged him to apply for a position at Snowden when
one of the teachers passed away. Mr. Clark ended up loving it. He came to
Harlem because he’d seen a TV show about our troubled schools and the
lack of qualified teachers. He wanted a challenge. Boy, did he get one. 30

6 Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose.
In fact, our whole fifth – grade class’s scores rose in Maths and reading. In
sixth grade, I entered the gifted program, and Mr. Clark was the teacher. I felt
so lucky to have him for a second year! 34

7 He took our class to see The Phantom of Opera, and it was the first time
some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to
dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full – stuff you
don’t usually learn in the ghetto. He told us to say “Yes, ma’am” and “No, sir.”
We didn’t want to let him down. 39

8 None of us were surprised when Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000
Teacher of the Year. When he learned he’d won, he said he would draw three
names out of hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the
award. But when it was time to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “You’re all
going.” 44

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9 He got donation to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us
up at the Hilton. We were there for three days. People were amazed, but Mr.
Clark really cared about us. There’s no way I can imagine most teachers
doing that. No way. But he saw something in us that nobody else saw. 48

(Adapted from Readers Digest, August 2006)

26. From Paragraph 1,

(a) why had the writer spent most of the year in the principal’s office ?

________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(b) what did the writer mean when he said, “……I was wrong”

________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

27. (a) From paragraph 2, which phrase means ‘improve’?

________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

b) From paragraph 3, state one unique way used by Ron Clark to teach.

________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

28. From paragraph 4, how did Ron Clark show his friendliness towards his students?
State two ways.

(i) ________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(ii) ________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

29. (a) From paragraph 5, why did Ron Clark take up the job in Harlem?

_________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

b) From paragraph 7, what moral value did the students learn while dining at
the restaurant?

_________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

30. If you were to have Ron Clark as your teacher, in your own words give two reasons why
would you like him?

a) ________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

b) ________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

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31. Based on the passage given, write a summary :

 What makes Ron Clark a caring and great teacher

Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original
meaning.

Your summary must :

 be in continuous writing form (not in note form)
 use materials from lines 10 to 47
 not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows :

The students realized that Ron Clark was a great teacher as……………

[15 marks]
SECTION D
[20 MARKS]
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
LORD ALFRED TENNYSON

32. Read the poem below and answer the following questions.
I II III
“Forward, the Light Brigade!” Cannon to right of them,
Half a league, half a league, Was there a man dismayed? Cannon to left of them,
Half a league onward, Cannon in front of them
Not though the soldier knew
All in the valley of Death Volleyed and thundered;
Rode the six hundred. Someone had blundered.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
“Forward, the Light Brigade! Theirs not to make reply, Boldly they rode and well,
Charge for the guns!” he said. Theirs not to reason why, Into the jaws of Death,
Into the valley of Death Theirs but to do and die. Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Rode the six hundred.

(a) In stanza 1, what does the phrase ‘Into the valley of Death’ refer to?

___________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(b) In stanza 2, what does the word ‘theirs’ refer to?

___________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(c) In stanza 3, what does the line ‘Stormed at with shot and shell’ suggest ?

___________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

(d) The soldiers in the poem rode into the mouth of hell.
i) Why do you think they rode into the mouth of hell?

________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

ii) Why do you think it is ‘Theirs not to make reply and ‘Theirs not to reason why?

________________________________________________________________[1 mark]

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33. The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language.

Sing to the Dawn - Ming Fong Ho

Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchford

Dear Mr. Kilmer - Anne Schraff

Write about an important theme in the novel that will prepare the younger generation today
to face real world challenges and be good role models to others.

Briefly describe the theme and give reasons for your choice with close reference to the text.

KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

Prepared by, Checked by, Verified by,

_______________________ ________________________ ___________________

(En.Mohana Ram Murugiah) (Pn.Pushpinder Kaur ) (Pn.Hamidah Bt. Daud)
Guru Cemerlang Bahasa Inggeris Ketua Panitia Bahasa Inggeris Guru Kanan Bahasa

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