Reading paper · 2028–2030
Practise the revised one-hour, 40-mark Reading paper, where all six question groups use multiple choice and matching.
Exam scope and assessment notes
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Before you begin
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
What is a useful way to approach reading paper · 2028–2030?
What you will learn
- Match statements to pictures, signs, notices and the right text.
- Select explicit details from short emails, messages, letters and longer articles.
- Complete selected-response gap fills using grammar and context.
- Recognise attitude, opinion and the limits of a supported inference.
Use the changed question design
From 2028, Paper 2 is one hour and 40 marks. All six groups use multiple-choice or matching; the longer text no longer asks for written short answers. The change applies from March 2028 in India and June 2028 elsewhere.
Use the grammar and meaning around a gap before selecting an option. For matching, compare the person's exact need with each description; a shared topic word alone is not enough. Do not transfer the older 45-mark total to a 2028 paper.
Eliminate options with a reason
Before choosing, state the fact the question is testing: a time, purpose, opinion or match. Cross out an option that conflicts with the text, even if it repeats a familiar word.
For a gap fill, read the words before and after the blank. Check whether the missing item needs a connector, pronoun, time word or vocabulary item, then verify that the whole sentence makes sense.
Sources for this lesson
Pause and explain
What should you check after studying reading paper · 2028–2030?
Worked example
A notice says: “Kelas komputer dipindahkan ke Bilik 4 kerana Bilik 2 sedang dibaiki.” Which room should students go to, and why?
Show the worked solution
- Find the destination after “ke”.
- Find the reason after “kerana”.
- Ignore the room being repaired as the destination.
Answer Students should go to Room 4 because Room 2 is being repaired.
From guided practice to a new situation
Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
Choose the correct answer: a notice says “Kedai ditutup pada hari Isnin tetapi dibuka semula pada hari Selasa.” When does it reopen?
Give me a hint
Track “ditutup” separately from “dibuka semula”.
Compare my reasoning
- Find the closure day.
- Find the reopening marker.
- Select the stated day.
The shop reopens on Tuesday. The Monday closure does not mean it stays closed on Tuesday.
Look for these in your work
- Selects Tuesday
- Distinguishes closure from reopening
- Uses the exact notice
A short message says a student prefers a later class because the bus is more reliable then. Which option best states the reason: lower cost, reliable transport or a shorter lesson?
Give me a hint
Match the reason, not the class preference itself.
Compare my reasoning
- Locate “kerana”.
- Identify the idea after it.
- Reject options not mentioned.
The bus is more reliable later. The message gives no information about cost or lesson length.
Look for these in your work
- Selects reliable transport
- Follows the stated reason
- Rejects unsupported distractors
For a matching question, three clubs mention sport, music and volunteering. A student needs an activity on Friday after 16.00 and cannot pay a fee. What two details must you check before matching?
Give me a hint
Topic match is insufficient; verify schedule and cost.
Compare my reasoning
- Check the Friday time.
- Check the fee condition.
- Match only if both requirements fit.
Check that the activity runs on Friday after 16.00 and has no fee (or states a free option). The shared theme alone does not establish a suitable match.
Look for these in your work
- Checks the time
- Checks the cost
- Requires both constraints to fit
Common mistakes
- Choosing a distractor that repeats a keyword but changes the meaning
- Using short-answer expectations in the 2028 format
- Forgetting the 40-mark total
What can you explain now?
How are the 2028–2030 Reading questions answered?
Compare with the explanation
By multiple choice or matching
The revised syllabus states that all six groups use selected-response tasks.
After trying it yourself, choose your next review. This is your self-assessment.
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Make it stick
Explain one idea from reading paper · 2028–2030 from memory, then give one example and one detail that must be checked in the text.
If you needed the solution, close it and solve the problem again from a blank page. A correct answer is stronger when you can explain the reason for each step.