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Section A
(15 marks)
(Time Suggested: 25 minutes)
1.

Jesse Owens was a well-known athlete. He shot to stardom during

the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany where he won four gold
medals.

From the extract above, the word stardom can be best replaced with

A. fame
B. fortune
C. triumph
D. splendour

2.

Little India in Kuala Lumpur continues to attract locals and tourists alike. Its vibrant mix of
world, young, gaudy and trendy with an eclectic dash of Malay, Chinese and local cultures
sets it apart from other Little India. The main draw to its narrow and congested streets is
definitely the bargains.

Based on the extract, Little India is different from other Little Indias because of its

A. cheap prices
B. cultural mix
C. crowded streets
D. unique citizens
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3.

Favourite games

25
Hockey 60%
Soccer 25%
Badminton5%

60

Which of the following statements is true of the pie chart?

A. Soccer is the least popular game

B. Frisbee is as popular as badminton
C. Hockey attracts the most number of students
D. More students like to play soccer than hockey

4.

Kuala Lumpur A road safety campaign was organised by the

Ministry of Transport yesterday. It was held to create awareness
among pedestrians and motorists on the importance of observing
road safety rules when walking and driving.

The above report is about

A. Walking and driving

B. Pedestrians and motorists
C. Ministry of Transportation
D. Observing road safety rules
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5.

Sabrina : Hi ! Asha. I heard that you will be going overseas

to further your studies.

Asha : Hi! Sabrina. My parents have decided that I should

go to Australia to do my degree.

Who decided that Asha should go overseas?

A. Asha
B. Sabrina
C. Ashas parents
D. Sabrinas parents

6.

It was about eight at night and I was getting ready for my Halloween party when I
heard the doorbell. I was wearing my skeleton costumes which was black in colour.
My neighbour had called earlier to say that she would be sending some food over. I
went to open the door. When she saw me, she dropped all the food and gave a loud
piercing scream and immediately took to her heels.

From the extract above, the neighbour took to her heels means that she

A. fell down
B. ran away
C. dropped
D. fainted
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7.

LETS LEAVE OUR CHILDREN A LIVING PLANET

Malaysias river system is under threat. Hardly any of them can be rated as clean. Indiscriminate

discharge of effluents and illegal dumping have polluted 23 of 27 sources of drinking water in

Selangor alone. WWF is currently working with the authorities to better manage our river basins. You

can do your part as well. If you are aware of any illegal dumping into rivers, please notify the relevant

authorities. We need your support to keep our rivers alive.

Based on the web notice above, we can keep our rivers clean by

A. leaving our children a living planet

B. organising a Save Our Rivers campaign
C. working with WWF to manage the river basins
D. notifying the authorities about illegal dumping into rivers

8.
How careless of you! You broke
Thank goodness!
my 30 year-old vase!
I thought it was new.

boy mom

From the speech bubble above, we can say that the boy is

A. glad that he broke the vase

B. sorry that he broke the old vase
C. unaware of the value of old items
D. happy to have done a good job for his mom
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Questions 9-15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

It has been more than two decades since the sale of chewing gum was banned in Singapore.

This was due to the widespread ______________9_____________ in the younger parts of their

population. Public city workers during early 1980s had great trouble cleaning the city streets,

staircases, elevators, pavements, city busses and other public areas from never-ending chewing gum

waste. When it was banned on 3rd January 1992, they ________10_______________ the laughing

stock of the world. Today, however, Singapore seems to have had the last laugh. Train rides are

much safer and there is little chance ___________11______________ sitting on someones used

gum left on a seat. Gums stuck between MRT train doors used to prevent ________12__________

from closing fully. This, in turn, would cause disruptions.

A few generations of children have ____________13__________ under the ban, but many are no

strangers to chewing gum. Over the years, there have been no cases of lifts being jammed with

gum being unable to close because of chewing gum vandalisme. Town council workers no longer

have to scrape chewing gum ______________14____________ pavements and outdoor seats.

Anyone convicted of selling chewing gum in Singapore can be fined up to RM6000.

However consuming it here in Malaysia __________15___________ not an offence.

9. A vandalism 10 A becoming

B gangsterism B becomes

C hobby C became

D abuse D become

11 A by 12 A they

B on B these

C to C them

D of D their
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13 A grown in 14 A off

B grown up B of

C grown over C on

D grown into D to

15 A is

B was

C are

D were