ENGLISH LANGUAGE FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION 2011 SMK MUHIBBAH, SANDAKAN NAME: _________________________ QUESTIONS 1 6 Read the dialogue

e below and answer the questions that follow. Mrs. Siva and Puan Farah are neighbours. They are having a small chat over the fence. Mrs. Siva Puan Farah : : Hello, Puan Farah. Looks like itll be a fine day today. Yes, Mrs. Siva. I prefer this weather. The heavy rain and lightning last week really depressed me. This is a welcome change indeed. Mrs. Siva Puan Farah Mrs. Siva : : : Speaking about lightening, did you hear about Mrs. Lims daughter? Really, what happened? I hope it wasnt the lightning. Well, she was boiling some water in an electric kettle and when she wanted to switch it off, she felt electricity shoot through her arm. Luckily she managed to take her hand off the switch Puan Farah : May be she touched the switch with wet hands. I always tell my children to dry their hands before touching electrical switches. Anyway, how is the girl now? Mrs. Siva Puan Farah : : Oh, thank God, shes alright. She was shocked and Mrs Lim was scared too. Yes, I understand. I must go and visit Mrs. Lim and her daughter. CLASS : REMOVE

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What happened to Mrs. Lims daughter? A. She was sick. B. She lost her arm.

C. She was struck by lightning. D. She was nearly electrocuted.

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This is a welcome change indeed. The word This refers to A. rain B. good C. lightning D. fine weather Mrs. Lims daughter was nearly electrocuted when A. it was raining. B. lightning struck. C. she wanted to switch on the electric kettle. D. she wanted to switch off the electric kettle. What did Puan Farah always tell her children? A. Not to touch the electrical switch. B. Not to boil water using the electrical kettle. C. To dry their hands before touching electrical switches. D. To wash their hands before touching electrical switches. How is Mrs. Lims daughter now? A. She is sick. B. She is angry.

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C. She is alright. D. She is scared.

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Why does Puan Farah want to visit Mrs. Lim? A. Because she is scared. C. Because she is concerned. B. Because she is shocked. D. Because she does not understand.

QUESTIONS 7 12 Read the report below and answer the questions that follow. Kajang, Tues. Three well-dressed men, one carrying a rifle and the others pistols, escaped with RM one million in day-light robbery at SDE Bank yesterday afternoon. The bank robbery was all over in five minutes. According to one of the cashiers, the robber with the rifle was thin and tall. He had thick eyebrows and a wide mouth. The robbers entered the bank at 3.00p.m. Once inside, one of the robbers with pistols shot the guard while the other two went straight to the cashiers. They grabbed the cash which had been brought in by a security van earlier. The robber who shot the guard, ordered the frightened customers to lie down on the floor. He then stood guard over them. They then fled in a black Proton Wira believed to be driven by a fourth member of the gang.

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When did the robbers enter the bank? A. At night B. B. In the evening How long did they take to rob the bank? A. A day B. 3.00 p.m How many robbers entered the bank? A. One B. two

C. In the morning D. In the afternoon

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C. three hours

D. five minutes

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C. four

D. three

10. What did they take from the bank? A. The rifle B. the cash

C. the cashiers

D. the security van

11. What did the robber order the customers to do? A. Grab the cash C. Lie down on the floor. B. Shoot the guard. D. Stand guard over them. 12. How did the robbers escape? A. With a rifle B. In a security van

C. with RM one million. D. in a black Proton Wira

A. QUESTIONS 13 24 Each questions in the passage below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A,B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. Indra is ..(13) Indian girl. She .(14) in the island of Penang in Malaysia. Indra is a kind .(15) gentle girl. She likes to ..(16) people and animals. Her favourite animal ..(17) the horse. When she (18) up, she hopes to become a doctor. This is because she (19) not like to see people in pain. Indra says, I must .(20) hard so that I can become a doctor. She likes to ...(21) sick people. She ..(22) happy to see them ..(23) again. Indras father (24) wants her to become a doctor.

13. A. a 14. A. live 15. A. so 16. A. helps 17. A. is 18. A. grow 19. A. do 20. A. study 21. A. help 22. A. feels 23. A. ill 24. A. will

B. an B. lived B. but B. help B. are B. grew B. did B. studies B. helps B. feel B. well B. also

C. then C. living C. and C. helped C. was C. grown C. will C. will study C. helping C. felt C. alive C. always

D. D. lives D. since D. helping D. were D. grows D. does D. studying D. helped D. feeling D. unwell D. sometimes

B. QUESTIONS 25 37 Each questions in the passage below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A,B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. Apes ..(25) different from monkeys. Apes do not ..(26) a tail. Apes are .(27) different sizes. They can be as ..(28) as the gorillas or as small as the gibbons. All apes .(29) vegetarians. They .(30) only plants. They are all peaceful(31). Apes are social animals, that is they (32) in small groups. They (33) to each other by using sounds and making signs ..(34) their faces. Apes are also (35)animals. They can recognize people, ..(36) new things or just sit and think. Most apes (37) birth to one young at a time.

25. A. is 26. A. has 27. A. in 28. A. big 29. A. is 30. A. eat 31. A. animal 32. A. live 33. A. talked 34. A. on 35. A. dirty 36. A. learn 37. A. giving

B. was B. had B. at B. bigger B. was B. ate B. animals B. lived B. talking B. for B. clever B. learns B. given

C. are C. have C. of C. biggest C. are C. eaten C. human C. lives C. talk C. from C. stupid C. learnt C. gives

D. were D. having D. by

D. were D. eating D. humans D. living D. talks D. with D. lazy D. learning D. gave

C. QUESTIONS 38 64 Complete the paragraph based on the notes given. Your story should not be fever than 100 words. Su Ann showed friend two hundred ringgit ang pow - advised not to carry put the money bank accompany to the bank took asked for application form bank officer fill in details signature completed counter savings account handed her money form bank officer gave pass book checked printed correctly thanked the officer left the bank.

One day Su Ann __showed__ Aminah __________________________(38). She told Aminah that it was the ________________(39) she received during Chinese New Year. Aminah ____________________(40) Su Ann ____________________________(41) so much money around but to ____________________________________(42) in a ____________________(43). Su Ann agreed and asked Aminah to ______________________(44) her ___________________________(45) in town. They ___________________(46) a bus to town and soon arrived at the bank. Aminah had been to the bank before. She _____________________________(47) an ___________________________(48) form from a __________________________(49) and gave it to Su Ann to _______________________(50) her ________________________(51). Su Ann filled in her name, identity card number, address, telephone number, sex, date of birth and __________________________(52) When Su Ann had ____________________(53) the application form, Aminah took her to the _________________________(54) to open a __________________________________________(55). Su Ann ___________________________________(56) and her __________________________(57). A few minutes later, the ____________________________(58) smiled and __________________(59) Su Ann a _________________________(60). Su Ann ___________________________(61) it. The sum of money she had deposited was ________________________________(62) in the passbook. She _________________________________(63) and ___________________________________(64). She also thanked Aminah for advising her to start a saving account.

D. Write a story. Change the pictures to words. Write the story in the space provided.

(10 marks)

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