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English for
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Kertas 1
September
2009
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Instructions
1. Write your name and class in the space provided.
2. This question paper consists of two sections : Section A and Section B.
3. Answer all questions.
4. Write all your answers for Section A and Section B in the space provided.
5. You are advised to spend 30 minutes to answer the questions in Section A and 45 minutes
on the questions in Section B
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Section A
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Question 1
Insects first appeared over 400 million years ago. Today, scientists have recorded over
900,000 species of insects, more than all other plants and animals. The typical insect
structure, comprising a head, thorax and abdomen with six legs and a set of wings, is
particularly mobile and robust.
As a general rule insects get a very bad press. Over the centuries, insects have been
responsible for spreading terrible diseases such as malaria, sleeping sickness and plague.
Insects such as locusts have also consumed crops before they are harvested, causing famine
and starvation. However, despite such damning evidence, perhaps it is now time to restore
the balance and consider life without insects.
Insects are primary food source for the majority of reptiles, amphibians and birds.
Deprived of their food source, such animals would quickly die out. Without insects,
flowering plants would not be pollinated and would fail to reproduce. In addition, insects are
nature’s most effective recyclers. Without insects to recycle the nutrients in dead animals
and plants, the earth would swiftly cease to contain essential nutrient. Eventually, if there
were no insects, only wind-pollinated plants would survive and the land would be inhabited
by only a sparse and meagre animal life.
There are a number of explanations for the amazing success of insects. Insects are
capable of changing form, or metamorphosing, and consequently are able to exploit separate
forms of food and habitat whether on land or in the water.
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Based on the information from the text, complete the table below.
INSECTS
1._______________________________________________
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THREATS
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USEFULNESS
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ABILITIES
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Question 2
When scientists first examined the human brain, they found it to be divided into two
hemispheres, which are nearly identical in appearance, mirroring each other just as the two
sides of the body do. When Roger Sperry examined patients whose connection between the
two hemispheres - the corpus callosum - was severed, he found that the two sides of brain
seemed to have different functions.
Many investigators have studied the differences between the functions of the two
hemispheres and have found their relationship to be quite complex. Unfortunately, however,
most people have tended to over-generalise. The left brain is supposed to be logical, rational
and analytical, whereas the right brain is supposed to be creative and emotional. The brain’s
hemispheres are not so simplistically split into two neat divisions. In fact, both hemispheres
participate in almost all our mental activities.
Both hemispheres are in operation when we reason. The left hemisphere is dominant in
recognising abstract differences. The right hemisphere tends to recognise sameness.
The two hemispheres act as partners in language and communication. It appears that the
left hemisphere is dominant when it comes to understanding grammar and syntax, but when
it comes to interpreting emotions in communication, the right brain excels. Whenever we use
language, both hemispheres process the information.
The brain is not totally divided about music. Many people assume that music is
mediated solely in the right brain. That is not so. It is true that the right brain recognises
chords and melodies and seems to mediate pure and slow tones. The left hemisphere is also
involved in music. Fast music, such as bluegrass, requires the brain to make judgments about
sequencing and rhythm and for this the left hemisphere lends its services.
Both hemispheres are involved in our mental activities which are in constant
communication to make sense out of life.
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Based on the information from the text, complete the graphic organiser below.
BRAIN
connected by
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Logical
3.____________________ 8.____________________
Language and
Communication abilities
5._________________________ 9.____________________
Musical abilities
6._________________________ 10.___________________
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English for
Science and
Technology
Kertas 2
September
2009
1 jam MAKTAB RENDAH SAINS MARA
PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN
SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA 2009
Kertas 2
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JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU
Arahan
Instructions
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Questions 1 – 25 are based on the given stimuli. Study the information carefully and
choose the best answer.
When an earthquake takes place beneath the sea bed, it may produce a
wave in the sea. In the open ocean, the wave may hardly be noticed. But if
it reaches shallow water near a coast, the wave may rise to heights of 30
metres or more. These giant waves are called tsunamis.
Chalk is a mineral usually found on the seabed and seaside cliffs. This
mineral is formed from very fine grains of calcium carbonate that have
separated from seawater and settled to become white, muddy sediment on
the sea floor. Over millions of years, the sediment hardened to form chalk.
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Viruses exhibit some but not all the characteristics of living things. Viruses,
like all living cellular organisms, contain protein and nucleic acid.
However, unlike cellular organisms, viruses can be solidified into crystals.
But when placed in solutions, they become active again. Unlike cellular
organisms, viruses do not repair, grow, or respond to stimuli. Viruses can
reproduce only within a living cell, called a host cell. During reproduction,
many viruses kill the host cell. However, cellular organisms do not
necessarily need a host to reproduce.
A viruses
B crystals
C solutions
D organisms
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5. Which of the following shows the stages of the primary phase of wastewater
treatment?
A B C D
removing of removing of
inorganic drawing off organic drawing off organic inorganic
matter matter matter matter
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In most mammal species, females carry their young in the uterus during
the development, nourishing them by a placenta, and give birth to live
young. The placenta is a specialised organ within the womb of the
mother that brings the bloodstream of the foetus into close contact with
the blood stream of the mother. The placenta is attached to the umbilical
cord. It serves as the provisional lungs, intestines and kidneys of the
embryo, without ever mixing maternal and foetal blood. Food, water, and
oxygen can pass across from mother to child, and wastes can pass over
to the mother’s blood and be carried away.
7. Both gingko and linden can cure headaches because they work on the patient’s
A tensions
B migraines
C body circulation
D circulatory system
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Friction is a type of force that opposes the motion of an object when the
object is in contact with another object or surface. Friction results from two
surfaces rubbing against each other or moving relative to one another. It
can hinder the motion of an object or prevent an object from moving at all.
The strength of frictional force depends on the nature of the surfaces that
are in contact and the force pushing them together. This force is usually
related to the weight of the object or objects.
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Scientists have mapped the genetic code of honey bees, uncovering clues
about their complex social behaviour and their heightened sense of smell.
The honey bees or Apis mellifera evolve more slowly than other insects
and have more genes related to smell. Even though the honey bees have
tiny brains, they display mental prowess and can discern a flower’s shape,
colour and scent quite skilfully.
10. Compared to other insects, honey bees have a well-developed sense of smell
because
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11. The graph shows a velocity – time graph of a truck moving in a straight line.
Where does the truck apply its maximum speed?
A W
B X
C Y
D Z
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Food and water are the most common sources of parasite transmission.
Since most of us eat three times a day and drink water frequently
throughout the day, our exposure to these sources is constant. Tap water
has been found to be contaminated with parasitic organisms. Many
restaurants have less than sanitary conditions ranging from food
preparation and storage to the utensils and servers’ hands.
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Natural fibres must be cleaned or washed before being spun (twisted) into
long threads of yarn. Man-made fibres are also spun: cotton polyester is a
mix of natural and synthetic fibres, for example. The yarn is then woven
into cloth. Not all fabrics are made by weaving. Knitting is a different
process that entwines loops of yarns in a wax.
14. Natural fibres must undergo a number of processes before being turned into cloth.
Which of the following is the correct order of the process?
Earth’s Seasons
Sun
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16. Which of the following would be an example of the energy in a wound-up spring?
A Kinetic energy
B Chemical energy
C Potential energy
D Mechanical energy
Two different blood types cannot be mixed together as the blood cells may
clump together which can cause fatality. This is why blood types must be
matched before blood transfusion can take place.
• A person with Type A blood can donate blood to a person with Type
A or Type AB
• A person with Type B blood can donate blood to a person with Type
B or Type AB
• A person with Type AB blood can donate blood to a person with
Type AB only
• A person with Type O blood can donate blood to anyone.
17. In case of emergency, which type of blood can be given to a patient with an
unknown blood type?
A Type A
B Type B
C Type O
D Type AB
A mix
B clot
C stick
D react
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People with short-sightedness (myopia) are not able to see objects that are
far away. This is because light rays focus in front of the retina, a result from
the fact that the eye is not able to focus light rays further back, despite
maximum flattening of its lens. Short-sightedness mainly affects a person’s
ability to look at distant objects where the light rays come straight or
parallel into the eyes.
light light
A B
light
light
C D
People with bulimia often go on eating spree (binge) and secretly vomit,
losing the calories acquired. It is estimated that about 3% of females are
bulimic. People with bulimia are also obsessed with their body, weight gain
and how they appear to others. Unlike those with anorexia, people with
bulimia are often not noticed because their weight varies slightly from their
normal weight. At the same time, treatment is more effective for bulimia
rather than anorexia.
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Z
The emergents consist of the tops of the tallest trees, which are much
higher than the average canopy height (ranging up to 270 feet or 81 m). It
houses many birds and insects while the forest floor is teeming with animal
life, especially insects and arachnids plus large animals. The understory is
a dark, cool environment that is under the leaves but over the ground.
Most of the understory of a rainforest has so little light that plant growth is
limited. On the other hand, the canopy; the upper parts of most of the
trees, is full of life. Insects, arachnids, many birds and some mammals
thrive in this area.
A W
B X
C Y
D Z
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A Minicomputer
B Microcomputer
C Portable computer
D Mainframe computer
The term presbyopia means ‘old eye’ and is a vision condition involving the
loss of the eye’s ability to focus on both near and far objects. It is a
condition that occurs as part of normal aging, because when a person gets
older, one’s eye lenses become harder and less elastic. The muscles in
the ciliary body also lose their ability to contract and relax. Presbyopia
occurs gradually over a number of years and is usually noticeable by age
40-45.Presbyopia is corrected by wearing glasses with bifocal lenses to
see near and far objects clearly.
A rigid
B flexible
C dynamic
D movable
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Questions 26 – 30 are based on the following passage. Choose the most appropriate
answer from the options given.
The vibration of an earthquake is felt most strongly along the fault line at the
epicenter. The majority of earthquakes seem to ____26____ at the depths of 10 to 20
miles below the epicenter. Some are deeper, but none come from a greater depth than 450
miles. It appears that ____27____ forces at these levels cause rocks to slowly, but
positively, flow or creep.
26. A derive
B evolve
C originate
D commence
27. A central
B surface
C underneath
D underground
28. A bent
B broken
C twisted
D twirled
29. A power
B strength
C condition
D resilience
30. A spilled
B released
C confined
D absorbed
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