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*NURUL FATHIHAH ZIKRI



Student Life October 2020 SMK PAKA


Volume 1, Issue 7


Balqis binti Nor Azman Editor’s Note
(GPA 3.75) and Nur
Syafiqa binti Azman In the midst of studying for exams, going
through massive piles of homework, and
(GPA 3.67) from 6
Amanah. meeting impossible deadlines, we would
like to update the seventh issue of READ.
In this issue, we are going to focus on
Ten out of 43 candidates the STPM results for the second
who sat for the
semester which were announced on 19
examination last August October 2020. Congratulations to those
received GPA 3.0 and who scored excellent results! If you want
above. to know more, please read about it in
this issue.
Girls power! Apart from that, all Pre-U students will sit
In the results of which
From left: Noraini Nordin, Nur Balqis were announced today, for the Pre-Trial Exam on 21 and 22
Nor Azman and Nur Syafiqa Azman October 2020. Hence, everyone is busy
our School Average
Grade (GPS) is 2.22, preparing for the test. Let’s pray for good
19 October 2020 - which is the third in outcomes as we have put all the efforts
Sekolah Menengah Dungun District, after into this exam.
Kebangsaan Paka leads SMK Tengku Intan Lastly, READ is a platform for you to
the list of STPM Top Zaharah and SMK yourself and voice your
express
Scorers in Dungun Durian Mas. opinions. We always welcome you and
District when three of its your articles in this e-bulletin. So, what
students obtained a Well done to students are you waiting for? It’s time for you to
shine bright like a diamond..!
Grade Point Average who achieved excellent
(GPA) of 3.50 and above results in Semester 2,
Note:
in Semester 2 Sijil Tinggi STPM examination.
Pelajaran Malaysia Hope for better results in All articles/ submissions will be screened
by the editorial board and may be subject
(STPM) examination. your final semester to alterations.
They are Noraini binti examination (semester 3)
Nordin (GPA 3.75), Nur next year. Inside this issue:

Table 1 : Top 10 Scorers in Dungun District Congratulations! 1
STPM Semester 2, 2020
Editor’s Note 1
NO NAME MERIT SCHOOL
MUET Postponed 2
1 NORAINI BINTI NORDIN 3.75 SMK PAKA
2 NUR BALQIS BINTI NOR AZMAN 3.75 SMK PAKA It Is Important To Be A 2
3 SITI NUR SAHIRA BINTI MD YUSUF 3.67 SMK TG. INTAN ZAHARAH Good Listener. Why?
4 NUR ALIA FARHANA BINTI NAWAWI 3.67 SMK TG. INTAN ZAHARAH Advantages of Hostel Life 3
5 NUR SYAFIQA BINTI AZMAN 3.67 SMK PAKA Esports 3
6 NUR ZULAIKHA BINTI ZAINUDIN 3.50 SMK TG. INTAN ZAHARAH
7 NURUL FATEHA BINTI MOHAMAD 3.50 SMK DURIAN MAS Contest: THIS or THAT? 4
8 NOR SHAMIMIE IZZATY BINTI JAMALUDDIN 3.42 SMK KETENGAH JAYA Letters to Editor 4
9 NUR HIZZARA BINTI HASHIM 3.34 SMK PAKA
10 NUR SHAIDATUL SAHIRA BINTI ADNAN 3.34 SMK DURIAN MAS Upcoming Events / 4
Activities

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What’s Up?

MUET POSTPONED


In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the
Malaysian Examination Council (MPM) has made
an announcement that the Malaysian University
Test or MUET Written Test Session 2, 2020 is
postponed from 31 October 2020 to
21 November 2020. So, candidates, you still
have time to study for your MUET. Best of luck!


















Articles By Students
IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE A GOOD LISTENER.

WHY?

By: Wan Nor Atifah binti Wan Nawi (6B1)



What is a good Simply giving listener people will feel
listener? According to someone the space comfortable to talk to you. It is
the Cambridge to talk can take a because when someone is
English Dictionary, a weight off their talking, you will listen to them
good listener is shoulders, and help and give them complete
someone who gives make them feel attention. You will listen to what
you a lot of attention better. By being a is on their mind without any
when you are talking good listener and complains. Listening to
about your problems show your support, someone will make a
or things that worry you might have conversation becomes more
you, and tries to helped them coping with stress fun because you do not fight for
understand and support you. To and anxiety. your own opinion, but you also
be a good listener you need to Next, it helps to build a listen to others’ opinions and
that is why you will become
make eye contact, you should deeper connection.
not interrupt what other person Communication is the basis of more likeable.
is saying and show an interest any relationship. If you are a To conclude, being a good
listener is important and has
in what is being communicated. good listener, people will feel
Why is it important to be a good comfortable to talk to you. They many benefits. However, not
listener? Being a good everyone can become one.
may share stories about them
listener is important for a that they have never told Remember, a good listener
number of reasons. anyone else. This can help you does not just listen with his
Firstly, listening is a key to to get to know them better and
or her ears but with his or
help others. When you listen who knows, may be you’ll learn her mind and heart.
attentively to someone’s something interesting about
problem, you may help them to that person.
solve their problems or even Last but not least, being a “….being a good listener is
save other’s life. If someone good listener is important important because you will
comes to you with their be more likeable. .”
because you will be more
problems, listen to them!
likeable. If you are a good

Volume 1, Issue 7 Page 3



Articles By Students
ADVANTAGES OF HOSTEL LIFE

By: Nur Hizzara binti Hashim (6A2)



A hostel is a place where study. You own bed. These activities help to
students live and study. It is like can develop a sense on independence
a second home for students concentrate and self-reliance in you. Besides,
where they spend time with their more on your you may also need to face and
friends, study and do all their studies since solve your own problems
chores after school hours. There there’s no without the help of your family.
are a few reasons why students disturbance. Last but not least, you will be
choose to live in dormitories. For If you stay at more disciplined. This is be-
example, students whose houses home you will be distracted with cause at the hostel you must
are far from school, staying at many things like handphones, obey certain rules and
hostels is the best option to television or your friends who regulations, unless you want to
lessen the cost of transportation always ask you to go out with face the consequences. There is
to and from school. Staying in them. So, I think hostel is a great time for everything, such as
dormitories is also highly place for students who want to when to eat, sleep, study or pray.
recommended for students who be successful. You can easily Some people may find it difficult
fo

will sit for important a study group with friends to follow a strict schedule but
rm
examinations like SPM and at the hostel and help each other. you need to cope with life at the
STPM because hostel is a better Another benefit you will gain hostel. Believe me, you will find
place to study without staying at a hostel is you it beneficial as it teaches you to
when
distractions, will be more be more disciplined.
especially from independent. Since In a nutshell, it can be said that
family members. “….hostel is a great you are not under staying in a hostel has many
So, in this the care of your advantages. The choice is in your
place for students who
article I would want to be successful.” family, you will hands. As for me, I choose to
like to share with have to do many stay in the hostel as it helps me
you some things on your to focus on my studies, be more
benefits of living in a hostel. own. For instance, you have to independent and disciplined.
s
wa
First and foremost, hostels your own clothes, fold
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provide the best atmosphere for your own clothes and make your


By: Muhammad Izzat Danial bin Zamri (6A2)









Esports or capacity. It encourages them to learn valuable skills that will serve

electronic apply math skills and collaborate them well throughout their life.
sports is a on a higher level with their team. For examples, teamwork,
form of Secondly, gaming sharpens communication and sportsman-



sport cognitive skills and improves our ship. The students have to rely on


competition memory capacity. For instance, in teamwork and communicate with
using video a game that requires players to team members through all stages
games. remember the objects in the game of the game.

Studies have shown that in order to hunt out other players. In conclusion, there’s nothing




esports provide many of the same Next, gaming can also be a great wrong with being passionate




benefits of grass sports, but way to release our stress. about a harmless activity like















exclude the physical effort. Gaming has a unique way of esports. Some students like
First, gaming improves students' giving your mind something else jogging, and others love gaming.

problem solving and critical to completely focus on, giving As long as it doesn’t become the

thinking skills through game your mind a break from its usual only thing that they do, students

mechanics that require fast stress or worries. will benefit from engaging in


reaction times and high attention Lastly, esports helps students esports.

Contest:

THIS OR THAT? WINNER

I do not have to take much time to choose
between paper and plastic. I am pretty sure that
What: This contest poses questions paper is better than plastic. First and foremost,
involving two choices in which you must
answer with one of the choices, even if paper decomposes more quickly than plastic. It is
neither of them really appeals to you. This because most plastics in use today are made of
or That questions can be funny and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is
outrageous or serious. Then, write about nearly impossible to decompose. Besides, paper
why you choose it in about 120 words. is easy to recycle. We can make creative things
Question: Fruits or vegetables? from paper, like paper vases. In addition, plastic
Come up with the best answer and you could can harm and marine life. For instance,
win RM10.00. To enter, send your answers thousands of sea turtles are killed each year after
via Telegram to our Editorial staff before eating plastic or getting entangled in it. It is clear
25 November 2020.
crystal that paper is better than plastic.

NUR FARHANA AMINUDDIN (6A1)
NUR FARAH AYUNI NORIZLANIN(6A2) -NUR DIANA AMIRAH BINTI AZAM (6A1)
NURUL FATHIHAH ZIKRI (6A1)




Letters to Editor
READERS’ COMMENTS AND OPINIONS




First of all, READ is one of I admit that this e-bulletin In my opinion, READ is a good
great sources for students to helps us to improve our for students to
platform
read more. This e-bulletin reading and writing skills to a improve their knowledge and
helps students to improve their great extent. Students are vocabulary in English
skills in writing and widen their given a chance to write and Language. With this platform,
vocabulary. We can also be express their own ideas and students can sharpen their
up-to-date with the news reading and writing skills and
creativity in English Language.
related to Form 6. Lastly, I Thank you and keep it up help them in answering MUET
would like to suggest to READ to guys! papers. Thank you READ for
include students’ artworks in -AIMAN HAKIMI, 6A2 making it possible.
this e-bulletin so that those -MUHAMMAD HAZIQ, 6A2
with artistic talents can also
contribute to this magazine.

-NURULAIN NADHIRAH, 6A1


Upcoming Events / Activities




Date Event/Activity
8-11November 2020 STPM Semester 1 (Lower 6) &
Semester 3 (Upper 6) Trial
Examinations
18 November 2020 Pre-U Annual Party
21 November 2020 MUET (Written Test) Session 2, 2020