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BAHASA SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN BATU 8
INGGERIS JALAN PUCHONG, 47100 PUCHONG
Mac 2017 SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN.
1 jam _______________________________

PEPERIKSAAN PERTAMA 2017

TINGKATAN EMPAT

BAHASA INGGERIS
Satu jam tiga puluh minit

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi empat bahagian:
Bahagian A, Bahagian B, Bahagian C dan Bahagian D.
2. Jawab semua bahagian dalam kertas soalan ini.
3. Soalan-soalan dalam Bahagian A mempunyai empat
pilihan jawapan. Jawab setiap soalan dengan menghitamkan
jawapan yang betul di halaman 11.

Instructions
1. This question paper consists of four sections:
Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D.
2. Answer all sections in this question paper.
3. Questions in Section A have four options. Answer each
question by shading the correct answer on page 11.

Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 11 halaman bercetak termasuk muka hadapan.

 Section A
[15 marks]

Questions 1 - 8
For each of the questions in this section, read the question first and then study the information
given to find the best answer.

1. From the advertisement, we can infer that music is good for the brains of infants based on
A) unclear scientific proof
B) scientifically proven facts
C) scientifically unclear evidence
D) scientific opinion

2. According to the horoscope, people under this sign must be careful

A) when they drive
B) with their personal spending
C) with their personal safety
D) with their personal relationship
3. What does the bar chart show?
A) The number of movie goers
B) Four popular shows
C) A survey of popular show
D) A survey of unpopular shows

4. Based on the cartoon strip, we know that

A) the sender needs urgent help
B) the captain will SMS the sender
C) the sender will see the captain soon
D) the captain is invited to a meeting

5. Who does the sign warn?

A) Only motorcyclists can park here
B) All vehicles are prohibited to park here
C) Drivers are only allowed to park here at certain times of the day
D) Drivers without licence are not allowed to park here
6. What does the sign warn?
A) It warns people about taking this without permission
B) It warns people entering somebodys land without permission
C) It warns people not to make noise at night
D) It warns people not to pass by this road

PT3

7. From the advertisement above what kind of business is the company doing?
A) Selling newspaper
B) Selling second-hand books
C) Doing publishing business
D) Publishing magazines only

8. Which two years have the same death rate?

A) 1993 and 2002
B) 1999 and 2005
C) 1990 and 2008
D) 1996 and 2005
Questions 9 15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answers.

The invention of writing is credited to the Sumerians of Mesopotamia in the 4th

millennium BCE. Their descendants, the Sumero-Babylonians, ______ (9) the time system that we
use today: an hour divided into 60 minutes, which are divided into 60 seconds.
Today, there are ______ (10) than 2,700 different languages spoken in the world, with
more than 7,000 dialects. In Indonesia alone, 365 different languages are spoken. More than
1,000 different languages are spoken in Africa. The most difficult language to ______ (11) is
Basque, which is spoken in north-western Spain and south-western France. It is not ______ (12)
to any other language in the world.
The youngest ______ (13) language in the world is Afrikaans, spoken by South Africans.
Dutch and German Protestants ______ (14) persecution from the Roman Catholic Church in the
17th and 18th century to settle in the Dutch colony of Cape of Good Hope ______ (15) the southern
point of Africa. Afrikaans had developed from this influences and grown into a fully- fledged
language in a short span of just 100 years.

9. A) development 13. A) knowing

B) developed B) know
C) developing C) known
D) develops D) knowledge

10. A) mostly 14. A) fled

B) most B) fleeing
C) likely C) flee
D) more D) had fled

15. A) in
11. A) learned
B) on
B) learn C) under
C) learns D) between
D) learnt

12. A) linkage
B) related
C) positioned
D) relative
 SECTION B
[10 marks]

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow.
Questions 16 - 20
Using the information given, write the name of the food categories in the boxes below.

No. Benefit Food Category

16. Help fight muscular degeneration [1 mark]
17. Stimulates the production of cancer- [1 mark]
fighting liver enzymes
18. Protects cells from damage [1 mark]
19. Help fight tumours [1 mark]
20. Reduces the risk of heart disease [1 mark]

Questions 21 25
Based on the information given, give short answers to the following questions.

21. How does the antioxidant anthocyanin reduce your risk of a stroke? [1 mark]

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22. What do foods that contain beta carotene help with? [1 mark]

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23. In white coloured foods, what is known to help fight tumours? [1 mark]

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24. Name a food that would help improve your skin complexion. [1 mark]

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25. Name a food you would eat to prevent cataract. [1 mark]

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 SECTION C
[10 marks]

Questions 26 30 are based on the following passage.

1 When John walked out of his home that morning he saw high clouds of smoke to the
northwest of Melbourne, Australia. This wasnt unexpected. Bushfires had been burning in
various parts of the state that week and everyone in the rural area was on alert
2 John lived with his wife, Martha, and their two children Joshua, 5 and Julia, 3 on a
beautiful 72-hectare property in Kinglake West. Part of the land was covered in bush and 5
although cleared, paddocks, fruit trees and garden beds surrounded their wooden house. There
were also several old wooden buildings which stood wearily nearby. Certainly there were fire
risks, but John was confident that he was prepared. He had a pump, a generator and considerable
water supplies including a large dam and two 35,000-litre tanks; and on a recent inspection of
County Fire Authority (CFA) official had approved of his fire plan. 10
3 But nature pays no heed to anyone. The day grew hotter, the winds fiercer. They knew the
drill: if the fire is far away you have to decide whether to stay or go; if it is close you stay because
fleeing carries too many risks.
4 We should leave, pleaded Martha.
5 Im not leaving our home, John was adamant. 15
6 The couple chose a dire time to argue. Neither would be swayed. Then a call came from
Johns boss who lived 30 kilometres away.
7 Get out. This is an animal. Its moving fast! said Adam.
8 John wouldnt change his mind.
9 Well at least get Martha and the kids to come here. 20
10 It was the only compromise husband and wife made.
11 As Martha drove away, John sprinted off to connect his fire pumps and hoses to the dam. He
then turned on the sprinklers surrounding his property. While he was doing this a CFA vehicle
drove past. The officer warned him that the fires were only three to five minutes away.
12 Still John didnt panic. He did not think it was possible for him to be under attack so soon. 25
He couldnt even see any flames in the skies. Suddenly the wind died. John was convinced he was
safe. It was a false calm. Minutes later he saw the first flames leaping across treetops 20 metres
away. Theyd come from nowhere. Then it all happened so quickly. Too quickly. The wind
roared to life again and the house across the road exploded.
13 John remained confident he could save his buildings. He put his fire plan to motion and 30
hurried around hosing his home and everything near it. John kept moving, chasing fires every
which way but the winds made it impossible for him to battle the fires. His hayshed and stables
erupted into flame. Next, he saw his garage go up in flames.
14 Then the water pumps stopped. The main generator was on fire. John knew his house
would be next to go. Growing tired and barely able to see in the smoky gloom, he made his way 35
towards the back of his house, just in time to see the roof crashed in. The flames had engulfed his
entire house. He knew it was time to save himself.
15 John was now struggling to breathe. He knew his only hope of survival was to reach the
dam. As he ran, the sounds of explosions behind him reminded him of the total destruction to his
property. A few seconds later, John passed out. 40
16 No one knew how much time had passed until he was found by a CFA volunteer. The
volunteer carried John into a vehicle and assured him, If youve made it this far, youre going to
survive now.
17 John spent three days in the hospital. He suffered minor burns and respiratory injuries. But
mentally he had to deal with the demons of a horrific day. He had to live with the decisions he 45
made. Other people made similar ones but died by theirs.
18 After five days, Martha took him back to survey the ruins.
19 How do you feel? asked Martha, as her husband leant against her.
20 Martha, theres nothing here, but I know this is our home.
26. From paragraph 2, state two reasons why John was confident about his fire plan.
[2 marks]

i) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

ii) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

27. (a) From paragraph 6, what were John and Martha arguing about? [1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

(b) From paragraph 10, what was the compromise they made? [1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

28. From paragraph 12 give two reasons why John was not frightened despite the CFAs
warning? [2 marks]

i) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

ii) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

29. From paragraph 17, state two physical injuries that John sustained during the fire. [2 marks]

i) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

ii) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

30. In your opinion, what kind of person is John? Using your own words, give a reason to
support your answer. [2 marks]

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 SECTION D
[5 marks]

31. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.

The Living Photograph

My small grandmother is tall there, It was true after all; that look.
straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt, My tall grandmother became small.
pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun, Her back round and hunched.
a kind, old smile round her eyes. Her soup forgot to boil.
Her big hand holds mine, She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
white hand in black hand. Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in
the eye. But there she is still,
in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.

Jackie Kay

(a) Which line tells us that the persona and her grandmother are of different race? [1 mark]

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(b) How old was the persona when the photograph was taken? [1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

(c) Why do you think the grandmother forgot to boil the soup? [1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

(d) But there she is still

How do you think the persona feels when she looks at the photograph? Provide a reason
for your answer. [2 marks]

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 ANSWER SHEET

FOR 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.

Example :
A B D

1. A B C D 9. A B C D

2. A B C D 10. A B C D

3. A B C D 11. A B C D

4. A B C D 12. A B C D

5. A B C D 13. A B C D

6. A B C D 14. A B C D

7. A B C D 15. A B C D

8. A B C D

Prepared by: Verified by: Endorsed by:

Nur Rawaida Hayani Mohd Teoh Yean Ling Daisy Foo Lee Heng
Amin GKMP Bahasa Penolong Kanan
Ketua Panitia B. Inggeris