DUE50032/COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH 3/TEST/DEC 2019

DUE 50032- COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH 3

SECTION A: ( 4 MARKS)(C1, C2)

Instructions: Study the infographic carefully and answer questions 1 -4.

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C1 1. What is shown by the data given above?

A. Death rate in Malaysia
B. Household income in Malaysia
C. Labour Force in Malaysia
D. Job vacancy in Malaysia

C1 2. Who provides the given data?

A. National Statistics Day
B. Department of Statistics Malaysia
C. Department of Prime Minister
D. Human Resources Centre

C2 3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Unemployment rate in 2018 remained the same from June to July.
B. Unemployment rate in July 2017 decreased to 0.1 percent after a year.
C. Employment rate in July 2017 increased to 2.6 percentage after a year.
D. Employment rate in July 2018 increased 1.0 percentage as compared to June
2018.

C2. 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. There was 31.4 percent of the outside labour force in July 2018.
B. Only the housewives and students were among the person of the outside
labour force.
C. In July 2018 the labour force participation rate was higher compared to the
unemployed rate.
D. The number of outside labour force in July 2018 was higher compared to June
2018.
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SECTION B (6 MARKS) (C2)

Study the given bar graph below and fill in the blanks with the guided words from the box.

THAILAND'S MAIN EXPORTS

4
MEAT PRODUCTS 3.7
3.5

5
DAIRY PRODUCTS 7.9
7.5

6.3
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM 6.8
7.9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
USD BILLION

2005 2015 2025

This bar chart illustrates the performance of Thailand's primary exports in 2005 and 2015. It also
indicates future projections for 2025. According to the data, it seems likely that international tourism
will become the dominant industry, although dairy exports will (1) remain strong. In 2005, we can see
that tourism was the greatest exports earner of the three industries, with revenue standing at
(2) just over $6 billion.

This figure has (3) increased slightly, so that now, in 2015, it has reached almost $7 billion. It is
estimated that international tourism will continue to (4) grow, so that by 2025, it will be earning
around $8 billion for the country. In 2005, dairy exports were worth around $5 billion, but since then
there has been a (5) dramatic increase, and sales for 2015 are approximately $8 billion. Experts are
predicting that exports in this area may fall (6) slightly, so a figure of $7.5 billion is expected for 2025.
Meat products are the third key industry in Thailand, but sales have dropped since 2005 and stand at
$3.5 billion in 2015. It is expected that sales will continue to decrease in the future.

just over grow remain slightly dramatic increased

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SECTION C: 5 MARKS (A2)

Instructions: Answer the following questions based on the bar graph below.

DIVORCEES IN MALAYSIA IN 2017

60-64

50-54
AGE GROUP

40-44

30-34

20-24

0 5 10 15 20 25
PERCENTAGE

1. The Bar graph shows the number of divorcees in Malaysia in 2017 between male
and female.(Divorcee means a man or a woman who is divorced and who has
not married again).

a. What are the two (2) age groups from the graph that show male divorcees
are higher than female divorcee? ( 1 mark)
Answer: Age group 20-24 and 30-34

b. Why do you think the percentage of female divorcees is higher than the
male when they are above 44 years old? ( 1 mark )

Suggested Answer: ( either one of these or any relevant answers )

-the freedom of being single and love being responsible for their own life and their children

-they might have been traumatized of being abused or emotionally tormented

- they are being satisfied with single life compared to married life

- they are simply not interested in being in a serious relationship anymore

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c. In your opinion what is the main reason for divorce in Malaysia?(1 mark)

Suggested Answer: ( either one of these or any relevant answers )

-misunderstandings between spouses,

-interfering in-laws

- infidelity.

-women becoming more financially independent.

-being irresponsible,

- having unscrupulous partners

-lack of religious values within a marriage.

-unemployment among husbands

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