MUET READING

READING
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7 PARTS 4 0 QS 1 Q= 1.8 MINS

READING EVALUATION
SKILLS

SYNTHESIS

ANALYSIS

APPLICATION

COMPREHENSION

DO WE NEED SKILLS IN
READING?

SKIMMING AND MAIN IDEAS AND PREDICTING
SCANNING SUPPORTING OUTCOMES
DETAILS

UNDERSTANDING INFERENCING
TEXT

ORGANIZATION
FEATURES

HOW TO TACKLE READING If 2 of the answer
optionsmean exactly
QUESTIONS? the same thing, both
will be incorrect
Before choosing your
answer, eliminate
incorrect answers
thatare obvious

If 2 of the answer options are very
similar in meaning, study them
carefully because one of them will
probably be the answer

HOW TO TACKLE READING
QUESTIONS?

Be careful on the Refer to the passage
questions which ask when answering the
you to choose the best question. Do not rely on
answers. The other memory/previous
answer options may be knowledge that is not in
correct but it is not the the passage
bestanswer

GENERAL OF READING
SKILLS

● Get an overview of the test ● Read the passages
paper carefully

● Use your background ● Attempt to answer
knowledge and contextual questions which are
clues when reading unfamiliar familiar to you
topics

GENERALSKILLSOF
READING

● Read all the ● Manage your

answer time wisely
options before
answering

THANK
YOU!

MUET READING
PART 4

Question 15-20

1st Step:

SKILLS
1. Skimming and scanning

= look at Question 19 & 20
= read the questions and answers to get the
general idea of Article 1 & 2.

= summarizes both article
( coffee culture, Southeast Asian)

2nd Step:

= Read the question and answers for Q15 & Q16
= Get a general idea of what will the main points needed.

3rd Step:

SKILLS :
1. Skimming & Scanning
- read the article

2. Main ideas and supporting details
- Find the main points and supporting details that is related
to the questions.

3. Inferencing
- Read the question and answers again to compare them
with the evidences from the article

3rd Step:

Question 15: what do we know about the coffee
culture in Southeast Asia?

Answer = A

EVIDENCE:
Paragraph 2 = Southeast Asian still consume their coffee
in a traditional way (line 8)

Paragraph 3 = The young people has started to consume
Western coffee like espresso.



4th Step:

= Read the question for Q16
= Get a general idea of what will the main points needed.
( overview, future, traditional, cotemparary)

Question 16: how the contents in the article organized?

SKILLS:
-Inferencing
(comparing the points and answers in the article)
-Understanding text organization features.
(overview,future,traditional,contemporary)

Evidence: based on the
summarise of the article.
*understand the text

Ev: 1st para;
overview/introducing the coffee
2nd para; traditional
3rd para;
contemporary/changing
4th para; future

Ev: 1st para;
overview/introducing the coffee
2nd para; traditional
3rd para;
contemporary/changing
4th para; future

Question 17 & 18 (Article 2)

- Read both the questions and answers
- Understand what do the questions ask
- Highlight the key word in each question

SKILLS :
1. Skimming & Scanning

- read the article

2. Main ideas and supporting details
- Find the main points and supporting details that is related to
the questions.

3. Inferencing
- Read the question and answers again to compare them with
the evidences from the article

Question 17
➢ Why does the writer include information about the coffee

consumption in Singapore and Vietnam?

Evidence:
• Paragraph 2 – stated a few examples of coffee shop that

introduce the concept of specialty coffee to the Singapore
market.

• Paragraph 3 – talked about the local consumers of coffee in
Vietnam has started to change their taste in coffee.

This means that the coffee consumers in Singapore and Vietnam
have a variety of preferences = have dynamic choices as they
love to drink coffee.

Answer: C (to support claim that the coffee market in Southeast
Asia is dynamic)

Question 18
➢ What do we learn about the attitude of consumers in

Southeast Asia?

Evidence:
• Paragraph 5 : said that the consumers in SEA are curious and

adventurous consumers as they like to try new trends.

• Paragraph 6 : again stated about the consumers like to
experience the trendiest and newest things. SEA will become
a place where the coffee industry can do a lot of experiments
to find new taste of coffee

This means that Southeast Asia coffee consumers are open and
not afraid to experience new things.

Answer : A (they are open)

SKILLS:
Main idea and supporting details

➢ Both article have stated about the Western influence on
SEA coffee culture

Answer: C

Question 20
SKILLS:
Main idea and supporting details

➢ The last paragraph for both articles suggest that the
coffee culture in SEA has a big potential to expand its
business.

Question 20
SKILLS:
Main idea and supporting details

➢ The last paragraph for both articles suggest that the
coffee culture in SEA has a big potential to expand its
business.

THE END….