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SECTION C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 21 - 27 are based on an article.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is going troug some di!!icult times a!ter some 2"" cre#
members #o are mostly !emale a$e resigned a!ter e%&eriencing te double airline tragedies
in$ol$ing M'1 and M'". According to Malaysia Airlines System *m&loyees +nion
(Maseu) secretary,general Abdul Malek Ari!!- tey #ere do#n to only about -""" cabin cre#
members currently. ollo#ing te M'1 incident- tere #as a s&ike in cre# resignations- but
te number as no# decreased to routinely e%&ected le$els. /ne o! te reasons cited !or
lea$ing #as !amily &ressure a&art !rom de$elo&ing !ear o! !lying.
0n current situation- many o! te sta!! a$e to #ork u& to 12 ours daily eigt ours
com&ulsory and !our ours o$ertime. ecruitment !or ne# sta!! as been $ery slo# and it as
to de&end on its e%isting cre# to kee& !lying. Many o! te cre# members a$e o&ted !or early
retirement #ic is an alternati$e o!!ered under te 3ollecti$e Agreement. 'o#e$er- due to
te acute sortage o! cre# members- te management as re4ected suc a&&lications.
MAS is #orking ard to rebuild con!idence and o&es tat it can encourage te entry o!
more ne# sta!!. Medical centres a$e been set u& to &ro$ide treatment &lus engaging Mercy
Malaysia to &ro$ide emotional su&&ort to all its cre# members. 0n addition- s&ecial &rayers
a$e been organised as s&iritual su&&ort !or sta!!. urtermore- #ork scedules !or all cre#
members are &lanned #itin te con!ines o! te regulations and te legal !ligt time
limitations.
Adapted from – The Edge Financial Daily
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Questions 21 – 24
ead te article care!ully and ans#er te uestions belo#.
21 6o is going troug a callenging situation7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]22 6at ty&e o! &roblem Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is !acing7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]
2) 6y do te cre# members #ant to lea$e7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
29 a) 6o is Abdul Malek Ari!!7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
b) 'o# many cabin cre# members are tere no#7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
c) 6at can te sta!! do under te 3ollecti$e Agreement7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
d) According to te article- MAS as re4ected early retirement due to.....
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
[1 mark]
25 ill in te table #it a&&ro&riate #ords&rases !rom te article.
Meaning 6ord;rase
a) toug
b) declined
[) marks]c) reuired
26 State 2 &ossible reasons #y !amily members insisted te cre# members to
resign.
i. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
2 <ist ste&s MAS as taken to rebuild &ublic con!idence.
i. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
iii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
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SECTION C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 21 - 27 are based on an article.
3yberbullying is te act o! tormenting someone online by sending or &osting nasty
messages using electronic tecnology. 0t can be de$ices and eui&ment suc as cell &ones-
com&uters- and tablets as #ell as communication tools including social media sites- te%t
messages- cat- and #ebsites. Sending mean te%t messages or emails- rumours sent by
email or &osted on social net#orking sites- and embarrassing &ictures- $ideos- #ebsites- or
!ake &ro!iles can be considered as a !orm o! 3yberbullying.
3yberbullying is di!!erent !rom te common &ysical or $erbal ty&e o! bullying. =ids
#o are being cyberbullied are o!ten bullied in &erson as #ell. urtermore- kids #o are
cyberbullied a$e a arder time getting a#ay !rom te bea$iour. 0t can a&&en 29 ours a
day- days a #eek- and reac a kid e$en #en e or se is alone. 0t can a&&en any time o!
te day or nigt and messages and images can be &osted anonymously and distributed
uickly to a $ery #ide audience. 0t can be di!!icult and sometimes im&ossible to trace te
source. >eleting ina&&ro&riate or arassing messages- te%ts- and &ictures is e%tremely
di!!icult a!ter tey a$e been &osted or sent.
3yberbullying as damaging e!!ects on kids suc as ski&&ing scool- using alcool and
drugs- dro& in teir scool grades- a$ing lo# sel!,esteem and ealt &roblems. *lectronic
gadgets suc as cell &ones and com&uters temsel$es are not to blame !or cyberbullying.
Social media sites like acebook and T#itter can be used !or &ositi$e acti$ities- like
connecting kids #it !riends and !amily- el&ing students #it scool- and !or entertainment.
?ut tese tools can also be used to urt oter &eo&le.
Adapted from – Stopbullying.gov
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Questions 21 – 24
ead te article care!ully and ans#er te uestions belo#.
21 6at is used to 3yberbully someone7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
22 'o# can one 3yberbully someone online7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]
2) @ame te gadgets used in 3yberbullying.
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
24 a) State t#o reasons #y 3yberbullying is di!!erent !rom oter !orms o!
bullying.
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
b) @ame t#o arm!ul e!!ects o! 3yberbullying on kids.
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
8888888888888888888888888888888888
8888888888888888888888888
25 ill in te table #it a&&ro&riate#ords&rases !rom te article.
Meaning
1) ty&ical
2) oral
3) dignity
[2 marks]
[ marks]
26 State 2 &ossible reasons#y some kids like to bullyoters.
1. 888888888888 888888888888 888888888888 888888888888 8
ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
2 i$e &ossible ste&s to sto& bullying among kids.
iii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
i$. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
$. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
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SECTION C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 21 - 27 are based on an article.
Tun Sakaran Marine ;ark is a marine &ark located o!! te east coast o! te state o!
Saba in Malaysia- on te island o! ?orneo. Tun Sakaran Marine ;ark #as establised in
2""9 to &rotect te marine di$ersity o! Sem&orna region. 0t as eigt islands as #ell as treelarge ree!s and it is surrounded by te 3elebes Sea. 0t is also #idely kno#n as te Sem&orna
0slands ;ark.
0t is a under#ater &aradise !or di$ers- snorkelers and tourists !rom around te #orld
and also !or te locals. 0t only takes about " to 95 minutes and co$ering a distance o! 15 to
25 kilometres- de&ending o! #ic island is te destination !or tose coming !rom te
Sem&orna Betty. Tis &ark co$ers an area o! 5" suare kilometres making it te biggest
marine &ark in Saba. So !ar- o$er 52" s&ecies o! !is as been recorded ere. 255 s&ecies
o! corals and 19" s&ecies o! s&onge a$e been s&otted in tis &aradise. A substantial number
o! tese s&ecies can only be !ound ere and not in oter &arts o! Malaysia.
Air Asia and Malaysia Airlines a$e a !e# daily direct !ligts to Ta#au air&ort !rom =ota
=inabalu. ?ot airlines also a$e daily direct !ligts !rom =uala <um&ur. 0t takes rougly one
our !rom te Ta#au air&ort to Sem&orna. As !rom =ota =inabalu to Sem&orna- it takes about
C ours 4ourney. Many tour guides &ro$ide daily e%cursion to te Sem&orna islands. 0t can
cost !rom M1"" to M2"" &er &erson !or a day tri& to one o! tese islands.
Adapted from – BeautifulKK.com
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Questions 21 – 24
ead te article care!ully and ans#er te uestions belo#.
21 6at is Tun Sarakan Marine ;ark7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]22 6ere is Tun Sarakan Marine 0sland situated7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]
2) 0t is also commonly kno#n as....
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
29 a) 'o# many islands and ree!s does it a$e altogeter7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
b) 6y #as Sem&orna 0slands ;ark !ormed7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
25 ill in te table #it a&&ro&riate #ords&rases !rom te article.
Meaning 6ord;rase
a) ea$en
b) $ariety
[) marks]c) tri&
2D @ame 2 te t#o airlines #ic !ly to Ta#au.
i. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
2( <ist #ays to &rotect marine &arks in Malaysia.
iii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
i$. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
$. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
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SECTION C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 21 - 27 are based on an article.
Te giant &anda as a black,and,#ite coat. Te giant &anda as a body sa&e ty&ical
o! bears. 0t as black !ur on its ears- eye &atces- muEEle- legs- arms and soulders. Te
giant &andaFs tick- #oolly coat kee&s it #arm in te cool !orests o! its abitat. Te giant
&anda ty&ically li$es around 2" years in te #ild and u& to " years in ca&ti$ity. Te oldest
ca&ti$e- a !emale named Ming Ming- ad a recorded age o! 9.
0n te #ild- te giant &anda is a terrestrial animal and &rimarily s&ends its li!e roaming
and !eeding in te bamboo !orests o! te Ginling Mountains and in te illy Sicuan ;ro$ince.
iant &andas are generally solitary. ;andas communicate troug $ocaliEation and scent
marking suc as cla#ing trees or s&raying urine.
Toug it belongs to te order 3arni$ora- te &andaFs diet is o$er CCH bamboo. Te
a$erage giant &anda eats as muc as C to 19 kg (2" to " lb) o! bamboo soots a day.
;andas eat any o! 25 bamboo s&ecies in te #ild- suc as argesia dracoce&ala and
argesia ru!a. ?amboo lea$es contain te igest &rotein le$elsI stems a$e less. Te giant
&anda must a$e at least t#o di!!erent s&ecies a$ailable in its range to a$oid star$ation.
Te giant &anda is an endangered s&ecies- treatened by continued abitat loss and
by a $ery lo# birt rate- bot in te #ild and in ca&ti$ity. Te giant &anda as been a target o!
&oacing by locals since ancient times and by !oreigners since it #as introduced to te 6est.
Source – Wiipedia.com
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Questions 21 – 24
ead te article care!ully and ans#er te uestions belo#.
21 6ic animal as a common body sa&e as te &anda7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]22 'o# does te &anda kee& itsel! #arm7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]
2) or o# long can a giant &anda li$e in ca&ti$ity7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
29 a) 6y te &anda is called a terrestrial animal7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
b) 'o# do &andas interact #it oter &andas7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
c) 6at does J3arni$oraK mean7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
d) ?amboo is &andaKs !a$ourite !ood because.....
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
[1 mark]
25 ill in te table #it a&&ro&riate #ords&rases !rom te article.
Meaning 6ord;rase
a) con!ined
b) earty
[) marks]c) at risk
26 State 2 reasons #y te giant &anda is !acing e%tinction.
1. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
2 <ist #ays on o# #e can &rotect te giant &anda !rom e%tinction.
iii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
i$. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
$. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
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SECTION C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 21 - 27 are based on an article.
ast !ood is !ast becoming a sta&le !ood !or many Malaysians es&ecially among many
young adults and cildren. ising number o! Malaysians are e%&eriencing igly time,
constrained li!estyles #it limited time !or dining. ?esides- !ast !ood is &o&ular #it
consumers because it is more a!!ordable as com&ared to !oods and drinks o!!ered by cained
!ull,ser$ice restaurants- in &articular. ast deli$ery ser$ices and dri$e,troug !acilities make it
$ery con$enient !or take a#ay !ood !or many on teir #ay to #ork- during lunc or e$en on te
#ay ome !rom #ork.
esearc so#s !ast !oods contain lots o! calories- sugar- sodium and unealty !ats ,,
substances tat increase your risk o! obesity- ty&e 2 diabetes- ig blood &ressure and eart
disease. 0ncreased ealt risks are directly associated #it increased consum&tion o! !ast
!oods. Many indi$iduals in are becoming obese. Anoter result o! !ast !ood culture is te loss
o! te !amily tradition o! eating togeter. 3ildren and adults rarely eat togeter no#- and tus
get less o&&ortunity to talk.
+ndoubtedly- it is con$enient and cea&- but as &arents and educators it is im&ortant to
set e%am&les !or cildren to emulate. ;arents and educators can be more in$ol$ed in
increasing a#areness regarding te negati$e e!!ects o! !ast !oods and discourage cildren
!rom consuming tem. ;arents can in!luence teir cildrenKs eating abits troug te ty&es
o! !oods tey buy !or temsel$es and teir !amily. Te snacks tey ser$e !or break!ast- lunc
and dinner also can el& to de$elo& a cildKs eating abit.
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Questions 21 – 24
ead te article care!ully and ans#er te uestions belo#.
21 6y !ast !ood is a !a$ourite among many #orking adults7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
22 6at are te contents o! a !ast !ood7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1mark]
2) @ame diseases caused by consuming !ast !ood.
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
24 a) 6at are te negati$e e!!ects o! eating !ast !oods7
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
b) @ame t#o e!!ects !ast !oods a$e on our culture.
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
25 ill in te table #it a&&ro&riate #ords&rases !rom te article.
Meaning 6ord;rase
1) bea$iour
2) s&ace
c) realiEation [) marks]
2D State 2 &ossible reasons #y Malaysians !ancy !ast !ood.
1. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
ii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [2 marks]
2 i$e &ossible ste&s to educate cildren about te dangers o! !ast !oods.
iii. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
i$. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
$. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 [1 mark]
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