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Paper 1 -

FOSUY NIB NIDDIBA LUNASSAH

Reading and
Use of English
FIRST STEP TO LEAP FURTHER, HIGHER.
 What are we going to
achieve?

Identify the important ideas

Objectives of the paper

Identify the format of the
paper.
Tips and guides
Examples
Tutorials

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What Paper 1
is about?
Tests on Reading Skill and
How far do you able to apply
the Language (esp: Grammar)

Divided into 5 parts:

1. 3-option MCQ questions (short texts)
2. 4-option MCQ cloze
3. 4-option MCQ longer text
4. Gapped text (6-option)
5. Matching and Information transfer

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Reading and
Use of English
- Total number of questions: 40
- 1 mark for each question = 40
marks in total
- Time: 90 minutes
- CEFR focus: B1-B2
Part 1
Task type Number of questions Task Format

3-option multiple 8 Eight short texts,

choice (short texts) each followed by 3-
option multiple-
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 Main focus of Part 1 Main focus of Part 1

1. Understand the 3. Guess the meaning

main points in text. of unfamiliar words
2. Understand the from clues provided by
specific details and other words and by
information in text. context.

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 Part 1: Sample task
1. The Purpose of the advertisement is

A. to introduce a new tea product.

B. to tell consumers how to identify good

tea.

C. to improve the sales of tea from the

highlands

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What is being
tested in the
question you
have just seen?

Understand the main points in

text.
Part 2
Task type Number of questions Task Format

4-option multiple 10 A text with 10 items

choice cloze removed, with 4
possible options for
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 Main focus of Part 2 Main focus of Part 2

1. Guess the meaning 2. Recognise the typical

of unfamiliar words features at word,
from clues provided sentence and text
by other words. levels.

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Part 2: Sample task - text

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What is being
tested in the
question you
have just seen?
Lexical (Words/Vocabulary)

Grammatical

Read the text

Understand the meaning of

the text
Part 3
Task type Number of questions Task Format

4-option multiple 8 One long text with 8

choice 4-option multiple
choice questions
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 Main focus of Part 3 Main focus of Part 3

1. Understand the 3. Guess the meaning

main points in the of unfamiliar words
long text. from clues provided by
2. Understand the other words and by
specific details and context.
information in the 4. Identify the attitude
long text. or opinion of the writer
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from the text.
 Part 3:
1. Similar to comprehension question.
2. The questions asked exactly follow the passage from
the beginning to the end of the text.
a. The first question asks the beginning of the text
b. the last question asks the few last paragraphs of the
text.
c. Questions in the middle ask the paragraphs after
the first and before the last paragraph of the text.
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 Part 2: Sample task
Looking back on my childhood, I remember sitting in Times were hard so my mother could only afford to
our small kitchen watching my mother cooking. We make us ordinary dishes, such as vegetables with dried
were then living in Ipoh, Perak. I was then six years shrimp and fried eggs. But for me, sitting at that old wooden
old. My parents, my sister and two brothers and I all table with the whole family, and gobbling up the steamy
lived together in an old wooden hut. Dad struggled to rice and the simple food was very much satisfying. Once in
make a living in his coffee shop. Mum had to worry a while Mum cooked her favourite dish of steamed chicken
about our daily bread. and that would be a big occasion, indeed. By nature, she
was a clean and tidy woman, but sitting by the fire at such
Our kitchen was simple. An earthen stove moments her hair would be messy, forehead beaded with
blackened by smoke forever greeted us with its sweat and her cheeks covered in grey ash. But her large
round mouth. Mum would start her busy daily routine eyes shone with a beauty only a mother can have. These
in the kitchen while I would be sitting, happily wonderful meals Mum laboured so hard to prepare helped
watching her in action. She would sit on a low stool brighten our lives even as poverty and hard times weighed
in the kitchen and chop the wood with a clumsy axe. us down.
She would place the chopped wood under the stove
and set them alight. As the wood burned, the food
she cooked gave off a delicious aroma.

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 Part 3: Sample questions
19. In paragraph 2, why does the writer use the phrase happily watching her in action?

A She enjoyed being of help to her mother.

B She felt contented to be with her mother.
C She admired her mother's cooking skills.
D She found her mother's routine.

20. In paragraph 3, what does the writer say about her mother's character?

A She was discouraged by the economic hardship faced by the family.

B She was conscious of the way she looked when she was cooking.
C She was concerned about what the future holds for her children.
D She was determined to put food on the table for everyone.

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What is being
tested in the
question you
have just seen?
Main idea

Guessing meaning

Specific detail

Opinion/attitude
Part 4
Task type Number of questions Task Format

gapped text 6 A text from which 6

sentences have been
removed and placed in
jumbled order after the text. 2
fake text are also given to
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distract and make it more
difficult
 Main focus of Part 4 Main focus of Part 4

1. Understand the 3. Guess the meaning

main points of the of unfamiliar words
text. from clues provided by
2. Understand the other words and by
specific details and context.
information of the 4. Identify the typical
text. features at word,
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sentence and text.
 Part 4: Sample task
A Camp for Future Leaders

Being a school prefect, I often have to help other students. To provide them with an example to follow, I have to
be their role model. Last month, for the first time, my school selected me to attend a leadership camp. Unsure of
what to expect initially, I left with a real feeling of achievement at the end of the camp. I now know what it takes
to be a good leader.

The camp activities were creatively designed to motivate and boost our confidence. For example, during the
"Speak Easy" activity, we were encouraged to reveal our secrets and innermost feelings. To our horror, the
facilitators made it compulsory for everyone to participate. 27 We had no choice but to build up our courage and
speak up. This set the tone for future activities.

The next activity was something I had been looking forward to. It was a workshop on how to deal with
disciplinary cases in the safest way possible. The hands-on activity taught me how to deal with these sorts of
difficult situations. 28 This knowledge is something to be shared with the new prefects in my school.

The activity that had the most impact on me dealt with learning not to judge others based on looks or position. 29
This approach is not only useful for me as a prefect, but also in everyday life.

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the text which can help you.

 Part 4: Sample task
What are other features of the text which can help you?

- Demonstrative pronouns - this/those

- Adverbs (Link ideas between sentences - However,
Additionally, Secondly
- Vocabulary - link the sentences using word - synonyms
- Grammar - past form (The sentence before and after use past
simple - the gapped sentence is likely to use the past simple
too.

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 Part 4: Sample task
A We should listen to the view and ideas E We learned about time management
of all people. and how to handle stress effectively.

B Now, I am more confident about F I really tried to focus on all the

addressing problems of behaviour with positive.
the junior students.
G I also shared my experience with
C Everyone who attended noticed a other leaders.
huge change in how they behave and treat
people.
H Surprisingly, everybody volunteerd to
D I was pushed out of my comfort zone. go first.

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Part 5
Task type Number of questions Task Format

Matching and 8 Taken from any type of

information transfer text. Tasks include
completion of notes,
diagram, matching tasks,
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and short answer
questions
 Main focus of Part 5 Main focus of Part 5

1. Understand the 3. Guess the meaning

main points in the of unfamiliar words
long text. from clues provided by
2. Understand the other words and by
specific details and context.
information in the 4. Identify the attitude
long text. or opinion of the writer
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from the text.
Part 5: Sample task

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What is being
tested in the
question you
have just seen?
Specific Information

Understand the items and

sentences

Locate the phrases and

sentences with similar
meaning in the text.
Classroom
activities
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Practising Reading in the classroom

Focus in overall meaning

Focus in specific detail
(main idea)
1. Give pupils a longer text or a
1. Use longer text. (same text as
series of shorter texts that might
before)
be interesting.
2. Ask pupils to write a summary
2. Give(orally) some questions
sentence of between 10 or 15
(similar to Pt 5) and ask them to
words.
find answer.
3. Swap with another group and try
3. Give them some time to find the
to delete words to make t even
answers
shorter (unnecessary words)
4. Ask the pupils to write 3 more
4. Compare the answers.
questions to test their
5. Good answer will be the shortest
classmates.
sentence but still adequately
explain the main idea.

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 Practising Reading in the classroom
Learning to guess the
Lexico-grammatical meaning of words from
knowledge (Vocabulary and context
Grammar)
1. Choose text that is quite
challenging for the pupils.
1. 1. Select 3 or 4 text of around
2. Underline 5 words in the text
300 words.
which are probably new for
2. Put pupils in group in pair or 3
pupils.
and give them one text each.
3. Pupils write definitions - use L1 if
3. Explain to pupils what cloze is.
necessary based on the clues
(similar to Pt 2)
(words phrase or sentence)
4. Can give sample for the pupils to
4. Compare with their partner.
try.
5. Ask pupils what clues in the text
5. Pupils make their own gaps (and
helped them guess the meaning
write options) 5 to 10.
of the words.
6. Swap and complete
6. Check the meaning of the words
7. Once finish, pupils can get
with the whole class the meaning
together and check for answers.
and ask them to explain how they
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 Let's do this
together
Tutorial / Exercise

The next slides are some of the sample

KSSM BAHASA INGGERIS KERTAS 1 questions to practice.
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