SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN SINDUMIN, SIPITANG

PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN SATU

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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 gunakan pensel untuk menulis jawapan pada kertas jawapan anda.
5. Serahkan kertas jawapan kepada pengawas peperiksaan selepas tamat
ujian.

Prepared by, Checked by, Verified by,

(HAFIZAH ABD HALIM) (ADELYN CHIN) (DG. HADIAH AG. AMAT)

Subject Teacher Head of English Language Head of Language Department
Panel
Part 1
Questions 1 – 8
Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C. For each
question, mark the correct answer A, B or C on your answer sheet.

1 Who will be bringing board games for their visit?

A Raju

B Faizul

C Graham

2 The purpose of the advertisement is to

A appeal to people to join the Book Club WORD BANK

 snacks = makanan
B ask people to pay the annual membership fee ringan
Prepared by, Checked by,  advertisement = iklan
C Graham  purpose = tujuan
 join = menyertai

(HAFIZAH ABD HALIM) (ADELYN CHIN)

Subject Teacher, and Head of English Language Panel
3 How many children can get a free meal if two adults pay the buffet?

A One child

B Two children

C Three children

4 From the email above, we know that

A Siti is a baking teacher.

B Douglas will be getting married next week.

C Douglas wants the video of the baking lesson for his cousin.

WORD BANK
 meal = hidangan
 attend =
menghadiri
 lesson = kelas
5 Sophia is texting Mila

A apologise to her mother.

B explain why she will be late tonight.

C remind Mila to take the cat to the vet

6 How old should a person be to qualify for the competition?

A 20 years old.
WORD BANK
 apologise = memohon
B 5 years old.
maaf
C 14 years old.  adolescent= remaja
 qualify = layak
7 According to the email above, the dream of the author is

A to become a scientist.

B to hear words of encouragement from Professor Anthony.

C to receive a reply from Professor Anthony.

8 Where will the party be held?

A Tropiq Rostobar, Bangsar.

B The Robert Godon University Malaysian Alumni.

C 50th Independence Day. [8 marks]

WORD BANK
 words of encouragement
= kata-kata semangat
 realising = mencapai
 held = diadakan
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.

Welcoming Two Giant Pandas

The two giant pandas (0) by China, Fu Wa and Feng Yi, will be kept in the specially built
Giant Panda Conservation and Exhibition Centre at Zoo Negara. Even a few days before
they set foot in (9) they new home, workers were busy painting statues of the pandas
located in front of the oval-shaped centre. The enclosure inside (10) are fully air-
conditioning to keep the temperature (11) from 20 and 22 degrees Celsius. Then, there are
two (12) enclosure with a steep terrain, a wooden playground and an ice block in each. (13)
Eagerly visitors will have to wait at least a month after Fu Wa and Feng Yi (14) arrives to
give them time to adapt to their new environment. Once visitors (15) is allowed into the
centre, only a limited number will will be sent daily (16) and that the pandas will not be
frightened.

[8 marks ]

Example:

0 from
Part 3
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

WORD BANK
 organised = dianjurkan oleh
 founder = pengasas
 donation = sumbangan/ derma
Questions 17 – 24  established = ditubuhkan
Complete the following table.  visit = lawatan
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.

[8 marks ]
Part 4
Read the text below and answer questions 25 to 34.

Why I Love Horror Films

By Muhammad Amin bin Ahmad

I sometimes hate horror films, but I can’t stop watching them. What is it about horror
films that makes them so enjoyable?
I think we love watching horror films because it’s like doing an extreme sport like
bungee jumping. You do it for the excitement that comes from being terrified. I’m really not a
fan of rollercoasters, so watching horror films is my way of experiencing this kind of fear and
Six sentences have been removed from the following text. Choose from the
excitement. I enjoy them because they don’t make me feel too anxious!
sentences (A - H) to fit each gap (1 – 6). There are two extra sentences which you
I watch
do not need most For
to use. films withquestion,
each my brother but he
mark thedoesn’t
correctlike horror(A
answer films at on
- H) all.the
Usually my
sister provided.
space and I watch these together because she’s a lot braver. Sometimes I keep a cushion close
by, just in case things get too scary!
The other day, I sat down by myself and watched a film called ‘The Strangers’. It’s
about a family that goes on a vacation and stays in a hotel filled with ghosts. They get trapped
and have to find a way to escape. It was almost as scary as ‘The Visitor”, which gave me
nightmares! I had to stop watching ‘The Strangers’ at one point, and checked my phone for a
while, just to calm myself down. I know some people read books and magazines but I don’t
find this helps.
Some scenes in horror movies are unforgettable. I once woke up in the middle of the
night because I heard something ticking under my bed. I remembered a similar scene in a
horror movie where something was knocking under the bed and a ghost suddenly appeared!
However, it turned out to be my clock which I accidently dropped and I was scared for
nothing.
The more I watch horror films, the more I enjoy them. Whenever a new one is

WORD BANK
 What? = apa?
 Which? = yang mana satu?
 frightening = menakutkan
 heard = dengar
 worried = risau
 bad dream = mimpi buruk
Questions 25 – 32
Complete the questions below.
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.

25. Unlike scary films, the writer says he doesn’t like ____________________________.
[1 mark]

26. The writer usually watches horror films with his _____________________________.
[1 mark]

27. What does the writer usually keep with him while watching horror movies?
________________________________________ [1 mark]

28. ‘The Strangers’ is about a family which has to

________________________________
from a hotel. [1 mark]

29. Which one of the movies mentioned did the writer find more frightening?
________________________________________ [1 mark]

30. While watching ‘The Strangers’, the writer looked at his

________________________
To feel less frightened. [1 mark]

31. One night, the writer woke up because he heard a

______________________________
sound under his bed. [1 mark]

32. The thing that made a sound under the writer’s bed was a ______________________.
[1 mark]

Questions 33 – 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. worried

34. bad dreams

[1 mark]

[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 extras sentences which you don’t need to use.
For each question, mark the correct answer (A – H) on your answer sheet.
Answer Scheme
US 1 2019
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Questio Answer Mark

n
(Part 1)
1 C 1 Mark
2 A 1 Mark
3 B 1 Mark
4 A 1 Mark
5 B 1 Mark
6 C 1 Mark
7 A 1 Mark
8 A 1 Mark

Questio Answer Mark

n
(Part 2)
9 their 1 Mark
10 painting 1 Mark
11 between 1 Mark
12 enclosures 1 Mark
13 Eager 1 Mark
14 arrive 1 Mark
15 are 1 Mark
16 so 1 Mark

Questio Answer Mark

n
(Part 3)
17 Caring Club members 1 Mark
18 Community service 1 Mark
19 Fund-raising activities 1 Mark
20 Blankets 1 Mark
21 Mattresses 1 Mark
 22 Ms Ananthi Sundram 1 Mark
23 2002 1 Mark
24 48 1 Mark

Questio Answer Mark

n
(Part 4)
25 rollercoaster(s) 1 Mark
26 sister 1 Mark
27 (a) cushion/ cushions 1 Mark
28 escape 1 Mark
29 The Visitor 1 Mark
30 phone 1 Mark
31 ticking 1 Mark
32 clock 1 Mark
33 Anxious 1 Mark
34 nightmares 1 Mark

Questio Answer Mark

n
(Part 5)
35 A 1 Mark
36 C 1 Mark
37 D 1 Mark
38 F 1 Mark
39 H 1 Mark
40 B 1 Mark