SECTION b

Consist of 5 structure questions.

Section

Question
No.

Item

Review

Multiple Choice Objective Questions

Marks
21
6 marks

Language Functions
Greeting / Social Expression
0

23
8 marks

25
6 marks

Comprehension + Opinion +
State Facts To Support
Opinion
0

A
B
C
D
E

Comprehension (Matching
Phrases) + Opinion

Marks
24
2 marks
Marks

A
B
C
D
E

Marks
B

A
B
C

Marks
22
8 marks

A
B

Comprehension
0

A
B
C

2
Comprehension + Expression
+ Opinion

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To answer this section, you need

Triumph Module Volume 2

In this module, youll be equip with 013 Section B practice. You
can also download Road to Triumph X-tivity 013 Practice Book.
Drilling on the items, read and understand the questions and
making inference, getting the main idea are some tips to answer
these subjective questions.
In this guide-slide, I will show some reading strategies that can
help you answering 013 Section B questions.

Bear in mind, 30 marks is allocated for this section.

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Type of Text (questions)

The questions text will be in linear and non-linear
representation.

Linear

Non Linear

Non Linear

Narrative / Story
Letter
Dialogue
Telephone Conversation
Chart
News / Report
Factual
Book Report
Speech

Table
Plan / Map
Picture
Graph / Bar
Pie Chart
Time Table
Duty Roster
Diary
Advertisement

Form
Announcement
TV Programme
Menu / Recipe
Process / Method
Notice
Poem
Label
List

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Tips.
Step 1 : Read the question (passage/text/non-linear
presentation) carefully.
Step 2 : Identify main idea / what the text is about.
Step 3 : Read the questions, understand what the question
wants.
Step 4 : Use RAGE technique.

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What is RAG
R:

Restate the question.

A:

Answer the question.

G:

Give reasons/details to support your answer.

E:

Ensure/Check grammar and spelling.

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Answering Tips
Sample 1

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Step 1 :
Read the text/passage/non-linear presentation carefully.
.

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Step 2 :
Identify main idea / what the text is about.

Read and
understand the
story.

Underline
keywords.

If you dont
understand the
story, make a
guess about the
story.
Practice guessing
context with Cucumber
Cues activity.

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Step 3 : Question Words
Understand the question words and expected responses.
QUESTION
WORDS
who
where

MEANING

EXAMPLES

person
place

Who's that? That's Nancy.

Where do you live? In Boston

why

reason

Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get up early

when
how

time
manner

When do you go to work? At 7:00

How do you go? By car

what

object, idea or action

What do you do? I am an engineer

which
whose
whom
what kind
what time

choice
possession
object of the verb
description
time

Which one do you prefer? The red one.

Whose is this book? It's Alan's.
Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs
What time did you come home?

how many

quantity (countable)

How many students are there? There are twenty.

how much
how long
how often
how far

amount, price
(uncountable)
duration, length
frequency
distance

How much time have we got? Ten minutes

How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks.
How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week.
How far is your school? It's one mile far.

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Step 3 :
Read the questions, understand what the question wants.

What?

plan

What - object,
idea or action

What is the plan?

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Step 4 :
Use RAG technique.

What?

plan

What - object,
idea or action

What is the plan?

share

action

RAGE
R : Restate the question.
A : Answer the question.
G : Give reasons / details.
E : Ensure grammar / spelling

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Step 4 :
Use RAG technique.

What?

plan

action

share

R : Restate the question.

Ujang plan to
A : Answer the question.
share the gold coins
G : Give reasons / details.
with Ramli.

E : Ensure / Check grammar.

Ujang plan to share the gold
coins with Ramli.

Question : Did
Answer : Past Tense
plan - planned

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Answering Tips
Sample 2

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Step 1 :
Read the text/passage/non-linear presentation carefully.
.

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Step 2 :
Identify main idea / what the text is about.

Read and
understand the
story.

Underline
keywords.

If you dont
understand the
story, make a
guess about the
story.
Practice guessing
context with Cucumber
Cues activity.

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Step 3 : Question Words
Understand the question words and expected responses.
QUESTION
WORDS
who
where

MEANING

EXAMPLES

person
place

Who's that? That's Nancy.

Where do you live? In Boston

why

reason

Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get up early

when
how

time
manner

When do you go to work? At 7:00

How do you go? By car

what

object, idea or action

What do you do? I am an engineer

which
whose
whom
what kind
what time

choice
possession
object of the verb
description
time

Which one do you prefer? The red one.

Whose is this book? It's Alan's.
Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs
What time did you come home?

how many

quantity (countable)

How many students are there? There are twenty.

how much
how long
how often
how far

amount, price
(uncountable)
duration, length
frequency
distance

How much time have we got? Ten minutes

How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks.
How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week.
How far is your school? It's one mile far.

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Step 3 :
Read the questions, understand what the question wants.

Do you think?

Think of what?

Why?

Do you think
your opinion
(Yes/No)

Ujang played trick

on Ramli.

why - reason

RAGE
R : Restate the question.
A : Answer the question.
G : Give reasons / details.
E : Ensure grammar / spelling

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Step 4 :
Use RAGE technique

Do you think?

Think of what?

Why? (always start with because)

No

Ujang played trick on Ramli.

because Ujang is an honest person.

R : Restate the question. (For this question,

write your Y/N opinion first, then restate the
question. Use I instead of You.)

No, I dont think Ujang played trick on

Ramli
A : Answer the question.
(already answered Yes/No)
G : Give reasons / details.
Because Ujang is an honest person.

E : Ensure grammar / spelling

No, I dont think Ujang played trick on
Ramli because Ujang is a honest man.
Past Tense : is
Answer : was
Article : a
Vowel : an

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Answering Tips
Sample 3

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Step 3 :
Read the questions, understand what the question wants.
Statement

Questions

This question asks for your judgment / critical analysis.

There are 2 questions in this question item.
1.
2.

Was the action correct? (Literary Experience: Identify value)

Why? (Perform a Task: Make value judgment)

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Step 4 :
Use RAGE technique

Was the action

correct?
Yes/No

Why? (always start with because)

because

RAGE
R : Restate the question.
A : Answer the question.
G : Give reasons / details.
E : Ensure grammar / spelling

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Step 4 :
Use RAGE technique.

Was the action

correct?
Right/Wrong

Why? (always start with because)

because it is not right, and rude to
behave as such.

R : Restate the question. (For this question,

start with, In my opinion / I believe that etc.)

In my opinion, the action was

A : Answer the question.
(Action is Wrong? / Right?) wrong
G : Give reasons / details.
because it is not right and rude to
behave as such.

E : Ensure grammar / spelling

In my opinion, the action is wrong
because it is not right and rude to
behave as such.
is - was

Note To Teachers
Reading Comprehension

LEVELS OF READING
COMPREHENSION

Literal Comprehension
Recall details
Sequence events
Retell the story
Inferential Comprehension
Infer main idea and details
Predict outcomes
Relate to personal experience
Compare/contrast
Infer cause and effect
Draw conclusions
Paraphrase
Summarize

Critical Analysis
Identify authors point of view
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Distinguish between fact and fantasy
Make value judgments
Identify bias
Judge adequacy/worth
Apply ideas to solve problems

Salvia & Hughes, 1990

Examples of Quality Reading Comprehension Questions Across

the Purposes for Reading
Literal Comprehension Questions (who, what, where, when, & how)
Who are the main characters in the story? (Literary Experience)
Where did the event take place? (Information)
What materials were needed to make the kite? (Perform a Task)
Inferential Comprehension Questions
When the author used the expression .. in the story, it had a double meaning. Explain each meaning.
(Inferences: Literary Experience)
Explain how your knowledge has changed or remained the same based on the information you read. Use
examples from the text to support your ideas. (Compare/Contrast: Information)
What information did the author have to know before writing the directions for this activity? List at least three
things he had to know. (Draw Conclusions: Perform a Task)
Critical Analysis
Do you think the author chose the best title for this poem? Explain why or why not using specific information
from the poem. (Literary Experience)
What did the author do to present the information in a clear way? Support your answer with specific
examples from the text. (Information)
Are the directions clear enough? Explain why or why not giving examples from the directions. (Perform a
Task)

Examples of Opinion Starters

I (really) think that

I believe (that)
Im sure that
In my opinion / My opinion is
I agree with
I feel that
I guess/imagine
I have no doubt that / Im certain that
I strongly believe that
Ive never really thought about this before, but
My personal opinion is that / Personally, my
opinion is that
To be honest / In my honest opinion,
As far as I know,
I agree with the opinion of
I could be wrong, but

I could be wrong, but

Id definitely say that
Id guess/imagine that
Id say that
Im absolutely certain that
Im fairly confident that
Im no expert (on this), but
Im positive that
Im pretty sure that
It seems to me that
Its a complicated/difficult issue, but
My (point of) view (on this) is
Obviously,
Some people may disagree with me, but
This is just my opinion, but
Without a doubt,
You probably wont agree, but

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