A. You will be reading a text about Antarctica.
There are six sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question (1- 6), choose the correct answer (A-H).
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.
Antarctica is the coldest, emptiest and driest place on Earth. 1. .
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was minus 89.2 degrees Celsius, registered on July 21, 1983, at Antarctica’s Vostok station.
Antarctica's climate is also very dry and windy. 2. . There is an area called Dry
Valleys that has not had rain for more than a million years!
The existence of Antarctica was completely unknown until the continent was first
discovered in 1820. Antarctica doesn't have a government and belongs to no country. 3. There are 30 various countries that operate 80 research stations located around the continent.
In summer, more than 4000 scientists from all over the
world work in research stations. Tourists arrive here, too. 4.
Antarctica has no trees or bushes. 5.
But there are a lot of penguins. They live close together in large colonies and build their nests on the ice. 6. . It's just too cold!
A More than 56,000 people travelled to Antarctica during the 2018-2019 season.
B Also hiding under the Antarctic ice is an entire lake called Lake Vostok.
C The only plants that can live in a place that cold are algae, moss and fungi.
D Winds in some places of the continent can reach 320 km/h.
E But Antarctica hasn't always been an icy land.
F In the ocean around the continent you can see seals, whales and orcas but there are no big and large native land animals on the continent.
G Ninety-nine percent of Antarctica is covered by ice about 5 metres thick.
H It is the only region in the world which is not ruled by any nation.
B. You will be reading a text about Planting Trees.
There are six sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question
(1-6), choose the correct answer (A-H). There are three extra sentences which you do
not need to use.
This school holidays, our Science teacher suggested we should get involved in
a green project and plant some trees around the school. 1. .
But, we soon found that choosing trees was quite complicated. If we wanted them to grow
properly, they had to be the right type. However, they were so many different ones
available. Therefore, our teacher suggested that we should look for trees that could
grow naturally. 2. . They'd also be more suitable for the
animals here.
3. We learnt that trees are happy where they have room
to grow, with plenty of space for their branches. For example, the trees might get
damaged if they're too close to the school playgrounds. 4. . Finally,
we found a quiet corner for our trees which is close to the school garden, perfect!
Once we'd planted the trees, we knew we had to look after them carefully. We
all took turns to check the leaves regularly and make sure they had no strange marks or white spots on them. 5. .
We also checked the spring in case the leaves turned yellow too soon which could also mean the tree was sick.
We all knew that we wouldn't be at the school anymore by the time the trees grew tall and that was a bit sad. In fact, we’d planted the trees to benefit our
environment and also the future students at the school. 6. . With
that thought. it really cheered us up!
A So we tried to avoid areas where students were very active.
B After that, we had to think about the best place for planting the trees.
C That could mean the tree had a disease.
D Everyone thought it was a great idea, so we started looking online for the trees to buy.
E It could be quite good for young trees, though.
F We knew they'd get as much pleasure from them as we had.
G But at least, we were doing it in the right season.
H That way, the trees would be used to local conditions.
C. Read the following sentences and define the word in bold based on the context clue.
Choose the correct answer. Then, identify which type of clues is used.
Type of clues: - Synonyms
- Antonyms / Contrast - Explanation
- Example - Cause and Effects
- Comparison
Example:
0. The girl who used to be very vocal in every school event does not talk to anyone
anymore.
A. outspoken B. confident C. bold
Answer:
Context clue:
1. The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and
cigarette butts.
A. product B. paper C. trash
Answer:
Context clue:
2. Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job interview.
A. casual B. messy C. orderly
Answer:
Context clue:
3. After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; you couldn't see the bottom.
A. cloudy B. bottomless C. clear
Answer:
Context clue:
4. I'm looking for a unique gift for my brother; he appreciates peculiar things.
A. ordinary B. unusual C. typical
Answer:
Context clue:
5. There are plenty of well-known bistros in Kuala Terengganu including Pok Mat Cafe
and Delight Bakery.
A. shops B. takeaways C. eateries
Answer:
Context clue:
6. Our softball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen
warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.
A. unique B. strange C. exceptional
Answer:
Context clue:
7. Their vociferous chatter in the train made me had my ears endlessly plugged.
A. loud B. nasty C. talkative
Answer:
Context clue:
8. Expecting that his license would be renewed, the pilot was surprised when it was
revoked instead.
A. cancelled B. withdrawn C. taken
Answer:
Context clue:
9. The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in their shopping because they wanted to have suffice saving to own a house.
A. economical B. minimal C. efficient
Answer:
Context clue:
10. The coach takes every opportunity to censure his players, yet he ignores every
opportunity to praise them.
A. command B. criticize C. advise
Answer:
Context clue:
Next, identify the clue used and label the signal words in the sentence.
Example:
0. Pedagogical institutions including kindergartens, schools and universities, require
community support to function efficiently.
Context clue: Examples
11. The job candidate’s background was impeccable — good references and many years of experience,
but the company did not give her the job.
Context clue:
12. After spending three weeks in the hospital, I had a surfeit of daytime TV programming
Context clue:
13. The aborigines of Canada namely the First Nations and Inuits are peoples with
diverse history, languages and cultural beliefs.
Context clue:
14. Because the conflagration was aided by wind, it was so destructive that every building in the area was completely burned to ashes.
Context clue:
15. He was so parsimonious that he refused to give his own daughters the few cents they needed to buy pencils for school. It truly hurt him to part with his money.
Context clue:
D. Read the following excerpt from a text on ‘Robot Teachers’. The underlined word is the
unknown word. Using cues from the immediate and wider contexts, state whether statements
1 to 4 are TRUE or FALSE.
“If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put
doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot
cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human touch and
creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases,
they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some
patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a
machine than a person. After all, could there be a place for robots in
education?"
1. The writer strongly believes robots will never replace doctors and teachers. [ ]
2. The writer feels that human touch and creativity is less important. [ ]
3. The writer acknowledges that robots could outperform doctors in medical field. [ ]
4. The writer concludes that robots can make better doctors and potentially teachers. [ ]
5. From the text, the word ‘underestimating’ can be replaced with:
A taking too lightly
B misjudging
C ignoring
Answer:
E. Study the article carefully.
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Read the article about the youth clubs and answer the following questions.
Which youth club describes the following experiences of community service?
1. has age restriction for its members?
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2. offers sports on specific days?
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3. charges people to become members?
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4. provides facilities for large group discussions?
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5. has a variety if martial arts classes?
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6. serves grilled food on a particular day?
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