READING/COMPREHENSION/

SUMMARY

THEMES:

People

Environment

Values

Health

Science and Technology

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TYPES OF PASSAGES

DESCRIPTIVE

NARRATIVE

FACTUAL

EXPOSITORY

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TYPES OF COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

1. FACTUAL –

to give info : how many children were

there ?

To state or list – List two benefits of…

To read for details/find evidence – How did

the man escape?

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TYPES OF COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

2. VOCABULARY –

Word replacement : Find a word to replace

Word or phrase explanation : Explain the

meaning of …/ What does juvenile mean ?

Word identification : Find a word/phrase which

means …

Which phrase in paragraph 1 indicates…

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TYPES OF COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

3. INFERENTIAL –

To read what the writer implies but not

stated explicitly : How do you think the

writer feels about his job?

In what way has the tsunami affected

Mary?

What are the implications of this

experiment?

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TYPES OF COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

4. EVALUATIVE –

To give your opinions – What do you

think …..?

Suggest other ways….

Do you agree with …..? Give a reason

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MARKING SCHEME

10 questions or less

10 marks

1, 2 or 0 mark

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HOW TO ANSWER COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

STEP 1 –

Skim the passage to get a general idea

STEP 2 –

Read the questions carefully

STEP 3 –

Read the passage again

Underline important points

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HOW TO ANSWER COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

STEP 4 –

Answer the questions briefly

STEP 5 –

When you are asked to give

evidence/quote a phrase/give a word or

sentence, use quotation marks

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HOW TO ANSWER COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

STEP 6 -

Answer the question in the order set

STEP 7 –

Lift / copy but intelligently and not

wholesale copying

STEP 8 –

Check answers again if there’s time

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QUESTION TYPE

Where …. (place/location)

When …. (time/period)

What …. (matter) eg : What happened to the writer ? What did Jerry give to Tom as a birthday present ? What was Matilde’s feelings when she knew the necklace was fake?

Why …. (reasons)

How …. (manner)

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QUESTION TYPE

Which …. (specific) eg: Which car is

yours ? Which Harry Potter’s book do you

like ?

Who …. (people) eg: Who is your

favourite person? ? Who wants to go to

town?

How …. (numbers, distance, length,

transport, price etc )?

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Examples of the uses of “How…”

How many students are there in the hall?

How far is Seremban from Rembau?

How many centimetres make a meter?

How much is that sports car ?

How do you come to school ?

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SUMMARY

What is summary ?

A brief statement of important points of a

text – key words

Use own words/ideas

No personal opinion given

Leave out dialogues, details, idioms etc

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TECHNIQUES OF SUMMARY WRITING

Read the passage ONCE

Read the question. Understand what you have to DO eg. What did Mary do to save the cat ?

Common words asked : reactions, how she felt, benefits, advantages, what happened, list down the (process)

Underline important facts and ideas

Write in ONE paragraph only. No INDENT!

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SUMMARY

OBJECTIVES : To –

Select and retrieve relevant info from the

text

Use the info given in the passage

Paraphrase / Lift intelligently and

effectively

Organise the points/information

Summarise the points accuratey

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WORD COUNT

120 WORDS plus 10 words given

Egs of 1 word :

Three – dimensional / pre – writing / 20

2 words :

Harun Jalil / Perak River

3 words :

20 to 45

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MARKING SCHEME

Content - 10 marks

Style and presentation –

Paraphrase – 5m

Use of English – 5 marks = 10 /2 = 5m

Total = 15 marks

* If content > 10, marks still 10

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