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SECTION CREADING COMPREHENSION & SUMMARY WRITING

SET 1:

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

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When Jay Jaboneta spoke at a bloggers summit in Zamboanga City in southernPhilippines last October, he encouraged participants to use social media to foster nationbuilding and improve peoples lives. Little did the Manila-based communicationsmanager know that within weeks he would be putting his words into action.

While in Zamboanga City, Jaboneta heard about a nearby village where youngchildren had to swim 2 kilometres and walk another 5 kilometres to get to school.During his flight home, he thought about how he could help. I had so much admirationfor these children, he says. I felt they deserved to be rewarded and help for all their

efforts.

Back in Manila he discovered that the children came from the village of LayagLayag, a cluster of more than 200 Muslims families living in shanties built on stiltsover the sea. The villagers survived on seaweed farming and fishing but could notafford a boat to ferry their children to school.

In November, Jaboneta posted a story about the childrens plight on his Facebookpage. He thought that was enough, but his friend Josiah Go encouraged him to do more.With Gos help, Jaboneta created Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids, which soughtdonation through his Facebook page to build a boat for the Layag Layag children.

It was not a formal organisation but there was an enthusiastic show of support, andwe managed to raise $1600 in a week.

Looking for help on the ground in Zamboanga City, Jaboneta contacted Anton Lim,a local liaison officer with the Tzu Chi Foundation, a Buddhist humanitarianorganisation. Lim, who admits he had never heard about the plight of the children ofLayag Layag, travelled to the village. I saw first-hand how the children struggled toswim across the murky water, holding their bags on their heads with one hand whilethey paddled with the other, he recalls. I was alarmed that they received no assistanceto make their situation safer. Lim also spoke with Tito Gadon of Zamboanga Citys

Department of Natural Resources, who agreed to donate logs confiscated from illegallogging activities.

Next, Abraham Mawadi, a boat maker living in Layag Layag, was contracted tobuild the boat. I have seven children and each of them had to swim to school because Idont have money to buy wood to build a bigger boat, says Mawadi. I was excitedwhen I learned this boat was for the children. I volunteered to take care of it and be itsofficial driver.

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On March 27, Jaboneta, Lim and a group of 15 volunteers formally turned the boat

over to Layag Layag community. Christened Bagong Pagasa (New Hope), it beganferrying children, 20 at a time, on June 6, the first day of the new school year. Whilethe children are in school, the boat is used to transports goods and produce to the

market. The benefits of the new boat were felt immediately. There was a suddenincrease in the number of students this year, especially in the preschool.says NuljamriJayari, principal of Talon Talon Public Elementary School, which the children of LayagLayag attend.

And children are showing a new sense of confidence. They used to come to schoolwith their heads bowed and looking tired, says Clarissa Cruz, a sixth grade teacher atthe Talon Talon school. They were ashamed because they were poorer than the otherstudents. They were dressed in wrinkled and often damp clothes.

Now they come to school dry and fresh looking. The children have a new eagerness

to learn and a visible sense of pride.As word spread through Facebook and the media, additional help poured in for the

people of Layag Layag. The Tzu Chi Foundation used donations to give the villageclothes, school supplies and boat repair kits.

I envisioned the boat would improve the lives of the children but I didnt imaginehow it would open a whole new world of opportunities for the entire community soquickly, admits Jaboneta, who had contracted Abraham Mawadi to build a secondboat for community.

(Adapted from Readers Digest, October 2011)

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26 From paragraph 1,(a) what did Jaboneta encourage people to do during the bloggers summit?

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(b) what does Jaboneta do for a living?

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27 From paragraph 2, how did the children from the nearby village get to school?

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28 From paragraph 4,(a) what did Jaboneta do to help the plight of the children?(i) ________________________________________________________________ [1

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(b) which word means to urge someone to do something?

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29 From paragraph 8,(a) what is the name of the new boat?

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(b) what are the other uses of the new boat apart from ferrying the students to school?

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30 In your own word, do you think we should help the under privilege students? Give a reason.

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31 Based on the passage given, write a summary:

of how Jaboneta get to know about the childrens plight

of what he did to help the children

Credit will be given for the use of own words but care must be taken not to change the originalmeaning.

Your summary must:

be in continuous writing form (not in note form)

use material from lines 5 to 50

not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

While in Zamboanga City, Jaboneta heard about a nearby village

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SET 2:

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

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He was still in his mummys womb when his dad died. Yet, TV host, radiopresenter, actor and entrepreneur Farish Aziz talked about his late father, who died atthe very young age of 29, as if he had really known him.

During the sad incident, his dad and a few other relatives were by the river. They

were taking his herd of horses for a bath. One of the horses kicked his uncle, who fellinto the river. He didnt know how to swim and was struggling to stay afloat. Seeingthat, his dad dived in and saved him. As fate would have it, it was his father whodrowned. It happened towards the end of August and that is why the annual Merdekacelebrations always bring back sad memories for the family.

The 27-year-old Kota Kinabalu-born Farish, whose real name is Mohd Farish AzizSulaiman and his only other sibling, an elder brother, thus grew up without thepresence of a father figure.

Growing up without a father was tough emotionally. When you look at your

friends, whose fathers would come to pick them up from school, attend sporting events,parent-teacher association meetings, you tend to feel lonely.

I had my uncles and aunties who are always around when we needed them but itwas not the same. Still, Im thankful for their love and support all those years, said thisself-proclaimed shy guy.

According to his grandmother, Farish is a spitting image of his late father. Exceptthat he was six footer and Im not he laughed. But dont underestimate him just yet.Farish represented Sabah football for several years. He was a member of the state teamfrom the age of 14 until he turned 23. He played for the President Cup, the Milo Cup

and a host of other championships. One of the many highlights was when Sabah madeit to the Under 19 category.

After turning 23, I decided that I had to be realistic about my future in football so Idecided to pursue a different career path, said Farish who was the pin-up footballerposter boy during his school days as footballer.

Farish was accepted into Unitar Kota Kinabalu where he completed a degree course

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in business in administration majoring in human resource management. During his finalyear, Unitar Kuala Lumpur gave him a call asking him to finish his last semester inKuala Lumpur where he was asked to represent Unitar Kuala Lumpur in football forInter-University League. He was also asked to be its model for the universitys printadvertisements. One thing led to another. Farish met friends who suggested that he go

to a casting agency which he did.

Then one day, Farish found himself at the right place at right time. Maxis wasshooting an advertisement for the companys World Cup adventure campaign in 2006.They were short of two talents when Farish was sported. They asked if he could dribblea football. After showing off some skills, he got the job.

He went on to do several more print advertisement commercials for KFC andShurah Cosmetics. His big break came when he was asked to host Astros DurianRuntuh, a two minutes TV quiz that offered cash prizes for viewers. It proved to be awindfall for him.

I attended an open audition, which was held at Bukit Jalil, during World YouthDay in 2006. I didnt get the job right away but was told to come for training first. Itlasted for two weeks. The period clashed with my final semester exams. It was a bitcrazy, he recalled.

To date, Farish has not only hosted several TV programmes (Durian Runtuh, Bola,Ronda 360 a travel show), he has also acted in several TV dramas (Gaia, PontianakRemaja, Takbir Suci 3, Kami The Series) and works as a radio deejay with KotaKinabalu Suria FM daily from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday. Twice a month, hetravels to Kuala Lumpur to shoot TV9s Chopp, a programme similar to 8TVsQuickie. It comes on air daily at 6.58pm and 10.28pm. He has also come out with hisown line of clothing called Kmeja based in Bangsar. Not bad for a shy guy!

(Adapted from New Sunday Times, 2011)

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26 From paragraph 1,(a) who is Farish Aziz?

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27 From paragraph 6,(a) why Farish Aziz should not be underestimated?

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(b) what was the most highlighted event when he represented the Sabah?_________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

28 From paragraph 8,(a) what was the course that Farish Aziz majoring in university?

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(b) how did he start his career as a print advertisement model?_________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

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(a) why did Farish say that he found himself at the right place at the right time. (line 32)_________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

(b) which word means to kick or hit the ball along little by little?________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

30 In your own words, give two reasons why do you think Farish Aziz is a successful person?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [2 marks]

31 Based on the passage given, write a summary:

of Farish Azizs childhood and teenage years of his involvement in advertisements and entertainments industries

Credit will be given for the use of own words but care must be taken not to change the originalmeaning.

Your summary must:


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not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below


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SET 3:

The passage below describes how Bernadettes world turned upside down as a result of

meningococcal disease and finally survived the ordeal. Read the passage carefully and answer thequestions that follow.

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Danilo and Mary Giribaldi were still immersed in the joy of welcoming theirthird baby when Bernadette, their second child, suddenly complained of feeling sick.The little girl with soft brown eyes and a cheeky smile was a couple of months shy ofher third birthday and had just spent a busy day with her grandparents. When Danilo, acivil engineer, arrived to take her home, she was burning up. He noticed a strange newpatch like a bruise on her temple. When he asked her whether she had banged on herhead, she just nodded. But it was a sign of something far more serious than a backyard

scrape.

While Mary was busy with their other two children, Danilo put Bernadette tobed. Several times throughout the night, he checked on his restless toddler. He gave herparacetamol, but her temperature still raged. At 5am, Danilo checked her again and thistime noticed that Bernadette had developed thousands of tiny red and purple dots acrossher trunk. He called out to Mary. Even blurry, she recognized the rash immediately:shed seen the distinctive markings of meningococcal disease on a local TV show yearsbefore. So while Mary stayed behind to watch the other two children, Danilo bundledBernadette in the car and set off for the nearby childrens hospital.

It was barely 6am when Danilo rushed his little girl into emergency. In minutes,a medical team had gathered around Bernadette to figure out what to do first.Intravenous lines were set up in each arm to infuse antibiotics. But as they watched,blotches spread all over her body, tears of blood started leaking from her eyes. By10am, after Bernadette had been transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), her bloodpressure had dropped to dangerous levels, and she was placed into an induced coma toallow her body to concentrate every last drop of energy on survival.

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Bernadettes blood pressure didnt rally, and despite a raft of drugs for boostingheart rate and restricting blood vessels, her heart was in danger of stopping. Her kidneyshad failed and she needed to be connected to a dialysis machine to filter her blood ofwastes. Amid these dangers, her little body had started to swell. Twice during the day,the team had cut into her limbs to ease the swelling and attempt to save her arms and

legs. By 7pm, Bernadette was in septic shock, so she was moved into theatre. Her chestwas opened up and her heart moved to one side to make room for tubes connected to anartificial pump that would artificially circulate and oxygenate her blood. WhenBernadette was wheeled back to ICU, where her still stunned parents were waiting, shewas surrounded by machines, all needed to keep her alive.

That night, Bernadettes kidneys failed. She was connected to a dialysis to filterher blood of wastes, extra salt and water. Her future looked bleak, but with her parentsby her side, the little girl fought on. The ICU team began days of around-the-clockmonitoring. They reopened Bernadettes chest to clean blood leakage from tubingconnected to the artificial pump and kept a supply of fresh blood for transfusion. Two

weeks in, with her condition stable, doctors decided the dangers of taking her off theartificial pump were probably lower that the risks of infection if she stayed connected toit. Still, she fought.

At the three-week mark, the results of insufficient blood supply to the extremitieswere obvious. Gangrene had crept up Bernadettes foot and ankle. When the doctorcouldnt feel a pulse below her knees, Plastic surgeon, Dr. Peter Haywood explained toDanilo and Mary that they were at a critical point: to keep the limbs would be lifethreatening, as infection from the dead tissue would inevitable spread. There was nochoice but to amputate. Doctors removed both legs below the knee, most of the fingerson the left hand, and parts of the fingers on the right.

A week later, Bernadette began to rouse. After five weeks in intensive care,Bernadette was stable enough to be transferred to the ward. Finally, in mid-June, afterturning three in hospital, she was released. For months, as she gathered more strengthand her limbs healed sufficiently, she could be fitted with her first artificial legs. As herbaby brother Isaac learned to crawl, Bernadette learnt to walk all over again. At first, allshe could do was stand. Then, shed take one or two steps. After that, she could walkwith a frame. It was the greatest feeling for Danilo and Mary when they finally saw herafter a few months walk with her legs all by herself.

(Adapted fromReaders Digest.2012)

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26 From paragraph 1, what did Danilo spot on her daughter when he fetched her from his

parents home?_________________________________________________________________ [1mark]

27 From paragraph 2,(a) what did Danilo feed Bernadette to reduce her body heat?

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(b) how Mary could identify the tiny red and purple dots across Bernadettes body asmeningococcal disease?

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28 (a) From paragraph 3, what did the medical team do initially when Bernadette was sent toThe emergency room?______________________________________________________________ [1mark]

(b) From paragraph 4, give two pieces of evidence to show that Bernadette was facedwith risks due to meningococcal disease.Evidence 1: ____________________________________________________ [1mark]

Evidence 2: ____________________________________________________ [1mark]

29 (a) From paragraph 5, which word tells you that the medical team works continuously toHelp Bernadette.______________________________________________________________ [1mark]

(b) From paragraph 6, why did the surgeon feel that they had no choice but to removeBernadettes limbs?

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30 In your own words, give two reasons why Danilo and Mary were happy to see Bernadettewas able to walk on her own again?Reason 1: _______________________________________________________________

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meningococcal B enters her bloodstream and how she survived the ordeal.

Credit will be given for use o own words but care must be taken not to change theOriginal meaning.

Your summary must: be in continuous writing form (not in note form)

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SET 4:

The passage below describes the ordeal the writer had to face for a seven-day of utter silence and the

valuable lessons learnt in silence. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

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If someone were to ask me to name Gods best gift to man, I would readily say itthat of speech. I arrived at this conclusion rather unexpectedly, not after months ofdogged research but after a seven-day period of utter silence. Consumption of the wrongfood, overwork and too many hours staring at the computer to meet deadlines allcontributed to the no-voice malady. The first to notice my condition were those closestto me. I could no longer bother to nag them into submission. In the event that I wanted tovoice my displeasure over something that was done not quite the way it should havebeen, they would innocently wave their hands and say, We cannot hear you!

Next, and with great agony, I was made to understand the meaning of frustration.I couldnt speak so I couldnt express what I meant and this led to a number of

exasperating situations. The char koay teow man thought I was dumb as in stupidwhen I could not answer his questions. The lychee seller cheated me by mixing badlychees with the good ones as I couldnt argue. My lovesick dog ran out of the gatebecause I couldnt call out to it.

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My voice is crucial to my job and desperate situations call for desperatemeasures. Al though, not one for traditional medicine, I had no choice but to run to theChinese herbalist for his reputed cure for hoarse throats after everything else had failed. Isaw him write a long list of ingredients. Not understanding a word he wrote, I imaginedmy condition must be terribly serious to be prescribed with the huge amount of dried

leaves, bark, cicadas, fuzzy bees and other creepy crawlies. Seeing the horror on myface, the herbalist triumphantly wrapped the foul stuff in brown paper. He warned methat I would stand to lose my voice altogether if I failed to take all that he hadprescribed.

Hurrying home, I immediately inspected the brown packages. If I had heardcorrectly, the herbalist told me to add four bowls of water to what he had given me andto boil it till one bowl of fluid was left. I searched the kitchen cabinet and was faced witha new problem. Which type of bowl did he mean? There were Chinese porcelain bowlswith pictures of ruddy-cheeked children playing ping-pong, Japanese rice bowls fornights when we decided to go Japanese, plastic bowls for picnics and lastly, good, old,

sturdy melamine bowls.

All the bowls on the shelf seemed to scream, Choose me, choose me. Finally, Ithought that since he was a Chinese herbalist, he probably must have meant a Chineseporcelain bowl. I boiled the foul-smelling concoction day and night. The whole housestank. The children, however, had a wonderful time inspecting the creepy crawlies. Theylooked really fascinating, all dried up with their innards removed, their feet curled uplike curly fries. With religious fervour, I drank the potion at the recommended hours.Such was my unquestioning obedience that the last strands of rationalism and scientificlogic were dispelled.

With a heavy heart, I awaited the return of my voice. The first thing I did when Iwoke up each day was to believe that I could say hello to myself out loud again. SadlyI could only manage a croak. Believe me, I felt like a toad! Then as if by an assimilationof images, the toad reminded me of the anguish I had felt sometime back. I was awarethen that I lacked grace and tolerance and had a temper that was, at most times, short.

My last birthday wish was to appreciate others more and my wish was granted inmy days of silence. My condition made me more appreciative of others. I also becamemore graceful. How I appreciated the one who awoke in the night to give me warmwater to ease my congested lungs. How I appreciate the little hands that thumped myback to help clear my airway of phlegm.

Most of all, I learnt the meaning of grace: the grace not to reply in anger, thegrace not to criticize when expectations are not met, the grace to know that without avoice, I am as imperfect as anyone else.

A Lesson In Silence

Koh Soo Ling

(Section 2 - The Star - 11 July 2001)

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(b) How did the writer normally get things done her way?

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(a) what phrase tell us that the writer suffered a lot when she could not speak.__________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

(b) why did the char koay teow man think that the writer was stupid?

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28 (a) From paragraph 3, why did the writer suspect that her condition was serious?

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(b) From paragraph 4, what problem did the writer face when she reached home?

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29 (a) From paragraph 5, why did the writer finally decide to use a Chinese porcelain

bowl?

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(b) From paragraph 6, what did the toad make the writer realize about?

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30 In your own words, give two valuable lessons the writer has learnt after having to suffer

of losing her voice for a week.Lesson 1: _______________________________________________________________

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Lesson 2: _______________________________________________________________

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31 Based on the passage, write a summary on the difficulties that she had to bear in losingher voice for a week, the efforts made to get her voice back and the lessons that she hadlearnt while in silent.

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The ordeal the writer had to face for a seven-day

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ANSWER SCHEME

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION & SUMMARY WRITING

SET 1

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(b) He works as a communications manager / Communications Manager.

27 The children had to swim 2 kilometres and walk another 5 kilometres to get to school.

28 (a) (i) He posted a story about the childrens plight on his Facebook page.

(ii) He created the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids which sought donationthrough his Facebook page to build a boat for the Layag Layag children.

(b) The word encouraged/ Encouraged.

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(b) The boat is used to transports goods and produce to the market.

30 Yes. We should help the under privilege students because it is our responsibility ashuman being to help each other. (accept any other possible answer)

31 Summary points:C1 heard about( a nearby village where) young children had to swim 2 kilometresC2 and walk another 5 kilometres( to get) to school.C3 discovered that the children came from the village of Layag Layag.C4 The villagers could not afford a boat to ferry their children to school.C5 posted a story about the childrens plight on his Facebook page.C6 created Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids,C7 which sought donation through his Facebook pageC8 to build a boat for the Layag Layag children.C9 contacted (Anton Lim), a local liaison officer with the Tzu Chi Foundation,C10 who spoke with Tito Gadon of Zamboanga Citys Department of Natural

Resources,C11 who agreed to donate logs confiscated from illegal logging activities.C12 Abraham Mawadi, (a boat maker living in Layag Layag), was contracted to build

the boat.C13 additional help poured in for the people of Layag Layag.C14 The Tzu Chi Foundation used donations to give the village clothes, school

supplies and boat repair kits.

SET 2

26 (a) He is a TV host, radio presenter, actor and entrepreneur.

(b) He was still in his mummys womb when his dad died. /He was not born yet.

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(b) Sabah had made it to the Under 19 category.

28 (a) He majored in human resource management.

(b) He was asked to be its model for the universitys print advertisements.

29 (a) He was sported by Maxis who was shooting an advertisement for thecompanys World Cup adventure campaign in 2006 while they were shortof two talents.

(b) The word dribble / Dribble.

30 (i) He is a TV host, radio presenter, actor and entrepreneur at the very youngage at of 27.

(ii) He has come out with his own line of clothing called Kmeja based inBangsar.

31 Summary points:C1 his dad diedC2 grew up without the presence of a father figureC3 tend to feel lonelyC4 represented Sabah football (for several years)C5 accepted into Unitar Kota KinabaluC6 completed a degree course in business in administrationC7 majoring in human resource managementC8 represented Unitar Kuala Lumpur in football (for Inter-University League)C9 model for the universitys print advertisementsC10 sported by MaxisC11 do several more print advertisement commercialsC12 hosted several TV programmesC13 acted in several TV dramasC14 works as a radio deejay

SET 3

26 A (strange) (new) patch like a bruise (on her temple)(can quote lines 5-6)

27 (a) paracetamol

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Show (years before)

28 (a) gathered around Bernadette / (to) figure out what to do

(b) Bernadettes blood pressure didnt rally / her heart was in danger of stopping /

her kidneys had failed / her little body (had) started to swell /Bernadette was in septic shock /

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(b) (to keep) the limbs would be life threatening / infection from (the) dead tissueWould (inevitable) spread

30 - (she) (was) independent- (she) overcame her ordeal

- (she) (was) strong

- (she) persevered and never gave up(other possible answers are acceptable)

31 Summary points:C1 she was burning upC2 (He) (noticed) a (strange) (new) patch like a bruise on her temple.C3 restless toddler / her temperature still ragedC4 (had) developed thousands of tiny red and purple dots across her trunk.C5 blotches spread all over her body / tears of blood started leaking from her eyesC6 her blood pressure had dropped to dangerous levels / her blood pressure didnt

rally

C7 her heart was in danger of stoppingC8 her kidneys had failedC9 her little body (had) started to swell / (she) was in septic shockC10 the little girl fought onC11 doctors removed both legs below the knee / most of the fingers on the left hand /

parts of the fingers on the right.C12 (she) began to rouse / (finally) she was releasedC13 (she) gathered more strength / her limbs healed sufficientlyC14 she learnt to walk all over again all by herself

SET 4

26 (a) After a seven-day period of (utter) silence. (can quote lines 2-3)(b) She could not nag them into submission - inferred that she normally nagged /

She nagged them into submission

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(b) (because she) could not answer his questions

28 (a) because she was prescribed with the huge amount of dried leaves, bark, cicadas,fuzzy bees and other creepy crawlies. (can quote lines 18-20)

(b) (She was not sure) what type of bowl the Chinese herbalist referred to / which

type of bowl to use

29 (a) (she thought that) since he was a Chinese herbalist he (probably) must havemeant a Chinese porcelain bowl. (can quote lines 31-32)

(b) (She was aware then that) she lacked grace and tolerance / She realized (that) shehad a (short) temper

30 - (She) learnt to be more grateful- (She) learnt to value other people more- (She) learnt to be graceful- (She) learnt to be more patient

- (She) learnt that she is not perfect(other possible answers are acceptable)

31 Summary points:C1 I could no longer bother to nag them (into submission)C2 I couldnt express what I meant / this led to (a number of) exasperating situationsC3 The char koay teow man thought I was dumb when I could not answer his

questionsC4 I couldnt argue when the lychee seller mixed bad lychees with the good onesC5 I couldnt call out to my dog when it ran out of the gateC6 (though, not one for traditional medicine,) I had (no choice but) to run to the

Chinese herbalist (for his reputed cure for hoarse throats)C7 I brought back the foul stuff / long list of ingredients dried leaves, bark, cicadas,

Fuzzy bees and other creepy crawlies prescribed (by the Chinese herbalist)C8 I boiled the foul-smelling concoction day and night (until the whole house stank)C9 I drank the potion at the recommended hoursC10 Being silent, I was aware that I lacked grace and tolerance / had a temper that was

(at most times) short.C11 I appreciated others more / became more gracefulC12 I learnt not to be angry (when talking to people)C13 I learnt not to criticize (when expectations are not made)C14 I am aware that I am not perfect (as everyone else)

ANALYSIS OF PAST YEARS QUESTIONS

YEAR TYPE OF QUESTIONS QUESTIONS

2005 Process and Procedure The steps an ice sculpture is produced and the tools used for

sculpting.

2006 Cause and Effect

(Problem and Solution)

The hardships faced by villagers after the floods and

landslides and the assistance obtained after the tragedy.

2007 Process and Procedure The steps to plant a young tree.


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2008 Process and Procedure The steps on how a leopard attacked the writer and what

was done to help himself.

2009 Process and Procedure The steps taken by Malik to help his wife to return to her

job and the problems he faced in doing so.

2010 Cause and Effect The ways people can show acts of kindness and the benefits

gained from acts of kindness.2011 Process and Procedure The ways writer showed her love and care for the

hummingbird.

Based on analysis of past years questions, process and procedure is the most popular type of

questions forSection C (Reading and Comprehension).

TIPS FOR READING AND COMPREHENSION

The questions are usually set in sequence order, usually from the easiest to the most

challenging questions. For the easy questions, candidates could easily locate the answers in

the text by matching the key words in the questions and the text.

To make the questions even easier, the numbers of paragraphs where the answers could be

found were also given as to guide candidates where to get the answers.

There would usually be five main questions given and one or two other sub questions for

each main question.

For questions 26 29 :

The beginning of the questions usually would be very user-friendly as they just require

the candidates to locate the answers from the passage. The answers would be very direct

and it would be easier for them to locate the answer. The famous wh-question which is

always used is what. Sometimes, which, when and who are also used but very

seldom. This type of question usually only tests the candidates understanding and

knowledge of the text.

As the questions progress, they would be more difficult and wh-questions like why and

how are used as they demand the candidates to think more critically whereby they have

to give their answers logically, so that those answers can be accepted.

A very famous question would also be on the vocabulary question which is always

meant to be difficult but candidates would have guessed for the meaning of the wordsbased on the number of low frequency word in the paragraph.

Some of the questions asked also require the candidates to guess the answers based on the

key words given, whereby the answers are usually placed after the key words.

However, candidates need to guess intelligently.


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Some questions would ask for the reference words like he, they or it and candidates

need to guess these pronouns refer to what or whom. The answer for this type of question

usually is given before the pronoun mentioned.

Sometimes there would be too much information given that it would lead to someinaccurate answers from weaker students who failed to comprehend the question.

Thus, students really have to read and comprehend the passage as well as identify the key

words in order to be able to get the correct answers.

The answers usually can be taken from the text but candidates must select the answers

(in phrases or sentences) intelligently. Candidates are advised not to paraphrase their

answers for being feared of changing the meaning of words. If meaning has changed

after the candidates try to paraphrase, they will be penalized, means that no marks will be

awarded. Nevertheless, it is permissible if students still want to paraphrase their answers

but be careful not to change the meaning.

When answering the questions by taking a phrases or a sentence from the passage,

students cannot copy the whole sentence/s, including copying the irrelevant part (that

is not the answer) or else marks will not be awarded. Instead, students must answer and

select the permissible phrase and sentence only.

When answering the question too, students are not supposed to commit error like overlifting the pronouns I or my. By over lifting the pronouns I or my, the answer is

considered wrong even if the students managed to copy the correct part of the answer.

Students would not be awarded any marks for the over lifting of the pronoun I or

my.

Make sure students are aware of the difference between word, phrase and sentence as it

is vital in answering some of the comprehension questions.

If the question asked for evidence, students can quote any phrase or sentence from the

text, and students cannot paraphrase the answers. If the question asked for a piece of

evidence, then just give one phrase or one short sentence, but if two pieces of evidence,

then give two phrases.


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For question 30 :

The last question usually elicits personal response from the candidates. This type of

question is good in the sense that it makes candidates think logically and rationally before

coming up with the answers.

Students need to be careful as there are two types of this question. The first type usually

asks for use of own words, in which students usually give their own opinion or

personal responsebased on the understanding of the passage (but do not take ideas or

examples in the text). However, another type of question is when the question asked

students to answer based on the text but then students cannot copy the answer

directly, instead they are required to paraphrase the answers in the text using own

words. If students take the answers completely from the text without any paraphrasing,

no marks will be awarded.

SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDENTS

1. Read the text and questions at least twice.

2. Learn to look forclues and use contextual clues.

3. Understand the fundamental needs of the Wh-questions.

4. Look for answers in the given paragraphs. Select intelligently phrases or sentences.

5. Understand key words in the questions.

6. Change the pronouns accordingly when lifting answers.

7. Attempt all the questions.

8. Give straightforward and precise answers.

9. Give logical opinion.

10. Be adept at using a wide range ofvocabulary.

11. Expose oneself to the use offigurative language.

12. Expose oneself to the key words such as word, phrase and sentence which are vital in

answering some comprehension questions.

13. Make it a habit to look up the meaning of difficult words encountered when reading during

the teaching and lesson period. A good dictionary is a must.

14. Do more comprehension exercises by reading various types of comprehension passages /

reading materials other than those in text/revision books, such as newspaper articles andmagazines.

TIPS FOR SUMMARY

1. Read the instructions given carefully.

2. Read the summary question/s carefully.

3. Just summarize from the lines given.


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4. Mark the particular paragraphs that are supposed to be summarized like drawing a box or

square on the particular summarized section.

5. There will usually be three or four points in each paragraph.

6. Identify the main ideas based on the summary question/s asked.

7. Read every sentence carefully and ask yourself whether it answers the summary

question/s. If it does, underline the main phrase/sentence but if it does not, ignore it and

move to the next line. Do so until the last line mentioned.

8. Do not forget to include the 10 words given.

9. Just write up to 130 words as any points after the permissible number of words given, the

points will not be identified as relevant.

10. Give more than 10 points to be on the safe side (Usually there are more than 10 points

maximum can go up to 14 points).

11. Change the pronouns accordingly when lifting answers.

12. Write the summary points in sequence order.

13. Be extra careful when rephrasing or using own words (most students lose mark forchanging meaning of words).

14. Organize specific information coherently.

15. Paraphrase concisely and use Standard English accurately (gain marks for Language: 5

Marks).

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