SPM Percubaan 2007 SBP English Language Paper 2
SPM Percubaan 2007 SBP English Language Paper 2
SPM Percubaan 2007 SBP English Language Paper 2
Section A
[15 marks]
Questions 1 – 8
For each of the questions, read the question first and then study the information given
to find the best answer. Then circle the answer A, B, C or D on the answer sheet
provided.
Question 1
Read the extract below and answer the question that follows.
Selangor ended Johore’s flying start to the Malaysian Premier League Soccer
Season on Monday when a goal by Ahmad Rizal was enough to sink the
Southern Lions 1 – 0.
Question 2
Read the sign below and answer the question that follows.
ONE -O FF OFFE R
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Question 3
Read the advertisement below and answer the question that follows.
Question 4
Read the news item below and answer the question that follows.
4. Which of the statements below is not true about the biometric system?
Question 5
Read the cartoon strip below and answer the question that follows.
Question 6
Study the weather forecast below and answer the question that follows.
6. Which of the following statements is correct about the weather forecast above?
A. Rain is expected in Sabah and Sarawak.
B. Kedah will experience thunderstorms in the afternoon.
C. Northern Perak will experience thunderstorms in the morning.
D. Kelantan and Terengganu will be sunny throughout the whole day.
Questions 7 and 8
Read the news report below and answer the questions that follow.
7. According to the report, the new entry requirement to local universities is the
students’
A. nation-building skills.
B. involvement in sports and societies.
C. participation in co-curricular activities.
8. The report found that students who were not involved in co-curricular activities
Questions 9 -15
Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D on
the answer sheet.
ACHEH : Yesterday, tsunami waves hit bustling Acheh after an unexpected shocking
turn of events. A total of 960 people from 190 families were swept away by some 10-
metre high waves _ 9_ at more than 50 knots. The catastrophe lasted 10_ about
three hours and the tremors were felt in almost all of the Pacific _11_.
According to a social welfare _12_ unit, international volunteer organisations
have come to the _13_ of these unfortunate people. They were given all basic
necessities such as food items, bedding, warm clothing and fresh water. Millions, all
_14_ the world, have heard of their plight and are contributing to the World Tsunami
Fund. Their plight has become worse with an _15_ of contagious diseases as a result of
decaying bodies strewn all over the city.
9. A travel 13 A help
B travelled . B rescue
C travelling C distress
D assistance
10 A to 14 A of
. B for . B over
C until C round
D since
12 A volunteer
. B volunteered
C volunteering
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Section B
[10 marks]
Read the information on these bestsellers and then complete the tasks given.
Questions 16 – 20
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Using the information on the bestsellers, give short answers to the questions below.
16. Candida has always been fascinated by marine life. Which book would you buy
for her?
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18. You would like to buy a book but you are on a tight budget. Which book
would you choose?
………………………………………………………………………. [ 1 mark]
19. Your uncle is a business man and you would like to buy a book for him. Which
book do you think he would be interested in?
………………………………………………………………………. [ 1 mark]
20. Your cousin has just discovered the world of virtual reality. You want to
encourage him by giving him a book. Which book would you give?
………………………………………………………………………. [ 1 mark]
Questions 21 – 25
Using the information on the bestsellers, write short answers to complete the
statements below.
21. ‘Mysteries of the Deep’ features the experiences of the author when he went
………………………………………………………………………. [ 1 mark]
22. ‘CSI : A New Insight’ can be used by the police force to help solve
………………………………………………………………………. [ 1 mark]
23. En. Kamarudin, a successful businessman, has decided to expand his business
25. Microsoft Ltd. Publications has launched an excellent book where virtual
Section C
[25 marks]
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
1 Just like any other modern device, the mobile phone has become an
indispensable part of our lives. These days, we trade our phones for newer
units, with sharper colour screens, digicams, as well as more polyphonic
ringtones. We seem to be getting new phones faster than we get new clothes.
However, not all old mobile phones go back to the market to be resold when 5
the owner decides to get a new unit. Some are left at home to rot in the
drawer while others are sent to the garbage bin, a practice which, at the end of
the day, adds to the growing volume of toxic waste in our country’s landfills.
The fear by environmentalists is that as millions of mobile phones are
disposed of with other trash, the possibility exists for their toxins to be 10
released into the air and even ground water.
3 Even if Malaysians want to do the ‘right thing’, most are just too
engrossed to figure out the right way to get rid of their phones. A private
college student, who likes to follow the latest trends when it comes to mobile
phones, disclosed that when she buys a new one, the old one goes to her 20
favourite charity.
6 Nokia encourages its mobile phone users to send mobile phones which
are beyond repair to them for proper disposal. If not stored in the correct
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conditions, old and unused phone batteries may leak and toxic chemicals will 40
be released into homes. Even if stored in the best conditions, what happens to
these phones eventually? One day, they will probably be discarded with the
trash and end up in landfills.
7 Mobile phone sales continue to climb, making it unlikely that the number
of used phones will decline. All too often the one you used to love and take 45
everywhere with you, is now left at home, in a drawer, unwanted and
abandoned. However, attitudes are beginning to change as awareness and
education grow. Ongoing campaigns by various governments as well as by
companies and organizations within the telecommunications industry can and
will help prevent old mobile phones from making their way to landfills. 50
Hence, it is our social responsibility as users to help protect the environment
8 for future generations. Remember: reclaim, reuse and recycle for a greener
earth.
Questions 26 – 30
Answer all questions. You are advised to answer them in the order set.
26. (a) In paragraph 1, why do people trade in their mobile phones for newer
units?
…………………………………….……………………………… [1 mark]
(b) Not all mobile phones are traded for newer units. What happens to most
of them when owners get a new one?
…………………………………….……………………………… [1 mark]
27. (a) Give two reasons why mobile phones are considered dangerous.
(b) From paragraph 3, find a word which has the same meaning as
preoccupied.
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28. In paragraph 4, what happens when people donate their handphones to the
Petaling Jaya Community Centre’s Environment Centre?
…………………………………….……………………………….. [1 mark]
30. In your own words, state how we can educate the public to recycle their mobile
phones.
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Question 31
This article describes the threats posed by mobile phones to the environment and the
solutions to the problems.
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[15 marks]
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Section D
[25 marks]
Question 32
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
si tenggang’s homecoming
ii
it’s true i have growled at my mother and grandmother
but only after having told of my predicament
that they have never brought to reason.
the wife that i began to love in my loneliness,
in the country that alienated me,
they took to their predecisions.
i have not entirely returned, i know,
having been changed by time and place,
coarsened by problems
estranged by absence.
Muhammad Haji Salleh
32. (a) What does si tenggang mean when he said i have growled at my mother and
grandmother?
…………………………………….………….……………..…….… [1 mark]
(b) What does the word they refer to in the line, they took to their predecisions?
…………………………………….………….……………..…….… [1 mark]
(c) Which line shows that si tenggang has learnt from difficult experiences?
…………………………………….………………………..…….…. [1 mark]
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Question 33
Based on the extract from the short story, The Sound Machine and your
understanding of the whole story, answer the questions that follow.
33. (a) What is the relationship between Klausner and Mrs. Saunders?
…………………………………….………………………..…….… [1 mark]
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(d) If you were Mrs. Saunders, would you do what Mr. Klausner asks you to do?
Why?
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Question 34
The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language:
Choose any of the novels above and answer the question. Use the information from the
novel to support your answer.
34. Choose a significant event that changes a character in the novel you have read.
Describe the changes in the character after the event has taken place. Support
your answer with evidence from the text.
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[15 marks]
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ANSWER SHEET
For Section A
1. A B C D
2. A B C D
3. A B C D
4. A B C D
5. A B C D
6. A B C D
7. A B C
8. A B C
9. A B C
10. A B C D
11. A B C
12. A B C
13. A B C D
14. A B C
15. A B C D
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