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SECTION C

[15 marks]

[Time suggested: 25 minutes]

Questions 21 - 27 are based on an article.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is going t roug some di!!icult times a!ter some 2"" cre# members# o are mostly !emale a$e resigned a!ter e%&eriencing t e double airline tragedies in$ol$ingM'1 and M' ". According to Malaysia Airlines System *m&loyees +nion (Maseu)secretary,general Abdul Malek Ari!!- t ey #ere do#n to only about -""" cabin cre# members

currently. ollo#ing t e M'1 incident- t ere #as a s&ike in cre# resignations- but t enumber as no# decreased to routinely e%&ected le$els. /ne o! t e reasons cited !or lea$ing#as !amily &ressure a&art !rom de$elo&ing !ear o! !lying.

0n current situation- many o! t e sta!! a$e to #ork u& to 12 ours daily eig t ourscom&ulsory and !our ours o$ertime. ecruitment !or ne# sta!! as been $ery slo# and it asto de&end on its e%isting cre# to kee& !lying. Many o! t e cre# members a$e o&ted !or earlyretirement # ic is an alternati$e o!!ered under t e 3ollecti$e Agreement. 'o#e$er- due tot e acute s ortage o! cre# members- t e management as re4ected suc a&&lications.

MAS is #orking ard to rebuild con!idence and o&es t at it can encourage t e entry o! morene# sta!!. Medical centres a$e been set u& to &ro$ide treatment &lus engaging MercyMalaysia to &ro$ide emotional su&&ort to all its cre# members. 0n addition- s&ecial &rayers

a$e been organised as s&iritual su&&ort !or sta!!. urt ermore- #ork sc edules !or all cre#members are &lanned #it in t e con!ines o! t e regulations and t e legal !lig t timelimitations.

Adapted from The Edge Financial Daily



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Questions 21 24

ead t e article care!ully and ans#er t e uestions belo#.

216 o is going t roug a c allenging situation7

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226 at ty&e o! &roblem Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is !acing7

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2)6 y do t e cre# members #ant to lea$e7

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29a) 6 o is Abdul Malek Ari!!7

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b) 'o# many cabin cre# members are t ere no#7

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c) 6 at can t e sta!! do under t e 3ollecti$e Agreement7

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d) According to t e article- MAS as re4ected early retirement due to.....

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[1 mark]

25ill in t e table #it a&&ro&riate #ords & rases !rom t e article.

Meaning

6ord ; rase

a)toug


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b)declined

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c)re uired

State 2 &ossible reasons # y !amily members insisted t e cre# members to resign.

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SECTION C

[15 marks]



3yberbullying is t e act o! tormenting someone online by sending or &osting nasty messagesusing electronic tec nology. 0t can be de$ices and e ui&ment suc as cell & ones- com&uters-and tablets as #ell as communication tools including social media sites- te%t messages- c at-and #ebsites. Sending mean te%t messages or emails- rumours sent by email or &osted onsocial net#orking sites- and embarrassing &ictures- $ideos- #ebsites- or !ake &ro!iles can be

considered as a !orm o! 3yberbullying.

3yberbullying is di!!erent !rom t e common & ysical or $erbal ty&e o! bullying. =ids # o arebeing cyberbullied are o!ten bullied in &erson as #ell. urt ermore- kids # o are cyberbullied

a$e a arder time getting a#ay !rom t e be a$iour. 0t can a&&en 29 ours a day- days a#eek- and reac a kid e$en # en e or s e is alone. 0t can a&&en any time o! t e day ornig t and messages and images can be &osted anonymously and distributed uickly to a $ery#ide audience. 0t can be di!!icult and sometimes im&ossible to trace t e source. >eletingina&&ro&riate or arassing messages- te%ts- and &ictures is e%tremely di!!icult a!ter t ey a$ebeen &osted or sent.

3yberbullying as damaging e!!ects on kids suc as ski&&ing sc ool- using alco ol and drugs-dro& in t eir sc ool grades- a$ing lo# sel!,esteem and ealt &roblems. *lectronic gadgetssuc as cell & ones and com&uters t emsel$es are not to blame !or cyberbullying. Socialmedia sites like acebook and T#itter can be used !or &ositi$e acti$ities- like connecting kids#it !riends and !amily- el&ing students #it sc ool- and !or entertainment. ?ut t ese toolscan also be used to urt ot er &eo&le.

Adapted from Stopbullying.gov



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Questions 21 24


216 at is used to 3yberbully someone7

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]22'o# can one 3yberbully someone online7

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]2)@ame t e gadgets used in 3yberbullying.

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]

a) State t#o reasons # y 3yberbullying is di!!erent !rom ot er !orms o! bullying.

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88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]

b) @ame t#o arm!ul e!!ects o! 3yberbullying on kids.

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25 ill in t e table #it a&&ro&riate #ords & rases !rom t e article.

Meaning6ord:; rase

ty&ical

oral

dignity

[2 marks]

[ marks]

State 2 &ossible reasons # y some kids like to bully ot ers.

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ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]2 i$e &ossible ste&s to sto& bullying among kids.

iii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]i$.

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SECTION C

[15 marks]



Tun Sakaran Marine ;ark is a marine &ark located o!! t e east coast o! t e state o! Saba inMalaysia- on t e island o! ?orneo. Tun Sakaran Marine ;ark #as establis ed in 2""9 to&rotect t e marine di$ersity o! Sem&orna region. 0t as eig t islands as #ell as t ree largeree!s and it is surrounded by t e 3elebes Sea. 0t is also #idely kno#n as t e Sem&orna

0slands ;ark.

0t is a under#ater &aradise !or di$ers- snorkelers and tourists !rom around t e #orld and also!or t e locals. 0t only takes about " to 95 minutes and co$ering a distance o! 15 to 25kilometres- de&ending o! # ic island is t e destination !or t ose coming !rom t e Sem&ornaBetty. T is &ark co$ers an area o! 5" s uare kilometres making it t e biggest marine &ark inSaba . So !ar- o$er 52" s&ecies o! !is as been recorded ere. 255 s&ecies o! corals and19" s&ecies o! s&onge a$e been s&otted in t is &aradise. A substantial number o! t eses&ecies can only be !ound ere and not in ot er &arts o! Malaysia.

Air Asia and Malaysia Airlines a$e a !e# daily direct !lig ts to Ta#au air&ort !rom =ota=inabalu. ?ot airlines also a$e daily direct !lig ts !rom =uala


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Questions 21 24


216 at is Tun Sarakan Marine ;ark7

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226 ere is Tun Sarakan Marine 0sland situated7

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2)0t is also commonly kno#n as....

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29a) 'o# many islands and ree!s does it a$e altoget er7

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88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]

b) 6 y #as Sem&orna 0slands ;ark !ormed7

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[2 marks]


Meaning

6ord ; rase

a) ea$en

b)$ariety


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[) marks]

c)tri&

2D@ame 2 t e t#o airlines # ic !ly to Ta#au.

i.

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ii.

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SECTION C

[15 marks]



T e giant &anda as a black,and,# ite coat. T e giant &anda as a body s a&e ty&ical o!bears. 0t as black !ur on its ears- eye &atc es- muEEle- legs- arms and s oulders. T e giant&andaFs t ick- #oolly coat kee&s it #arm in t e cool !orests o! its abitat. T e giant &andaty&ically li$es around 2" years in t e #ild and u& to " years in ca&ti$ity. T e oldest ca&ti$e-

a !emale named Ming Ming- ad a recorded age o! 9.

0n t e #ild- t e giant &anda is a terrestrial animal and &rimarily s&ends its li!e roaming and!eeding in t e bamboo !orests o! t e Ginling Mountains and in t e illy Sic uan ;ro$ince.

iant &andas are generally solitary. ;andas communicate t roug $ocaliEation and scentmarking suc as cla#ing trees or s&raying urine .

T oug it belongs to t e order 3arni$ora- t e &andaFs diet is o$er CCH bamboo. T ea$erage giant &anda eats as muc as C to 19 kg (2" to " lb) o! bamboo s oots a day.;andas eat any o! 25 bamboo s&ecies in t e #ild- suc as argesia dracoce& al a and

argesia ru!a. ?amboo lea$es contain t e ig est &rotein le$elsI stems a$e less. T e giant&anda must a$e at least t#o di!!erent s&ecies a$ailable in its range to a$oid star$ation.

T e giant &anda is an endangered s&ecies- t reatened by continued abitat loss and by a$ery lo# birt rate- bot in t e #ild and in ca&ti$ity. T e giant &anda as been a target o! &oac ing by locals since ancient times and by !oreigners since it #as introduced to t e 6est.

Source Wi ipedia.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_(animal)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_animalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Mountainshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spraying_(animal_behavior)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargesia_dracocephalahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargesia_rufahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_destructionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_(animal)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_(animal)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_animalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Mountainshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spraying_(animal_behavior)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargesia_dracocephalahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargesia_rufahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargesia_rufahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_destructionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_(animal)


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Questions 21 24


216 ic animal as a common body s a&e as t e &anda7

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22'o# does t e &anda kee& itsel! #arm7

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2)or o# long can a giant &anda li$e in ca&ti$ity7

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29a) 6 y t e &anda is called a terrestrial animal7

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b) 'o# do &andas interact #it ot er &andas7

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c) 6 at does J3arni$oraK mean7


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d) ?amboo is &andaKs !a$ourite !ood because.....

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[1 mark]


Meaning

6ord ; rase

a) con!ined

b) eart y


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[) marks]

c) at risk

State 2 reasons # y t e giant &anda is !acing e%tinction.

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ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]2


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SECTION C

[15 marks]



ast !ood is !ast becoming a sta&le !ood !or many Malaysians es&ecially among many youngadults and c ildren. ising number o! Malaysians are e%&eriencing ig ly time,constrainedli!estyles #it limited time !or dining. ?esides- !ast !ood is &o&ular #it consumers because itis more a!!ordable as com&ared to !oods and drinks o!!ered by c ained !ull,ser$icerestaurants- in &articular. ast deli$ery ser$ices and dri$e,t roug !acilities make it $erycon$enient !or take a#ay !ood !or many on t eir #ay to #ork- during lunc or e$en on t e #ay

ome !rom #ork.

esearc s o#s !ast !oods contain lots o! calories- sugar- sodium and un ealt y !ats ,,substances t at increase your risk o! obesity- ty&e 2 diabetes- ig blood &ressure and eartdisease. 0ncreased ealt risks are directly associated #it increased consum&tion o! !ast!oods. Many indi$iduals in are becoming obese. Anot er result o! !ast !ood culture is t e losso! t e !amily tradition o! eating toget er. 3 ildren and adults rarely eat toget er no#- and t usget less o&&ortunity to talk.

+ndoubtedly- it is con$enient and c ea&- but as &arents and educators it is im&ortant to sete%am&les !or c ildren to emulate. ;arents and educators can be more in$ol$ed in increasinga#areness regarding t e negati$e e!!ects o! !ast !oods and discourage c ildren !romconsuming t em. ;arents can in!luence t eir c ildrenKs eating abits t roug t e ty&es o!!oods t ey buy !or t emsel$es and t eir !amily. T e snacks t ey ser$e !or break!ast- luncand dinner also can el& to de$elo& a c ildKs eating abit.



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Questions 21 24


216 y !ast !ood is a !a$ourite among many #orking adults7

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88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]2)@ame diseases caused by consuming !ast !ood.

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a) 6 at are t e negati$e e!!ects o! eating !ast !oods7

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b) @ame t#o e!!ects !ast !oods a$e on our culture.

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88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]

25 ill in t e table #it a&&ro&riate #ords & rases !rom t e article.

Meaning6ord ; rase

be a$iour

s&ace

c) realiEation


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2D State 2 &ossible reasons # y Malaysians !ancy !ast !ood.

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ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]2 i$e &ossible ste&s to educate c ildren about t e dangers o! !ast !oods.

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