PART A: READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Across Malaysia, our rivers are the main source of tap water. Despite this, Malaysians are still throwing rubbish into the river. River pollution is a threat to safe drinking water in Malaysia. A recent dry spell caused water Selangor's Sungai Langat cannot be utilised for daily use as pollution caused ammoniacal nitrogen levels to rise above permissible levels. There are many ways to reduce the river pollution such as installing grease traps, maintaining septic tanks, and educating the public on the importance of having clean drains in the neighbourhood.

Most of the times, polluted rivers cannot be rehabilitated to their original and natural condition. Nevertheless, minimising drain pollution can be a cost-effective way to improve the condition of the rivers. One of the ways is by installing grease traps to capture oil, and these traps must be regularly maintained. Local authorities will have to carry out enforcement to combat illegal discharge of oil and grease into the sewerage system.

In addition, all septic tanks need to be maintained properly. According to the Malaysia Water Industry Guide 2013, there are 4,380 communal septic tanks and 1,298,207 individual septic tanks in Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan. In Selangor, more than 33,000 old individual septic tanks discharge partially-treated wastewater into drains. The septic tanks must be cleaned of any waste once every three years in order for the tanks to function effectively. If this is done periodically, the level of ammoniacal nitrogen in the river can be reduced significantly.

Lastly, the most important step to reduce river pollution is by educating the public on the importance of having clean drains in the neighbourhood. It will be meaningless to maintain the drains and septic tanks if the amount of pollutants entering drains is not reduced. The local authorities can organise campaigns and activities such as drain clean-ups to educate the public on this issue. All in all, the cleanliness of our rivers should not be ignored. The recent shortage of water
in Selangor and the water treatment plant being shut down show that an abundant resource of water can deplete too if we do not take proper care of our drains and rivers.

Installing grease traps, maintaining septic tanks, and educating the public on the importance of having clean drains in the neighbourhood are some of the ways that can be done to reduce river pollution. By minimising drain pollution and cleaning the septic tanks every three years can help minimise level of ammoniacal nitrogen in the river. Hopefully, the public will be able to be more aware of their wastes as well.

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a) The topic of the essay is river pollution in Malaysia and ways to reduce it.  

b) The thesis of the essay is how river water is a hazard to the people and the ways it can be reduced and spread knowledge among the people to drink safe water.

c) The main idea of paragraph 12 is how minimizing drain pollution can help improve river conditions.

d) The main idea of paragraph 11 is the tanks should be maintained properly.

e) The topic of the sentence of paragraph V educating the public about clean drains.

In general, an essay is a piece of writing that presents the author's argument, but the definition is ambiguous, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short fiction.

In the above, an essay is written about river pollution in Malaysia and ways to reduce it.

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The conclusion of a speech _____.

A) restates the main idea

B) gives examples of the main idea

C) is an unimportant part of a speech

D) gives the last reason to support an idea

Complete the sentences with the correct adverb from the box. Write the sentences in your exercise book. warmly sadly hard always suddenly heavily correctly dangerously silently quickly 1 The young man walked from the church after the funeral. 2 The woman sat down without saying a word. 3 I know that all of you will answer the questions and get good grades. 4 The car swerved and knocked over the young child. 5 Ato Tofik received the girl This made her happy. 6 The teacher told the class to work. 7 The boy ran to the chemist to fetch the medicine. 8 It rained on Sunday evening. 9 The girl drove very in town and caused an accident. 10 She goes to visit her grandmother every week.​

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How does fear be used to manipulate

If we concentrate very carefully now, we will find ourselves in exactly the place we need to
we will find ourselves in a land not all that far from here - not all that far, but hard enough to find that you're likely never to get there. I have tried. This land has a name, but it is much too difficult to pronounce. It would
not be dignified to try.
What is the
Point of view:
How do you know?

In the passage, the author makes which of the following assumptions about his audience?

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two different Models of Econonomic Systems?

Finish the sentence below with the most likely answer:
Second chances they don't ever matter; people never_____.
A. Apologize
B. Change
C. Stop
D. Deserve it

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Looking closely at the details, select the answer that properly cites lines from a play.

2.4.4 Practice (Word roots)


You may choose any three words from list!

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Make sure the sentences are in YOUR own words, Also read the bottom of the screenshot! It would also be helpful!

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An 18 year old male generally needs:
O fewer calories than an 18 year old female.
O more calories than an 18 year old female.
O the same amount of calories as an 18 year old female.

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Steve is taking chemistry even though he doesn't like it. He doesn't know what several of the words mean. He tends to put off reading the textbook until late at night. In fact, sometimes he can barely stay awake long enough to finish the reading assignment. Select all the correct answers. If you were Steve's advisor, what would you tell Steve to do? (Choose 3.) Look up word meanings. Read when you are not so tired. Get glasses so you can see better. Study with someone who likes chemistry. Reset Next © 2022 Edmentum. All rights reserved.​

Which of these revisions corrects the inappropirate shift in verb tense?

modifications that are done to the essay during rewriting.

Read the poem.

The Courage That My Mother Had

by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granite in a granite hill.

The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.

Oh, if instead she’d left to me
The thing she took into the grave!—
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.

How does the first stanza in "The Courage That My Mother Had" contribute to the poem's meaning?

It reveals that speaker's mother was a cold and emotionless person.

It explains why the speaker's mother is remembered for acts of courage.

It describes the place where the speaker and her mother are from.

It establishes the speaker's respect and longing for her mother's courage.

What role do you think dictionaries can play in assisting vocabulary development? How do you use dictionaries in your learning?

modifications that are done to the essay during rewriting.

Which statement BEST describes the passage in terms of how the speaker supports the argument?
A) The speaker uses lots of appeals to logic, quoting statistics and facts to support his point.
B) The speech is full of logical fallacies that attempt to be persuasive but are in fact misleading.
C) The speaker uses a number of rhetorical devices, including figurative language to make an emotional appeal.
D) None of these statements accurately describe this speech in terms of rhetorical strategies and devices used to support the claims.

1. What series of laws did the U.S. government pass in the 1920s?

A) laws that encouraged people to immigrate out of the U.S.
B) laws that promoted more healthy food for families
C) laws that limited immigration from certain countries
D) laws that limited the number of times someone could be president

2. What effect did the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 have?
A) It abolished the quota system.
B) it increased the quota system.
C) It changed laws about citizenship.
D) It shut down immigration completely.

3. Read the following sentences.
“One of [the Immigration and Naturalization Act’s] goals was to try to end racial and ethnic discrimination towards certain immigrants. Rather than giving immigrants visas based on their race or ethnicity, these new policies focused on reuniting family members and getting skilled workers into the U.S…

For the first time, a limit was placed on the number of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere, which included Mexico, Central America, and South America.”

What can you conclude about the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 based on this information?

A) It kept race or ethnicity based restrictions in place for immigration to the U.S.
B) It didn’t change anything about the way that people from the Western Hemisphere came to the U.S.
C) It placed restrictions on immigration for people from all countries around the world equally.
D) It placed restrictions on immigration from certain areas of the world, but not based on race or ethnicity.

4. How did the U.S. handle the question of refugee immigration in contrast to standard immigration?

A) The U.S. set a separate number for refugee visas regardless of what area of the world they’re coming from.
B) The U.S. treated the refugee visas the same as the standard immigration visas and limited ones from certain areas.
C) The U.S. decided to ignore the question of refugee visas until 2002, when the government passed new laws.
D) The U.S. only let refugees from certain countries into the country on immigration visas.

Why were Chinese Americans labeled model minority in the late 1970s and the early 1980s? Who or what was responsible for furthering this stereotype?

What does it mean to change?

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1. TRUE OR FALSE? An author may express a bias in his or her choice of
words.

Select the correct answer. Which statement best defines theme? A. the details of a plot B. the underlying message in a literary work C. the subject of a literary work D. the underlying conflict in a story

Why do good speakers use some of the specialized vocabulary related to a topic? Listeners will believe that the speaker knows a lot about the topic if he or she uses those words. Some listeners will get bored if they don’t hear at least a few words that they don’t know. Specialized vocabulary helps the speaker remember his or her main points.