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SS 1–2 practice test

12 questions + 2 written tasks. Answers and your score show when you submit the whole test.

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Passage A

Efficient reading is not simply reading fast; it is reading at a speed suited to one's purpose while understanding what is read. A good reader skims to get the general idea, scans to find particular details and reads intensively when every word matters. Such a reader needs a wide vocabulary and the ability to recognise how sentences and paragraphs are linked. Yet language skills alone are not enough. The reader's frame of mind, their background knowledge of the subject and even the conditions in the room, such as light and noise, all affect how much of a passage is understood.

  1. 1. According to Passage A, what is efficient reading?

  2. 2. State two language skills that are essential for efficient reading.

  3. 3. State two other factors that affect a reader's understanding of a passage.

  4. 4. "The reader's frame of mind …" What is the grammatical name of this expression, and what is its function in the sentence?

  5. 5. As used in Passage A, "intensively" means

  6. 6. Choose the word nearest in meaning to "terse" as used in: The principal's reply was terse.

  7. 7. Choose the word opposite in meaning to "candid" as used in: The witness was candid about what happened.

  8. 8. Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.

  9. 9. Nobody came to the party, ___?

  10. 10. Which word has a different vowel sound from the others?

  11. 11. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?

  12. 12. A student argues: "Reading on a phone is always less efficient than reading a book." Using ideas from Passage A, evaluate this claim.

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Written tasks

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  1. 1. Write an article for your school magazine on the topic "Social media: blessing or curse for teenagers". (not less than 450 words)

  2. 2. Write a letter to the Chairman of your Local Government Council about the poor state of drainage in your area, suggesting ways to solve the problem. (not less than 450 words)

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