2 | MCO EXERCISES – SThd2020
ENGLISH 013
SECTION B
COMPREHENSION & SUBJECTIVE
PRACTICE
EXERCISE 1
Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
BATU PAHAT, Sun.- A couple and their ten years old son were killed on the
spot while their nine years old daughter sustained minor injuries when their car collided with
a bus at the 24 km Tongkang Pecah – Segamat road last night. The deceased were identified
as Majid bin Husin , 43 , his wife, Selamah binti Mamat, 38. and their son, Hanafi. The
family was from Segamat. Their unidentified daughter escaped with slight injuries and had
had to undergo a minor operation to remove broken pieces of glass from her head. Firemen
spent about an hour to extricate the bodies from the wreck. The bodies were sent to the Batu
Pahat district hospital mortuary for a post mortem. However, none of the bus passengers were
injured. The family was travelling in their car to Segamat about 1.30 p.m. after visiting
relatives here when the accident occurred near Bukit Berapit.
1 Who died in the accident?
A A couple
B A nine – year old boy
C A couple and their ten years old son
D A couple and their nine years old daughter.
2 The accident happened on
A Saturday afternoon
B Saturday night
C Sunday night
D Sunday afternoon
3 All the following words describe the accident except
A mortuary
B deceased
C injuries
D wreck
4 The word extricate means
A operate
B remove
C cover
D out
5 The family was travelling home
A after the bus accident.
B after a minor operation.
C after visiting their relatives.
D after going to the mortuary.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
6 How do you feel about the news?
7 There are many ways to avoid accident? Explain one.
8 What would happen if the fire fighter arrives late at the scene?
EXERCISE 2
Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The tapir is a relative of horses and rhinoceros in some ways but it is quite different
from the horses. The tapir is the same as horse in the sense that both have odd hoofed legs.
A tapir is usually heavy and clumsy. It is smaller than a rhinoceros and has no
horns. Its head looks like a pig’s head. Like the rhinoceros, it has small eyes and short ears.
The tapir’s tail is short, too.
Tapirs live in swamps and streams. You can usually find them in jungles and forests
of Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatera and other tropical countries. They like to hide themselves
among the leaves and tall grasses. They sleep during the day and search for food only at
night.
Tapirs are herbivores. They eat leaves, fruits and other vegetation. Their senses of
hearing and smelling are very good. They are also good swimmers and often find protection
in the water.
1 How is a tapir related to the horse?
A It looks like a horse.
B It has odd hoofed legs.
C It looks like a rhinoceros.
D Its head looks like a pig’s head
2 The animals below do not have the same sleeping habits as the tapir except
A elephants
B rhinoceros
C horses
D bats
3 Herbivores eat
A birds
B fish
C plants
D chicken
4 Where does the tapir go for protection?
A sand
B water
C soil
D air
5 Which is the most suitable title for the above passage?
A Rhinoceros
B Tapirs
C Horses
D Tropical countries
Tick () the correct answer.
6 The animal in the passage is a ...
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
7 Which of these countries below is not a tropical country?
Vietnam
Laos
Africa
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
8 How would you tell your grandchildren about the Tapirs when they extinct ?
