SULIT 6335/1

6335/1 NAMA :
English For Science TINGKATAN :
and Technology
Kertas 1
Mei
2008
1 ¼ jam

UNIT PENGURUSAN AKADEMIK

PEJABAT PELAJARAN DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU

MODUL PEPERIKSAAN SET B

TINGKATAN EMPAT 2008

ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kertas I
Satu jam lima belas minit

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan:
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi dua bahagian.
2. Jawab semua soalan.
3. Tulis jawapan anda untuk Bahagian A dan Section Marks
Bahagian B di ruangan yang disediakan A Part 1 10
Part 2 10
Instructions: B 30
1. This question paper consists of two sections. TOTAL 50
2. Answer all questions.
3. Write your answers for Section A and Section B in
the spaces provided.

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Section A
[20 marks]
[Time Suggested : 30 minutes]
Question 1
Read the following text and complete the given task.

Most people like to eat chocolates for the smooth sensation that is left in the mouth.
This is due to the cocoa butter in the chocolates. The consumption of chocolates
worldwide is rather high. In some European countries such as Germany and Britain,
consumption is somewhere around three kilogrammes per person per year. In Europe,
the chocolate industry is worth billions.
However, Malaysian chocolates lovers have of late been buying imported
chocolates. They have the fortune now to taste the quality-imported variety of
chocolates. Top brand chocolates from Switzerland , Belgium and Italy, like Lindt,
Icam and Starbrock , have entered the Malaysian market. These brands are imported
by the chocolate trading companies and distributed to supermarkets and chocolate
shops.
Chocolates should be stored in temperature between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius.
Usually, chocolate have a one-year span, after which the product will deteriorate. Once
the glossy look has worn off and there are whitish marks on the chocolate, the chocolate
has passed its prime.
Generally, everything about chocolates is a matter of the individual’s preference.
There is no right or wrong, no best or worst chocolate. It is a matter of one’s taste and
how one likes his or her chocolates. The saying that one man’s meat is another man’s
poison is very true of chocolates.

Based on the information from the text, complete the graphic organizer below.
Consists of Reasons why people like it
1__________________ 2____________________

Must be stored
5__________________ High consumption in
__________________ Chocolate 3__________________
4__________________

Popular brands in Choice of chocolate

Malaysia depends on
6__________________ 9__________________
7__________________ 10_________________
8__________________

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Question 2
Read the following text and complete the given task.

Spiders are among the earliest creatures to live on land and are thought to have evolved
about 400 million years ago, that is millions of years before dinosaurs. Worldwide, there
are about 38,000 known species of spiders. Spiders are not insects but arachnids. They
have eight legs unlike insects , which have six legs but like insects , they are
invertebrates because they do not have backbones. All spiders moult at least once a year
and when they reach adulthood. With female tarantulas, the process may continue for a
lifetime, perhaps more than 20 years.

Although most spiders feed mainly on insects or other tiny creatures, there are some
species that prey on animals as big as mice and small birds. Spiders have pointed fangs
with which they inject their prey with venom. This venom not only paralyses the prey
but also breaks down the flesh of the prey into liquid. The spider then feeds by sucking
up this liquid. Different spider spin different types of web to trap their prey. However,
not all spiders catch prey by building sticky webs. Some, like wolf spiders, rely
entirely on their speed and strength to overcome prey. The spitting spider spits poisonous
glue on its prey to paralyse them.

The largest spider in the world is believed to be the Goliath Spider. It is found in the
coastal rainforest in northern South America. Its body can grow to nine centimeters in
length and its leg span can be up to 28 centimeters. Some spiders are quite harmless and
even beneficial as they help us rid of unwanted insects in our homes. However, there
are some that cause harm to human beings. The most dangerous spiders in the world are
thought to be the redback spiders, banana spiders, funnel-web spiders and recluse
spiders. Their bites can cause inflammations and in some cases even bring about death.

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Based on the information in the text, complete the grahic organizer below.

ers
Spid

Number of known species

1__________________

Physical Characteristics
2__________________ Examples
4___________________________
3__________________
5___________________________

6___________________________

How they feed

10__________________ How they trap their prey
7__________________________

8__________________________

9__________________________

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 Section B
[30 marks]
[Time suggested : 45 minutes]

You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.

Study the information given below :

• Plastics are made of crude oil

• Plastics are good insulators and waterproof
• Most plastics do not decay
• Thermosetting plastics are tough with high melting points
• Things made of plastics are durable
• Burning of plastics produces toxic fumes
• PVC and other plastics can be set on fire easily
• Thermoplastic material soften on heating thus can be moulded into shapes.

Write a report on plastics. Your report must include the following :

 The advantages of using plastics

 The disadvantage of using plastics
 Any other relevant information

Your report should be about 200 words.