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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION
(ANSWER TEMPLATE)

NAME : NUR UMAIRAH BINTI NORZAVLY SHAM

STUDENT ID : 2021605678
GROUP : T08
MARKS :

PART A INDUCTIVE VS DEDUCTIVE REASONING IN ARGUMENTS (24 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passages below, identify the conclusion, figure out the
reasoning used to reach the conclusion, and briefly explain how you identified the reasoning.

QUESTION 1
Conclusion For these reasons, Dyson Purifier is the best choice as it has
Air Multiplier technology to project purified air throughout the 1 mark
whole room and destroy the pollutants continuously.
Reasoning Deductive. 1 mark
Explanation The conclusion is more specific compared to the premises
that are more general, explaining why Dyson Purifier is the 2 marks
best choice to improve air quality in households.

QUESTION 2
Conclusion College students are most susceptible to online obsession. 1 mark
Reasoning Deductive. 1 mark
Explanation The premises are more specific explaining the reasons why
college students are most susceptible to online obsession, 2 marks
while the conclusion is more general.

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QUESTION 3
Conclusion While it claims less than 5 percent of the national GDP,
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coffee remains central to the country’s identity.
Reasoning Deductive. 1 mark
Explanation The premises are more specific explaining the importance of
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coffee to Costa Rica, while the conclusion is more general.

QUESTION 4
Conclusion Your corner gas station—and the entire U.S. oil industry—is
about to change more dramatically than ever in the 100-year 1 mark
history of the car, experts say.
Reasoning Inductive. 1 mark
Explanation The premises are more specific explaining the effects of high
2 marks
gas prices, while the conclusion is more general.

QUESTION 5
Conclusion He must be a Muslim since he comes from Indonesia. 1 mark
Reasoning Inductive. 1 mark
Explanation The premises are more specific explaining how large the
population of Muslims in Indonesia, while the conclusion is 2 marks
more general.

QUESTION 6
Conclusion What Potter does substantiate that it is not too early in your
1 mark
career as a reporter to tart a source book.
Reasoning Inductive. 1 mark
Explanation The premises are more specific explaining how Mark Potter
makes use of his source book, while the conclusion is more 2 marks
general.

PART B MAKING INFERENCES AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS (16 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraphs below and answer the following questions.

No. Answer Marks

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1. (a) Someone who is good at fishing. 1 mark

(b) The sentence, ‘Martha skillfully cast her line,’ hints that Martha is
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good at fishing.

2. (a) The Earth will probably experience a mass extinction again. Not
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only that, but inhabitants of the Earth will also die.

(b) Earth’s inhabitants will die. Not only that, but Earth’s inhabitants
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cannot stop mass extinction events.

3. (a) Without plate tectonics, the Earth will overheat. This is because
plate tectonic is a mechanism for Earth to transport heat efficiently
from the interior, where it has accumulated, out to space. It is a
cooling system for the planet. If plate tectonics does not exist, the 4 marks
heat within Earth will be kept inside with no way out. Thus,
producing more heat.

4. (a) Strokes are dangerous. Not only that, but strokes can also cause
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many effects.
5. (a) The passage suggests that explicit memories are memories that we
actively try to remember and recall. It is a memory remembered 2 marks

through intentional means.

(b) An activity a student can do to improve implicit memories is making
a habit of doing exercises for their studies. This way, they will 2 marks
regularly do exercises.

PART C INTERPRETING GRAPHIC AIDS (13 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Study each graph carefully and answer the following questions.

No. Answer Marks

1. Problems Among the Teenager Community. 1 mark

2. The issue the teens deemed as least serious is gangs. This is because 3 marks
it was rated the lowest in all three categories. It was rated less than 40
percent as a major problem. Next, it was also rated less than 40 percent
as a minor problem and was rated less than 30 percent as not a

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problem.

Anxiety and Depression is deemed as a major problem by the

teenagers in this study. In my opinion, the reason why most of the
perceive this issue as a major problem is because many teenagers
have anxiety and depression. I think this way because mental health
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issues among teenagers are rising these days. Not only that, but many
teenagers also experience social problems among their peers like peer
pressure and bullying.

More than half of the teenagers voted this issue as a major problem
because drugs are easy to obtain by minors in America. Next, many
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teenagers in America have misused drugs at least once in their life.

The most major problem among Malaysian teenagers aged 13-17 yeas
old would be anxiety and depression. This is because many youths in
Malaysia struggle with their mental health. Factors like bullying, poverty
5. and so on all results to anxiety and depression. Not only that, but most 4 marks
teenagers are also denied and rejected by their parents of their need to
seek professional medical attention which worsens their anxiety and
depression as it is left unattended.

PART D READING COMPREHENSION 1 (10 MARKS)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

No. Answer Marks

1. Examples of the gender stereotypes from the passage are girls are
given dolls and miniature kitchenware, while boys receive action figures
and construction sets. Next, a “feminine” girl should be insecure, 2 marks
accommodating and a little illogical in her thinking, while a “masculine”
boy should be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and competitive.

2. The role of society is a sorting machine regarding gender. A piece of

evidence from the passage is in a recent survey, fifty-eight percent of
eight-grade girls but only six percent of boys earned money caring for 2 marks
younger children. On the other hand, twenty-seven percent of boys but
only three percent of girls earned money doing lawn work.

3. I agree with this statement. By educating boys and girls equally, 3 marks

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favouritism, bias, and prejudice on each gender will cease to exist.

When this happens, both genders are allowed to explore their interests
in many things like careers and hobbies while developing themselves
without any disruptions. This allows a healthy environment for youths to
grow in and create a society where equality among gender is
normalised.

4. No. I believe that boys and girls should receive the same kind of
education. If boys and girls receive a different kind of education, I am
sure that one of the genders will be treated less than the other and 3 marks
experience discrimination in society. Plus, it is important to realise that
knowledge should not be kept exclusive to only one gender as
knowledge is for all to learn no matter the age, gender, or race.

PART E READING COMPREHENSION 2 (18 MARKS)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

No. Answer Marks

1. The author’s tone is convincing. The tone helps the intended audience
to understand the purpose of the passage by constantly reminding why
vaccination and vaccination among children is good. Thus, the intended
3 marks
audience will understand that the author is trying to highlight the
importance of vaccination among the younger generation.

2. The author’s bias is bias towards vaccinating children. In my opinion,

the outcome of it to the intended audience is the intended audience will
have a positive outlook on vaccinating children. Not only that, but the 3 marks
intended audience will also vaccinate their children.

3. It is important than ever to vaccinate children and provide vaccine-

induced immunity to as many people as possible because it will provide
indirect protection to the wider population. Next, it is to avoid having the
risk of Covid-19 to spread among the unvaccinated younger age
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groups, leaving a trail of ill and contagious children, higher case rates
and missed school days in its wake. Furthermore, vaccination provides
direct protection to those who receive a jab.

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4. The percentage of Covid-19 positive cases among children aged 2 to

11 years old, two weeks after the vaccination doses were given would
have been low. This is because the children would have had time to
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develop an immunity against the virus due to the vaccination. Thus, the
children will not be infected by Covid-19 or spread Covid-19 to others
and will continue to stay healthy.

5.
In my opinion, one of the reasons of their refusals are because they do
not believe in science. This stems from religious factors. Most older
generations disregard science in favour of religious beliefs. For
example, a Muslim parent may not vaccinate their children because
they believe that the vaccine contains ingredients or substances that
are not allowed in Islam. Furthermore, another factor is reading false 6 marks
news about vaccines. With the vast world of the internet, many fake
news about the vaccine can be posted online. For instance, a fake
news can blatantly lie that the vaccine can cause immediate death upon
use. This causes parents to have doubts regarding the safety of their
children and choose to not vaccinate their children.