“Dear residents, the lift (elevator) in Block A will be out of service from Monday to Wednesday. We apologise for the inconvenience. Residents who need help with heavy items may call the caretaker.” What is the main purpose of the message?
ATo introduce a new caretaker
BTo inform residents about the lift and offer help
CTo announce that Block A is closing for good
DTo ask residents to repair the lift themselves
2.Kefahaman bacaan (peperiksaan kemasukan)Sukar
“When Aunt Rose saw the broken vase, she said, ‘Well, I never liked that vase anyway,’ and gave her nervous nephew a wink.” Why did Aunt Rose most likely say this?
ATo blame her nephew for breaking it
BTo put her nephew at ease
CTo ask him to buy a new vase
DTo show how angry she felt
3.Tatabahasa & penggunaan bahasa Inggeris (peperiksaan kemasukan)Sederhana
Which sentence punctuates a quotation within a quotation correctly in American style?
AThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’’
BThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
CThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, “Wait here.”’
DThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, “Wait here.””
4.Tatabahasa & penggunaan bahasa Inggeris (peperiksaan kemasukan)Sukar
Which revision correctly fixes the comma splice? “The patient felt better, therefore she went home.”
AThe patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
BThe patient felt better; therefore she, went home.
CThe patient felt better, therefore, she went home.
DThe patient felt better therefore; she went home.
5.Kosa kata penjagaan kesihatan (peperiksaan kemasukan)Sederhana
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s skin felt clammy.”
ARough and scaly
BHot and dry
CCool and damp
DItchy and red
6.Kosa kata penjagaan kesihatan (peperiksaan kemasukan)Sukar
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “His symptoms ___ after he started the antibiotic, and he soon felt much better.”
Aabated
Bintensified
Cescalated
Dpersisted
3Larutan
1.Kefahaman bacaan (peperiksaan kemasukan)
Jawapan: B · To inform residents about the lift and offer help
Mengapa ini jawapannya
The message tells residents the lift will be out of service and offers the caretaker’s help with heavy items.
Jawapan
B · To inform residents about the lift and offer help
2.Kefahaman bacaan (peperiksaan kemasukan)
Jawapan: B · To put her nephew at ease
Mengapa ini jawapannya
The wink and her light remark suggest she wanted to calm her nervous nephew rather than scold him.
Jawapan
B · To put her nephew at ease
3.Tatabahasa & penggunaan bahasa Inggeris (peperiksaan kemasukan)
Jawapan: B · The nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
Mengapa ini jawapannya
In American English, the main quotation uses double quotation marks and a quotation inside it uses single marks. British publishers often reverse this: single marks outside, double inside.
Jawapan
B · The nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
4.Tatabahasa & penggunaan bahasa Inggeris (peperiksaan kemasukan)
Jawapan: A · The patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
Mengapa ini jawapannya
A conjunctive adverb cannot join two independent clauses with only a comma. Use a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
Jawapan
A · The patient felt better; therefore, she went home.
5.Kosa kata penjagaan kesihatan (peperiksaan kemasukan)
Jawapan: C · Cool and damp
Mengapa ini jawapannya
Clammy skin is cool and moist with sweat.
Jawapan
C · Cool and damp
6.Kosa kata penjagaan kesihatan (peperiksaan kemasukan)