TEKNIK MENJAWAB SOALAN BAHASA INGGERIS KERTAS 2 1119

PAPER 2

• THERE ARE 4 SECTIONS IN PAPER 2• SECTION A, B, C AND D• YOU ARE GIVEN 2 HOURS AND 15

MINUTES TO ANSWER THIS PAPER

SECTION A

• THIS SECTION TEST YOUR COMPREHENSION OF A VARIETY OF SHORT TEXTS.

• THE STIMULI/QUESTIONS CAN BE IN THE FORM OF ADVERTISEMENTS, TABLES, GRAPHS, CHARTS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, INSTRUCTIONS, MAPS ETC

TIPS

• READ THE WHOLE TEXT• ANALYZE THE OPTIONS GIVEN –

SOMETIMES THE QUESTIONS CAN BE TRICKY SO READ CAREFULLY AND PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO WORDS LIKE, EXCEPT, TRUE, UNTRUE, INCLUDE, PROBABLY

SAMPLE QUESTIONSRead the dialogue below and answer the question that

follows.

Jugah : Why are you looking so troubled?

Jeburai : It’s this letter that I received from my pen-pal.

Jugah : You should be in high spirits to receive the letter. What’s the

problem?

Jeburai : The problem is I can’t make head or tail of the letter.

Based on the dialogue, which one of the following statements is true?

A Jugah and Jeburai are pen-pals.

B Jugah is happy to receive the letter.

C Jeburai does not understand the contents of the letter.

Sample questionLook at the table below and answer the question that follows.

Flight No. Airline Estimated Time of Arrival RemarkMH101 Malaysian Airlines 2000 LandedSQ009 Singapore Airlines 2030 LandedAA25 Air Asia 2040 DelayedBA29 British Airways 2045 LandedAI301 Air India 2050 DelayedCP008 Cathay Pacific 2055 Landed

Based on the table above, we know that

A all the flights arrived punctually.B two flights have not arrived yet.C flights MH101 and AI301 have arrived.D flight AA25 arrived before flight CP008

Sample questionRead the newspaper report and answer the question that follows.

AirAsia flies Airbus to KuchingKUCING : AirAsia has launched its Airbus service to the Kuala Lumpur-Kuching route. The airline flew in a group of journalists and other guests to mark the Red Devils Airbus A320 maiden flight yesterday. The airline currently operates 115 weekly flights from KLIA and Senai International Airport (Senai IA) in Johor to Kuching, Miri, Sibu and Bintulu. AirAsia said in a statement. AirAsia Bhd chairman Datuk Pahamin Rajab said the airline would take delivery of one airbus monthly.

Adapted from The Star, February 2006.

From the report, we know that

A the airline will be receiving one airbus every other month.B guests were flown in to commemorate the Red Devils

Airbus A320 first journey.C AirAsia operates over 100 weekly flights between KLIA and

Senai IA.

SECTION A – RATIONAL CLOZE

THE PASSAGE IN RATIONAL CLOZE INCLUDES SEVEN BLANKS.

BOTH GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ARE TESTED IN THIS SECTION

BEFORE ANSWERING, READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS

ABOUTBE VERY CAREFULL AS THE ANSWER SHOULD BE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT AND LOGICALLY

ACCEPTABLE.CROSS OUT THE OPTIONS YOU HAVE DECIDED

TO REJECT

SAMPLE QUESTION

I have seen Malaysians driving with their hazard lights on in the rain several occasions. What a sight it was __9___ lights flashing all around me. It was a tense experience for _10_ as I could not

tell if the cars were moving, changing lanes _11_ had stalled. After all, hazard lights are supposed to be used to _12_ an emergency. Since when does driving in the rain constitute _13_ emergency?While I understand the reason behind the use of hazard lights as visibility can be poor _14_ a heavy downpour, it is dangerous as

the blinding lights can easily cause an accident. Drivers must reserve the use of hazard lights to emergency situations only.

_15_ on your headlights instead when it rains for better visibility and to let other drivers know that you are there.

Adapted from The Star, February 2006.

9. A.IN B.AT C.BY D. WITH

10. A.ME B.MINE C.MYSELF D. MY

11. A.SO B.OR C.BUT D. AND

12. A.INDICATE B.INDICATES C.INDICATING D. INDICATION

13. A. A B.AN C.THE

14. A.WHEN B.WHILE C.SINCE D. DURING

SECTION B

• THERE ARE TEN QUESTIONS IN INFORMATION TRANSFER

• STIMULUS/QUESTIONS MAY BE IN THE FORM OF PAMPHLETS, LEAFLETS, BROCHURES, NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS,ADVERTISEMENTS ETC

• ANALYSE AND COMPARE VARIOUS INFORMATION

• WRITE SHORT ANSWERS - DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE FULL SENTENCES

SAMPLE QUESTIONThe book, The Small World, is a novel written by

Hamzah Hashim and is published by Mahkota Publisher. It is a romantic comedy and this genre is very popular among readers, especially teenagers. The story revolves around Iskandar, a smooth talker who moves around the capital searching for a victim, preferably a perfect lady – rich and beautiful. The story is set mainly in Pulau Wayang.

It begins with Nina, a beautiful accountant attending a conference. Despite being born a millionaire’s daughter, she has always lacked confidence. She finds it hard to allow herself to be involved in a relationship. Her greatest fear – do men she meets love her for who she is or only for her money? At that conference, she meets Iskandar. Hamzah has successfully woven a plot around the themes of love and deceit.

Reviewed by Lorraine Tham

Questions TITLE :

AUTHOR :

TYPE OF BOOK:

THEMES:

MAIN CHARACTERS:

Questions

22. This story apparently takes place in ------- -----------------------------23. The male character is looking for a ______________________24. Although he essentially wants to ____________ her, he falls for her instead25. Reviewer’s opinion of the book: ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------

SECTION C• COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY• READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND

TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS ABOUT

• READ THE QUESTIONS AND UNDERLINE THE KEY WORDS

• MARK THE SENTENCES IN THE PASSAGE WHERE YOU THINK THE ANSWER COMES FROM.

Sample questionsQuestions 26 – 30 are based on the following passage.

A scrapbook provides an ideal way of preserving personal and family histories. Enthusiasts claim that scrapbooks quite simply provide one of the best and most special ways of remembering things over long periods of time. In the past, making a scrapbook gave any child a splendid way to spend a rainy afternoon. Filled with old photographs, used tickets, newspaper cuttings, magazine clippings and postcards, the scrapbook brought together so many different memories to be cherished all in one place.

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Today, the scrapbook has grown sophisticated. The new fashion for scrapbooks began in the USA in the 1980s and spread to Britain in the 1990s from where it continues to spread to Europe today. Scrapbooks have caught on in France like nowhere else. Le Scrapbooking, as the French call their new pastime, is a far cry from the old-fashioned activity of arranging family photos together with bits and bobs from various outings and holidays. In chic Parisian circles, Le Scrap – as smart trendsetters prefer to call it – is all about displaying artistic flair, expensive taste and a great deal of social one-upmanship.

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Sample questions

1. From paragraph 1, what do people normally put in their scrapbooks?

2. From paragraph 2, when and where did the new fashion of scrapbooks originate?

3. From paragraph 2, find a phrase which has the same meaning as different.

Summary• BE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT POINTS YOU ARE

REQUIRED TO INCLUDE IN YOUR SUMMARY – READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY

• MARK OUT THE SPECIFIED PORTION OF THE TEXT – DO NOT INCLUDE POINTS THAT ARE OUT OF THE REQUIRED TEXT.

• UNDERLINE ALL THE RELEVANT POINTS IN THE TEXT• USE YOUR OWN WORDS A FAR AS POSSIBLE BUT

YOU CAN ALSO LIFT OR COPY INTELLIGENTLY FROM THE PASSAGE

• COUNT THE WORDS CAREFULLY OR YOU’LL MISS OUT ON POINTS – DONT CHEAT BECAUSE EXAMINER WILL COUNT THE WORDS.

Sample QuestionsHowever, the idea of a scrapbook is far from new. The ancient

Greeks first invented scrapbooks that used a kind of notebook called a “Hypomnemata” to keep records of interesting things that they considered to be significant. Over the centuries, the idea of keeping a personal record of events and experiences together with cherished mementos continued in many different cultures. During the 18th and 19th centuries, people from Europe and America often prepared a personal account or scrapbook of their experiences and travels to show friends and relations. Some of the best-known American scrapbookers were distinguished public figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain.

More recently, the current wave of interest in scrapbooking began in the 1980s in the USA as a way of embellishing and personalizing family photograph albums. A new craze for the hobby emerged when schools and hobby classes encouraged people across the generations to liven up old photograph albums by decorating them with stickers, stamps, dried flowers, lace and ribbons. In the USA, a leading scrapbook magazine recently claimed that the hobby is now more popular than golf and is worth over US$ 2.5 billion a year!

Summary questionBased on the passage given, write a summary on :

how scrapbooks have developed over the years

Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original meaning.

Your summary must :•be in continuous writing form (not in note form) •use material from lines 18 to 48•not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:Scrapbooks were first invented by the Greeks in order to …

SECTION D• LITERATURE COMPONENTS CONSISTS OF

POEMS, SHORT STORIES AND NOVEL• YOU HAVE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL

THE POEMS, SHORT STORIES AND NOVEL.• READ ABOUT EACH CHARACTERS, THEIR

TRAITS, THEMES, PLOTS, SETTINGS AND MESSAGES/MORAL VALUES.

• UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE YOUR ANSWER IS A RELEVANT RESPONSE BASED ON WHAT YOU’VE READ

• GIVE OPINIONS LOGICALLY BASED ON THE POEMS AND SHORT STORIES YOU READ.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS - POEMThere’s been a death in the opposite houseas lately as todayi know it by the numb looksuch houses have always

The neighbours rustle in and outthe doctor drives awaya window opens like a podabrupt, mechanically

Somebody flings the mattress outthe children hurry bythey wonder if it died on thati used to when a boy

The minister goes stiffly in

as if the house were hisand he owned all the mourners nowand little boys besides

And then the milliner, and the man of the appalling tradeTo take the measure of the houseThere’ll be that dark parade

Of tassels and of coaches soonIts easy as a signThe intuition of the news In just a country town

Emily Dickinson

QUESTIONS

1. Why did the house look numb?

2. What did the children wonder in stanza 3?

3. The word house in stanza 5 refer to?

4. What do people do in the event of a death? Mention two examples.

Sample questions - Short stories

“Tommy, come here, or you’ll be bitten. Come here at once when I tell you!”The youngster come reluctantly, carrying a stick bigger than himself. Then he yells triumphantly, “there it goes under the house!”and darts away with club uplifted. At the same time, the big, black yellow eyed dog-of-all-breeds, who has shown the wildest interest in the proceedings, breaks his chain and his nose reaches the crack in the slabs just as the end off its tail disappears. Almost at the sane moment, the boy’s club comes down and skins the aforesaid nose. Alligator takes small notice of this and proceed to undermine the building; but he is subdued, after a struggle and chained up.

Questions

1.Who is the youngster?

2.Where does the snake hide itself when entering the house?

3.What purpose does the club serve as mentioned in the text?

4. In your opinion, why cannot the family afford to lose Alligator? Give reason.

NOVEL – THE PEARLWhich character do you admire the most in the novel? You must give details from the novel that you have chosen.

Look at the question carefully. Choose one character that you admire/like/look up to and write about him or her. Use the details from the novel to support you answer. This is why it is important to really understand the novel and all the characters.

Sample answer

JUANA

KINO’S WIFE AND THE MOTHER OF COYOTITOLIVE A SIMPLE LIFE WITH HER HUSBANDWOKE UP EARLY TO PREPARE BREAKFAST

POSSESSES PHYSICAL STRENGTH – IN THE CANOE SHE WAS LIKE A STRONG MAN - FLEEING FROM THE TRACKERS, SHE COULD WITHSTAND FATIQUE AND HUNGER – SHE WILLINGLY FOLLOWED HER HUSBAND UNTIL THE END- SHE DOES NOT GIVE UP OR BREAK DOWN EVEN WHEN HER SON DIED

SHE WAS SELFLESS AND LOYAL – AFTER BEING HIT BY KINO, SHE WAS STILL LOYAL AND OBEDIENT TO KINO – SHE DID NOT FIGHT BACK OUT OF RESPECT - SHE TOOK CARE OF COYOTITO WITHOUT COMPLAINING WHILE THE WERE FLEEING.

MARKING SCHEME FOR NOVELCONTENT – 9 – 10 :CONVINCING RESPONSE, PROVIDES DETAILED AND WELL DEVELOPED TEXTUAL EVIDENCE.

YOU HAVE TO WRITE A VERY CONVINCING PASSAGE TO GET THIS. BY CONVINCING MEANING, FOR EVERY POINTS YOU GIVE, YOU MUST INCLUDE EVIDENCE FROM THE NOVEL. EXAMPLE : WHY DO YOU LIKE JUANA? BECAUSE SHE IS BRAVE AND STRONG. INCLUDE EVIDENCES FROM THE NOVEL THAT SHOWS JUANA IS A BRAVE AND STRONG WOMAN.

CONTENT – 1 – 2 :RESPONSE HAS NO RELEVANCE AT ALL, HAS NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TASK.

WHICH MEANS THAT YOU DID NOT READ THE NOVEL AND YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.