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MAJLIS PENGETUA SEKOLAH MALAYSIA (MPSM)NEGERI KEDAH DARUL AMAN

MODUL PENINGKATAN PRESTASI AKADEMIKPENILAIAN MENENGAH RENDAH 2013

BAHASA INGGERISKertas 1

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JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan:1 . Kerias soalan ini mengandungilima bahagian dengan 4O soalan.

2. Jawab semua soalan.

3. Anda dinasihatisupaya mengambil masalO minit untuk menjawab soalan Bahagian A,10 minit untukBahagian B, 10 minit untukBahagian C, 10 minit untukBahagianD dan20 minit untuk Bahagian E.

Instructions:1. The question paper consr'sfs of live sections with 40 questions.

2. Answer all questions.

3. You are advised to spend about 1 0 minutes on Section A, 10 minutes on Section B, 10minutes on Section C, 10 minutes on Section D and 20 minutes on Section E.

Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 14 halaman bercetak.

@ 2013 Hak Cipta MPSM Negeri Kedah Darul Aman

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Questions 1 - 1O are based on the information given.

Iloliclays do not mean staring at eomputcrs all day'.

{Jet up, help with houservor.k, play outdoor gannes!

n"cad a lNxrk or serve at a ehanif horne

During holidays, children should

A avoid going outB visit an orphanageC cio something beneficialD use computers more often Icomprehension : M ]

The advertisement tells us that we should

A take shots of peopleB go for a job that we likeC choose photography as a careerD not leave home without a camera

..I LOVESHOOTINGPEOPLE.''

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IF YOU ARE in Cameron Highlands check

out the Cactus Valley which has a large

variety of the cactus, including sorne as old as

60 years. It also has one of the most

comprehensive variety of other plants. besides

cactus, for sale.

Which of the following statements is true about Cactus Valiey ?

A We are only allowed to buy cactus thereB There is a big selection of flora and faunaC lt solely exhibits different varieties of cactusD Some of the plants are more than half a centi"lry oir:.f ic:,rriprpfi6n:;it n , ii,,li

From the cartoon above, we know that the boys are

A excitedB impatientC worriedD fascinated

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Submit your recipes

Do you wont to shore your fovourife recipeswith us ? Email your recipes ond photos of the dishesto wok@thetinkle.com.my olong with yourname, o brief description of why you love themor how you come up with the recipes?

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Those interested

A should describe themselves in detailB must send the recipes by email or postC can submit as many recipes as they likeD ought to send in their photographs as well

The above notice informs us that

A one section of the magazine will not be included this monthB Pages 7 to 10 will be deleted f rom this month onwardsC a new section will replace the "Voice Out" section from nextD there will be a delay in sending the magazine this month

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..VOICE OUT" SECTTONDear Readers,

We wish to inform you that we will not be featuring "Voice Out" section(pages 7 to ro) this month due to unforeseen circumstances.

We would like to apologise for the inconvenience.

MarinaEditor-in-ChiefAsia's Digest

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The above notice is

A a beliefB an adviceC a warningD an opinion

From the poster above, we can conclude that the

A animals fear the rhinocerosB elephant is the leader of the animalsC animals are under threat of extinctionD rhinoceros protects the animals

This is the last Rhino in the world.,.

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Protein content of some vegetables (ln 1009 edible portion)

Frr:m the graph above, we know that

A tomatoes are low in Proteintr if you lack protein, eat lots of carrotsC spinach contains more protein than kaleD all the vegetables have equal protein content

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A listening to othersB accepiing other opinionsC rejectingothers'suggestionD creating unnecessary orders

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SECTION B

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Questions 11 - 20

Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose fhe bestanswer from the options A, B and C or A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blanks.

Hobbies play an important role in developing one's personality. A person may (11) likea machine if he does his routine work throughout the day, He may lose interest in _ (12)work or feel bored of it. So everyone should have a hobby to (13) himself activephysically as well as mentally. Most people should take some time off from their routine work andplay games or go _ (14) movies, picnics or pursue their hobbies, A hobby keeps a personactive, busy _(15) cheerful.

ThereishardlyaperSon-(16)doesnothaveahobby.Notonlytheeducated(17) the uneducated also pursue one hobby or another. Some of the common hobbies(18) flying kites, gardening, collecting stamps, sewing, cooking, swimming, listening to

music, watching movies, surfing the internet and travelling.

Asastudent,onemaycultivatethehobby-(19)readingnewSpapersandmagazines regularly. They keep one aware of the current national and international events.

(20) reading periodicals, one may also have interest in reading novels. As such hobbies

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Questions 21 - 23Read the dialogue below and choose fhe best meaning for the phrases underlined.

Johan and his brother, Johari are in the library.

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Johari, are you done using the computer?

Hang on (19) a second, brother. l'm looking for interesting movies.

Okay, By the way, why do you look so stressed out?

Honestly, I'm burnt out (20) doing homework the whole weekend andI think I need to relax. Gosh! l've finally got that movie for us to watchtonight. What about you? Did you come across (21) any book which youlike?

Yes. I saw this book on the rack and it instanily caught my eye. Let me takemy book and the DVD to the librarian.

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Some people think you need a kitchen to cook dinner. But what they don't know is that you canhave a whale of a time (24) making easy, delicious meals together outside over a campfire. Oneeasy campfire meal is baked potato. You. wrap the potato in tin foil and put it under the flames in thehot ashes. After an hour, the heat from the fire will cook the potato.

It is also easy to roast food over a campfire. You can put hot dogs or sausages on sticks and holdthem over the fire. The flames will cook the meat. Remember you have to be all eyes (25) whenyou leave anything over the fire, or it will turn completely black and taste like ashes.

There are many nice things about campfire meals, Making these meals is a piece of cake (26).You do not even need to know anything about cooking. Some people also say that food tastesbetter when cooked and eaten outside. But the best part of these campfire meals is there are nodishes to wash afterwards

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26 a piece of cakeA simpleB coolC funD interesting

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