1 霹雳怡保培南独立中学 SM POI LAM (SUWA) IPOH FINAL EXAMINATION 2022 MML DATE: 30 th November 2022 (Wednesday) TIME: 0900 – 1000 (60 minutes) NAME: _________________________ REG. NO: ___________ CLASS: J2 XIN, J2PI, J2YI, J2ZI & J2ZH READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF FOUR SECTIONS. Read the questions carefully and answer ALL the following questions. SECTION A. COMPREHENSION (20%) SECTION B. VOLCABUARY (20%) SECTION C. WRITING SKILLS (10%) SECTION D. LITERATURE (30%) Answer all the questions in EACH section. The total mark for this paper is 80. Do Not Turn Over This Page Until You Are Told To Do So This paper consists of 9 printed pages (including this page) Prepared by: Checked by: Sean Dominic (SEAN DOMINIC WONG) (MS. SONISHA)
2 SECTION A: COMPREHENSION Robinson Crusoe begins his story with his family's history: his father was a merchant who emigrated from Germany, made his fortune, and married his mother in York. Crusoe has two older brothers: the first was a soldier killed in battle and the second has lost contact with the family. Crusoe's father advises him to remain in York in comfortable circumstances, but his desire to travel overshadows his parents' wishes. At age 19, he boards a ship in Hull bound for London. The seas on this voyage are extremely rough, and Crusoe suffers from seasickness so extreme that he vows to repent his disobedience of his parents and return to York if he survives the trip. He forgets this repentance quickly once the seas become calm. A second storm sinks the ship near the port of Yarmouth, and Crusoe and the ship's crew are lucky to escape with their lives. When he hears Crusoe's story, the captain pronounces him a jinx and urges Crusoe to go home. Instead, Crusoe proceeds to London, too ashamed to return to his family. Once he arrives in London, he begins looking for another voyage. The second voyage to Africa is catastrophic, as the ship is raided by pirates from the Moroccan port of Sallee. The crew is sold into slavery, and the pirates take the ship. The pirates' captain, a Moor, keeps Crusoe as his personal slave. To prevent escape attempts, he charges Crusoe to watch his house while he is at sea and his ship while he is in port. Crusoe dreams of escape during two years of servitude. However, the pirate enjoys fishing and always takes Crusoe and two other servants with him when he goes. One day while he entertains guests in his home, he sends Crusoe and the two other slaves—a Moor named Ismael and a boy named Xury—out to fish. Crusoe takes this chance to escape by pushing the Moor overboard (although in sight of land and with the knowledge that Ismael is a strong swimmer) and taking Xury into his own service. The two of them sail south along the African coast. When they come to land for fresh water, they encounter fearful wild animals. Crusoe and Xury kill a lion and keep the skin for a blanket. Robinson Crusoe and Xury continue their travels down the African coast, hoping to reach Cape Verde and encounter a European ship. Roughly a month into the journey, they come upon some native Africans who offer to replenish their food and water stores. Crusoe and Xury have nothing with which to repay their kindness, but at that moment two creatures chase one another on to the shore and Crusoe kills one of them, a leopard. The native Africans take the leopard for meat and give Crusoe its skin. Now equipped with fresh supplies, Crusoe directs the boat toward Cape Verde, wondering whether he should make for the Cape Verde Islands or the mainland. As he ponders the decision, Xury spots a ship, which turns out to be a Portuguese vessel. The captain takes Crusoe and Xury on board and agrees to take them with him to Brazil. Even after they arrive in Brazil, the captain refuses to accept payment for his service, but he does buy Crusoe's longboat, supplies, and animal skins.
3 The captain also asks to buy Xury, which causes Crusoe some distress because the boy has been so loyal. Crusoe finally agrees to the deal once Xury agrees and only after the captain promises to free Xury in 10 years if the boy becomes a Christian. In Brazil, Crusoe lives with the owner of a sugar plantation and learns the business, so he decides to set up a plantation of his own. With what money he has from the sale of the longboat, supplies, and Xury, he buys as much suitable land as he can for his plantation and sets about building his fortune. It was hard labour and he was mostly on his own; his only society was occasional visits with a neighbour named Wells who is in a similar situation. Crusoe decides with the Portuguese captain to bring his money from England so he can build up his plantation. After four years on the plantation, he decides to join a voyage to Guinea in order to buy slaves. He puts his affairs in order and sets out. Twelve days into the voyage, the ship runs into a storm and is forced to change course. The ship runs aground in the Caribbean during another storm, and the entire crew is lost. Crusoe alone survives and makes it to a nearby island. Section A: Comprehension. Choose the most suitable answer. (20 marks) 1. Robinson Crusoe’s father was from ______________ A. Russia B. England B. German C. Poland 2. What happened to Robinson’s elder brothers? A. The eldest was killed in a battle, the second lost contact with the family. B. The eldest lost contact with the family, the second was killed in a battle C. Both were killed in a battle. D. Both went sailing with Robinson. 3. At age 19, he boards a ship in Hull bound for _________________. A. Africa B. Brazil C. London D. Germany
4 4. What happened to Robinson during his second voyage? A. Attack by sharks. B. The ship sank. C. Attack by pirates. D. Hit by a storm. 5. Who kept Robinson as a slave? A. The pirates’ captain. B. The Portuguese captain. C. The African natives. D. None of the above 6. Robinson became a slave for ___________ years. A. 7 years B. 5 years C. 4 years D. 2 years 7. Robinson Crusoe took this chance to escape by pushing the ____________ overboard. A. Xury B. the captain C. the captain’s guests D. Ismael 8. Robinson Crusoe continue to travel down the African coast, hoping to reach _________________. A. Brazil B. England C. Africa D. Cape Verde 9. How did Robinson repay the native Africans kindness? A. Gave them water and meat. B. Killed a leopard C. Gave them money. D Killed a lion 10. Robinson became a ____________ when he reached Brazil. A. farmer B. teacher C. banker D. preacher
5 SECTION B. VOLCABUARY (20%) Unscramble the words below.(10 marks) 1. e s f a ______________________ 2. c m f o r a l t o e b ______________________ 3. l o e h ______________________ 4. a v w e s ______________________ 5. e s s i a k c ______________________ 6. m o s t r ______________________ 7. t g o e f r ______________________ 8. u e q i t ______________________ 9. e y o r j u n ______________________ 10. g i l n l v e t a r ______________________ Use your above answers to Complete the cloze passage below (10 marks) I think about it. Travelling is dangerous. It is not (1)____________. I can die. But it is also very interesting. I go to London; I find a ship and I start my first long (2)_____________. But the situation is bad because we see a big (3)______________. The (4)___________are big and the wind is strong. They make the ship go up and down and I get (5)__________. Our ship is broken. It has a big (6) ___________and it is full of water. The next day the weather is nice again and everything is(7)___________ . Travelling makes me (8)______________ about my home and my(9)______________ bed. I dream more about (10) ___________________.
6 SECTION C. WRITING SKILLS (10%) Your school celebrated Teacher's Day recently. Write a letter to a friend to describe this special occasion. (About 150 to 200 words) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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8 SECTION D. LITERATURE (30%) A Good Young Man 1. In the beginning of the story Martin lived together with his _____________. (2) 2. How did Martin’s father died? (2) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. Why did Martin buy the old hunting dog from the butcher? (2) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. Martin named the old hunting dog __________________________________. (2) 5. On his way to town, Martin saw a boy tied a rope around an old cat’s neck. Why was the boy angry with the old cat? (2) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 6. How much did Martin paid for the old cat? (2) _____________________________________________________________ 7. Martin named the old cat _________________________________________. (2) 8. When Martin brought the old cat home, his mother was very angry. Why? (2) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
9 9. What did Martin’s mother do to Martin and both of his pets in chapter one? (2) _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 10. Referring to your answer in question 9, what did Martin do after that? (2) _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 11. The priest offered Martin three forms of payment for services. Which one did Martin picked? Why? (3) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 12. How did Martin save the daughter of the czar of Snake czardom? (2) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 13. How does the magic ring works? (2) ______________________________________________________________ 14. Who did Martin wanted to marry to? (1) ______________________________________________________________ 15. Referring to your answer in question 14, was Martin’s wife happy when she first got married? Why? (2) _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________