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GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

ENGLISH UNIT JUN 2015

Type of assessment TEST – ( 20%) (Set 1) Course

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Matric No. Programme

SECTION A (6 MARKS)

QUESTIONS 1-3

INSTRUCTION

Read the passage and answer the following questions

1. How do the drug addicts get the money to buy drugs?A. Committing crimesB. Do online businessC. Get fund from their familyD. Fund from the government

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Drugs Provide Escapism from the Pressure of Life

People who are addicted to drugs find it difficult to break the habit; they need money which always seems to run out. And if they do not take drugs due to lack of funds, they suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Therefore in order to function in their daily lives, they turn to crime. They steal, rob and burgle to obtain money, so that, they can enjoy their daily fix.

In the government’s bid to fight drugs, many steps are taken and implemented at various levels. Cracks down on drug addicts begin with operations to round them up from popular haunts all around the city. Even schools carry out drug tests if they suspect that the students are using drugs. Furthermore, before a person gets employed in the public sector, he or she has to undergo a drug test. So, if people are using drugs then they will be under constant pressure from the fear of being found out or caught. Having to look over one’s shoulder all the time certainly adds a lot of pressure to one’s life.

Finally, nobody wants to be associated with the drug addicts. Society shuns drug addicts, generally. Families have been known to disown a child or siblings who are an addict. Friends keep away and everybody perceives a drug addict as society’s trash. Jobs are going to be difficult to come by as no employer is going to employ someone with a drug habit. The pressure of being an outcast in society is going to be unbearable.

2. These are the steps taken to fight drug problem EXCEPT:-A. Home visit for drug test on individuals.B. Carrying out drug tests at schoolsC. Having operations all around the city.D. Carrying out drug test on future employees in the public sector.

3. The word ‘outcast’ (line 14, paragraph 3) meansA. Being acceptedB. Being discriminatedC. Being eliminatedD. Being famous

QUESTIONS 4-6

Question 4 - 6 are based on the passage below

4. It is clear from the passage that dolphin ----.

A. are proven to be less intelligent than once thoughtB. have a reputation for being friendly to humansC. are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceansD. are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

5. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that “we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.”

A. does not mean that we are superior to them B. proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at seaC. shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communicationD. proves that dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought

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Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favour of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

6. One can infer from the reading that ----.

A. dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the worldB. communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphinsC. dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humansD. dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think

SECTION B (14 MARKS)

PART 1

QUESTIONS 7-11

INSTRUCTION

Read the poster below and answer the following questions

7. The poster describes 4 methods to protect environment. List down TWO (2) methods.

i) __________________________________________________________________________(1 mark)

ii) __________________________________________________________________________(1 mark)

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8. Why we should protect the wildlife?

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_______________________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

9. By referring to the poster, give TWO (2) ways that you can do to practice the 3Rs?

i) ____________________________________________________________________________(1 mark)

ii) ____________________________________________________________________________(1 mark)

10. Natural resources like coal and oil are fast depleting and cannot be renewed. Based on the poster, what are the alternatives that can be done to solve this problem?

______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

11. Everyone must take part in preserving our Earth. Some choose to carpool or cycle to office to reduce greenhouse effect and some stop eating sharks’ fins because killing sharks for their fins is a cruel act. What will you do to protect our earth? Justify your answer.

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_____________________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

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PART 2

QUESTIONS 12

INSTRUCTION

Questions 12 are based on picture below

12. Snatch thefts and pickpocketing are the most commonly reported crimes in Malaysia and all of us are at risk. Everyone could become a victim of these crimes simply because being in the wrong place at the wrong time. We can all take steps to avoid becoming the victim of a snatch theft or pickpocketing. In not more than 50 WORDS , write down the steps that can be taken to avoid becoming snatch theft victim.

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Answer

Section A

1. A2. A3. B4. B5. A6. C

Section B

PART 1

7. i) Protect and conserveii) Practice the 3Rsiii) Look for the alternativesiv) Take action

(Any 2 answers- 2m)

8. - Important to us and ecosystem- They are connected to us and form close relationships that bring benefits to each other

(Or any related answer based on the poster)

9. - save electricity and water- Do not throw things that are still usable- Recycle the recyclable material such as paper and glass products- Buy and use less things or energy

(Any 2 answers- 2m)

10. - find other alternative resources- Start using renewable resources such as solar energy from the sun and hydroelectric power

from the dams(Or any related answer from the poster – 2m)

11. Accept any logical answer (1m), reason (1m)12. Accept any relevant answers ( 2 steps (2m), language (2m))

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