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SMK GEORGETOWN
English
Paper 2 Name_________________Peperiksaan Pertengahan Tahun
Tingkatan 4Mei 20081 Hour
Class :Marks :
This question paper consists of four sections. Answer all
sections. You are advised to spend 25 minutes on Section A, 25
minutes on Section B, 50 minutes on Section C and 35 minutes on
Section D. Questions in this paper might have three or four
options.
Section A
[ 15 marks ]
Questions 1-8
1.Read the notice below and answer the question that
follows.
The activities are likely to include the following exceptA
dramaB fi shingC debatesD speeches
2.Look at the sign below and answer the question that
follows.
If you want to go to a ____________, you look for this sign.A
canteenB officeC toilet
3.Read the notice below and answer the question that
follows.
The notice above advises residents onA what to do during an
earthquakeB running out during an earthquakeC climbing up during an
earthquakeD hiding in a room during an earthquake
4.The man is telling his son that life isA healthyB not easyC a
journeyD to be good
5.Read the sign below and answer the question that follows.
If a motorist sees this sign, he has toA drive onB turn backC
park his carD signal his light
6.Read the classifi cation for tv viewing below and answer the
question that follows.
This television viewing classifi cation meansA everyone can
watch this movieB only adults can watch this movieC this movie is
about general viewingD only children under 12 can watch this
movie
7.Read the pie chart below and answer the question that
follows.
The pie chart showsA most people travel by carB half the people
take the trainC people prefer to walk to workD most of the people
travel by bus
8.Read the sign below and answer the question that follows.
This sign is usually seenA in a clinicB in a classroomC at the
toilet door
Questions 9-15
Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then
circle A, B, C or D.
The three-storey Ronald McDonald House is located in Cheras
within the Hospital UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia grounds. It has
twenty bedrooms _______ (9)forty beds, a hall and a kitchen. Since
itsopening in June 1999, twenty families have _______ (10) comfort
in this halfway house where they pay a nominal_______ (11) of RM5
per day.There are two full-time _______ (12) on the payroll, the
house manager and the housekeeper. Three healthsupervisors are
present to _______ (13) medical attention or attend to emergencies.
Volunteers also come in togive _______ (14) in the daily management
of the house. A big company has donated _______ (15) than RM5
millionin cash and aid to various organizations, including Ronald
McDonald House.
9.A inB withC nearD along
10.A seekB seeksC sought
11.A feeB cashC creditD payment
12.A staff membersB managersC workersD people
13.A doB sayC provideD demand
14.A assistB assistsC assistantD assistance
15.A muchB manyC more
Section B
[ 10 marks ]
Questions 16-25
Read the following information and answer the questions that
follow.
16.Read the information given in the Classifi eds Section below
and then, answer the questions that follow.
For each of the following, write the requirements.
Based on the information given, give short answers to the
following questions.
6 The Graphic Designer for CCC (M) Sdn Bhd must be able
________________________________.
7 Those who want to apply for the post of IT Programmers must
_____________________________.
8 My sister has the habit of going to bed early. She will not
stay back in the offi ce. Which post should she not apply for?
_____________________________________________________________________________
9 John who holds a diploma in Interior Design cannot apply to
Sistem Nep Sdn Bhd.
Why?_____________________________________________________________________________
10 What is the main duty of the Personal Secretary at BEN-Q
Trading (M) Sdn
Bhd?_____________________________________________________________________________
Section C
[ 25 marks ]
17.Read the passage below and answer the questions that
follow.
Answer all questions. You are advised to answer them in the
order set.
1 From paragraph 1, why is it mentioned that it is depressing to
read news?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2 From paragraph 2,(a) explain the meaning of the word
priority.
_______________________________________________________________________________(b)
what does the word petty in line 10 mean?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3 From paragraph 3, why is it mentioned that snatch thefts are
not minor crimes?
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________4
From paragraph 4, give any two reasons for the increased crimes in
Malaysia.
(i)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(ii)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5 From paragraph 6, what two suggestions are given to reduce
snatch thefts?
(i)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(ii)
_______________________________________________________________________________
SummaryThe passage describes the increase in snatch thefts in
the country.Write a summary in which you discuss reasons for
increase in snatch thefts how snatch thieves operate
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 material from lines
7 35 not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given
below
Begin your summary as follows:Snatch thefts are now running at
around thirty cases a
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Section D
[ 10 marks ]
18.Read the stanza iii of si tenggangs homecoming and answer the
questions that follow.
(a) What does i have brought myself home of the poem mean?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
(b) What does the word oceans refer to?
_____________________________________________________________________________(c)
How can we be fooled by words or ideas?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________(d)
What does this stanza say about the ways in which the poet has
changed after his
travels?(i)_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________(ii)_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Read the extract from the short story below and answer the
questions that follow.
19.Read the extract from the short story The Lotus Eater below
and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Why did the people believe that Wilson would kill himself at
sixty?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________(b)
What did the narrator decide to do after hearing this?
_____________________________________________________________________________(c)
What did Wilson tell the narrator?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________(d)
Did Wilson achieve what he wanted?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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(En.Puspanathan A.G)
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