penilaian menengah rendah 2011 excel 2 - Trial Paper Collection

1012/1Questions 29 – 34 are based on the following passage.I am not really scared of ghosts, but something happened to me a few months ago. I was athome, alone, watching television one night. It was one of those horrible, stormy nights with wind andrain lashing against the windows. My parents and siblings were at the cinema.After a while, I heard a tapping sound. I did not worry at first. There were trees near thewindows and I thought it was the trees hitting against them.I ignored the sound. Then, I heard a bang at the front door. It must be the wind, I thought.Then, I heard a noise I could not ignore. It was a horrible cry - it was like someone being strangled. Ijumped. I was frightened by then.Then it came again. "Graaahhh!""Is there a madman going around the house, trying to get in?"I prayed that all the doors and windows were shut properly. I started moving around to checkthem. Just then, I heard the tapping. I started dialing for the police.Suddenly, the front door burst opened and in came my siblings shouting, “April Fool!April Fool!”I could have strangled them - I nearly did.29. Where was the writer at the time of the incident?A In a forest. C Alone at homeB At the cinema. D With his family30. The word lashing in paragraph 1 can be replaced withA beating. C burstingB pouring. D storming31. The writer thought the noises were made by theA trees. C madmanB wind. D brothers and sisters32. Why did the writer want to call the police?A He was frightened. C He could not leave the house.B He wanted to pray. D He was angry with his brothers and sisters.33. The writer heard the following exceptA a horrible cry. C banging on the door.B tapping sound. D slamming of the windows34. The best title for this passage isA Being Alone. C An Encounter With Ghosts.B An April Fool Joke. D A Heart Breaking Experience12/1 © 2011 Hak Cipta Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Sabah LIHAT HALAMAN SEBELAHSULIT