Percubaan SPM Bahasa Inggeris Johor 2017 - Sumber Pendidikan SPMPERCBIK2A3
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Section A
(15 marks)
(Time Suggested: 25 minutes)
1.
Jesse Owens was a well-known athlete. He shot to stardom
during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany where he
won four gold medals.
From the extract above, the word stardom can be best replaced with
A.
B.
C.
D.
fame
fortune
triumph
splendour
2.
Little India in Kuala Lumpur continues to attract locals and tourists alike. Its
vibrant mix of world, young, gaudy and trendy with an eclectic dash of Malay,
Chinese and local cultures sets it apart from other “Little India”. The main draw
to its narrow and congested streets is definitely the bargains.
Based on the extract, Little India is different from other ‘Little Indias’ because of its
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
cheap prices
cultural mix
crowded streets
unique citizens
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Favourite games
5
Hockey 60%
Soccer 25%
Badminton5%
25
60
Which of the following statements is true of the pie chart?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Soccer is the least popular game
Frisbee is as popular as badminton
Hockey attracts the most number of students
More students like to play soccer than hockey
4.
Kuala Lumpur – A road safety campaign was organised by the Ministry of
Transport yesterday. It was held to create awareness among pedestrians
and motorists on the importance of observing road safety rules when
walking and driving.
The above report is about
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
Walking and driving
Pedestrians and motorists
Ministry of Transportation
Observing road safety rules
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Sabrina : Hi ! Asha. I heard that you will be going overseas
to further your studies.
Asha
: Hi! Sabrina. My parents have decided that I should
go to Australia to do my degree.
Who decided that Asha should go overseas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Asha
Sabrina
Asha’s parents
Sabrina’s parents
6.
It was about eight at night and I was getting ready for my Halloween party when I
heard the doorbell. I was wearing my skeleton costumes which was black in colour.
My neighbour had called earlier to say that she would be sending some food over. I
went to open the door. When she saw me, she dropped all the food and gave a loud
piercing scream and immediately took to her heels.
From the extract above, the neighbour took to her heels means that she
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
fell down
ran away
dropped
fainted
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LET’S LEAVE OUR CHILDREN A LIVING PLANET
Malaysia’s river system is under threat. Hardly any of them can be rated as clean. Indiscriminate
discharge of effluents and illegal dumping have polluted 23 of 27 sources of drinking water in
Selangor alone. WWF is currently working with the authorities to better manage our river basins. You
can do your part as well. If you are aware of any illegal dumping into rivers, please notify the relevant
authorities. We need your support to keep our rivers alive.
Based on the web notice above, we can keep our rivers clean by
A.
B.
C.
D.
leaving our children a living planet
organising a Save Our Rivers campaign
working with WWF to manage the river basins
notifying the authorities about illegal dumping into rivers
8.
Thank goodness!
How careless of you! You
broke
I thought it was
new.
my 30 year-old vase!
boy
mom
From the speech bubble above, we can say that the boy is
A.
B.
C.
D.
glad that he broke the vase
sorry that he broke the old vase
unaware of the value of old items
happy to have done a good job for his mom
Questions 9-15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
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It has been more than two decades since the sale of chewing gum was banned in Singapore.
This was due to the widespread ______________9_____________ in the younger parts of their
population. Public city workers during early 1980’s had great trouble cleaning the city streets,
staircases, elevators, pavements, city busses and other public areas from never-ending chewing gum
waste. When it was banned on 3rd January 1992, they ________10_______________ the laughing
stock of the world. Today, however, Singapore seems to have had the last laugh. Train rides are
much safer and there is little chance ___________11______________ sitting on someone’s used
gum left on a seat. Gums stuck between MRT train doors used to prevent ________12__________
from closing fully. This, in turn, would cause disruptions.
A few generations of children have ____________13__________ under the ban, but many are no
strangers to chewing gum. Over the years, there have been no cases of lifts being jammed with
gum being unable to close because of chewing gum vandalisme. Town council workers no longer
have to scrape chewing gum ______________14____________ pavements and outdoor seats.
Anyone convicted of selling chewing gum in Singapore can be fined up to RM6000.
However consuming it here in Malaysia __________15___________ not an offence.
9. A vandalism
B
gangsterism
10 A becoming
B becomes
C hobby
C became
D abuse
D become
11 A by
12 A they
B on
B these
C to
C them
D of
D their
13 A grown in
B grown up
14 A off
B of
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C grown over
C on
D grown into
D
15 A is
B was
C are
D were
to
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Section A
(15 marks)
(Time Suggested: 25 minutes)
1.
Jesse Owens was a well-known athlete. He shot to stardom
during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany where he
won four gold medals.
From the extract above, the word stardom can be best replaced with
A.
B.
C.
D.
fame
fortune
triumph
splendour
2.
Little India in Kuala Lumpur continues to attract locals and tourists alike. Its
vibrant mix of world, young, gaudy and trendy with an eclectic dash of Malay,
Chinese and local cultures sets it apart from other “Little India”. The main draw
to its narrow and congested streets is definitely the bargains.
Based on the extract, Little India is different from other ‘Little Indias’ because of its
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
cheap prices
cultural mix
crowded streets
unique citizens
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Favourite games
5
Hockey 60%
Soccer 25%
Badminton5%
25
60
Which of the following statements is true of the pie chart?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Soccer is the least popular game
Frisbee is as popular as badminton
Hockey attracts the most number of students
More students like to play soccer than hockey
4.
Kuala Lumpur – A road safety campaign was organised by the Ministry of
Transport yesterday. It was held to create awareness among pedestrians
and motorists on the importance of observing road safety rules when
walking and driving.
The above report is about
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
Walking and driving
Pedestrians and motorists
Ministry of Transportation
Observing road safety rules
SULIT
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Sabrina : Hi ! Asha. I heard that you will be going overseas
to further your studies.
Asha
: Hi! Sabrina. My parents have decided that I should
go to Australia to do my degree.
Who decided that Asha should go overseas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Asha
Sabrina
Asha’s parents
Sabrina’s parents
6.
It was about eight at night and I was getting ready for my Halloween party when I
heard the doorbell. I was wearing my skeleton costumes which was black in colour.
My neighbour had called earlier to say that she would be sending some food over. I
went to open the door. When she saw me, she dropped all the food and gave a loud
piercing scream and immediately took to her heels.
From the extract above, the neighbour took to her heels means that she
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
fell down
ran away
dropped
fainted
SULIT
1119/2
LET’S LEAVE OUR CHILDREN A LIVING PLANET
Malaysia’s river system is under threat. Hardly any of them can be rated as clean. Indiscriminate
discharge of effluents and illegal dumping have polluted 23 of 27 sources of drinking water in
Selangor alone. WWF is currently working with the authorities to better manage our river basins. You
can do your part as well. If you are aware of any illegal dumping into rivers, please notify the relevant
authorities. We need your support to keep our rivers alive.
Based on the web notice above, we can keep our rivers clean by
A.
B.
C.
D.
leaving our children a living planet
organising a Save Our Rivers campaign
working with WWF to manage the river basins
notifying the authorities about illegal dumping into rivers
8.
Thank goodness!
How careless of you! You
broke
I thought it was
new.
my 30 year-old vase!
boy
mom
From the speech bubble above, we can say that the boy is
A.
B.
C.
D.
glad that he broke the vase
sorry that he broke the old vase
unaware of the value of old items
happy to have done a good job for his mom
Questions 9-15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
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It has been more than two decades since the sale of chewing gum was banned in Singapore.
This was due to the widespread ______________9_____________ in the younger parts of their
population. Public city workers during early 1980’s had great trouble cleaning the city streets,
staircases, elevators, pavements, city busses and other public areas from never-ending chewing gum
waste. When it was banned on 3rd January 1992, they ________10_______________ the laughing
stock of the world. Today, however, Singapore seems to have had the last laugh. Train rides are
much safer and there is little chance ___________11______________ sitting on someone’s used
gum left on a seat. Gums stuck between MRT train doors used to prevent ________12__________
from closing fully. This, in turn, would cause disruptions.
A few generations of children have ____________13__________ under the ban, but many are no
strangers to chewing gum. Over the years, there have been no cases of lifts being jammed with
gum being unable to close because of chewing gum vandalisme. Town council workers no longer
have to scrape chewing gum ______________14____________ pavements and outdoor seats.
Anyone convicted of selling chewing gum in Singapore can be fined up to RM6000.
However consuming it here in Malaysia __________15___________ not an offence.
9. A vandalism
B
gangsterism
10 A becoming
B becomes
C hobby
C became
D abuse
D become
11 A by
12 A they
B on
B these
C to
C them
D of
D their
13 A grown in
B grown up
14 A off
B of
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C grown over
C on
D grown into
D
15 A is
B was
C are
D were
to