These six questions cover the four skills in modern-text comprehension. Passages and answers are in Chinese, with English explanation. Write your answer before opening each solution.
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Questions
Question 1 (main idea). “小镇的老戏院每月只放一场电影，座位常常空着。
去年，戏院开始邀请附近的学校来表演，学生的家人也跟着来了。
现在，戏院的座位每月都坐满。” State the main idea in one sentence.
Answer
The passage shows that inviting local schools to perform brought families back to the theatre.
A model answer: “邀请学校表演，带动了学生家人来戏院，让座位坐满。” The details of one film a month are only the starting situation, so they are not the main idea.
Question 2 (paragraph role). In Question 1, what is the role of the second paragraph?
Answer
It describes the change the theatre made and explains how the situation improved.
A model answer: “第二段说明戏院改变的做法，是造成第三段结果的原因。”
Question 3 (inference). “弟弟把新买的球鞋放进盒子，又拿出来，又放回去，一个晚上重复了好几次。” What is he feeling, and what shows it?
Answer
He is excited and delighted with the shoes, and he is eager to enjoy them. The clue is “放进盒子，又拿出来，又放回去”, which shows he cannot stop handling them.
A model answer: “从‘放进又拿出来，又放回去’可以看出弟弟很爱惜、很兴奋，因为他一直舍不得放下新鞋。”
Do not say the shoes were a gift, because the passage does not mention it.
Question 4 (word in context). “面对老师的提问，她只是微微一笑，把答案藏在了心里。” Explain “藏在了心里”.
Answer
It means she kept the answer to herself and did not say it aloud. The clue is “只是微微一笑”, which shows she responded without speaking.
A model answer: “指她没有把答案说出来，只是在心里想。”
Question 5 (concise answer). “社区篮球场每晚点亮十二盏旧灯，每月电费RM480。去年居民大会决定把旧灯换成节能灯。
换灯后，每月电费降到RM300。” 换灯后，每月省了多少电费？
Answer
Subtract: RM480 − RM300 = RM180.
A model answer: “每月省了RM180。”
Do not copy the whole paragraph.
Question 6 (mixed). “图书馆每周二和周四开放到晚上九点，其余日子五点就关门。馆长解释，这是因为晚上需要额外的管理员，而志愿者只有这两天有空。” 为什么图书馆只在周二和周四开放到晚上九点？
Answer
Because volunteers are available to act as night supervisors only on those two days.
A model answer: “因为晚上需要额外的管理员，而志愿者只有周二和周四有空。”
Copying “图书馆每周二和周四开放到晚上九点” only repeats the question, so it earns nothing.
If you got these wrong
- Questions 1 and 2: revisit identifying the main idea and paragraph roles.
- Question 3: revisit supporting an inference with text evidence.
- Question 4: revisit explaining a word or phrase in context.
- Questions 5 and 6: revisit answering concise questions.
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