Section A: Directed Writing

[35 marks]
[Time suggested: 45 minutes]
1. In conjunction with Health Week in your school, students have been requested to join a
writing competition on the topic How to cope with Stress. As one of them, you are
eager to write since the best writing will be featured in the school magazine. Write the
article for your school magazine on how to cope with stress. Include the following
points:

Regular exercise
Hobbies
Plan a timetable
Work in groups
Balanced meals
Enough sleep
Make a check-list on your homework
Seek advice from your family and school counselor
Games
Talk to your family and friends
Listen to music

When writing the article, you should remember:

to give a title
give your name as the writer
that your readers are mainly students
to include all the points given
to add two other points of your own
to write in paragraphs

Note:
For your article, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points and up to 20
marks for the quality of your writing.

Section B
2

[10 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 2 - 11
Read the following advertisement and answer the questions given.

SUHASA SDN BHD

MALAYSIAN ENGINEERS
BERHAD

Credit Control EXEC.

Resident Engineer
All suitable candidates should have:
at least a Degree in Accounting
2-3 years working experience in Credit
Control Department
good command of English
good communication skills and
independent.
Interested candidates can e-mail or fax their
resume, current and expected salary, contact
number and recent passport-sized photograph
before 23 March 2016

Qualification:
Degree in Civil Engineering
Computer literate

Call 603-9998-7677 or fax your detailed

resume to 603-9998-7677 before 30
March 2016

E-mail: suhasa@suhasa.com.my
Fax: 603-8888-7777
Perfect Food
We invite suitable qualified Malaysian citizens
to fill in the following position:
Lab Analyst
Must have:
Diploma in Science
Experience
Computer knowledge (Words, Excel)
Able to communicate in English
E-mail us your resume inclusive of your
contact number. Our e-mail address is
perfectfoods@ajinomoto.com.my

STAR CITY TWILIGHT (M)

Looking for:
Human Resource Manager with good
interpersonal and communication skills.
Candidates must have Degree in
Business Administration, and with or
without experience.
Send your detailed resume to Human
Resources Department, 41 Lorong
333, Jalan MM333

Questions 2 - 8
Using the information from the advertisement, complete the table below.
Positions
Qualifications
Credit Control Executive

(3) _________________________

Degree in (2) _____________________________

Working experience

Fluent in three languages

Good communication skills

Degree in Civil Engineering

Computer (4) ____________________________

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Degree in (5) _____________________________

Does not require (6) _______________________

Diploma in SciencE

Experience

Knowledge in (7) _________________________

Human Resource Manager

Lab Analyst

and ___________________________________
-

Proficient in (8) __________________________

Questions 9 11
Complete the sentences below based on the information given.
9. The deadline for the position at Suhasa Sdn.Bhd is ________________________________
10. Good soft skills are required for the post of _____________________________________
11. Candidates for Human Resource Manager must send their resume by
________________________________________________________________________

(10 marks)
Section C
[10 marks]
[Time suggested: 30 minutes]
Questions 12 16 are based on the following passage.

Her face is free of make-up except a hint of gloss. She does have a lot to
smile about. After six years of juggling a full-time job and sneaking in studio time,
she has finally released an album.

The title of the album is Sangkar. Presently, Atilia is, by industry standard,
a little pass the sell-by date but her growing fans locally and in Indonesia, say 5
otherwise. Her old-soul style of jazz has made major music distributors to suggest
that her music isnt radio friendly and therefore, isnt worthy of a recording
contract. Against the odds, Atilia secure a contract with a major music recording
company, EMI.

Good music is good music, she said. A few recording companies asked 10
me for a bonus track or at least I remix one of my songs. For me, an album is
sacred, especially when you worked on it for six years. So, I didnt change
anything.

Some might call her arrogant, but in truth, Atilia holds to her beliefs. Jazz
will never have the same pull as pop music, not in this country especially, but 15
rather than sell out to the establishment and letting down her fans, she prefers to
be true to herself.

Her music is the type of music she grew up with. The nightlife of the 1970s
KL is far different from the current one. Live music in hotel lounges often drew
families made up of dual income couple who understood the importance of 20
kicking back after a long week. They saw no harm in allowing their children to tag
along and sip an overpriced Coke while listening to good music.

At the Paddock, Salmiah Hassan captivated the crowd night after night
with her brand of jazz music. Some of them might remember spotting a child
hiding behind the drum set every night. That child now grins as she recollects 25
those nights, never once complaining of the sound of drums. I was probably five
or six then. she says with a smile. She recalls the waiters and waitresses giving
her peanuts as she sat out on the set avoiding detection from the management.

Even now when I listen to songs like Say a Little Prayer, I remember
those moments I sat behind the drum, waiting for her to finish. Atilia says. My 30
mom always took me to rehearsals, she would sing in the dress she had sewn the
night before, complete with sequins. She was happy doing it and that inspired
me.

My maternal grandmother was a singer too. She was always happy to see
my mother on TV and she would cry. I knew then what exactly I want to do, In 35

protecting her child from the hardship of making it as a singer, Salmiah forbade
Atilia from singing. She was strict, she never let me sing on stage, Atilia says.
Of course in her childs mind she was well off and her mother, successful.
9

I used to think we were so rich because we had dinner at hotels every

night. She only had one coupon for her. I would take the coupon and she would 40
only eat what I didnt finish. I didnt get that. I used to wonder why we ate at
hotels but went there by bus.

10

Despite that, Salmiah gave her the green light to sing at studios, recording
jingles for TV commercials. You might remember the high-pitched theme song
from KFC commercials from the 80s, Lets Go to the Zoo and the catchy Maggi 45
Mee, Fast to cook, good to eat.

11

Based on her performance of those jingles, Atilia was offered numerous

recording contracts but her mother refused to allow it. Now with life experience
under her belt. Atilia understands her mothers concern.

12

After she finished her SPM, she didnt do anything else but sing. She 50
wanted me to do something else and have something to fall back on. I was very
angry with her before for not letting me to sing. I loved doing it and I knew I
wanted to do it so much and saw how happy she was doing it. I didnt understand.
Now I understand that she just wanted the best for me.
(Adapted from Malaysian Women Weekly)

12. From paragraph 1, how many albums does Atilia have under her belt?
_________________________________________________________________ (1mark)
13. From paragraph 2,
a) what is the title of her debut album?
_________________________________________________________________ (1mark)
b) why are most recording companies not interested to sign her up as their artiste?
________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
14. From paragraph 6,
(a) what attracted the audience to The Paddock during night-time?
________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
(b) name two emotions felt by the child when watching her mother singing.
i) _____________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

ii) ____________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

15. From paragraph 8,
(a) what makes Atilia decide to be a singer?
________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
(b) why did Atilia disagree when her mother forbid her from having a singing profession?
________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
16. In your opinion, should a person pursue a career of her or his choice, or a career
determined by her or his parents? Give your reason.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
Section D
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 20 minutes]
17. Read the poem, A Poison Tree and answer the questions that follow.

A POISON TREE
BY WILLIAM BLAKE
I
I
I
I

was angry with my friend;

told my wrath, my wrath did end.
was angry with my foe:
told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,

Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

17 (a) Answer the following questions.

(1) In stanza 1, who are the two people the persona was angry with?
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(2) How did the persona feed his anger? List two ways.
i)
______________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
ii) ______________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(3)

The persona had allowed the anger to fester and grow within himself. If a friend is in such a
situation, how would you advise him or her? Provide two suggestions.
Advice 1:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Advice 2:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)

17 (b) Answer the following questions.

(1) In staza 1 which word in the poem means terrible anger?
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(2) What do you think the apple represents?
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(3) What happened when the persona told his friend that the persona was angry with him?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(4)

In your opinion who is the real victim in this poem - the persona or the enemy? Give a
reason for your answer.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)

17 (c) Answer the following questions.

(1) Which word in the poem means to move quietly without being noticed?
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(2) What is the main theme portrayed by the poem?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(3)

(4)

What happened when the persona did not tell his enemy that the persona was angry with
him?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
What would you do if you have a problem with your friend? Give a reason to support your
answer.
Action:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Reason:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)

Disediakan oleh,
.
(EN. SARAVANAN PALANISAMY)
Guru Cemerlang Bahasa Inggeris
Sekolah Seni Malaysia Johor

Disemak oleh,

(CIK DALILA AYU BT ADAN)

Ketua Panitia Bahasa Inggeris
Sekolah Seni Malaysia Johor

Disahkan oleh
.....
(EN. ZULKIFLI BIN ABU BAKAR SEDDEK)
Ketua Bidang Bahasa
Sekolah Seni Malaysia Johor

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