SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN KANGKAR PULAI

BANDAR BARU KANGKAR PULAI, 81110 JOHOR BAHRU, JOHOR

EXAMINATION 1, MARCH 2007
ENGLISH FORM 3
PAPER 1
NAME : ______________________________________________
PAPER 1

FORM : ______________
Time: One hour

Answer all questions.

Each question in this paper is followed by three or four possible answers. Choose the best answer from
the answers marked A, B and C or A, B, C and D.
SECTION A
(10 questions)
Question 1
Read the notice below and answer the question
that follows.

Question 3 4
Study the sign below and answer the questions
that follow.

NO OUTSIDE FOOD
ALLOWED
1

The notice above means that customers

A ought to eat their food indoors.
B cannot eat outside food.
C must pay for their food.
D cannot bring in their food.

The sign above is used to direct us to the

A lavatory.
B nappy changing room.
C prayer room.
D elevator.

In which of the following places can we

usually see the sign above?
A A single-storeyed hall
B A double-storeyed bungalow
C A high-rise multiplex
D A state-of-the-art home garage

Question 2
Read the advertisement below and answer the
question that follows.

Learn Latin in 24
HOURS cassettes.
2

The notice says you can learn Latin in

A one day
B one week
C one hour
D one month
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Question 5
Look at the bar chart below and answer the
question that follows.

Question 7
Read the newspaper headline below and answer
the question that follows.

Types of books

LANDSLIDE CAUSES 5M LOSS

Detective
Science fiction
Horror

Romance
Number of
students
Types of novels read by Form 3 Ceria students

Which of the following statements is true?

A Most of the students read romance novels.
B Horror novels are unpopular with the
students.
C The least popular books are science
Fiction novels.
D Most of the students enjoy reading
detective novels.

Question 8
Study the advertisement below and answer the
question that follows.

YOUR NIGHT!
The concert of
the
year!
Will be held on
23
January 2007 at
The Dungeon of
SMKKP.
Fantastic dancing
and singing.
Tickets are sold

Question 6
Read the advertisement below and answer the
following question.

RITE AIRLINES
Our planes are
younger than
some of our
passengers.

The newspaper headline above tells us the

A cause of the landslide.
B number of landslide victims.
C pecuniary damage due to the landslide.
D place of the landslide.

Based on the advertisement, we know that the

aeroplanes in Rite Airlines are probably
A quite new
B quite young
C well maintained
D quite comfortable

One of the items to be expected at the concert

is a
A gymnastic display.
B speech contest.
C dance performance.
D fashion show.

Question 9
Read the short text below and answer the question
that follows.

Question 10
Read the sign below and answer the question that
follows.
COUNTER CLOSED
PAY AT NEXT
COUNTER

Firemen put out fires and rescue

people trapped in burning buildings.
They face danger smoke and falling
buildings. They are always on call.
9

The expression They are always on call

means
A they are often called to be on duty.
B they are always ready to go on duty.
C they are always ready to answer any call.
D they are occasionally waiting for fires to
happen.

10 The statement that best explains the sign is

A We are closed.
B You cannot pay here.
C You cannot collect your pay here.
D Collect your pay at the next counter.

SECTION B
(8 questions)
Questions 11 - 18
Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from
the option A, B and C or A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank.
To ice a cake, scoop out a blob of cream and place it on top of the cake. Spread the cream with a
knife or spatula, _____(11) light pressure. Then spread the cream on the _____(12).
_____(13) the cream on the top and on the sides with a plastic card. The card _____(14) spread the
cream evenly.
Now the cake is ready for _____(15). Use a piping bag filled with cream to make decorations
_____(16) the boarders of the cake. Hold the top of the bag _____(17) and apply some pressure.
_____(18) the cream comes out, start making the decorations.
When the boarders are done, the top of the cake can be decorated with your own special message.
11

12

13

A
use
B using
C used
D uses
A
top
B bottom
C sides
A
Smooth
B Smother
C Smoothen
D Smootie

14

15

16
A
is helping
B helped
C will help

A
between
B along
C with

17

A
decoration
B decorative
C decorating
D decorate

A
firm
B firmness
C firming
D firmly

18

A
Only
B After
C Once

SECTION C
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(6 questions)
Questions 19 21
Read the conversation in Situation A and choose the best meaning for the phrases that are underlined.
Situation A In Wan Rous kitchen.
Shanti
Wan Rou
Shanti
Wan Rou
Shanti

: What is that awful smell?

: I dont know. Ive looked in every nook and corner (19) but I cant find the source of
the smell.
: Well, by hook or by crook, (20) you had better find it and get rid of it before your
mother comes back from her holiday.
: I know but it is easier said than done (21). Can you help me?
: Of course I will.

19 in every nook and corner

A everywhere
B in all the corners
C under everything
D wherever possible

20 by hook or by crook
A get some help
B with some luck
C try your hardest
D somehow or other

21 it is easier said than done

A your advice is not
welcome
B it is not easy to follow
advice
C you have no right to
give me advice
D it is easier to give
advice than to follow it

Questions 22 24
Read the conversation in Situation B and choose the best meaning for the phrases that are underlined.
Situation B Ahmad and Fikri are talking while relaxing at the beach.
Ahmad

: Look at those little boys. They are combing up (22) the beach for seashells.

Fikri

: It is a hot day. The boys will turn red as a lobster (23) due to the heat.

Ahmad

: Well, they are enjoying themselves. Im sure they will pick up (24) some crabs as
well.

22 combing up
A digging
B searching
C strolling along

23 red as a lobster
A angry
B very playful
C very red
D very excited

SECTION D
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24 pick up
A find
B form
C invent

(10 questions)
Questions 25 28
Read the advertisement below carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow.

Killer Machine
Dr Zachary, an eccentric scientist, invents a machine that he calls the
Killer Machine. With it he is able to destroy plants and trees. They
just burn when he switches on his machine. Dr Zachary travels in his
machine to go a destructive mission.
Channel 40
Friday 10.15 p.m.
Horror Movie Killer Machine

25 The movie is about a type of

A device.
B person.
C scientist.
D plant.

27 The machine kills plants and trees by _____

them.
A selling
B burning
C buying
D poisoning

26 The mission is said to be destructive for it

A devastates.
B saves.
C creates.
D modifies.

28 The word eccentric can best be replaced with

A sick.
B funny.
C mad.
D angry.

Questions 29 34
Read the passage below carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow.
One day, a little old man made signs to Sinbad to carry him on his back over a stream. Having
pity on his age, Sinbad did so. However, when Sinbad wanted to put him down on the other side, he
twisted his legs so tightly around his neck that Sinbad fell to the ground half choked.
Seeing how faint Sinbad was, the old man opened his legs a little to let him breathe better.
Then, he dug his feet into Sinbads stomach to make him rise and carry him further. Day after
day, and night after night he clung to Sinbad.
A few days later Sinbad found a bottle of wine. He drank the wine which gave him fresh
strength. Instead of dragging himself wearily along, Sinbad danced and sang. The old man, saw how
lighthearted the wine had made Sinbad and drank the wine too. He soon became so merry that he
loosened his hold on Sinbads shoulders. Sinbad quickly tossed him off and killed him with a big stone.
Sinbad was the first person to have escaped from the old man of the sea.
(Adapted from Sinbad the Sailor- The Arabian Nights)
29 At first Sinbad carried the old man because

A he felt sorry for the old man.

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B the man was too old to walk.

C he enjoyed helping the man.
D the old man was not able to walk.

A
B
C
D

30 How did the old man signal to Sinbad that he

wanted to be carried further?
A He clung to his shoulders.
B He opened his legs a little.
C He dug his feet into his stomach.
D He twisted his legs around his neck.
31 What effect did the wine have on Sinbad?
A It made him feel stronger.
B It made him more cheerful.
C He could sing better.
D He was able to dance well.

reluctantly.
helplessly.
gently.
tiredly.

33 The old man loosened his hold on Sinbads

shoulders because he was
A drunk.
B happy.
C tired.
D sleepy.
34 Sinbad escaped from the old man by using his
A bravery.
B intelligence.
C strength.
D compassion.

32 The word wearily can best be replaced with

SECTION E
(6 questions)
Questions 35 37
Read the poem below carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made,
Nine-bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnights all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnets wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep hearts core.
William Butler Yeats

35 There midnights all a

glimmer refers to

A the eyes of owls.

B the sparkling of stars in
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the sky.
C bright lights in the

houses.
D dark rainy nights.
36 The persona is being ___ in
this poem.
A truthful
B ridiculous

C sarcastic
D reflective

37 What does the persona

wish for?
A A place full of

beehives.
B A place with a long
cabin.
C A place surrounded by
nature.
D A place with plenty of
water.

Questions 38 40
Read the extract below carefully and choose the best answer for the questions that follow.
They were generally ordering the men about, Clean the kawahs!,Buy this!, Fix the
curtains!, Mop the floor!, Erect the tents!, etc., etc. Jamal suddenly felt that these Kelantanese
ladies were really bossy and strident in their ways. He remembered how gentle his sister was before
she married, but after that, wow! His poor brother-in-law couldnt get a word in edgewise. He could
not, however, imagine his sweet, demure, little darling would ever be like that.
In the final preparations, he was asked to fetch his wedding finery for a dress rehersal. Jamal,
exited to his toes, quickly responded. The womenfolk fussed around him arranging his songkok, his
selendang and even the buttons on his baju gombang. Everybody agreed the final result was superb.
The pale gold baju gelombang suited his colour perfectly. His height made the suit hang on him so well
and his selendang was of the right tone. Compliments abound.
Finally, his sister asked him, Wherere your shoes, Jamal? You couldnt very well go up on the
pemajangan with no shoes on. Ah, hang on a minute what about your nice Bally shoes? Go and
fetch them.
Jamal looked at his sister, drew a long breath and asked, What Bally shoes?
Of Bunga Telur and Bally Shoes
by Che Husna Azhari

38 The following are among

the things that the ladies
ordered the men to do
except to
A fix the curtains.
B help Jamal to dress up.
C clean the floor.

39 Jamals sister became

_____ after marriage.
A gentle
B bossy
C patient.
D graceful.

40 When Jamal said What Bally

shoes?, it shows he
A forgot that he still had the
shoes.
B kept the shoes at his office.
C no longer owned the shoes.
D had lent the shoes to his
cousin.

End of test paper

Prepared by,

Vetted by,

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Head of Panel English Language Department

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN KANGKAR PULAI

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BANDAR BARU KANGKAR PULAI, 81110 JOHOR BAHRU, JOHOR

EXAMINATION 1, MARCH 2007
ENGLISH FORM 3
PAPER 1
NAME : ______________________________________________

FORM : ______________

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