SMK ASAJAYA

UJIAN 2

PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN 3

BAHASA INGGERIS (12)

PEMAHAMAN (12/1)

I JAM 15 MINIT

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

ARAHAN:

1. Tulis nama dan angka giliran pada kertas jawapan anda.

2. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi lima bahagian yang terdiri daripada 40 soalan.
Jawab semua soalan. Baca arahan bagi setiap bahagian dan soalan dengan teliti.
3. Tulis jawapan anda pada kertas jawapan yang disediakan. Anda perlu
melengkapkan kertas jawapan anda dalam masa yang ditetapkan.
4. Sila guna pensel untuk menulis jawapan pada kertas jawapan anda.
5. Serahkan kertas jawapan anda kepada pengawas peperiksaan selepas tamat ujian.

NAME:_____________________________
CLASS:_____________________________

Part 1
Questions 1-8
Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
Part 2
Questions 9-16
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors.
For each question, write the correct word in the space provided on your answer sheet.

A Quarrel

Amy (0) is having a bad time. She just had (9) the fight with her best friend, Sasha,
outside the class. It all started an hour ago when the quarrel (10) starting.

Amy still remembered (11) those moment vividly. Sasha said that Amy had
abandoned her (12) during she made friends with the new-comer, Catherine. Amy felt very
miserable and disappointed. It was a short conversation with Catherine. She was trying to
(13) making Catherine feel welcomed.

Tears rolled down Amy’s cheek when nobody was noticing. (14) Lucky, at that
time, Sasha came near (15) his table in class and apologized. “I have been too petty,” she
admitted, “I was really jealous, and I should not (16) behave that way. I am sorry, Amy,
you are still my best friend. Let’s go and be friends together with Catherine!”

Amy became cheerful again and nodded, “I forgive you, Sasha. Let’s go.”
[8 marks]
Example:
0 was
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Part 3
Questions 17-24
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

KUALA LUMPUR ZOO

Kuala Lumpur Zoo, spanning over 110 acres around a central lake, houses 5137
specimens from 476 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish from Asia and
Africa. Also known as the National Zoo of Malaysia, the wildlife sanctuary is located 13km
northeast of Kuala Lumpur. The zoo celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2013. The
exhibits are spaciously arranged around a scenic lake and landscaped with mature trees
including a sprawling giant banyan, reckoned to be one of the largest banyan trees in the
Klang Valley.

Some of Kuala Lumpur Zoo’s most popular sections include the Reptile Park which
features an exceptional collection of snakes, including the Sumatran pit viper and the Indian
rock python, as well as Lake of Birds, which displays 300 free-roaming birds, while visitors
can see leopard cats, capybara, Malay civet, pumas, leopards and Binturong in the Mammal
Kingdom, where . Housing wild animals from most parts of the world, the open-concept
Ape Centre houses Sumatran orang-utans, while the Australian Plain is home to a group of
wallabies, emus (Australia’s largest bird), kangaroos, and pademelons: the smallest of the
marsupials.

The latest wildlife additions to Kuala Lumpur Zoo are two rare giant pandas hailing
from Sichuan, China. With an additional fee (RM30 for adults and RM15 for children),
visitors are able to catch a glimpse of these highly endangered creatures behind a massive
glass panel. Discount rates are available for school tour.

The National Zoo is aspired to be one of the world’s premier zoological park and
aquaria dedicated to conservation, recreation, education, training and research of various
animal and plant species. Currently, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions which
records more than one million admissions annually.
Questions 17-24
Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

The area of the zoo covers 17. ____________________________________________

up to

The centre of the zoo has a 18. ____________________________________________

Famous sections in the zoo 19. ____________________________________________

20. ____________________________________________

New animals for exhibition 21. ____________________________________________

Students who join school 22. ____________________________________________

trips to the zoo can enjoy

Kangaroos can be found in 23. ____________________________________________

Yearly tourist visits 24. ____________________________________________

[8 marks]
Part 4
Read the text below and answer questions 25 to 32.

Newspaper is a powerful tool and is one of the best means of communication

between the world and people. It is one of the most important mediums of knowledge. It is a
good source of getting more knowledge and information as well as enhancing skill level. It
is available in all the regions at very low cost. Newspapers are also accessible even in rural
areas where internet signals could still be weak.
Newspaper has affected the people in society positively. People could know the
current affairs of the country. Newspaper is a good link of communication between
authoirities and people, as it provides important news in the nation. It makes people well
aware about their rules, regulations and rights in the country. Newspapers are of great
importance for the students especially as it gives them lots of general knowledge and
current affairs of national and international levels. It gives us information about all the
happenings, developments, new technology, research, astrology, seasonal changes, natural
calamities, etc.
Newspaper also contains fine articles on social issues, humanity, cultures, traditions,
arts of living, meditation, yoga, as well as other fields. It contains information about
common public views in solving various social and economy issues. Using this, people can
know about current politics in the world. It helps job seekers in searching for new jobs,
students to get admitted to best school, businessmen to know about current and important
business activities, current trends of the market, so as to formulate new strategies for their
companies.
Newspapers contribute to language learning too if we make a habit of reading it on a
daily basis. It develops reading habits, improve our vocabularies and let us know more
about grammar structures. Some people are highly used to of reading this newspaper in the
morning. They become very restless and feel that something has missed in the absence of
newspaper. Students, especially, should regularly read newspapers to keep their mind up-to-
date. Newspaper contains bulk of information under attractive headings according to
everyone’s choice so no one can be bored. We should continue reading a variety of
newspapers and motivate other family members and friends also to read newspaper.
Questions 25-32.
Answer the questions below.
Choose no more than five words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

25. As a cheap but effective means of communication, newspaper is available at a

__________________________.
[1 mark]

26. People from rural areas are also _______________________ to newspapers.

[1 mark]

27. Why are newspapers a good link between government and citizens?
They give ___________________________________.
[1 mark]

28. Newspapers could make students knowledgeable with happenings on

_____________________________.
[1 mark]

29. Besides containing articles, newspapers showcase _____________________________ on

latest issues such as social and economy affairs.
[1 mark]
 30. For their companies, businessmen could _____________________________ if they read
more newspapers and analyse the market.
[1 mark]

31. Newspaper could help us in__________________________ because our vocabularies and

grammar can be improved. [1
mark]

32. Everyone can find what they like to read in newspapers _________________________
which sorts out all the information.
[1 mark]

Questions 33 and 34
Complete the table below with a word from the text.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.

Meaning Word

33. improving [1 mark]

34. disasters [1 mark]

Part 5
Questions 35-40
You are going to read a newspaper article about sports.
Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-H) to fit
each gap (35-40). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
For each question, mark the correct answer (A-H) on your answer sheet.

An Accident

Every morning, I use my school bus to go to school. I will usually wait at the bus
stand which is an 8-minute walk away from my home, close to a crossroad. One morning, as
always, I was waiting for my school bus when an accident occurred. 35. ___________
The traffic police man on duty blew his whistle loudly but the bus driver did not
stop. 36. ______________ At the opposite direction, one boy riding a motorbike seemed to
be in great hurry. He moved ahead all of the other vehicles with an unexpected start. He did
not notice the speeding bus. 37. _____________The boy was thrown into the air before he
fell on the road.
His helmet which he hadn’t fastened came off. His head hit the ground and he lay
still. 38. _________________ The traffic policeman ran towards the boy. Many people
gathered around the boy.
Luckily, the police came to the rescue. They called for an ambulance over their
wireless radio and cleared away the gathered crowd. With its siren on, the ambulance came
surprisingly soon. 39. ____________Then, the boy was taken away by the ambulance.
Some paramedics remained at the scene. A few bus passengers who suffered minor
injuries were given a quick first-aid treatment. The bus driver was arrested. It was unknown
at that time why he ran over the red light. The traffic was held up for more than a few hours.
40.__________ I was just hoping that the boy could make a full recovery. I told myself to
always be careful at the road because as the saying goes, “Better safe than sorry”.
A. The paramedics quickly performed emergency treatment on the boy.
B. The motorbike was pulled by the bus before it stopped.
C. I was shaking as I witnessed the accident with my own eyes.
D. One bus crossed the traffic light just as it turned red.
E. Before he could apply the brakes, the bus hit him.
F. However, it arrived too late and the boy had already passed away.
G. At that moment, the traffic on both sides of the road had begun to move.
H. The two cars crashed together with a loud noise.

END

Prepared by, Checked by, Approved by,

________________ ________________ _________________

MISS GRACE WONG MDM MICHELLE MR. FAKHRUL RAZI
ENGLISH TEACHER OLIVIA CROCKER BIN SUNIP
HEAD OF ENGLISH HEAD OF LANGUAGE
PANEL DEPARMENT
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KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA

KERTAS JAWAPAN CALON

NAMA:

NO. ANGKA GILIRAN:

No. Blacken your answer

1 A B C

2 A B C

A B C
3

4 A B C

5 A B C

A B C
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A B C
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A B C
8

No. Write your answer

10

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17

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No. Blacken your answer

35 A B C D E F G H

36 A B C D E F G H

37 A B C D E F G H

38 A B C D E F G H

A B C D E F G H
39

A B C D E F G H
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