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Starting with Gua Penyu, the trainers instructed the participants to switch off their torches to experience total darkness. They explored different caves with increasing difficulty over three days. In Gua Balai, they had to help each other on slippery rocks, bonding them as a group. Gua Tongkat involved squeezing through narrow passages, getting muddy and wet. They emerged from tiny holes into magnificent caverns with rock formations. Though the challenges were tough, the participants enjoyed the experience with encouragement from dedicated trainers and camaraderie with the group.
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- 1. SMK PADANG GARUDA, KUANTAN UJIAN1 TINGKATAN 5 NAMA; ………………………………………………………………… TINGKATAN: 5 _______ Questions 1-10 Read the following websites reviews and complete the table that follows. ROYAL REGAL RESORT AND EDUCATOR MAGAZINE present Appreciating the Educator Contest Time to show your appreciation to your dedicated teacher this fast-approaching Teacher’s Day. Come up with the most creative dedication and send it in today! The three most appealing, creative entries will win: One-night two-day stay at the Royal Regal Executive Room, Royal Regal Resort Worth RM900.00(breakfast provided) plus one-year free subscription of the Educator Magazine worth Rm200.00 Rules of participation: Submit your dedication in not more than 25 words E-mail to dedication@edumag.com.my or fax to 03-3256206 Include your full name, identity card number, contact number and address of your school. Submit your contest from 23 March 2015 Terms and conditions: The judges’ decision is final Prizes are not exchangeable for other service or cash. Winners will be notified by telephone. Questions 1-10 Using the information from the poster , complete the table below. 1
- 2. Organisers Prizes offered 9. ___________________________________ 1.__________________________________ 10.__________________________________ 2.__________________________________ 3.__________________________________ Closing date: 8.______________________________ APPRECIATING THE EDUCATOR CONTEST Winners will be notified by 7.___________________________________ Ways to send in the entries ____________________________________ 4.____________________________ 5. ____________________________ Length of dedication 6. ___________________________________________ ( 10 marks ) Questions 1-6 are based on the following passage. 1 Initially, the activity of caving did not appeal to me at all. I had always found the idea of 2
- 3. clambering even crawling, through narrow, wet, rocky passages in pitch black conditions not particularly appetising. However, after much persuasion from my nature-loving friends, I reluctantly found myself signing up for a Basic Caving Course organised by the Malaysia Nature Society at the Kota Gelanggi Caves near Jerantut, Pahang. The things we had to take included a helmet, knee and elbow pads, a waterproof headlamp, hand- held torch and ‘dry pack’. We were also asked to bring protective clothing to cover our arms and legs completely. 2 One Friday, after a three-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, we arrived at the Felda Tekam Plantation Resort near Jerantut and soon started our final classroom session. This was a serious caving course which included lessons on geology, ecology and of course, safety. 3 The next day, we started our adventure with Gua Penyu, one of the ‘easy caves’ among the ,many of Kota Gelanggi. This Was an easy walk but the caving trainer who leading us made it more memorable and challenging by asking us all to switch off our torches used to such darkness. After that, there was an abseiling session down a thirty-metre cliff. The caving trainers had to carefully check the gear of each and every participant and patiently repeat the instructions each time! We were little worried as the weather was slightly windy . It was unnerving sliding down the rope. Some of the participants were seen reciting prayers while waiting for their turn. But soon, it was all over. We were on safe guard again. 4 After breakfast on the second day, we tackled Gua Balai, a slightly tougher cave. We had to tread on the slippery rocks rather gingerly. Since it was necessary to help one another, this was when we began bond as a group. That night, there was a session of group games an a fun quiz. During the quiz, it started raining heavily, The trainers were excited and gleefully told us that caving would be ‘extra fun’ the next day. 5 On the third day, we awakened very early in the morning and told to get ready for Gua Tongkat. On entering, we found ourselves having to wriggle along like worms to get through some narrow rock passages, and it became clear why we had been asked to wear protective clothing, helmets and gloves. Despite the protective gear, many of us suffered cuts and bruises on our arms and legs. Somehow, it was incredible that only our trainers escaped without a single blemish on their arms and legs. Then, it was time for our ‘final exam’- on our bellies through a muddy, watery passage. Finally, after much clumsiness, we arrived at a chamber with a tiny hole at the end. The unsympathetic trainers happily shouted that we had to go through that tiny hole. We had to get down on all fours in the dirty mud. We all struggled to keep our noses above water as we inched our way forward. 6 After what seemed like an eternity, we finally came to a series of magnificent caverns with an abundance of rock formations dripping with water. The sight was spectacular. We were awestruck. Who have thought that such wonderful complex, of caves lay just beyond a tiny hole? 3 5[T ype 15[Ty pe a 1000 25 20 35 30
- 4. 7 Later, the participants were talking about their experiences. It was not surprising that all of them had only positive things to say about the course. Razif, an accountant, commented. : I was initially worried about squeezing through the narrow passages. However, with the encouragement of our dedicated trainers, I could complete all challengers. Adventure carving can be addictive, especially when it’s done in group of people who are passionate about exploring dark rocky passages and discovering the wondrous world within. I can’t wait for the next trip” 8 All the twenty-one participants graduated from the course and were awarded certificates. What really made the experience unforgettable for them was the group camaraderie and the infectious enthusiasm of the caving trainers. What is that make these people come back year in, year out for such activity? 9 Simon, a trainer explained “ I find caves beautiful and mysterious. I feel exhilarated wondering what I will discover as I go deeper. It’s not the same as watching it on a TV. You want to climb, crawl, get stuck in passages and roll in mud. You emerge feeling good and wanting to share that experience with others. 1. From paragraph 1, why did the writer decide to go on the caving course? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark ) 2. From paragraph 4, a) What brought the participants together as a group in Gua Balai cave? …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark ) b) Why do you think the trainers said caving would be ‘extra fun ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1. From paragraph 5, a) Give a reason why you think the trainer could escape without a single blemish on their arms and legs? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ( 1 mark ) b) What made the trainers seem unsympathetic ? 4 40 3545 5 50 35
- 5. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ( 1 mark ) c) Which phrase mean ‘moved very slowly’ ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ( 1 mark ) 1. From paragraph 7, a) How did Razif manage to overcome all the difficulties he faced? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ( 1 mark ) b) Which sentence suggests that Razif enjoyed the caving adventure ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ( 1 mark ) 1. In your own words state one quality that caving trainers should have. Provide a reason to support your answer. Quality : ………………………………………………………………………………….. ( 1 mark ) Reason: ………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark ) 2. The course participants had an interesting experience in caving adventure . Write a summary on the challenges they faced when exploring the caves. Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original meaning. Your summary must • be in continuous writing form ( not note form) • use material from line 14 to 35 • not to be longer than 130 words , including the 10 words given below. Begin your summary as follows: 5
- 6. Starting with Gua Penyu, the trainers instructed the participants to …………………… Question 1-5 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow Nature by H.D. Carberry We have neither Summer nor Winter Neither Autumn nor Spring. We have instead the days When the gold sun shines on the lush green canefields- Magnificently. The days when the rain beats like bullet on the roofs And there is no sound but thee swish of water in the gullies And trees struggling in the high Jamaica winds. 6
- 7. Also there are the days when leaves fade from off guango trees’ And the reaped canefields lie bare and fallow to the sun. But best of all there are the days when the mango and the logwood blossom When bushes are full of the sound of bees and the scent of honey, When the tall grass sways and shivers to the slightest breath of air, When the buttercups have paved the earth with yellow stars And beauty comes suddenly and the rains have gone. 1. Name the four seasons stated in the poem. ( 1 mark ) 2. State the line in the poem describes the days in autumn. ( 1 mark ) 3. What do the bullets refer to? ( 1 mark ) 4. Which line shows there is strong wind in Jamaica? ( 1 mark ) 5. What are ‘yellow stars’ as mentioned in the poem ? __________________________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark ) Information Transfer 10 marks Comprehension 10 marks Summary 15 marks 7
- 8. Literature(Poem) 5 marks Total 40 marks Prepared by: ( LILIS SURIANI BINTI ABD MALIK) 8