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English Form 1 Unit 3
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PBD Module DSKP Practice

Read the news article and answer the questions that follow.

KOTA KINABALU – At 7.15 a.m. on 5th June 2015, a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Ranau, Sabah.
The quake lasted 30 seconds but it caused massive destruction. One of the peaks of Mount Kinabalu, Donkey’s
Ears was broken off. There was massive destruction to the buildings too around the mountain. It was a sad day.
What was more disheartening was the loss of eighteen lives. Among them were students, mountain guides,
teachers and tourists.
For many, the trek up Mount Kinabalu is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is a personal challenge but for
the mountain guides, it is their lives. It is no easy task. They put the interests and safety of the climbers before
their own lives. Trekking up the mountain when the trail is intact is already a difficult task. This is made worse
when the trails are wiped away by the quake.
On that fateful day, it was more difficult. A group of local Sabahan guides set off in the dark to reach the
affected areas. They cleared the trails to reach the injured, and those stranded at the peak. Some of these
unsung heroes carried the injured on their backs. They had to tread carefully on the damaged trail to get them
to safety. What they had done was praiseworthy. They did their best for the victims irrespective of their race or
religion.
(https://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/sabah-quake-local-mountain-guides-hailed-unsung-heroes-aftermath)

A Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the online news for each answer. LS 3.1.2

1. The massive earthquake in Ranau resulted in massive destruction and loss of lives.

2. Eighteen people died in the earthquake.

3. The trekking was difficult after the quake because the trails were wiped away .

4. The mountain guides cleared the trail before they could reach out to the injured.

5. Local Sabahan guides trekked up the mountains to save the injured and those stranded at the peak .

6. Some of the mountain guides carried the injured on their backs as they were not able to walk.

7. What the mountain guides had done were selfless and praiseworthy .

8. Race or religion did not matter during the rescue effort.

B Complete the table with a word from the text. LS 3.1.3
Watch video on Sabah quake:
Meaning Word https://malaysia.video.search.yahoo.com/
yhs/search?fr=yhs-arh-001&hsimp=yhs-
001&hspart=arh&p=video+of+sabah+quake#
1. Deserving praise praiseworthy

2. Not influenced by irrespective
VIDEO

Learning Objectives:

Pupils will
• understand details and information in simple longer texts • guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other
known words and by context

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