SULIT 6355/2 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Kertas 2

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1 SULIT 6355/2 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Kertas 2 Satu jam Arahan: 1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 2 bahagian dan 30 soalan. 2. Jawab semua soalan. 3. Hitamkan semua jawapan anda untuk Bahagian A dan B di kertas jawapan yang disediakan. 4. Setiap soalan akan mempunyai 3 atau 4 pilihan; A, B dan C atau A, B, C dan D. Instructions: 1. This question paper consists of 2 sections and 30 questions. 2. Answer all questions. 3. Shade all your answers for Sections A and B on the answer sheet provided. 4. Each question will consist of either 3 or 4 options; A, B and C OR A, B, C and D. 1

2 SULIT 6355/2 Section A [25 marks] You are advised to spend 40 minutes on this section. Questions 1-25 For each of the questions in this section, select the correct answer. Then on the answer sheet provided, write down the letter which denotes the correct answer. Question 1 Read the text below and then answer the question that follows. Silicone is a breakthrough in modern science because of its unequalled heat deflection and water-repelling properties. It has also been noted for its ability to repel dirt and self-clean. Lota Silicone Plant had taken the lead by producing self-cleaning paint by using advanced Lota Silicone Technology. 1. From the text above we know that.. A. The Lota Silicone Plant is a breakthrough in modern science. B. Self-cleaning plant is only produced with Lota Silicone Technology. C. Silicone is a breakthrough in modern science. Question 2 Read the text below. Then answer the question that follow. Corns and Calluses Corns and calluses are your first warning sign that your shoes don't fit properly. These hardened areas of skin occur at points of pressure and friction and are usually due to ill-fitting shoes. If left untreated, they can lead to painful ulcers. 2. What is the first thing you get when your shoes don't fit you? A. Foot Pressure B. Corns and Calluses C. Skin Cancer D. Painful ulcers 2

3 Question 3 Read the text below carefully and then answer the question that follows. Bronchitis is the inflammation or swelling of the mucous lining of the main tubes leading from the windpipe to the lungs. There are two forms acute and chronic. The former is less serious than the latter, though it should be treated promptly. 3. Which type of bronchitis is more life-threatening? A. Acute B. Serious C. Critical D. Chronic Questions 4 and 5 Read the text below carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Water is constantly changing from liquid to vapour and floating up into the air. The heat for this to happen comes from the Sun. It s the sun s warmth that makes water move, and this is what gives it energy. Solar power is rather cheap and can be easily harnessed with very little cost. 4. The best meaning for the phrase that is underlined is.. A. Water cannot change. B. Water does not change. C. Water always changes. D. Water never changes. 5. The best meaning for the word harnessed is. A. utilized B. produced C. harassed 3

4 Questions 6 and 7 Read the given text and then answer the questions that follow. For many Malaysians, herbs are a part of life. We capture their aromatic goodness in bottles, add them as flavours to food, and seek them out for treatment. We trust them because their known benefits to health, date back thousands of years. Yet when herbal medicines cross paths with conventional ones, a real confrontation ensues. Modern doctors feel that herbal medicines are not safe as they have not been researched properly. 6. Herbs are used in all of the following ways, except one. Find the incorrect one? A. As perfumes for men and women. B. As medicines for treating the sick. C. As flavourings in our cooking. D. As bottles for decorative purposes. 7. The most suitable meaning of the word "confrontation" is... A. argument B. fight C. war D. rebellion Question 8 Read the text below and then answer the question. Antibiotics remain our most effective weapon against diseasecausing bacteria, with the power to save lives and prevent illness. But when overused or misused, these drugs make a person more vulnerable to attack by a superbug. Children are particularly at risk because, as any parent can testify, kids get sick more often than anyone else. 8. The most effective human weapon against disease is? A. bacteria B. antibiotics C. drugs D. superbug 4

5 Question 9 Study the table given below. Then answer the question that follows. AIDS : HOW UGANDA COMPARES WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS Adult (15-49 years) prevalence rate %: end of 2001 Botswana 38.8% Burundi 8.3% Kenya 15.0% Malawi 15.0% Rwanda 8.9% South Africa 20.1% Tanzania 7.8% Uganda 5.0% Zambia 21.5% Zimbabwe 33.7% 9. Which of the statements below is correct? A. Uganda shows a very high rate of AIDS victims. B. Uganda has twice as many AIDS victims as both Kenya and Malawi. C. Uganda has the least number of AIDS victims compared to its neighbours. D. Uganda needs to do a lot of campaigning to educate its public on AIDS awareness. Questions 10 and 11 Read the text below and then answer the questions that follow. Whenever you get a bit hungry you probably don't go to the kitchen and make a salad. Like us, you're more likely to pop out for a takeaway. Sadly, going for a healthy option normally takes a conscious effort and more than a little willpower. But despite its unhealthy reputation, there is some fast food you can eat without any risk of padding your arteries or your waistline. Make the right choice and your polystyrene box could even contain something that's positively good for you. 10. According to the text, what would people most likely do, if they are hungry? A. go and cook some food. B. go and make a sandwich. C. go and buy some food outside. D. eat outside. 5

6 11. What does the phrase, in bold, in the text above mean? A. putting on extra weight. B. falling sick. C. getting a heart attack. D. losing a lot of weight. Questions 12 and 13 Study the Table below. Then answer the questions that follow. Vegetables That Are Good for Our Bodies Asparagus Grapefruit Chillies Provides essential nutrients. Gives fibre and important antioxidants. Can be lightly boiled or steamed for a tasty meal. Very high in Vitamin C. Contains chemicals that protect against Cancer and Heart disease. Very high in Pectin which can help reduce blood cholesterol. Excellent source of beta Carotene and vitamin C. Can help relieve nasal congestion. Chillies add spice and interest to many dishes and can be consumed as snacks. 12. Another word from the list below, which means nasal congestion is A. cool B. cold C. cough D. phlegm 13. Of the three vegetables given above, which one type has to be cooked before it can be eaten? A. Asparagus B. Grapefruit C. Chillies 6

7 Question 14 Read the text below. Then answer the question that follows. The Influence of the 'Idiot Box' A report says that children who are seven or eight years of age would have seen over 300,000 violent scenes on television by the time they are sixteen and twenty years of age. Violent scenes depict robbery, murder, and so on. Popular T.V. programmes such as L.A. Law, Hunter, Sledge Hammer and so on are among those that depict such violent scenes. 14. What do you think is the 'Idiot Box'? A. children who are 7 or 8 years of age. B. T.V. Programmes C. the television. Questions 15 and 16 Read the given text. Then answer the questions. Nuclear Tests Cause Diseases There is a group of 29 coral islands in the Pacific Ocean known as the Marshall islands. Between 1946 and 1958, the United States carried out nuclear tests on some of these islands. About 66 nuclear tests were carried out at Bikini, Enewetek, Rongelap, and Utirik islands. What are nuclear tests? These are, in fact, bombs which are dropped from an aeroplane. Sometimes these bombs are exploded underground. When the bombs explode, a kind of smoke is released. This 'smoke' is called radioactive fallout. radioactive fallout causes many kinds of diseases such as cancer and birth deformities. 15. Bikini, Rongelap, Enewetek and Utirik are most probably...? A. Bathing clothes. B. Famous Perfumes. C. Nuclear bombs. D. The Marshall Islands. 16. What is radioactive fallout? A. Diseases B. nuclear blasts C. cancer germs D. smoke from nuclear bombs 7

8 Question 17 Read the given text and then answer the question that follows. The fundamental unit in all plants and animals is the cell. There are many similarities between plant cells and animal cells. Each cell has a nucleus, cytoplasm, plasma membrane, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi bodies. Plant and animal cells also have differences. The plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts whereas animal cells do not. Plant cells also have a fixed shape, whereas animal cells do not. 17. Based on the information above, pick out the incorrect statement. A. Plant cells and animal cells have similarities. B. Plant cells and animal cells do have differences. C. Plant and animal cells have the same shapes. D. Plant cells have cell walls which animal cells do not. Question 18 Read the text below and then answer the question. Applying reflective spectroscopy, a medical unit will find out if the colour of the blood is dark red or light red. Medical officers will then know if the blood is oxygen rich. If it is, then it means that the blood is coming straight from the heart and the soldier is therefore, in need of immediate attention. 18. According to the text, what is oxygen rich blood? A. Blood that is reflective. B. Blood that is black in colour. C. Blood that goes straight to the heart. D. Blood that comes straight from the heart Question 19 and 20 Read the given text and then answer the questions that follow. While you have fun outdoors, many insects get to enjoy a good meal. Either they're eating your food or they're eating you. To clear your yard of these insects, you can try a variety of devices, ranging from simple Citronella candles to elaborate traps to pesticides to electronic bug zappers. A bug zapper, more formally known as an electronic insect-control system or electrical-discharge insect-control system, lures bugs into it and kills them with electricity.. 8

9 19. Which of the following devices, listed below, will not get rid of bugs? A. toy gun B. citronella candles C. pesticides 20. The bug zapper kills bugs with.? A. poison B. water C. lightning D. electricity Question 21 Study the table below. Then answer the questions that follow. Dissolves oxygen and carbon dioxide for aquatic organisms Dissolves oxygen and food so that these can be transported to body cells The importance of water as a solvent Dissolves many different types of mineral salts and this enables the roots of plants to absorb these dissolved minerals Most chemical reactions in our body need water as a solvent 21. Pick the incorrect statement. A. Water dissolves oxygen and food in our bodies. B. Water dissolves aquatic organisms using oxygen and carbon dioxide. C. Most chemical reactions in our bodies need water as a solvent. D. Water is very important as a solvent. Questions 22 and 23 Read the given text and then answer the questions. Space-flight engineers from the Deft University of Technology in the Netherlands are toying with the idea of using water to reduce the temperature. They believe water spacecraft s nose cone will soak up and disperse the heat of re-entry. These scientists have developed a cone-shaped re-entry vehicle called Dart. They hope the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Dart on a redundant Soviet ballistic missile. The Dart will be made of an alloy called PM1000, which is currently used in the heat-resistant turbine blades of jet engines. The alloy is designed to withstand temperatures of 1200 C. 9

10 22. What is Dart? A. A space-flight engineer. B. The European Space Agency. C. A Soviet ballistic missile. D. A re-entry vehicle. 23. Who are " these scientists" as mentioned in the text above? A. The ESA engineers. B. The Netherlands engineers. C. The Soviet engineers. Question 24 Read the text below and then answer the question. Acids have the following properties: (a) taste sour (b) are corrosive (c) change blue litmus paper to red (d) have ph values of less than 7 (e) react with carbonates to release carbon dioxide and form salt and water 24. Based on the information above, pick the incorrect statement. A. Acids taste sweet. B. Acids are corrosive. C. Acids have ph values of less than 7. Question 25 Read the text below. Then answer the question that follows. A deadly, pneumonia-like virus spreading across the world has killed 63 people and infected more than others, mainly in Asia. Scientists say SARS is caused by a new virus from the family of coronaviruses, which also causes the common cold. Evidence is mounting that the virus is the primary causative agent, but experts say much laboratory work still needs to be done to pinpoint its exact characteristics 25. From the text above, what is the most suitable meaning of the word mounting? A. climbing B. decreasing C. increasing D. expanding 10

11 SECTION B [ 5 marks ] Questions Read the following passage and then circle the BEST answer A, B, C or D in the answer sheet provided. Water is so important in today s world, that it is rarely used as an energy source alone. Hydroelectric schemes, with their dams and power stations, are usually combined with plans for other 26 of water. One of the most precious uses, especially in dry areas, is for 27. In West India, the Narmada River project includes one of the world s 28 concrete dams. The biggest single water scheme is the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project, China. The main dam, 183 metres high and 2.3 kilometres long, will have 26 giant 29. Farmland in south-central Argentina suffered a common problem - sudden heavy rain, then a long drought. The Ceros Colorados dam stores the water to give a more even, year-round A. use B. uses C. used 27. A. eradication B. radiation C. irrigation 28. A. large B. larger C. largest 29. A. turbines B. turtles C. turnout 30. A. flower B. flow C. flour D. floor KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT 11