Kefahaman is reading comprehension: reading a passage and showing you understood it. The first step is finding facts stated in the text — who, what, where and when. The next is working out things the text does not say outright — why something happened and what we can learn from it.
What your child will learn
- Find facts stated in a passage
- Work out reasons from clues
- Choose a suitable title
- State the lesson of a short text
Two kinds of question
Some answers are sitting in the passage: “Bilakah mereka pergi memancing?” — look for the day. Read the question first, then scan for the matching words.
Other answers need thinking: if the sky turned dark and Mum hurried to bring in the washing, she did it because rain was coming, even though the passage never says “because”.
Example questions
Here are a few questions like the ones in the first quest. Can you solve them?
1. Baca petikan: “Pada hari Sabtu, Aiman dan ayahnya pergi memancing di sungai. Mereka membawa joran, umpan dan bekas air. Aiman berjaya menangkap tiga ekor ikan.” Bilakah mereka pergi memancing?
🎣- pada hari Isnin
- pada hari Sabtu
- pada waktu malam
- pada hari Ahad
Show answer
Answer: pada hari Sabtu. Petikan bermula dengan “Pada hari Sabtu”.
2. Baca petikan: “Kantin sekolah dibuka pada pukul sepuluh pagi. Murid-murid beratur untuk membeli makanan. Selepas makan, mereka membuang sampah ke dalam tong.” Pada pukul berapakah kantin dibuka?
- pukul dua petang
- pukul lapan pagi
- pukul dua belas tengah hari
- pukul sepuluh pagi
Show answer
Answer: pukul sepuluh pagi. Petikan menyebut “pukul sepuluh pagi”.
3. Baca petikan: “Pada hari Sabtu, Aiman dan ayahnya pergi memancing di sungai. Mereka membawa joran, umpan dan bekas air. Aiman berjaya menangkap tiga ekor ikan.” Berapakah ekor ikan yang ditangkap oleh Aiman?
🎣- dua
- empat
- lima
- tiga
Show answer
Answer: tiga. Petikan menyebut “tiga ekor ikan”.
Tips for grown-ups
- After any short read, ask one “siapa”, one “di mana” and one “mengapa” question.
- Let your child make up a quiz question for you from the same passage.