Download - Kedah English SPM 2013
SULIT
ABcD
The notice above tells us that
the offer is valid for nvo monthsthere is a50o/o discount on all toysthis is a speciat offer for studentsthere arr children's clothes on the second floor
We can prediot the film's title refers to the
effort to release the whales near Point Barrowsucoess ofrescuing the tapped whalesromanc,€ between Barryrnore and Krasinskibook which was written a year after the rescue
.t,.
SECTION A
fiS marlrsl
ttlgt2
L: KNOWLEDGN
L: SYNTIIESIS
fi| (irycle_is a1 upcoming romantic drama film starring Drew Barrymore and JohnKrasinski. The film, directed. byKen Kwapis, is based dn ttre 1gB9 6ook Freeing thewhabs by,To[ Rose. The bobk covers bperation Breakthrougtr, the igeaintemational effort to rescue grey whales fiom being trapped in'irie neai pbintBarrow, Alaska. The film is scheduled to be releasdd ori Feuruary o, next year.
ABcD
Bintong Hypermorke?
Special School IIolidal, O,Ifer!
l5 December - 31 December
Cround Floor - Groceries
I't Floor - Ladies' Section
Znd Floor - Menos and Childrents Section
3'd Floor- Stationery and Toys
n$n [Llhat halaman Siffiff
SULIT J
STEPS TO START A BUSINESS
lt19n
r Step 1: Templates for Writing a Business ph-IIY
Step 2: A.t grrin",I
+
3 The step that should allow a potantial businessman to map out how to run a business is
A Step IB Step2C Step3D Step4
4
ABcD
From this letter, we know that
Raihan is successful in her studies
!*l ir persuading Raihan to study hardRaihan does not have any problems in her studiessam is giving study tips to Raihan so she can be a top scorer
L: COMFREHENSION
L: SVNT.IIESIS
[tihat halarda n sebqlahSU[,IT
4: Register a Business Name
0ur &aifran,
It was lovely to hear from you after such a long time.
lf you want to be successful, you must set goals. Moreover, you must be prepared beforeeach lesson' This will help you achieve your goals. ln addition, you must pay attention in class.Focus on what the teacher is teaching, You must always ask questionsif y;uJo notunderstand. You can ask your teachers to explain things to you.
Well, that's allfor now. Hope you will pass the examination with flying colours.
Bye,
Sam
tttgt2
SULIT trtg/2
Environmental concerns are nowr more than ever, at the top of oursociety's list of priorities. previous generations played a role in causing theMother Nature to suffer, and it's up to future generations to fix if.
5 In the text above, 'it' refers to environmental
A concernsB damagesC disastersD changes
L: ANALysrs
6 Based on the table above, the distribution of newspapers will end simultaneously at
A Sungai Besi and JuruB Bangi and Jalan DutaC Bangl and Sungai BesiD Juru and Penang Bridge
L: ANALYSIS
ILihat halaman sebelahSULIT
WORLD BOOK DAY(Free English Newspaper Distribution)
TollPlaza TimeJuru 9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
Bangi 9.00 a.m. * 11.30 a.m.
Jalan Duta 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Sungai Besi 9.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Penang Bridge 9.00 a.m, - 12.00 p.m.
n$n
SULIT
7 The following statements are true except
A The interest rate is below 5 %B The car costs below RM 50,000C You do not have to pay a depositD You have to wait for two months to get the car
'19n
L: COMPREHENSION
/,.''
**."*"...---xt\,,
Gina is planning ofhaving nose surgery. I \
think she should be
grateful with whatGod has given her.
8 The phrase skin deep in the dialogue means
eternal
essential
superficial
beneficial
You're right, Myra.Beauty is only s*ir
deep.Theft, are
more irnportant
things in life.
I
i1
ABcD L: ANALYSIS
ILihat halaman sebelah
SULIT
r:T$ tsEST OTfrR OF r7{r YTAR,I
RM 45,000Low interestlate (3.7%;o - 4.2o/o)RM 450.00 monthly payment'Zero' downpayment
Ready stockcorvnacf..
AMWN@
o72-3456789
fl$n
SULIT l1t9t2
Questions 9-15 are based on the J"allawing passage. Choose the best answer tofilt in each btank
Rudenesorargumentsarecuttingonlinefriendshipsshort.Asurvey-(9)people are getting ruder on sociai media and two in five users have ended contact after a virtual
argument. A survey 1I0) virtual rudeness was conducted by Joseph Grenny, co-
chairman of a corporate training firm, Vital Smarts. The survey found 78Yo of 2,698 people
(f f) an increase in rudeness online but the problem is that those people feel being
rude online is perfectly fine for them
It is revealed that one in five people have reduced (12) face-to-face oontact
with someone they know in real life after an online quarrel. Moreover, the survey claims that
online quarrels now {13) spill into real life. "Two in five people blocking,
unsubscribing or 'trnfriending" someone over a virtual argument," said Grenny.
The world has changed and a significant proportion of relationships happen online
(14) mannets haven't caught up with technologyn" Grenny told Times Magazine.
"What is really (15) is that so many people disapprove of this behavior but people are
still doing it. Why would you name-call online but never to that person's face?"
13ABCD
14AorBsoC andD but
l0AonBinCatDof
1511 ABcD
9 A showsF showC is shownD is showing
reportreportsreportedreporting
rarelyoftenneverseldom
A amazingB inspiringC surprisingD challenging
t2 A theirB theyC themD theirs
Ouestions 9-15
L: APPLICATION
[Lihat halaman sebelahSULITttlgt2
SULIT 1
SECTION B
fiA marks)
Questions 16 -25
Read the poster below and then use the information given to onswer the questions thatfollow.
npn
EDICATIONCalhng a{f
sfufan&t
lF you have a favourite teacher andwant to thank him/her for his/herhard work, this is your chance!
y:11::.ler,1 oav coming up-on Mav L6, starEducore is inviting you to pen a fewwords (it can be a poem or a short essay) or you could even include a video clip toshow your appreciation to a teacher who has touched your heart and inspired you,
All you have to do is tell us in not more than 300 words who your favourite teacheris and the reasons you have selected him or her. your entry should reach us byMay 5.
Top 10 best entries will be given prizes which are sponsored by Mega publisher.
Please e-mail your entries with the headi ng,'Teacher !dor,, roeducate@thestar,com.my. Remember to incrude vour irir -rr"., 0g€, schoorandcontact number.
Poem? Essay?
Video clip?
The choice is
yoursl
[tihqt halaman sebelahSULIT
tt19t2
SULIT n$n
Entries
19. Essay: Maximumnumber of words:
20. With lines and rhymes:
21. Using multimedia
22. Allentries are sent to
23. Dateline:
[Lihat halaman sebelahSI'LIT
'It9n
SULIT $
SECTION C
tttgt2
[25 marks)
Questions 26 -31 are based on thelollowing passage.
"Donot lose yourself," the old, bedridden man said" { was five at the time, and my family wasvisiting him. I can't remember his name or how we knew him. But two decades later, his wordshaunted me as I struggled to come to terms with my life. For years, I had suffered from depression.The first incident I can remember happened when I was 14. As t walked home one day, I wasovercome with the urge to sit in a corner and weep. I barely managed to reach our flat beforebursting into tears. These overwhelming, unexplained feelingr irigtrt.nld me.
By the time I was 16, these outbursts were happening about once a month. Most of the time I livedmy life normally, but then my mind seemed toiake u'tir* or its own. lnitiariy ltrey happened for noreason' but now everything became a reason - a frown from a teacher, first prize for an essay, along queue at a canteen stall. It didn't matter whether the incidents were ftupf, sad or indifferent,all would be twisted by my mind into something honible
one incident I recall vividly was a call from a friend" Afte:r we chatted for a while, she said she hadto go because her mum was calling her. I spent the next two days agonising over whether she hadhung up because she hated me. A iittle voiie in rny mind kept teuing me hiw worthless, hopelessand stupid I was. I kept this a secret because I was icareel and perplexid. I remember once trying toexplain to my friend.Alice, what was happening to me hut i cnuldn't find the right words to expressmyself and eventually gave up.
Not that my friends were completely unaware of my problems. More than once they tried to talk tome about my difficult home -life, My father suU;ected mri; two younger sisters and me to terribleverbal abuse and my mother did littl; to support us. I nov", r'ealise my family problems were a majorfactor in my depression, but at the time I OenieO anything r,c,as wroog.
when I was 17, I conclud.d th_"t the only way to stop rn\, s,rffering was simply not to feel anything.This wasn't diffrcult because I was oveiwhelmed with rny studiei, t*o purt-ii*" iou, and lookingafter my sisters' I had no time to think, much less rr"r" iii:.rt the numbness was a huge relief frornthe mood swings, but it-wasn't long before I realised that there was a vast emptiness in my heart. Icould feel no emotions. It got to a point where tr wouk} crir rnvselfjust to feel something.
I had become afraid of !?ing by myself. I felt as if x wari r*eing chased by a black hole that wouldswallow me whole. Finally, when I was 25, I decided that i had to end my life. Fortunately, I nevergot the chance' That night, I bumped into my l6-year-otrd srster Isabella outside my room. Her eyeswere swollen and she was sobbing. "I don't know why. x ,)nn't make ttr. "rying
go away,,, she said.I was horrified. I knewthat depression could be hereclit,,r:, -[.his incident jolted me to my senses.The desire to help Isabella prompted rne to help rrirvsr:l'
2A
l0
l5
25
30
ttlgt2SULIT
trlg17
I cailed my best friend Kath. r tord frer everything and on her insistence r visited a Family service
Centre and arranged to start counselllng' f uiuo jolned u *ppoJ etoup-a1d st.ted rcading self-help
books. More important, I made a decision"i" d., "* of depress-ion. I forced myself to make new
friends. I aiso convinced Isabella ro start;;;;r"Jiing *o *ia" tt.r come out with my friends and I
insread of being cooped up at home" T"d;t,;o^1tiry later' she is much better' She is taking a pre-
university coutse und hut u circle cf supportive friends'
Depression is neither a choice ilor fl bad mood you can snap out of. Il is- an illness with an
underlying cauer. g$ nc matter rro* r;n oir,.r'p"opr" tw--ti help, only the victims can help
themsorves get better. My depressive bouts haven,t oirupprurlo, but tirey *L l.rs frequent and less
intense. It has not been easy to ,r,** *i"i..iingr, uu, iit,gttting easiei all jhl time' And the best
part is,I have ur.n uii" ioi"rp lsabella.'l ;ili;;;*yself' but I rn'anaged to find myself again'
Adapted ftom: http : //www'rdasia' com/finding'nyse lf
SULIT lir
26 FromParagraPh I'
(a) vrho did the writer rneet two cir;cades ago?
35
40
ll markl
L: COMPREIIENSION
(b) when did the writer begin to suffer from depression?
27 (a)From Paragraph 3, which word means "confused"?
ll markl
L: COMPREIIENSION
(b)FromParagaph4,whatwasthemaincauseofthewriter'sdepression?
ll mark'l
L: APPLICATION
ll markl
L: COMPREHENSION
tll912SULIT
SULIT
28 (a) From Paragraph 5, what was the efTect when the writer was too busy with her studies?
lll912
ll marklL: COMPREHENSION
(b) From Paragraph 6, explain in your own words the meaning of tolted me to my senses"
[2 marks]L: SYNTHESIS
29 From Parag rcph 7 ,state an activity the writer encouraged her sister to do'
ll markl
L: COMPREIIENSION
ll
30 What do you think are the benelits of sharing one's feeiings when one is depressed?
12 narlxlL: EVALUATION
ILihat halaman sebelah" SULITn$n
t ,,,1
trtg12SULIT
31 Based on the passage given" lvlti';: E surnmary on:
r the problems faced by the urriler when she was depressed
credit will be given for use of *wn words but care must be taken not to change the original
meaning.
Your summarY must
r be in continuous writing (nut in note form)
. use materials from lines 4 -.3?onotbelongerthanl30words,includingthel0wordsgivenbelow
Begin Your summary as follow:';
When I was 14, as I walked harvre rsne day"' ll5 marl<s)
fl$nSULIT
tl1912
(a) In stanza 1, what makes the woman attracted to the man?
;;;;;;jL: COMPREHENSION
{4SULIT
SECTION D
|20 marlrsl
32 Readthe poem He Had such euiet Eyes berow and answer the questions thatfollow'
He had such qutet eYes
She did not realise
TheY were twct Pools of lies
Layered with thinnest ice
To her, those quiet eYes
Were breathing desolate sighs
ImPloring her to be nice
And to rendsr him Paradise
If onlY she'cl been wise
And had listened to the advice
Never to comPromise
With Pleasure'seeking guYs
She'd be free from 'the hows and whys'
Now here's a bit of advice
Be sure that nice reallY means nice
Then You'll never be losing at dice
Though you may lose your heart once or twice
BibsY Soenhario
SULII
fi$n
SULIT 15
(b)Instanr.a2,howcanthegirlbefreefromothehowsandwhys'?
1tl912
[l marlcT
L: COMPREI{ENSION
(c) Which line in stanza 3 offers a good advice?
ll markf
Lr ANALYSIS
is making a big mistake and refuses to(d) What would you do when your best friend
listen to Your advice?
Action:
ii) Reason:
12 marksl
L: EVALUATION
ILihat halaman sebelahSULITfl$n
tflgn
SULIT
33 The following are the
!(l
nottels 't'rwdied in the literature component in English Language'
Catherine MacPhail
tr-ee Su Ann
Anne Fine
Catch Us If You Can
The Curse
SteP bY Wicked SteP
Choose any one of the novels *bove and answer the question below'
Using the details from the novel that you have studied'
: :T""Jr:?:ff1iltnaracter has taught you one valuable lesson
Support your answer with close reference to the text'
[5 markl
L: EVALUATION
SULIT
lll9lz
SULIT ?, ntgn
&de*fruiri A; Directed Writing
{35 marksl
Every student in your school must be actively involved in three different co-curricular activitiesafter school hours' As the Head Prefe.t oryou. ,rh-""I, ;;, are asked to rryrite a report to thei;trJ|,"
about students' views on "o-"urricular activitirr. ur" dr" rJio*iffir., to write your
co-curricurar activities favoured by most students:
. English Language Societyo St. John's Ambulanceo Badminton Club
Common problems faced by students due to co-curricular activities:
r Have to miss tuitiono Transport problemr No time to do homeworkr Too tired to revise at night
Complaints by students:
o Poor leadership ofthe crub, society or uniformed unite Action not taken against the absenteeso A few teacher advisors have less experience
Suggestions by students:
o Sfudents choose only one co-curricular activityr students can change crub, society or uniformed unit as they wish
When writing the report, you must remember:
- to address your report to the principal- t0 give a suitable title- to use all the points given- to write in paragraphs
L: EVALUATT0N
Note: Fdr your report, you will receive up to 15 marks for the forrnat and content points, andup to 20 marks for the quality of your writing.
11r9/1St]LIT
SULIT 3
Section B: Continuous Writing
150 marksi
lYrite a composttion of about 350 words on one af the following topics:
1 Describe an interesting recreational spot in your hometown.
2 Should Facebook be banned among teenagers? Discuss.
3 How teenagers handle stress.
4 Write a story beginning with: "The weather had been very hot lately...o'
5 Awesome
KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT
tltgll
L: EVALUATION
1119/1 SULIT
FJpaco\
!!gat4=triieg\
E€cozr!p,ttLIIol
!zt
i=6l
bpE
I E
gtrl
co6l
Eo
o E
tYg
} E
Etg
E
go
T
F
€F"
E e
$ ,
ggEE
,qc E
io €E
Eeii,
€ o6
E
tfiageE;geb;.oz
ilt ;ltl
bl oco<od)()o()<
<o<
.oooo-l
lrll'
ol F
olot?to(ohro-pES
gSp
@F
aOC
)OF
SlO
ib?
- fl
",t nl
N
ai d
FJ3(n
F!;:(t)
ala
ilI5Qoaa
zl+(
l.{\^.i
&t5aFi
erz/'*)Fr
&trl0i
t_ats'laof-
-' fd
(hE
(,dJ
rb r
l
xz&v
! r--]
3>0Ir!|iF
A
({,irt
FH
=Y
o.voY
6F
33s=
33g=
E=
iuJ
uloo3FoaO
Jr3
[o-];:)o
tg-aio;E: .ql:E,6raliDlorttrg,6?6a!t
6oo
s t,ifiE
sE
a8bE
: ,3E
Efi
ET
.tsE
Fsse
E.8.9
PE
E'5
EE
rF
ebE
€e;E
-s-E
*€bs6et Izo6
FrJad6\
ootuID
zotr-rloutEo.azIUJF{,dolttlrtEu,oEEI3U'
tIsCDltGI
Fil!{>+d,tlJ
UJ
:)ot6=+o-o!(gE
I4:EtIoNo\
-9oEsxul
Ic.oocoaAeo6.E
PGJ
og5hO
J6
OJ
oo2=
o)G58(u
.>o66
JaIL
Fjp.t)I5tuoc<A
GaE
'I .4"
i =
EE
B
ni
Z
s.6 _A
u, E s.€
,EE
g tr
'=tr
e 6
i36 gE
; s E
r se
E : :E
E
gfr gE
c zE
3 '.8
EE
E
E
E E
$ i; B
E.E
: ;i'9Eic g
7Az $f,eE
E f
;H
i €€E
EE
i E
Fs
pr ; si€g gE=
i flEi5.
El E
iFsE
rex;fg;fi*?H
l I.Fr:C
E F
$! a€E:€E
Er H
E# E
# HF
HIgf gE
g€qi i€E
*FF
*e! *€ qEs€
^;r'+r;\ordoi9=
N::
oIL6€t)ooF
eo,'4,(l,(!I.c8gEqE
F__c6:
ro|=c.-o"do.,6t:(oEe.5eE
d.E
=e
IlES
.l 9o
61 6 E
=oo.-
o()l.,
i B
4E e
g$
o E
- I
>
: E
$E E
:E
:P E
E
H 'f;g t
EE
E
O
'/'o
xQ
S
Eo
:o d
ot
Ld) 6
0)
F E
fi E
E
:t B
EE
-E
s
er :#;
€ f
El :
'i tE
E
eH
l e E
Eg E
E
aE
; EE
EeE
Ee*
iiEti,iiE
giEggc,dt
o!6rF
-
tN1
IazllllrUlr/n
S.o
;C*
E{fixE
vO-ij:t=
EE
; TH
EggE
Eg$E
E€*
ggf; EF
H
gEiE
EE
cEE
EgE
i
E"A
e=E
53E
gE;gE
E
gge-E$aE
u
!reF .E
,T
6EE
E
sEggi
gEgF
g
ssgEA
gEE
S;
-c6a6IGT
rot
('tN
E )E
s fiEE
pSsE
edE
csE!r-!i o t
bbd>
E6
EgF
Eg
g;E€e
<g<
3E
c'o-Eb
iE$
cEE
a
aoAE
8e.:<
(oe +
-=
Eg;
Eei,
-aoE
EE
60'-r E
.E.$aH
E
=E
sfi
*A
c '-i
o _oh
I o=
\
!05d
x; E
'e *:-!l
6 0 ho q;p
FgF
E g e
hile€o-=
ooO
oPc:o
-E c'E
'a IO
r'c q
co60-6O
'E
-. rC >
;o9(l)0
5E;E
EIilI
aot
G'
(\l
(\l
t-.iDrt)sg\
!E4ETQoNo\
oYtEIuJo
t-o'.1
zIA
J
6'6'.t
tDg6ofclaE
E€eo6E
E
!.s.9
-H
H
5ltt
g9P
ur
E6
0oo
-oo
O4C
O
-
se fr
"E.E
E
oot&66.t3 t!6(!E
E!'o
FJ3oA
r
No\
oooaE6
o3at. otO
Ep5
o5o!2gc,Ec(9to€
ot g
zl bt
PI
EE
*H
I E
EE
-P
E E
9a.sF
kOg*B
d EE
9-9oE,T
gE€F
$,-;EE
E=
.--=!qF
6
.!D'E
[' E
;J :
Eg$E
Eg
60 (J!t
HJi;'lNifr
(9
!cc
s lA
IgE
tll,l?tE
g I BE
I EI
$slcgt;Es
.eE t E
E I
Egg
o,il5.alEE
.ag5 I *e I E
sEE
'BlE
,*lr!,e:iE
I l* I E€*
;E I €B
I taeF
3 I
*o I
Rob
Etl€€l*E
s"9 I o€ I B
B*
E8 I g,F
I sE€
;E I 3; I 3€E
3E i -58 I 5S
d
@->
g I
.9gE
E
I r
-448 I €
:HE
ItA
E; I
EG
O.?
I O
ooh I
9E
;FE
I Eg
Ers I eE
tEg I C
e9E
P I
EE
: q, o
I o,;-
€';. i I
--1
€Ee, 1 E
EsE
-9 I a$
-tt c
6 I
cfi
ES
BS
I A
F
Eeeg I F
F
ooUo6
tt(t
N
sEe
Ir a
rFs
6,=
osE
aE
Sn
EoC
eE
6oE
cc-geE.9 eEfTr-c)E
oPo!,3€bPt-E
EF
8.s
C:E
$sE5x ">
\N O
c'=
c.gE
q>
o:*ga#O
E
$:E
'l o
>ro
E'-
d-)a d' E
=
! gE€
u*g*,:!
6'- 6
.J'- O
e
(DocL
B F
ER
*EbE
- c ->
d)o=
g'o-!;Q
o
: aEs
6O-.go
*a;$->
E * ii
9* 5v8"*s8 S
EE
FE
;:eieHC
o >
.:gA
EB
E&
.E 58
--a o
EF
Eo c:9'6.E
=8
oxoood)c-o-ooP
.l--F
E6
.9- i
E9
(D
i
e E5!l
BE
eEI
#ErH
l-
o 9EJ
EE
$:reE
eBl
e 8.Pel
- g-
ol
9ss nl
tE eol
- d dF
l.e 59 E
l
3;gEl
F E
*g]l
=!t.trt
E E
9o-oE
EE
.-- O
Ed3
:o6,tr-€
E:E
.xu10Y
d,ob
6-
E g;
tsgs*'E
ts€g-8=
e;E
E=
8.9b *o6qroE
6B!loO
E'-
o'-