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8/18/2019 MUET Reading tips

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ENHANCING MUETPERFORMANCE

Reading 800/3

Prepared by:Mdm. Audrey Koh Sui EanB. Education TESL (Honours) K


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Reading Carries the

Highest Weightage….. 40% • !e"ti#ns $ 4 &'esti#ns $ () h#'rs*(. One +assage ,ith gra+hi"s -N#n/inear

1. C#2+rehensi#n +assages

• 3'esti#n t+es*

(. 5 #+ti#n #67e"ti8e &'esti#ns1. 4 #+ti#n #67e"ti8e &'esti#ns


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5O+ti#n MC3

This &'esti#ning te"hni&'e is intr#d'"ed t# rea99"ha99enge "andidates: reading a6i9it.

(.Tr'e1.Fa9se

5.N#t statedRead 8er "are;'99 6e;#re"h##sing the right ans,er.< =# n#t 'se #'r genera9 >n#,9edge t# ans,er the&'esti#n? i; it is n#t in the +assage? d#n:t ass'2e #'>n#, the ans,er 6 "h##sing the #ne that is9#gi"a99 right.!e9e"t @NOT !TATE=: i; it CANNOT E FOUN= inthe +assage #r sti2'9i.


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In;#r2ati#n Trans;er Ti+ N#. (*

Identi; the t+e#; n#n9inear

;#r2s 'sed.

NON-LINEARFORMS:

1.TABLES

2.PIE CHARTS 3.FLOW CHARTS 4.BAR GRAPHS

5.LINE GRAPHS 6.PICTOGRAMS


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In;#r2ati#n Trans;er Ti+ N#. 1*

/earn the 8#"a6'9ar "#22#n9 'sed inin;#r2ati#n trans;er e$er"ises.

•

Rise• Go up• Gain• Increase• Improe• Esca!a"e• Inc!ine

•

Fa!!/#rop• Go do$n• Loss• #ecrease• #eprecia"e• #e"eriora"e• #ec!ine


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• More "%an• &ig%er "%an• Mos"•

&ig%es"• Larges"

• Less "%an• Lo$er "%an• Leas"• Lo$es"• Sma!!es"


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• C#nstant• !ta69e• E&'a9

• !tead• Grad'a9• !9ight• Maintain•

Mini2'2• Margina9

• !har+• =rasti"• !tee+•

!tr#ngBWea>• Ma$i2'2• Re"#rd HighB

Re"#rd /#,• =#'69edB1

Ti2es• Tri+9edB5

Ti2es• 3'adr'+9edB

4 Ti2es

• Errati"• F9'"t'ating


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' ( )• *ro+i"• Gro$"%•

*roduc"ion• Incremen"

' , )• Loss• !aims• E.pense• E.pendi"ur

e

• os"• Spen"• Incur •

*aid In• *aid Ou"• rade• Ines"• Impor"• E.por"

• S"ar"/eginning• Mid/Midd!e• End/Ending•

1uar"er!2 '/4)• &a!+ '/5)• 6ee7!2• For"nig%"!2 '5 6ee7s)• Mon"%!2• s" 1uar"er 'an-Mar)• 5nd 1uar"er 'Apr-un)• 3rd 1uar"er 'u!-Sep")• 4"% 1uar"er 'Oc"-#ec)•

Annua!!2 ' 9ear)• iannua!!2 '5 9ears)• #ecade '0 9ears)• en"ur2 '00 9ears)


9/23

Reading C#2+rehensi#n

• Us'a99 the di;;i"'9t 9e8e9 #; the"#2+rehensi#n +assages ,i99in"rease ,ith ea"h +assage.

•

F#r ea"h +assage? there ,i99 6e D&'esti#ns that "#8er*

(. C#ntent

1. #"a6'9ar5. Criti"a9 Thin>ing


10/23

Reading C#2+rehensi#n Ti+ N#. (

• Ans,ers 's'a99 ;#99#, the se&'en"ei.e. Read the +assage "are;'99 as theans,er ;#r the 1nd &'esti#n is 's'a99

;#'nd 6et,een the ans,ers ;#r 3( 5. eg. I; the ans,er ;#r 3( is in /INE and35 is in /INE 10? then the ans,er ;#r31 is 2#st 9i>e9 ar#'nd /INE TO (.


11/23

Reading C#2+rehensi#n Ti+ N#. 1

Use the ana+h#ri" -6e;#re #r"ata+h#ri" -a;ter re;eren"ing

te"hni&'et# ;ind the ans,er.


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Ana+h#ri" re;eren"e -6e;#re the ,#rd*

A st'd ,as "#nd'"ted #n 100 Ma9asianres+#ndents. The resear"hers "#nd'"ted thes'r8e 6 gi8ing the2 &'esti#nnaires t# ans,er.

( The ,#rd @the2: re;ers t#a the st'd6 the res+#ndents

" the s'r8ed the &'esti#nnaire


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Cata+h#ri" re;eren"e -a;ter the ,#rd*

It is #ne #; the 2#st "#22#n s9ee+dis#rders and a 2a7#r hea9th +r#69e2. In;a"t? ins#2nia a;;e"ts n#r2a9 rest +atternsand as a res'9t ins#2nia"s ;ind it di;;i"'9t t#;a99 as9ee+.

( The ,#rd @It: re;ers t#a s9ee+6 hea9th" ins#2nia


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Reading C#2+rehensi#n TIP N#.5*When #' "ann#t 9#"ate the ans,er dire"t9 #' need

t# @in;er:? i.e. 2a>e inte99igent ass'2+ti#ns.

Eg Man2 peop!e ;oug%" "%e produc" *ro+i"s increaseddue "o %ig% sa!es

A!! o+ "%e +o!!o$ing s"a"emen"s are +a!se e.cep":a. The pro!"# $a% a &a'(!re.). The pro!"# $a% a %!""e%%.". The pro!"# $a% e*pe+%',e.. The pro!"# $a% ea%- #o !%e.

Pa- a##e+#'o+ #o $or% ('/e 0e*"ep# a+ 0+o# a% '# a-#r'"/ -o! '+#o "hoo%'+ #he $ro+ a+%$er. O#her "oo+ phra%e% !%e '+"(!e 0Wh'"h o& #he &o((o$'+ '% #r!e


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Reading C#2+rehensi#n Ti+ N#. 4

• F#r #"a6'9ar*Eg. The ,#rd @: in 9ine 5 re;ers t#

(. E9i2inate i2+#ssi69e ans,ers.1. Identi; the r##t ,#rd.5. Identi; +re;i$es andB#r s';;i$es.4. Use ana+h#ri" #r "ata+h#ri"re;eren"ing.. !e9e"t the 2#st 9i>e9 ans,er.


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Can #' 6rea> this ,#rd d#,n

de;#restati#n

;#rest J r##t ,#rdde J t# re2#8e

ati#n J n#'n t# sh#, +r#"ess

ie. =e;#restati#n is the +r#"ess #; re2#8ingtrees ;r#2 the ;#rest.


17/23

N#, "an #' ;ig're this ,#rd #'t

degradati#n

grade -9e8e9 #; &'a9it J r##t ,#rdde J t# re2#8e


ie. =egradati#n isthe de"rease #; &'a9it #; s#2ething.


18/23

N#, "an #' ;ig're this ,#rd #'t

desa9inati#n

sa9ine -sa9t ,ater J r##t ,#rdde J t# re2#8e


ie. =esa9inati#n is the +r#"ess #; re2#8ingsa9t ;r#2 ,ater.


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Reading C#2+rehensi#n Ti+ N#.

• F#r Predi"ti#n*Eg. A s'ita69e tit9e ;#r the +assage is .

Read the te$t "are;'99 6e;#re se9e"tingthe 6est tit9e.

• =ra,ing C#n"9'si#n*

Eg. It "an 6e "#n"9'ded that .Read the entire te$t "are;'996e;#re s'22ing it '+.


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• F#r Writer:s !t9e*Eg. The ,riter de8e9#+s his ideas 'sing A "#2+are and "#ntrast

+r#69e2s and s#9'ti#nsC "a'se and e;;e"t= ti2e9ine

K#' need t# read the te$t "are;'99 t#see the ,riter:s 9ine #; arg'2ent.


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• F#r Writer:s T#ne*Eg. The ,riter:s +'r+#se is t# A s'++#rt

in;#r2C g# against= +ers'ade

K#' ha8e t# thin> a6#'t the ,riter:s2ain intenti#n #; ,riting the te$t.


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GENERA/ TIP!

%e ONL9 $a2s "o improe are:

(.REA=? REA= REA= !OME MORE. -read at9east ( ne,s+a+er a da ( 6##> a ,ee>

1.PRACTI!E? PRACTI!E PRACTI!E EENMORE. -d# ea"h reading "#2+rehensi#n testTWICE? (st ti2e ,ith#'t re;erring t# di"ti#nar #r;riends? 1nd ti2e ,ith re;eren"e. /#gi"a99? the 1nd

tr ,i99 6e higher than the (

st

#r there iss#2ething ,r#ng ,ith…….KOUL


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in reading?ha9; the 6att9e is

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