KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES

ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

DECEMBER EXAMINATION

AHEL2043 ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION

MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2020 TIME: 9.00 AM – 11.30AM (2.5 HOURS)

This course is offered for:

DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER MATHEMATICS)
DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING)
DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (INTERNET TECHNOLOGY)

DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT)

DIPLOMA IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING

DIPLOMA IN BANKING AND FINANCE

DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DIPLOMA IN E- MARKETING

DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DIPLOMA IN MARKETING

DIPLOMA IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (BUSINESS ECONOMICS)

DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (FINANCE AND INVESTMENT)
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT)
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (RETAIL MANAGEMENT)

DIPLOMA IN QUANTITY SURVEYING

DIPLOMA IN ADVERTISING

DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM

DIPLOMA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

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DIPLOMA IN FASHION DESIGN

DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA DESIGN

DIPLOMA IN EVENT MANAGEMENT
DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING

DIPLOMA IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT

DIPLOMA IN CULINARY ARTS

Instructions to Candidates:

 This question paper consists of TWO (2) sections.

Section A: Answer ALL the questions
Section B: Choose ONE (1) of the topics given.
 Copy the answer template and paste it on your Google Docs file. Then, type your answer in that
Google Docs file using the following format:
 Font size: 11pt
 Font type: Times New Roman
 Include your FULL NAME, STUDENT ID and PROGRAMME OF STUDY on the first page
of your answer word file.
 DO NOT restate the questions in your answer word file.

● This is an open-book final online assessment. You MUST answer the assessment questions on your
own without any assistance from other persons.
● You must submit your answers within the following time frame allowed for this online assessment:
o The deadline for the submission of your answers is half an hour from the end time of this
online assessment.
● Penalties WILL BE IMPOSED on students who submit their answers late. The penalties are as
follows:
o The final marks of this online assessment will be reduced by 10 marks for answer scripts that
are submitted within 30 minutes after the deadline for the submission of answers for this
online assessment.
o The final marks of this online assessment will be downgraded to zero (0) marks for any
answer scripts that are submitted after one hour from the end time of this online assessment.
● Extenuating Mitigating Circumstance (EMC) encountered, if any, must be submitted to the
Faculty/Branch/Centre within 48 hours after the date of this online assessment. All EMC
applications must be supported with valid reasons and evidence. The UC EMC Guidelines apply.

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STUDENT‟S DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY

By submitting this online assessment, I declare that this submitted work is free from all forms of
plagiarism and for all intents and purposes is my own properly derived work. I understand that I have to
bear the consequences if I fail to do so.

Final Online Assessment Submission

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There are TWO (2) sections in this paper:

Section A --- 30 marks

Section B --- 70 marks

Answer ALL the questions in the Google Document.

SECTION A: Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Answer ALL the questions given. Marks will be deducted if answers are copied directly from the
passage.

Did you know that food and beverages consumed away from home contribute a lot of calories to our diets
which is about one-third of a person‟s daily intake? Research shows that people often underestimate the
number of calories they are taking in when they eat out.

Since May of 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has required certain types of eating
establishments to post calorie information on menus and menu boards to help consumers make informed
food choices. This regulation applies in chain restaurants and retail food establishments with more than 20
locations, so you can find calorie information whether you are eating burgers at a fast-food place,
grabbing a salad from a grocery store salad bar or ordering pasta at a chain restaurant. In addition,
nutrition information like sodium or saturated fat must also be provided on request at these
establishments.

By having information about the calories in food, you can make more informed decisions about the food
you eat. These decisions can help improve your overall health and that of your family. It is just as
important that you and your family have access to this information when eating out, as you do at home
when you are able to look at calorie counts on food packages.

According to Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of FDA‟s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, “For
consumers who want to consume fewer calories, having calorie and other nutrition information available
has the potential to save and improve lives. Nearly 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese and obesity
increases risk for heart disease, stroke, certain cancers and diabetes.”

One way to use information to make better food choices is to reduce the number of calories you are taking
in. You can try simple swaps such as choosing a grilled chicken sandwich at 380 calories over a fried
sandwich at 570 calories. Beverages are another opportunity to choose carefully. Sparkling water has no
calories compared to a soft drink at 250 calories, depending on serving size. You can also ask for sauces
or salad dressings on the side and if you want to reduce your sodium intake, cut down on saturated fats or
increase the amount of fibre in your meals and ask for that information for the menu item you are thinking
about ordering.

Even before the menu labelling rule went into effect, you may have noticed that many chain restaurants,
bakeries and coffee shops were listing calorie counts. Under the rule, calories must be listed for food and
beverages in restaurants and similar retail food establishments that are part of a chain with 20 or more
locations. These may include foods served at sit-down and fast-food restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops
and restaurant-type foods in certain grocery and convenience stores, take-out and delivery foods, foods
purchased at drive-through windows, foods that you serve yourself from a salad or hot-food bar, alcoholic
drinks such as beer, wine and cocktails that appear on menus as well as foods at places of entertainment,
such as movie theatres or amusement parks.
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There is now greater consistency in menu labelling, as businesses that are required to post labelling have
only one nation-wide set of requirements to meet that no longer vary from state to state or even city to
city. What is included and what does it look like? Calorie information on menus and menu boards must be
clearly displayed. For self-service foods, such as foods served at salad bars and buffets, the information
must be clearly displayed so as they can see it when they are serving themselves.

To help you put the calorie information in the context of your total daily diet, the following reminder is
also included on menus and menu boards: “2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice, but
calorie needs vary.” Menus and menu boards must also indicate that you can ask for the following
additional written nutrition information like total calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol,
sodium, total carbohydrates, sugars, fibre and protein.

Since the rule has gone into effect, consumers who are armed with nutrition information from their fast
food place, chain restaurant or retail establishment have been able to make informed decisions about the
foods they eat for both themselves and for their family.

(Adapted from https://www.fda.gov.2019)

1. Suggest a suitable title for the passage. (2 marks)

2. What does the study show about people dining out? (3 marks)

3. What is the main idea in paragraph 2? (3 marks)

4. How could nutrition information on food packages or menus help people in (4 marks)
their everyday life? Provide TWO aspects from the above passage.

5. Based on the above passage, what are the TWO possible methods for a wiser (4 marks)
food decision-making?

6. The word „they‟ in paragraph 8 refers to… (2 marks)

7. What is the ONE thing in relation to the food content information that the (3 marks)
relevant authority has stressed on all the while?

8. How do you think you can keep yourself informed on nutrition-related (4 marks)
information? Provide TWO methods.

9. In your opinion, should parents be concerned about their children consuming (5 marks)
high-calorie food?

[Total: 30 marks]

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SECTION B: Essay Writing (70 marks)

Choose ONE of the topics below. Write an essay of about 350 words on it.

1. Many youngsters tend to get obsessed over their admired idols where they go to great lengths to do
something out of the norm just for the sake of worshipping their idols. For some of them, they just
cannot proceed further without being kept in the loop about the latest updates of their respective idols.

What are the effects of idol worshipping among youngsters today? Elaborate with examples.

2. Men should feel free to use beauty products just like women. Do you agree?

[Total: 70 marks]

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