MAKTAB RENDAH SAINS MARA
PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN
SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA 2001
PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN
SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA 2001
SECTION A
Questions 1 - 24
For each of the questions in this section, read the questions and study
the information given to find the answer. Then circle the answer A, B,
C or D
Question 1
Read the extract and answer the following question.
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Extracted from Sunday Star :
May 7 2000
1. What was Siti doing at the shopping center?
A. Demonstrating First Aid
B. Appearing as the MCRS ambassador
C. Shopping at the Megaplex shopping center
D. Performing at the Megaplex shopping center
Question 2
2. Study the table showing the car sales for three years in Ipoh, and
say which of the following statements is true.
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| Proton Saga
Proton Wira Perodua Kancil |
9,000 3,000 |
15,000 6,000 |
21,000 9,000 |
A. Proton Wira had the least sales in 1996
B. Proton Saga was the popular car in 1995
C. Perodua Kancil doubled its sales in 1995
D. Both Proton Saga and Wira had the same sales
figures in the years 1995 and 1996.
Question 3
3. In the advertisement, which of the following is TRUE?
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has a vacancy for its branch in Tao Payoh, Singapore Production Technician
For an interview appointment No. 19 Senoko Crescent, Singapore 758273
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A. Ability to speak in English or Mandarin is a must
B. Successful applicant will work in Singapore
C. Applicants can go for a walk-in-interview
D. Applicants must get a credit in English
Question 4
Pollution
| * Toxic waste dumped into the river | * reafforestation |
| * deforestation | * public campaigns |
| * open burning | * efficient waste disposal |
| * prosecution of offenders |
4. According to the diagram, why do we need to protect the environment?
A. The jungle is depleting
B. The wildlife is being poached
C. The sale of timber is increasing
D. The aquatic species are dumped into the
river
Question 5
Read the advertisement and answer the following question.
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is now is Shah Alam We admit that an education in Australia is of course very exciting, but also very expensive, so why not get the best of both worlds? By studying any of our 3 + 1 course, you get experience and quality from one of Australia's best universities. And with the money, you can have a holiday in Australia or anywhere. We at PTPL College are honoured to provide one of the best range of qualifications from Down Under right here in Shah Alam. Courses in business & finance, biomedical science and multimedia technology are available. |
A. exciting and cheap education
B. qualifications and courses
C. experience and money
D. business and finance
Question 6
6. Study the pie chart and answer the question that follows.
A survey was conducted to find out who abused children the most. Identify
the main child abusers.
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Child Abusers
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A. Maids
B. Parents
C. Baby-sitters
D. Other relatives
Questions 7 & 8
Read the following news item and then answer the questions.
| KOTA KINABALU : Strong winds swept the coast causing a waterspout
at sea and sending ripples of fear that La Nina would strike the state soon. The waterspout, which rose to about 200 metres, did not reach land. However, winds caused damage to beach stalls and sent furniture at a resort flying.No injuries were reported although people ran for shelter.The winds were strongest at about 4:00 p.m. after dark clouds had loomed over the state capital for two hours. This was followed by heavy rain |
7. What had caused damage to beach stalls and furniture of a resort?
A. La Nina
B. A waterspout
C. Heavy rain
D. Strong winds
8. The word "swept" in the news item means
A. won completely
B. made a wide movement
C. cleaned with a brush
D. moved rapidly along
Questions 9 & 10
Which of the following statements best explains each of the signs below?
9.
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BE BROUGHT TO BOOK |
A. Bus drivers who do not drive carefully
will have the book thrown at them
B. Bus drivers will be punished for breaking
traffic rules
C. Bus drivers who drive carefully will be
given a book
D. Bus drivers must drive carefully
10.
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Common Check-in |
A. Business class passengers cannot check-in
here
B. The counter is for ordinary people to check-
in
C. Malaysia Airlines staff can check-in here
D. You can check-in here for any flight
Questions 11 & 12
Read the given text and answer the questions that follow.
| In the Monte Carlo F1 Motor Rally, Schumacher and Hill crashed out
of
the race at the same time when Hill rammed into Schumacher at the forty-second lap. Ferraris' manager, Alexander and Williams' manager Kinnock, both blamed the wet condition of the road for the incident. Although some spectators were injured in the incident, they were both able to walk away unscathed. |
11. The phrase "at the same time" as found in the passage means
A. simultaneously
B. consecutively
C. dangerously
D. hurriedly
12. What does the word "they" in the passage refer to?
A. The spectators
B. Hill and Schumacher
C. Alexander and Kinnock
D. Schumacher and Kinnock
Questions 13 - 20
Read the following passage and then fill in the numbered blanks with the best answer.
I began to learn about love when I went to a dancing school, at the age of 12. Iremember 13 on the first day that I was going to fall madly in love with one of the 14 .
During class, however, I sat 15 the girls, waiting for a boy to 16 me to dance. To my 17 , I was consistently one of 18 last to be asked. At first, I thought the boys had made a 19 mistake. I was so funny and pretty, and I could have beaten everyone I knew at tennis. I could also climb trees faster than a cat.
Yet class after class, I watched boys
20 blue blazers and
grey pants heading towards girls wearing flowered dresses and perfect ponytails.
They walked easily with one another in a way that was completely mysterious
to me. I came to believe that love belonged only to those who were the
kind that never climbed trees.
13. A. thinking
B.
thought
C.
thinks
D.
think
14. A. boy
B.
boy's
C.
boys'
D.
boys
15. A. over
B.
under
C.
above
D.
among
16. A. ask
B.
direct
C.
instruct
D.
enquire
17. A. delight
B.
surprise
C.
pleasure
D.
happiness
18. A. a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
-
19. A. crazy
B.
fearful
C.
terrible
D.
shocking
20. A.
dressed in
B. dressed up
C. dressing up
D. dressing down
Questions 21 - 22
Read and answer the questions on the following poem.
Sonnet 18 (W. Shakespeare)
| Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometimes declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st. 'So long as man can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee' |
21. What is “the eye of heaven” as mentioned in the poem?
A. The sun
B. The moon
C. The path to heaven
D. A star which is visible to the human eye
22. What does the line 'so long as man can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee’ mean?
A. Women cannot breathe without men
B. The poet will live forever through time
C. Eternal love as seen in the eye of the poet
D. As long as the poem is read by men the poet’s
girlfriend will live forever
Question 23
Read the following extract from the following short story on "The Necklace"
by Guy de Maupassant and answer the question that follow.
| "What would have happened if she had not lost that necklace? Who knows?
How small a thing is needed to make or ruin us!" |
23. What is the singnificance of the necklace to the story?
A. The necklace was a very expensive jewellery
B. The necklace made Mathllde look beautiful
at the party
C. The loss of the necklace made Mathilde realise
her mistakes
D. The loss of the necklace made Mathilde and
her husband more prosperous
Question 24
Read the stanza below from “Monsoon History” by Shirley Geok-lin
Lim and answer the following question.
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Drinking milo,
Nyonya and baba sit at home. This was forty years ago. Sarong-wrapped they counted Silver paper for the dead. Portraits of grandfathers Hung always in the parlour. |
What are practised by the poet’s family?
A. Sins
B. Traditions
C. Sacrifices
D. Beliefs
SECTION B
Questions 25 - 34
Read the advertisement below and answer the questions that follow.
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WHAT YOU GAIN!
* Valuable practical knowledge in using a PC * Workshop Materials * A Certificate of Participation |
Provide short answers to the questions below.
25. Who is the advertisement for? [1 mark]
26. Where is the workshop going to be held? [1 mark]
27. What will a beginner learn in basic PC activities? [1 mark]
28. Why do you need to register as early as possible? [1 mark]
29. What is the duration of the course? [1 mark]
Questions 31 - 34
Fill in the blanks with information from the advertisement. Marks will not be awarded for words which are grammatically incorrect or wrongly spelt.
Mini always avoids using the computer as she has computer phobia. One
day, her friend Lily, came across an advertisement in a newspaper inviting
all non-pc savvy to (30)____________ in a computer workshop. According
to Lily, the one-day workshop will be held quite close to Mini's residence.
At first, Mini was reluctant to (31)_______________ , knowing her
phobia might spoil the programme. Again, she was persuaded to participate
as she would be getting (32) _________ _________ and a Certificate
of Particiption as well as valuable knowledge in operating computers. Furthermore,
the syllabus sounded interesting. Realizing it would be conducted in a
(33)_____________ and ___________ format, Mini finally agreed. All she
needed to do was to get the (34) ______________ ready.
SECTION C
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
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Louise began to feel detached, as though she weren’t one of the three.
Although it was very dark, she could see quite plainly all of them sitting there, sitting, waiting. Bruce was staring at his feet, irritated because they weren’t carrying him out of this hole as they carried him out of most holes; Jonathan was staring at the rock face opposite, having the patience to wait, like the waiting for the growing of a tree. And the girl – who was herself – was irritated as well as patient but grateful for these pictures that her mind plucked like sound waves, out of darkness. It occurred to her that she should write down what she saw and felt – write down this experience. Though they might be going to die, this was an experience to living. “It’s getting very stuffy,” said Bruce, and he coughed. “Strike a match, Jonathan,” said Louise. “We’ve been here a long time – and I can’t hear anything yet. Strike a match. Give us a look at ourselves, so that we know we’ve not just turned into voices.” |
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Jonathan tried hard to strike a match. He struck three .. four .. five .. But while they flickered into life, they died instantly, as though an invisible hand snuffed out the flare. “That’s funny,” said Jonathan. |
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But they all knew what it meant. They were the youth of a gold-mining district and even if there was hardly any mining done today,they had listened through the years to stories of the mines. They knew that the foul air – or gas- was extinguishing the matches. |
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“Gas is seeping from somewhere,” Jonathan said stiffly. “The fall of
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earth has moved something – shut us in – but opened a pocket of bad air.” “How long … can we last…?” whispered Bruce. |
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“It’s hard to say. We don’t know for how long, or how fast, the gas has been coming through. But it’s pretty thick. There might not be enough time for anyone to find us and dig us out.” Louise said quietly, hardly believing herself. “Carbon dioxide …” said Bruce, and his voice was as lazy and as unbelieving as the girl’s |
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“Stand up! Get on your feet!” Jonathan suddenly ordered.”I know we can’t stand upright .. but the gas is heavier than the air and is thickest at ground level. It pushes the air upward. Stand up!” There were awkward movements as the three got to their feet. They stood quietly, half crouched or bent according to the height. |
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“We’ll have to try the other tunnel.” Louise said quietly. “No, no!” Bruce jumped at once. “Jonathan tested part of it, remember! He found that it got almost too narrow for his body .. and the roof would fall. I’m broader than Jonathan. I’d rather the gas. You go. I’ll stay. Gas is painless – just like going to sleep.” |
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“We’re all going. You have to make a bid to live – as long as there’s a chance.” “You will only get caught in there – jammed in there. Jammed! Think of it!” “We have to try it.” Louise sounded calmly. “I’ll start off. But I’ll stop, and not move an inch, if you don’t follow, Bruce.” |
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She felt Bruce tremble and realized the magnitude of the decision she had forced upon him. She waited. “Now.” She said. “We can’t waste any more time.” “It would be much easier if you would just go .. and leave me. I wouldn’t mind ..you leaving me.” Bruce said, his voice tired. Louise cried out. “I am waiting for you. We’re both waiting for you.” |
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Waiting for him! Waiting for him to decide between the gas – which was so much easier for him to face – or the chance in the tunnel. Nonetheless it was a chance that these two were eager to take. With his face screwed wryly in the tunnel, he knew he couldn’t deny Louise and Jonathan this chance. |
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“Then .. start..” he said. Louise began to crawl forward, trying to make no noise so that she could hear that Bruce was following. They crawled into thick darkness but there were no more matches struck. To see another match die would surely destroy what was left of their morale. |
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The second crawl along the dark wet passage, however, was quicker than the first. Bruce kept very close behind Louise, bumping her now and again, and then Jonathan. Behind them urging them on was the carbon dioxide. Or was it with them all the way? Were they already breathing it in, poisoning their blood, filling their lungs dulling their brains with fumes so they could not see or smell, until they slept and died, without knowing they were doing either? |
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Louise wouldn’t let herself think of the gas. She crawled on, heartening herself with the thought that some fresh air must be coming in the hole through which they hoped to escape. “I am turning..” Louise said over her shoulder to Bruce. “After three or four twists, we should see the opening ahead.” “Do you think it will be wide enough … for me to go through?” There was already the beginning of hysteria in Bruce’s voice. |
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Louise was tempted to snap back, “How should I know!” But she managed to say, “I’ll be ahead of you. I’ll be able to tell you.” She crawled on over more and more stretches of wet mud, feeling the mud beginning to cake on her. That was when her own hysteria came close to matching Bruce’s. she kept going only because she was certain that when they rounded the next bend, the speck of distant light would welcome them and beckon them and lead them. But when she turned the corner, she cried out in disappointment and fear, “It’s gone! It’s not there! The opening .. it’s not there!” |
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And from far behind Bruce, very far it seemed, Jonathan spoke for the first time since they had set out, “That means it’s night, Louise. The sun’s gone.” |
Answer all the questions. You are recommended to answer them in the order set.
35. What were the three people doing in the beginning of the story?
[1 mark]
36. What happened every time Jonathan tried to light a match?
[1 mark]
37. How did they know about the gas in the mines?
[1 mark]
38. Why do you think Jonathan told the others to stand up?
[2 marks]
39. Quote the sentence in the passage which shows that they were sitting.
[1 mark]
40. Give one of the choices that the young people have when they realized
that the rescuers might not arrive on time. [1 mark]
41. Why did Bruce initially refuse to follow the others? [2 marks]
42. What made Bruce finally decide to follow?
[1 mark]
43. “Behind them, urging them on was the carbon dioxide.” (paragraph
12 line 63).
Explain in your own words what the writer meant by the sentence.
[2 marks]
44. Why wouldn’t Louise let herself think of the gas?
[1 mark]
45. What kind of person do you think each of these characters is? Use only a word or a phrase to describe them.
(i) Louise : _________________________________________
(ii) Bruce : __________________________________________[2 marks]
46. What made Louise cry out in disappointment and fear? [1 mark]
47. Which word in paragraph 14 means the same as summon?
[1 mark]
48. How did Jonathan comfort Louise at the end of the passage?
[1 mark]
49. What ordeal did the three youths go through in the passage? [2 marks]
SECTION D
Question 50
Read stanza I below from the poem “There’s Been A Death In The Opposite
House” by Emily Dickinson and answer the following question.
| There’s been a death in the opposite
house
As lately as today. I know it by the numb look Such houses have always. |
50. a) What mood best describes this poem?
[1 mark]
Read stanza III from the same poem and answer the question that follows.
| Somebody flings a mattress out,-
The children hurry by; They wonder if It died on that,- I used to when a boy. |
b) Why did the poet use the word ‘It’ in the poem? [1 mark]
Question 51
Read the extract from the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
and answer the following question.
| The roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long as I stood And looked down as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; |
51. What do the two roads in the extract symbolize?
Question 52
Study the following extract from “The Sound Machine” by Roald Dahl
and answer the following question.
| “I’m going to tell you something, Mrs Saunders,” he said,
“something that you won’t believe.” He put his hands on top of the fence and peered at her intently through his thick spectacles. “You have this evening, cut a basketful of roses. You have with a sharp pair of scissors cut through the stems of living things and each rose that you cut screamed in the most terrible way. Did you know that, Mrs Saunders?” |
52. Do you think Klausner is mad? Give a reason why you think so? [3 marks]
Question 53
Choose any of the novels you have studied in the literature component in the English Language and answer the following question :
Who is your favourite character in the novel you have studied?
Give reasons for your choice using the information from the novel.
[9 marks]
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