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WorksheetsFORM 5 SMKPN QUIZ 7 MAY -MARY
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
•Discover the wonderful world of fused glass at iBox Museum of Glass Penang. The only glass museum in the country, it is located at 80-0, Jalan Mount Erskine, Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Opening hours are 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 pm on weekdays and 9.30 am to 5 pm on Saturdays.
•Based on the information above, we know that iBox Museum of Glass Penang is
•A. one of the glass museums in Malaysia
•B. close at 6.30pm on Saturdays
•C. opens at 9.30 am everyday
•D. close on Sundays
•Wong, would you like to give during the school assembly tomorrow?
•Actually Sir, I always have cold feet when I deliver a speech.
•From the dialogue, we know that Wong
•A. is having a fever
•B. enjoys giving speech
•C. feels nervous when giving speech
•D. does not know how to give a speech
LONDON: A British zoo says an endangered monkey that accidentally fell into a pond was eaten by otters. Bristol Zoo Garden said the rare golden lion tamarin monkey, a squirrel-sized species native to Brazil, was climbing on a branch when it feel and became trapped in the otter enclosure last month. The zoo said staff arrived too late to intervene. The zoo made the statement after a whistle blower disclosed a series of animal deaths at the institution.
•From the newspaper report, the animal died was
•A. a lion
•B. an otter
•C. a squirrel
•D. a monkey
Kiwifruits is one of the most nutritionally powerful fruits. A single large kiwifruit contains a day’s worth of Vitamin C and one of the few fruits to contain Vitamin E. Kiwifruit also offers fibre and potassium.
•Which of the following statements is true?
•A. Many fruits contain Vitamin E
B. Kiwifruits is the most nutritious fruit
•C. Fibre and potassium are also found in kiwifruit
•D. Kiwifruit provided only Vitamin C
•The purpose of this sign is to
•A. advise
•B. explain
C. caution – warn
•D. announce
An asthma attack is probably one of the most frightening things that a person can experience. Although _____ duration may last for only a few minutes, the psychological impact is quite strong as during the attack, a person will experience wheezing.
•A. it
•B. its
•C. it’s
•D. itself
•A person will experience wheezing, tightness or pain in the chest and breathing difficulties which has been described as trying to ____ through a straw.
•A. breathe
•B. breathes
•C. breathed
•C. breathed
•During an attack, the first instinct is to reach _____ a prescribed inhaler and take a few quick puffs in order to gain relief.
•A. in
at
on
for
•Being incurable, the only way to ____ asthma is to control it.
overcome
handle
solve
cure
•Two Johor Baru Pubs Razed to the Ground
•
•Johor Baru, Sunday: Two pubs were razed in a pre-dawn fire
•at Johor Baru in what police believe may be arson.
•The interior of the pubs were destroyed in the incident.
No one was hurt and the firemen quickly brought the fire under control.
•The fire probably happened at around
A five in the morning
•B seven in the morning.
C two in the afternoon
•D seven in the morning.
•Johor Baru, Sunday: Two pubs were razed in a pre-dawn fire at Johor Baru in what police believe may be arson.
•The interior of the pubs were destroyed in the incident.
No one was hurt and the firemen quickly brought the fire under control.
•From the report we know that
•many people were hurt
the exteriors of the pub were badly damaged
•the firemen took a long time to control the fire.
•someone could have purposely set the pubs on fire.
•QUAKE FRIGHT
•An Uneasy Night for Residents
•What makes the residents frightened?
•The earthquake
the dark night
the uneasiness
the headline
•Mobile Phones in School – Ban Not Lifted
•The headline is telling us that
Students can now bring mobiles phone to school
Mobile phones are no longer banned in schools
Mobile phones cannot be lifted in schools
•Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones to school.
•Nationwide Cholera outbreak
•Do not drink water that is not boiled
•The headline is telling us that
•the whole nation does not have boiled water
•there is a cholera outbreak in the country
•water causes cholera outbreak
•Tsunami hits Penang Island
•As a tourist, what should you do if you read the headline?
Make a trip to Penang Island
Avoid going to Penang Island
•Go to the nearest police station
Call up your friends in Penang Island
•To all Taman Mas Murni residents;
•Dry weather has caused the water level in the reservoir to drop drastically.
•Please note that water will be rationed from tomorrow onwards until the situation gets back to normal
•According to the notice, the situation refers to the
water level
reservoir
water ration
Taman Mas Murni residents
•CAUTION
•SLIPPERY ROAD
•From the sign we know that drivers
can speed up
should be careful
are very careless
are very cautious
•BLOOD DONATION DRIVE
•Date: 15 September, 2007
•Place: 40 Jalan Besar, Marang
•Time: 10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
•Organiser: PEMADAM
•The main aim of the poster is to
•A. encourage people to drive
•B. collect blood from the people
•C. persuade people to donate blood
• D. inform people about the blood drive
•OLD CLOTHES DONATION DRIVE
•Organised by the Girl Guides of SMK Halson Drive
•Time : 9 a.m – 5 p.m
•Date : 13 April 2007
•Venue : Jalan Halson Dry Market
•According to the poster
•A the campaign last for one week
•B you can donate old clothes at Jalan Halson Dry Market
•C the duration of the campaign is five hours
•D the campaign is organized by the Jalan Halson Dry Market
•Holiday Camp
•Register Now!
•Age: 11-19 years old
•Date: 12 – 15 September 2007
•The poster is for
adults
anybody
children
teenagers
•FOREST RESERVE
•Which of the following activities would be disallowed here?
hiking
trekking
logging
•SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK
•The sign above says that
•A. only risk-takers should swim
•B. swimmers are responsible for their own safety
•C. swimming is a risky business
•Tuesday 22 June 2007
•Dear Kamal,
•
•Thank you for handing in my project yesterday, I couldn’t do it as I had to visit my grandmother who was very ill. See you in two day’s time.
• Alias
•Alias will be back in school on
Thursday
Wednesday
Monday
Tuesday
•Dear Mother,
•I will be late tonight. Don’t wait up.
• Samad
•Samad wrote the message
•A to tell his mother to wait for him
•B to inform his mother that he will be late
•C to ask permission to go out late
•D to tell his mother to be late
•Kishen,
•Do not forget you have a dental appointment today at 5 p.m.
• Neesha
•Kishen is going to get treatment for his
mouth
teeth
ears
eyes
•Did Mrs Lee like our plan going mountain climbing?
•She has thrown cold water on them
•Oh no!
•From the conversation, we know that Mrs Lee has
A. laughed at their suggestions.
B. poured water over the girls’ plans
C. approved of their plans to go mountain climbing
D. disagreed with their plans to go mountain climbing.
Son:•So Dad, are you ready for your first driving lesson?
Dad: Sh.. I have butterflies in my stomach
From the conversation, we know that the
A. father is nervous about driving for the first time
B. son is nervous about going for his driving test
C son’s hobby is catching butterflies
•The football match was put off
•Why?
•By saying put off, the man means that the match was
stopped
postponed
cancelled
changed
•CONNON COMPUTER
•20% off the usual price
•1-20 September 2007
•Free printer for each unit sold
•Customer who buys a computer during the sale period will get
•
to pay only three quarter of the pric
•a printer free of charge
a printer at 20% off
•Dear Editor,
•I recently returned from a trip to Pulau Redang. I went snorkeling and it saddened me to see that there were fewer fish and corals were not as rich as during my previous trip. In fact, the seabed was covered with dead coral.
• But, what was most heart-breaking was seeing the blatant sale of turtle eggs at a wet market in Kuala Terengganu. What happened to the laws enacted to prohibit the sale of turtle eggs? I thought turtles were on the brink of extinction.
• Please save our turtles before it is too late.
• Sam,
• Petaling Jaya
•Which statement is true about Pulau Redang?
•A. Pulau Redang was rich in coral
B. Turtles are sold openly in the market
•C. The seabed was covered with dead fish.
D. Turtle eggs are sold openly in the market
•But, what was most heart-breaking was seeing the blatant sale of turtle eggs at a wet market in Kuala Terengganu. What happened to the laws enacted to prohibit the sale of turtle eggs?
•The meaning of prohibit means to
forbid
censor
block
allow
•Lack of sleep weakens our body system. Animals die within forty days if they do not sleep. The minimum hours of sleep an adult needs varies from six to eight. Babies need as much as 16 hours. Sleep is as important as food and water.
•The main point in the passage is we
•A. need ten hours of sleep
•B. must have food and water
•C. should sleep early
•D. cannot do without sleep
•Lack of sleep weakens our body system. Animals die within forty days if they do not sleep. The minimum hours of sleep an adult needs varies from six to eight. Babies need as much as 16 hours. Sleep is as important as food and water.
•From the passage ,we know that people of different ages
•A. have different sleeping habits
•B. go to bed at different times
•C. vary in their hours of sleep
•EzyFM
•Find the world class 42” Plasma TV!
•Win this 42’ Plasma TV with digital natural image engine worth RM 11000.
•For more clues and updates, tune in to EzyFM. Programme brought to you by YZL Sdn Bhd.
•What is the connection between EzyFM and YZL Sdn Bhd?
•A. MyFM is hired by YZL
•B. The contest is sponsored by YZL
•C. They run the radio station together.
•D. YZL pays for all programmes on EzyFM.
•Everything happens for a reason.
The quote above is good for someone who
is optimistic
like reasoning
is in excitement
almost loses hopes.
•TASTE OF THAILAND
•Special Offer!
•Discount for travel to Bangkok for Songkran Festival-shopping galore-Thai massage-Thai food-handicrafts
•Minimum: 4 pax
•Travel period; April only
•Which statement is best describes the advertisement?
•A. The offer is for the whole year.
•B. The offer is suitable for groups of four.
•C. Tourists can participate in many Thai festivals
•D. A Taste of Thailand is a trip to try out Thai food only
•JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS
•Live a drug-free life.
•Drugs bring sorrow and death.
•They destroy you and your family.
•Why should posters like the above be displayed?
•A. To deter young and old from taking drugs
•B. to reduce the number of drug addicts
•C. to show that taking drugs is illegal
•D. to value family over drugs.
•Teacher: All those who are interested in participating in the competition should hand in their forms by 10th June. Late entries will not be entertained after the deadline.
•Sarah: As today is the 7th, that will give us only three days.
•From the conversation we know that
•A. late entries are always welcomed
•B. the students do not pay heed to the teacher
•C. is too late for the students to submit their forms
•D. the teacher is warning the students about the deadline
•FLY TAXI
•The head of Dubai’s transportation agency said the self-flying taxis would start ferrying people around Dubai starting from July. To call for a flying taxi, all passengers will need to do is enter their destinations into an app. It cannot fly directly but has to hop from one set landing spot to another. Its propellers fold inwards as it lands so it can fit in a single car parking space. The autonomous vehicle has a ‘fail safe’ system that prompts it to land in the nearest place if anything malfunctions or disconnects.
•Which is true?
•A.The taxi will take the passengers straight to their destinations
•B. The taxi reaches the destinations within a short time.
•C. The taxi takes a big parking space.
•D. The taxi is safe to be ridden.
•Turn off the bubbles
•Those little bubbles on your mobile phone can cause no end of anxiety when it comes to staying on top of all of our different apps and games. You can disable the nagging icons by going to Setting- Notifications. You need to toggle them to ‘off’ for each application. You can also opt to receive notifications as alerts on the lock screen or banners at the top of your phone.
•Which of the following statements is true about the icons?
•A. The little bubbles may cause uneasiness
•B. The bubbles cannot be deactivated
•C. Receiving notifications is required
D. Having banners is compulsory
•One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They _____ anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor handed out the question papers as usual.
wait
waits
waited
waiting
•Aries (March 21- April20)
•There’s busy, which you like. And there’s being so busy that you have no time to enjoy love of life’s pleasure which is the case at the moment. Instead of filling your diary, you need to give serious thought to which activities you should go.
•A person born on March 28th should
•A. start activities
•B. get married
•C. buy a diary
•D. limit work
•If it’s not good enough to eat
•It’s not good enough for you
•The cosmetic company is probably committed to
•A. making commercial products
•B. making people feel good
•C. selling natural products
•D. selling health foods
•It’s not love at the first sight but love at first bite.
•What is the message in the saying?
•A. Don’t judge the book by its cover.
B. Try it and you will know how good it is
•C. Falling in love at first sight is a good idea.
•D. Judging by appearance can be misleading.
•The Court Declares
•No case for plagiarism against
•The Tuesdays with Morrie.
•The Tuesdays with Morrie is a
•A. a book
•B. a sculpture
•C. a court case
•D. an argument
•The dodo bird inhabited the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, where it lived undisturbed for so long that it lost its need and ability to fly. It lived and nested on the ground and ate fruits that had fallen from trees.
•Why did the dodo bird lose its ability to fly?
•A. It was left undisturbed for quite some time.
B. Their wings fell off.
•C. There was an infection that plagued the birds.
•D. It never flew in the first place.
•MK Sutera Pulai will be organising a jogathon next month to raise funds to construct a new Self Access centre. A well-known businessman has been invited to flag off the event. As a former student of the school, he is very glad to help.
•In the extract above, the phrase flag off can be best replaced with
complete
watch
start
mark
•PUTRAJAYA : Many Malaysians are unknowingly using the wrong face mask which does not protect them from hazy conditions. They are using surgical masks which cannot filter haze particles, when they should be wearing the N95 respiratory
•mask recommended by the Health Ministry.
•According to the above news report, what happens when Malaysians use the wrong face mask?
A. It will be more fashionable
• B. Pollutants would not be filtered
• C. It will become tangled and drop off
• D. They will suffocate to death
•Jonathan : Hi Florence, are you free for dinner tonight? It’s my treat.
•
Florence :
Hi Jonathan, I’m afraid I can’t join you as I am under the weather today. Sorry.
•
From the dialogue above, we know that
A. Florence has another plan for that day
•B. Jonathan is asking Florence to pay for dinner.
• C. Florence is unable to make it for dinner that day.
D. The weather is not good that day
•PRE-DAWN FIRE SENDS HUNDREDS FLEEING
•PETALING JAYA Hundreds of people who were watching movies were forced to flee Sunshine shopping centre when a fire broke out shortly after midnight. The fire apparently started in the Tanjung Silver Village Cineplex at about 12.30 a.m. and quickly spread to the car park area towards the left side of the mall. The blaze damaged the façade of the building between the second and third dome, to the right of the complex entrance.
•Who fled from the scene of the fire?
workers
onlookers
shoppers
movie-goers
•SURVEY
•1. Do you drink coffee every day?
•2. What time of the day do you usually drink coffee?
•3. How many cups of coffee do you take in one day?
•4. How important is daily coffee consumption to you?
•The survey above is trying to collect information on
•A. caffeine intake
•B. types of coffee
•C. how much coffee to make
•D. coffee brands
•Did You Know?
•According to research, listening to classical music improves your sleep quality. Listening to the correct classical music also has an uplifting effect that helps relieve mental stress and ease symptoms of depression. A study has also revealed that playing classical music in the background would create a comfortable environment and induce people to be more open to discuss their personal experience.
•The extract states the benefits of listening to classical music except
•A. helps you sleep better
•B. makes the environment more comfortable for heart-to-heart conversations
•C. relieves physical stress
•D. reduces chances of being depressed
•Well done is better that well said
•From the notice, it means
•A. the pen is mightier than the sword
•B. action speaks louder than words
•C. to kill two birds with one stone
•D. to hit the nail on the head
•Two men, posing as army officers and driving a Mercedes-Benz S2000 filled with fake weaponry, gained entry into the Terendak Camp in Sungai Udang on Saturday. Carrying fake millitary passes and in uniform, the local men in their late 30’s were allowed inside the camp, which housed the 10th Parachute Brigade. But they only got as far as the firing range 600m from the entrance before they were caught.
•From the newspaper report above, we know that
•A. the two men were foreigners
•B. the two men were army officers
•C. the two men were finally apprehended
•D. the two men did not gain entry into the camp
•ANSWER
•Dear Editor,
•The death of the five-year-old boy, who was left unattended in his mother’s car for more than 6 hours was a tragedy. It is speculated that the police want to charge the mother. This is unwise. The distraught parents are already under severe strain, having lost their son, and to charge the mother with neglect is to rub salt into their wounds. Her loss through her unintentional negligence will haunt her for the rest of her life.
•The mother was sad because
•A. her son has just died
•B. the police wanted to charge her
•C. she had left her son unattended in the car
•D. her son had died because of her negligence
•Do you know what is the most painful word in the English language?
•Many think it is ‘alone’. All of us at one time or another, have _____ the bitterness of being lonely,
taste
tastes
tasted
tasting
•Driving and talking on the phone doesn’t require drivers to take their eyes off the road, but it’s hard to do so without first reaching for the phone or dialing a number – actions that raise the risk of crash.
•
•A suitable heading for the extract is
•Handphone and crash risk.
Handphones raise crash risk
Phone usage while driving – crash risk
Reading messages while driving raise crash risk
•There was a terrible storm last Friday. A tall tree fell on Mariam’s house. No one was hurt but the house was badly damaged. After the storm, Mariam’s neighbours helped to remove the fallen tree. They felt sad for Mariam’s family. The next morning, they came to repair her house. Mariam bought some building material and her neighbours repaired the house for her. Mariam and her family were thankful to their kind neighbours and invited them all to dinner,
•From the extract above we can describe Mariam’s neighbours as
sharing
cautious
respectful
responsible
•Be safe…
•Make sure you are never alone with someone who has been drinking or taking drugs. You don’t know when he will turn violent.
•From the notice above, we know that we should
•keep away from drug and alcohol abusers.
•not be alone with strangers and violent people.
•avoid going out with drug addicts and alcoholics.
•keep away from drugs and alcohol to avoid violence.
•
•Children who were read to before age two and who had access to plenty of children’s books had a vocabulary that is almost twice that of those who have less books at home and who were only read aloud to after the age of four years. A wide vocabulary helps boost children’s reading and ups school performance as children understand more what is happening and find it easier to keep up in class.
•From the statement above, children should
•A. read aloud at the age of four
•B. start reading at the age of two
•C. be read to earlier than two-years old
•D. have the access of books by the age of four
•Moringa Oleifera is a tree that grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions. It is acalled a miracle tree because every part of it is edible. It has over 92 different nutrients and is considered a complete food! Not only it is insanely nutritious but it is also sustainable, and grows more that 10 feet a year. Furthermore, the seeds can actually clean dirty water for drinking. This is why it is a miracle tree!
•Which of the following statements is true?
A. Moringa seeds can be a good water filter
•B. A moringa tree has miraculous nutrients.
•C. Some parts of moringa tree are eatable.
•D. A moringa tree can grow up to 10 feet.
•What is your phone made of?
•45% plastic
•20% copper
•5% non-metals
•10 % ceramic
•20% other metals like aluminium and fold
•All of the materials in your phone can be recovered and used to generate energy or make new products from musical instruments to gold rings or even park bench.
•Which is the following best describes the poster above?
•A. Mobile phones are energy-producer
•B. Mobile phones are biodegradable
•C. Mobile phones are metal-based
•D. Mobile phones are recyclable
Flowers provide a way to brighten someone’s day or extend sentiments of love, congratulations and condolences. Most people consider flowers one of nature’s many gifts that often provoke emotional responses. They can be soothing or uplifting. Flowers are appropriate for any situation and do not require you to be intimate with the recipient.
•Based on the extract above, we can conclude that flowers
•A. are liked by most people
•B. are suitable for many occasions
•C. have unfavourable effects on people
•D. have a commercial value
•Go to a desert to know the importance of water.
•What message is conveyed in the poster above?
•A. Water conservation is sufficient
•B. Water is abundant in the desert
•C. Some people do not value water
•D. The world is facing water shortage.
•According to a new report by the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK, Instagram is____9____as one of the most detrimental social networking app for young people’s mental health.
state
states
stated
stating
