Lembaran kerja Kefahaman bacaan (peperiksaan kemasukan) dengan jawapan

Some plants, like the cactus, store water in their thick stems. This helps them survive in deserts, where rain may not fall for months. How do cactus plants survive in the desert?

1. AThey grow only near rivers.
2. BThey store water in their thick stems.
3. CThey need rain every day.
4. DThey lose their thick stems in the hot summer.

Blood contains several kinds of cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. White blood cells help fight infection. Platelets help the blood to clot when you are cut. Which cells help fight infection?

1. APlatelets
2. BRed blood cells
3. CNerve cells in the blood
4. DWhite blood cells

Butterflies begin life as caterpillars. A caterpillar eats leaves and grows quickly. Then it forms a hard case called a chrysalis, and inside it changes into a butterfly. What is the case called?

1. AA chrysalis
2. BA shell
3. CA nest
4. DA cocoon

In the 1840s, the doctor Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that many mothers died after childbirth in wards where doctors came straight from performing autopsies. When he required doctors to wash their hands in a chlorine solution, the death rate dropped sharply. What does the passage suggest?

1. AChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.
2. BThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.
3. CAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
4. DHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.

Hand sanitiser is useful when soap and water are not available. Still, washing with soap and water is better when hands are visibly dirty, because sanitiser does not remove dirt and grease well. What can you infer from the passage?

1. ASoap and water are the better choice for greasy hands.
2. BHand sanitiser removes dirt better than soap.
3. CSoap and water are only needed in hospitals and clinics, not at home.
4. DHand sanitiser should never be used.

Kelp is a type of large brown algae that grows in cold ocean water. Kelp forests provide food and shelter for many animals, including sea otters, which eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp. How do sea otters help kelp forests?

1. AThey eat the kelp before it grows too tall.
2. BThey plant new kelp on the ocean floor.
3. CThey keep the water warm for the kelp.
4. DThey eat the sea urchins that feed on kelp.

“The scientist repeated the experiment five times in different labs and always got the same result.” Why does this strengthen the scientist’s findings?

1. AThe law requires exactly five repeat tests.
2. BIt proves the result is true in every case.
3. CDifferent labs always use the same equipment.
4. DRepeated results make chance or error less likely.

“The Smiths used 300 kWh of electricity in June. After installing solar panels in July, their bill showed 180 kWh used from the grid in July.” By what percentage did their use of grid electricity fall?

1. A12%
2. B40%
3. C120%
4. D60%