1. READING/COMPREHENSION/
SUMMARY
THEMES:
 People
 Environment
 Values
 Health
 Science and Technology
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2. TYPES OF PASSAGES
DESCRIPTIVE
NARRATIVE
FACTUAL
EXPOSITORY
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. MARKING SCHEME
10 questions or less
10 marks
1, 2 or 0 mark
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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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