Form 5 English test

FORM 5 MARCH 2012 TEST
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN KANGKAR PULAI
ENGLISH FORM 5
MARCH 2012 TEST
Section A
(15 marks)
Questions 1-8
For each of the questions, read the questions first and then study the information given to find the best answer.
Then, circle A, B, C or D.
1 The parking is for mothers who are...
A pregnant.
B old and restless.
C expecting guests.
D waiting to pick up their children.
2 Nadal, a world class tennis player, is...
A suffering from a backache.
B eager to get into action again.
C playing in the next tournament.
D willing to compete after an injury.
3 Why are icebergs dangerous?
A Erosion shapes them into domes.
B Only a small part is visible.
C They float above the water.
D They are like mountains.
4 From the picture above, we know that James Bon
A has lost his voice for six months.
B has not been sending messages via his cell
phone for six months.
C has not been using his thumbs for six months.
D has been communicating with his friends for
six months.
5 Which of the following statements is true about
the stages of sleep?
A In a normal sleep cycle, stage 1 occurs twice.
B The final stage of a sleep cycle is the deep
sleep.
C A sleep cycle will take about an hour to
complete.
D Most adults undergo a minimum of four cycles
a night.
6 The word embrace in the excerpt can best be
replaced with
A hug
B hold
C collect
D accept
1/SharK
PARKING
FOR
EXPECTANT
MOTHER
An iceberg is a large mass of floating ice. In the
Northern Hemisphere, it has glacial origins.
Some icebergs are very beautiful, usually shaped
like pinnacles or domes. This is mainly due to the
process of erosion. Usually only about one eighth
Name:________________________________________________ Form: ___________
Refer to Page 2 for your answer box
NADAL IS
BACK
ACHING TO PLAY
“My name is James Bon.
It’s been six months since I’ve
communicated with my friends
by using my thumbs”
I embrace my experiences with grace and gratitude.
Stages of Sleep
We pass through four different stages while we sleep
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Rapid Eye
Movement
Light sleep
where the
sleeper can
still be
awakened
easily
Deeper level
of sleep
Deep sleep Dreaming
stage
• A sleep cycle is when a person goes through stage 1-2-3-2-REM
• Each section lasts around 90-110 minutes
• Adults usually go through four to five cycles a night.

Look at the brochure and answer the questions that follow.
7 According to the report, the restaurants were
closed because
A the health authorities wanted to carry out a
thorough inspection.
B Kulai Municipal Council had to clean up the
place.
C the restaurant operators disobey the hygiene
regulations.
8 The word `operation’ can be replaced with
A routine
B exercise
C procedure
D programme
Questions 9 -15 are based on the following passage.
9 A is
B are
C was
D were
10 A stretch
B stretches
C stretched
D stretching
11 A over
B while
C during
D above
12 A why
B what
C when
D whom
13 A nothing
B anything
C something
D everything
14 A reveal
B portray
C announce
D demonstrate
15 A as
B but
C and
D because
Answer for Section A
1) A B C D 6) A B C D 11) A B C D
2) A B C D 7) A B C D 12) A B C D
3) A B C D 8) A B C D 13) A B C D
4) A B C D 9) A B C D 14) A B C D
5) A B C D 10) A B C D 15) A B C D
2/SharK
Hundreds of restaurants and food stalls in Kulai were inspected and 110 were issued two-week
closure orders during massive three-day joint operation conducted by the Johor Health Department and
Kulai Municipal Council (KMC) Health Department.
These restaurants and food stall were found breaching hygiene regulations on those three days. Of
the 179 restaurants in Kulaijaya, 74 were closed.
Some of the restaurants were found to have been preparing food next to their toilets. They have
been ordered closed for two weeks to clean up their premises, pending a thorough inspection by the
health authorities before the end of this month.
The Star
Hundreds of restaurants and food stalls in Kulai were inspected and 110 were issued two-week
closure orders during massive three-day joint operation conducted by the Johor Health Department and
Kulai Municipal Council (KMC) Health Department.
These restaurants and food stall were found breaching hygiene regulations on those three days. Of
the 179 restaurants in Kulaijaya, 74 were closed.
Some of the restaurants were found to have been preparing food next to their toilets. They have
been ordered closed for two weeks to clean up their premises, pending a thorough inspection by the
health authorities before the end of this month.
The Star
Observing my parents as I was growing up also taught me to value the concept of the family. My
parents ________( 9) very close. At night my father would sit on the floor, ________( 10 ) his legs and lean
against the main pillar of the house to talk to my mother. The pillar was his favourite spot and it was worn
smooth ________( 11 ) the years because he leaned against it so often. He would smoke cheroot cigars and she
would chew betel leaves. I do not know ________( 12 ) they discussed but they were good companions and
seemed to have ________( 13 ) to talk about all the time. They did not ________( 14 ) their affection for each
other as it was unbecoming to do so, _______( 15 ) I know they loved each other very much. I feel blessed that
I come from such a family background.
Adapted from ‘A Doctor In The House’, by Tun Dr Mahathir

Section B
(10 marks)
Read the information below and answer the questions that follow.
Questions 16 – 20
Using the information, state the nationality of people who practise the different strategies for losing weight.
Strategies for Losing Weight Nationality
Eat and chat 16
Eat spicy food 17
Add turmeric to food 18
Pickle their vegetables 19
Make the midday meal the heaviest 20
Questions 21 – 25
Based on the information given, write short answers in the spaces provided.
21 What is the function of curcumin?
.......................................................................................................................................(1 mark)
22 When was muesli first used in Switzerland?
.......................................................................................................................................(1 mark)
23 Why are you encouraged to have conversation during meals?
.......................................................................................................................................(1 mark)
24 Which food prevents you from feeling hungry quickly?
.......................................................................................................................................(1 mark)
25 How does vinegar help in weight loss?
.......................................................................................................................................(1 mark)
Section C
3/SharK
Weight Loss Secrets From Around The World
Thailand
Thais eat among the spiciest food in the
world. Hot peppers raise your metabolism,
but the real benefit of food with a little zing
is that it slows your eating. Eating slower is a
good weight-loss strategy, and making your
food spicier is an easy way to do it.
Malaysia
Turmeric is a key ingredient in curries and other
Malaysian dishes. One of its chief components is a
substance called curcumin, which may turn out to be a
potent fat fighter. Try sprinkling some into your next
stir-fry.
France
The French excel at the leisurely family meal.
On average, 92 percent of French families have
dinner together nightly. Lengthy meals actually
encourage less eating. Conversation slows
down the fork to give you time to realise you
are full.
Switzerland
Muesli is a porridge of cereal which has been linked to better
health and weight control. It was developed by a Swiss
physician more than a hundred years ago to nourish patients
in hospitals. The Swiss typically eat it for breakfast. The fibre
in muesli is slow to digest, keeping you full longer.
Mexico Hungary

(10 marks)
Questions 26-30
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
My father-in-law hobbled along slowly beside me as we walked out of the Alzheimer’s centre. I
wondered if he knew who was walking beside him. He seemed to know one thing for sure: I was going to take
him to see his sweetheart, his bride of sixty-four years.
When we reached my car, he eagerly eased himself into the passenger seat. I wasn’t sure what to say as
we drove toward the hospital. I wasn’t certain if his old ears could even hear me. I wasn’t sure how much he
could comprehend. I decided to talk about Mom. I knew she was the only person he could remember. The staff
at the centre had told me that Dad had not slept all night.
“She’s doing okay, Dad,” I shouted, so I might be heard. “The hospital told me they’re releasing her
today. They just wanted to keep her overnight for observation. She sure scared us last night.”
Dad stared at me fearfully. I realised I should not have said that. He obviously did not remember the
previous night—Mom’s nearly convulsive tremors and our ride to the hospital.
Dad spoke very little. When he did try to speak his words came out slowly - a jumble of random
thoughts. He had to work really hard to put words together. I had learned to just nod and smile, as if I
understood what he was trying to say. Most of the time, I had no clue and I wondered if he did.
Dad had been a superior court judge for more than twenty years. Very few people regarded Dad as an
enemy because he had a way of winning their hearts with his outgoing nature and generosity. I nearly burst
with pride when a man of about forty marched up and thanked Dad for throwing him in prison years earlier.
“Judge,” he had declared, smiling from ear to ear, “you really did me a favour. Going to jail was the best thing
that ever happened to me. It gave me a new start.”
The “Judge” was the man I remembered, not this shrivelled old man beside me who looked weak and
vulnerable. An occasional grin would light his face and remind me of him, but the Judge was gone.
His bride was in a similar condition. She still went about correcting everyone’s English and etiquette.
When my husband, John’s older brother, had drowned at the age of thirty we hadn’t been sure Mom would
survive it. Yet, her mind had failed to retain much else after her last surviving child, my husband, had passed
away three years earlier at fifty-six. When Mom lost John, she also lost her grasp on reality, so she and Dad
lived in a room together at the Alzheimer’s centre.
I drove the rest of the way to the hospital in silence. I couldn’t think of a thing to say that would comfort
my father-in-law. I’d had to lock the car doors as we drove along, because Dad had begun to fuss with the
handle. Maybe he hoped Mom was just beyond the open door. After I’d found a parking spot at the hospital
and released the lock, Dad immediately tried to escape. I unfastened his seat belt and eased it over him. Then
we were off, at a snail’s pace for me, but Dad was plodding faster than I’d seen him go in months.
As soon as we entered the elevator, he fidgeted nervously with the buttons on his sweater. When we
arrived on Mom’s floor, he kept his eyes fixed on me, so he wouldn’t miss a turn as we wound our way around
corners to Mom’s room.
“This is it,” I said, pointing. “Mom’s in there.” Dad virtually ran to her bed! The instant she saw him,
she reached up with one arm to welcome him. Joy shone from her wrinkled face. Before I knew it, Dad had
settled his cheek into Mom’s upraised hand. He gazed contentedly into her eyes. For one long moment, those
two were frozen in that posture, unblinking, as they looked with longing at one another.
My in-laws’ bodies were failing, their minds were nearly gone, and their children had preceded them in
death. Yet, at the end of it all, they’d discovered the value in one another.
(Adapted from Only Love Remains by Laura L. Bradford A Cup of Comfort for
Families Touched by Alzheimer’s, stories of unconditional love and support.)
26. From paragraph 1, where was the writer?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
27. (a) From paragraph 2, how do you know that the writer’s father-in-law had been worried about his wife?
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
(b) From paragraph 5, how did the writer respond to her father-in-law when he spoke?
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
28. (a) From paragraph 6, what two qualities had the old man possessed that had made him well-liked ?
4/SharK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
(b) From paragraph 7, what does the writer mean when she says ‘the Judge was gone’?
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
29. (a) From paragraph 8, what tragedy caused the writer’s mother in law to forget everything?
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
(b) From paragraph 9, which phrase tells you that the writer and her father-in-law were walking slowly?
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
30. In your opinion, what kind of person is the writer? Using your own words, give a reason to support your
answer.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...........................
…………………………………………………………………………………….............................. [2 marks]
Section D
(5 marks)
Questions 31
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
5/SharK
Are You Still Playing Your Flute?
Are you still playing your flute?
When there is hardly time for our love
I am feeling guilty
To be longing for your song
The melody concealed in the slim hollow of
the bamboo
Uncovered by the breath of an artist
Composed by his fingers
Blown by the wind
To the depth of my heart.
In the village so quiet and deserted
Amidst the sick rice fields
While here it has become a luxury
To spend time watching the rain
Gazing at the evening rays
Collecting dew drops
Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers.
The more it disturbs my conscience
to be thinking of you
in the hazard of you
my younger brothers unemployed and
desperate
my people disunited by politics
my friend slaughtered mercilessly
this world is too old and bleeding.
Zurinah Hasan
(a) From stanza 1, which line tells us that the persona is
deeply touched by the melody of the flute?
___________________________________________
____________________________________(1 mark)
(b) Write down the line that shows the persona has little time
for recreation
___________________________________________
____________________________________(1 mark)
(c) Why has the village become so quiet and deserted?
___________________________________________
____________________________________(1 mark)
(d) In your own words, explain what is meant by the line ‘my
younger brothers unemployed and desperate’.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________(2 mark)
Vetted by;
.............................................
Pn. Noorsiha Abdul Rahman
Prepared by;
.............................................
Pn. Sharifah Kasdianah HMK.

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