Lembaran kerja Kefahaman bacaan (peperiksaan kemasukan) dengan jawapan

Seahorses are unusual fish. The female lays her eggs in a pouch on the male’s belly, and the male carries them until they hatch. Which seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch?

1. ABoth parents in turn
2. BThe female
3. CThe male
4. DNeither parent

When a hedgehog is frightened, it rolls into a tight ball. Its sharp spines then stick out in all directions, protecting its soft belly. What does a hedgehog do when it is frightened?

1. AIt rolls into a ball.
2. BIt calls loudly.
3. CIt climbs a tree.
4. DIt runs into water.

The giant panda eats mostly bamboo. An adult can spend up to 14 hours a day eating, because bamboo provides little energy. Pandas live in mountain forests in central China. Why do pandas spend so many hours eating?

1. ABamboo provides little energy.
2. BBamboo is hard to find in China.
3. CPandas live in cold mountains.
4. DPandas eat many different foods.

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
2. BTo design better weapons for the army
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous

Frogs begin life as eggs laid in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, which have tails and breathe with gills. Over several weeks, tadpoles grow legs, lose their tails and develop lungs. How is the passage mainly organised?

1. AAs an argument for and against
2. BAs a comparison of two different animals
3. CIn time order, describing stages of growth
4. DAs a problem followed by a solution

“The cake looked perfect, but when Ben cut into it, the middle was still runny.” What can you infer?

1. AThe cake had too much flour.
2. BBen forgot to add the eggs to the mix.
3. CThe cake was baked too long.
4. DThe cake was not baked long enough.

“When the power went out, Grandpa calmly lit the candles, found the radio and told us stories about storms from his childhood.” Which word best describes Grandpa?

1. AForgetful
2. BComposed
3. CFrightened
4. DImpatient

The author writes: “Our survey found that 9 out of 10 dentists recommend chewing gum.” The survey was paid for by a chewing gum company and asked only 10 dentists. Why should a reader be cautious about this claim?

1. AChewing gum is not sold in most countries.
2. BDentists know little about teeth.
3. CThe survey should have asked only one dentist.
4. DThe sample is tiny and the sponsor has an interest.