Section A

[ 15 marks ]
[ Time suggested: 25 minutes ]

Questions 1 – 8
For each of the questions, read the question first and then study the information
given to find the best answer. Then, darken the answer A, B, C or D on the answer
sheet provided.

Driving and talking on the phone doesn’t

require drivers to take their eyes off the
road, but it’s hard to do so without first
reaching for the phone or dialing a number
– actions that raise the risk of crash.

1 A suitable heading for the extract is

A Handphone and crash risk.
B Handphones raise crash risk.
C Phone usage while driving – crash risk.
D Reading messages while driving raise crash risk.

There was a terrible storm last Friday. A tall tree fell on

Mariam’s house. No one was hurt but the house was badly
damaged. After the storm, Mariam’s neighbours helped to
remove the fallen tree. They felt sad for Mariam’s family. The
next morning, they came to repair her house. Mariam bought
some building material and her neighbours repaired the house
for her. Mariam and her family were thankful to their kind
neighbours and invited them all to dinner.

2 From the extract above we can describe Mariam’s neighbours as

A sharing.
B cautious.
C respectful.
D responsible.

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 Places Where Teenagers Like To Go During Weekends

3 What can we conclude from the above statistics about the places where teenagers
like to go?
A 20% go to amusement centres.
B Less teenagers go to shopping malls.
C Most teenagers like to watch movies.
D 15% do not like to hang around at all.

Petaling Jaya: It is not a piece of cake for the local town council to keep
the rat population in check. However, pest control is one of the measures.
The council would also set up booths at health exhibition to educate the
public on leptospirosis. At the same time, the public can go hand-in-hand
to keep leptospirosis at bay. They can make it a habit to clean the top
surface of a soda can properly before drinking at stalls or restaurants. The
public should also keep away from stagnant water when visiting
waterfalls as it may contain rat urine

4 From the report above, we know that the public needs to

A stop buying drinks from restaurant.
B play a role in preventing the disease.
C avoid going to waterfalls for picnics.
D pass on information about the disease.

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 HOW WASTE PAPER IS RECYCLE

5. From the flow chart above, which of the following statement is true?

A. Wastepaper is mixed in the pulper with chemicals.

B. Wastepaper is cooked in the pulper with oil.
C. Pulp is screened in the Pulper Making Machine.
D. The final products of recycling are rolls or cloth.

Dear Aunt Mary,

I really wish you were here with me. My housing area has been
hit by floods. Flood waters have breached waist level. Our kitchen
and ground floor bathroom have been affected. We have been told to
prepare for evacuation and deployed volunteers would be assisting us.
It is very tough as our ailing mum is not able to walk and we can’t use
the wheelchair too!

Kerry Ann

6. The writer wishes to express her

A. plight
B. condition
C. circumstance
D. responsibility

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 7. From the letter, we know that the writer has to
A. volunteer to help her neighbours.
B. leave her mother who is bedridden.
C. get ready to leave her house and belonging.
D. clear all the water in the kitchen and bathroom.

Words are the most of what we have to solve just about everything.
The new social media is the most powerful medium for words ever
invented. It means you can possess an opinion that can reach around
the world without the media or the government putting a spin to it.
Your opinion coupled with countless others can stop wars and destroy
tyrants. Use it and if you choose the right words, inequity and
hardship, even poverty can be solved forever. You are a person with a
point of view that counts so use it! Find the right words and change
the world.

8. According to the text above, words can help you

A. go anywhere in the world.
B. invent powerful social media.
C. spread beliefs to make the world better.
D. influence the media and the government.

Questions 9 – 15 are based on the following passage

Shaking hands is a widely recognized custom. Some people do it 9.________every

occasion; others avoid it as if they are afraid of being tainted with some unexplained
incurable skin diseases or some 10._________ unexplained reasons. There are other
forms of greetings like a bear hug, kissing the cheeks and exchanging bows. The habit of
shaking hands is not 11.__________ its perils. Hearty hand shakers will propel your hand
up and down like a pump and 12.__________ wrench your arm from its socket. Others will
seize your fingers in an octopus-like grip which leaves them numbed for hours. If you are
unfortunate enough to be wearing a ring, it can prove to be a painful experience. It is
known for slender fingers to be 13._________ It is sometimes claimed that you can assess
a person's 14.__________ by the pressure of the clasp exerted, a strong handshake being
indicative of trustworthiness and dependability 15.__________ a sloppy one of weakness
and insincerity.

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9. A. of
B. at
C. in
D. on

10. A. other
B. another
C. rather
D. others

11. A. within
B. besides
C. except
D. without

12. A. instead
B. almost
C. else
D. also

13. A. break
B. broke
C. broken
D. breaking

14. A. behaviour
B. character
C. menace
D. attitude

15. A. and
B. so
C. but
D. as

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 Section B
[10 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]

Question 16 to 25
Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow.

Preserving Paradise – Environmental Conservation

Launched in 2005, UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme aims to establish effective
conservation of marine areas of outstanding universal value. It will make sure that the marine sites
are maintained and thrive for generations to come.

What is Offered
Under this Programme the heritage sites get science-based guidance to manage the place. Money is
allocated to maintain the biodiversity of the sites. Experts are sent to monitor the conservation plans
regularly.

Effective Conservation
A sum of 30 000 pounds was given to Cocos Island national Park in Costa Rico to preserve the
stunning marine park. Located 550 km off Costa Rico coast, it is the only island with tropical
rainforest. It offers an ideal laboratory of the study of biological processes. The underwater world is
famous as divers rate it as one of the best places to view marine life. Its numerous rivers and streams
make it a place of spectacular scenery. Indeed Cocos Island is a paradise on earth.

Looking Ahead
Many other similar sites have been protected and preserved by World Heritage Marine Programme.

Questions 16 – 20
Using the information from the poster, complete the table below.

UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme

Launched in 16 ________________________________________________________

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Aims
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How it helps 19 ________________________________________________________

the sites
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 Questions 21 – 25
Your friend has asked you to recommend a place for her to visit. Using words from the
poster, complete the email below. Use no more than three words.

Subject: Place to visit

From: jojo@msiamail.com.my
To: sue@palace.com.my
Date: Friday, June 20, 2018 6:24 p.m.

If you wish to visit a wonderful marine park, the place to go to is

21 ____________________. It is 22 __________________ off the coast of Costa Rico and

offers a tropical rainforest. For those interested in marine research, it has a great 23

___________________ to study biology. Divers love the place as it has very interesting

24 ___________________ eco-system. The scenery is spectacular and the site is often

thought to be heaven 25 ___________________.

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 Section C
[ 25 marks ]
[ Time suggested: 50 minutes ]

Questions 26 to 31 are based on the following passage.

1 Drawn by the promise of the area’s spectacular underground scenery, Akmal, Deva and
Justin set out to explore Gua Temor Caves in Jasin, Malacca. Akmal and Deva were
friends at SMK Datok Murad; their buddy Justin was on leave from a college. Akmal and
Justin had navigated the cave system the previous holidays, but neither had done any
other technically demanding routes like this one that would require climbing and 5
rappelling, and Deva was a complete novice. But the young men were fit and equipped
with climbing ropes, head torches, and snacks.

2 The trio left their motorcycles at the Gua Tremor main entrance, hiked up the hill,
and reached the mouth of the cave at 8 a.m. Judging by Akmal and Deva’s earlier
expedition, they expected to reach the end of the cave to exit about six hours later. The 10
descent began with an exhilarating slide down a slippery slope, then a 23 metre rappel
down a waterfall.

3 Soon afterwards, the boys came to passages so low that they were forced to belly
crawl. Justin had brought directions he had found online, but they were hazy; several
times, the three friends hit what seemed like dead ends and were forced reverse course. 15
At 2 p.m., they came to a rushing river where there should have been a narrow creek.
Akmal and Deva went off to investigate, while an exhausted Justin lay down on the rocks
and took a nap.

4 When the scouts returned, they reported that the river would indeed lead them out
of the cave system. Afraid that the fast-moving water might sweep him downriver, Justin 20
fastened a rope to a small stone arch to stabilise himself. But as he set foot into the
water, the arch gave way, and he tumbled into the cold river. “I’m okay, guys,” Justin
said, getting to his feet. But his clothes were soaked, and as he refastened the rope to a
more secure pillar, he was shaking with cold. The trio then rappelled down a 6-metre
deep pit without incident, but as Justin clambered down the other side, he fell again. 25
Once more he insisted he was fine.

5 A while later, the boys reached a cave about 3 metres in diameter; the exit was
blocked by a small mound. This mound, Justin said, could be caused by a landslide as
there had been no block during his earlier visit to the cave with Akmal. Still, he thought it
could be cut through easily with his axe. 30

Justin took turns with the others whacking at the mound. But the slope of the roof
6 made it impossible to get a good swing. For hours, the boys rotated between chopping,
resting under a space blanket, and pacing to keep off the chill. Sleep was out of the
question-after dozing for a few minutes, they would jolt awake with chattering teeth.

To keep up their spirits, the boys prayed and told jokes. By late evening, however, 35
they has a new reason to worry; as the hole in the mound slowly deepened, it was filled
7 with mud water, which splashed them with each axe blow and further reduced the blade’s
impact. None of them said what they were all thinking; at this rate, we’ll never break
through.

Around 5.30 p.m., Akmal saw light penetrating from the other side of the mound. 40
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8 coming!”

It took another 45 minute for members of the Tenom Search and Rescue team to
clear away the thick mound. Finally a man in a hard hat climbed through the narrow
9 opening. The search begun that evening, the rescuers explained, when Akmal and
Deva’s classmate, Chin Woo, called to report them missing. Team membes guided the 45
three relived boys through the last stretch of the cave, and the trio stepped into daylight
for the first time in 7 hours. When the young men reached the entrance, at 7.30 p.m.,
friends and family members rushed to embrace them.

All told, the guys were not seriously injured, and the incident has not diminished 50
their love of caving. They even plan to return to the caves the next holidays.
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26. From paragraph 1,

(a) Why did the three boys choose to go caving at Gua Temor Cave?

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(b) Which phrase shows us that one of the boys had never gone caving before this?
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27. From paragraph 3, give a piece of evidence that shows the boys had difficulties finding
their way out of the cave.

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[1 mark]

28. (a) From paragraph 4, Justin kept saying he was fine after falling down on two
occasions. What does this tell us about him?

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[1 mark]

(b) From paragraph 6, why did the boys have difficulty sleeping?

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(i) What was the next problem faced by the boys?

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(ii) “At this rate, we’ll never break through.” (line 40)
Explain what does this sentence mean.

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(b) From paragraph 9, how did the search team know they had a mission to save the boys?

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30. From paragraph 10, the boys planned to return to the caves again after the incident.
What does this tell us about their characteristics? Give a reason to support your answer.

Characteristic:
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Reason:
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31. The three boys had a frightening experience when they were trapped in the cave.
Write a summary on
 what the boys did and the problems they faced
 how the boys were saved
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 note form)
 Use materials from line 31 to line 52
 Not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

Since the exit to the cave was blocked, the boys…….

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 Section D

[20 marks]
[Time suggested: 35 minutes]
32 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

The Living Photograph

My small grandmother is tall there,

straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt,
pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds mine,
white hand in black hand.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.

It was true after all that look.

My tall grandmother became small.
Her back round and hunched.
Her soup forgot to boil.
She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.

But there she is still,

in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.

Jackie Kay

(a) From stanza 1,

(i) describe what grandmother was wearing?

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(ii) What is the colour of the grandmother’s hair?

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(b) What does the line “her soup forgot to boil” tell us about the persona’s grandmother?
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 (c ) The writer admires her grandmother for her personal qualities.
State one quality and support your answer with evidence from the poem.

Quality : __________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark ]
Evidence : __________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark ]

33 The following are the short stories studied in the literature component in English

Language.

Tanjung Rhu- Minfong Ho

Leaving- M.G. Vassanji

Choose any one and answer the question below.

Based on the short story that you have read, write about a character whom you admire/like.

Support your answer with close reference to the text.

[15 marks]

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 ANSWER SHEET (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.

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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