MUET 9 AUGUST 2017
MUET 9 AUGUST 2017
Audio script (To listen to the recordings, go to https://www.facebook.com/niebrats) Track 1 Voice 1: This test consists of three parts: Part I, Part II and Part III. Each part comprises a recording. You will listen to each recording twice. Answer the questions as you listen. Circle or write your answers on the question paper. Answers comprising more than the specified number of words will be marked as incorrect. You are given one minute to read all the questions when the test begins. Part I. Listen to a radio interview. Based on the radio interview, answer Questions 1 to 8. Voice 2: Is there a link between parenting styles and bullying? Voice 3: Well, the cold, hard truth is that the majority of children who bully do so for reasons connected with their home life. Although parents can comprehend that words, behaviours and actions have a huge influence on their children, many have difficulty assessing their own parenting styles. Generations of patterns, cultural traditions and expectations further complicate the issue. My intention is to ask parents: Is it possible that your parenting style might be responsible for the fact that your child is a bully or might become one? Here, I want to discuss four styles of parenting: 1. Busy parents who neglect their children Bullies often bully so that they can get attention and validation from their peers, since they aren’t getting those things from their parents. If you don’t spend enough quality time with your children, make a change. It’s that simple. 2. Parents who call people names, insult others and gossip These are all considered a form of bullying. When you participate in these actions yourself, you are teaching your children to do the same. Learn to communicate your feelings in an effective and respectful way to the person you are unhappy with. 3. Parents who hit and spank You could be teaching your children that threatening to hit and hitting are acceptable means of punishing someone. Children model their behaviour directly after their parents. Those who are spanked at home are more likely to hit other kids than children who are not. 4. Parents who express anger and rage Your children’s feelings are directly influenced by yours. Not only will your children unconsciously absorb feelings of anger, but how you choose to handle your anger will teach your children how they would handle anger. Voice 1: You are given one minute to answer Questions 1 to 8. (Pause one minute) Voice 1: You will listen to the recording again. As you listen, check your answers. (Repeat recording)
Part I For Questions 1 to 3, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS. 1. Many parents can understand that their words, behaviours and actions .............. ................................................................................................................................................................ 2. Parenting styles come from generations of patterns, cultural .................................... ................................................................................................................................................................ 3. Children become bullies possibly as a result of ................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................... For Questions 4 to 6, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS. Four Parenting Styles that Encourage Children to Become Bullies 1. (4) .................................................................................................................................................. 2. Name-calling, insulting others and gossiping. 3. (5) .................................................................................................................................................... 4. (6) ....................................................................................................................................................
For Questions 13 and 14, circle the correct answers. 13. Which of the following is not a way to stem out bullying? A. Provide avenues for children to report cases of bullying anonymously. B. Slapping, scolding and caning bullies during the school assembly. C. Get bullies to undergo a rehabilitation and counselling module. 14. The Education Ministry is collaborating with all the following agencies except ....................................................................................................................... to combat bullying. A. The police force and army. B. Parent-Teacher Associations and the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation. C. The residents of housing estates and town councils. Part III For Questions 15 to 20, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS. 15. The younger generation who believe violence can solve problems are influenced by .................................................................................................................................
For Questions 7 and 8, circle the correct answers. 7. Children become bullies because they .................................................................................. A. have inborn bad tendencies towards others. B. saw and learnt from the examples of their parents. C. were taught by their parents.
16. Bullies often try to habitually intimidate others due to differences of .................. ..............................................................................................................................................................
8. The speaker’s opinions should be taken as ......................................................................... A. advice to parents in general on good parenting practices. B. criticism of bad parents. C. the negative impact of good parenting.
18. The school authorities can be said to be semi-encouraging ragging through ... ..............................................................................................................................................................
Part II For Questions 9 and 10, circle the correct answers. 9. Anti-bullying campaigns for students have not been effective because ................ A. students do not receive the message seriously. B. the school authorities did not do the campaigning seriously. C. concrete examples were not given to show the students how to defeat bullies. 10. According to the Deputy Education minister, ................................................................... A. children learn aggressive behaviour best from friends. B. school counsellors can handle bullying cases at schools. C. children mimic the actions of adults rather than listen to instructions on what they should not do. For Questions 11 and 12, choose one letter A to F from the box below to complete each sentence. A. students are restless. B. community service. C. rehabilitation and correction at a centre. D. parents are angry. E. videos of bullying have gone viral on social media. F. blacklisting them for life. 11. More bullying cases have been reported because ......................................................... 12. Bullies need to be punished through ..............................................................................
17. Most children who bully are acting out because they want to relieve stress, .... ..............................................................................................................................................................
19. Victims of bullying may become bullies if their anger and bitterness ................... .............................................................................................................................................................. 20. Many principals discreetly transfer victims out because publicity created about bullying cases ..................................................................................................
Track 2
(All the excerpts are adapted from articles published in The Star)
Voice 1: Part II. Listen to a news item. Based on the news item, answer Questions 9 to 14. Voice 2: The chairman of Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia, Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim doesn’t believe that anti-bullying messages are effectively getting across to students. “Anti-bullying campaigns as far as students are concerned appear to be one of a nagging nature. It goes into one ear and out the other.” Deputy Education Minister Datuk P Kamalanathan says there is a possibility that children pick up bullying tendencies from their surrounding environment. “Children replicate what adults do and not what they say.” There was an increase in reported bullying cases from 2015 to 2016 from 0.06% to 0.11% in secondary schools. Kamalanathan says that this increase is due to more videos going viral on social media, thus prompting more people to report the incident to authorities. He encourages everyone to come forward and lodge a report with the authorities, even if bullying happens outside the school gates. Complaint boxes for children to provide tip-offs on student misconduct are available for those wanting to remain anonymous. He adds that the disciplining process begins with rehabilitation through a focused counselling module. “The ministry also works with other government agencies such as the army and police to combat bullying.” He adds that collaborations between Parent-Teacher Associations and the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation also help schools overcome the bullying problem. Voice 1: You are given one minute to answer Questions 9 to 14. (Pause one minute) Voice 1: You will listen to the recording again. As you listen, check your answers. (Repeat recording) Track 3
ANSWERS
Voice 1: Part III. Listen to a news item. Based on the news item, answer Questions 15 and 16. Voice 2: The younger generation’s interest in action films and videos is believed to be one of the reasons for the increase in a “culture of violence”, said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, senior vice-chairman of the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation. He believes the violent content in movies, social media and videos to a certain extent influences the younger generation to behave violently. The definition of bullying is clear – it is the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate or aggressively dominate others, according to one study. The report said the rationalisation of such behaviour sometimes includes differences of social class, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, appearance, behaviour, body language, personality, reputation, lineage, strength, size, or ability. Voice 1: You are given one minute to answer Questions 15 and 16. (Pause one minute) Voice 1:
You will listen to the recording again. As you listen, check your answers. (Repeat recording)
READING EXERCISE
Read the passage below and answer Questions 1 to 5.
Call for help
ONE of the scariest “solutions” bullying victims use to end their suffering is committing suicide. Earlier this month, 20-year-old student Teh Wen Chun carried out the deadly act. According to news reports, Teh’s father, Beng Hock, 49, believes that his son was a victim of cyberbullying. There is no doubt that bullying causes a lot of emotional distress. Befrienders Kuala Lumpur publicity director Ardy Ayadali says teenagers feeling overwhelmed with despair sometimes resort to ending their lives. “Most people who attempted or committed suicide did so because they wanted to end the emotional pain that they were feeling. The same goes for teenagers. There are times when the situation feels so hopeless and helpless for them. They can’t think of any other way but death to get out of the situation,” he adds. Ayadali says that in 2016, 17% of those who reached out to Befrienders were teenagers, though not all cases were related to bullying. He adds that Befrienders also receives many e-mails, especially from teenagers, talking about self-harm. “They do this as a coping mechanism, as the physical pain that they feel when they harm themselves can numb the emotional pain that they feel inside.” He adds that these habits can increase suicidal risk. “It can also be an addiction to them, and like any other addictions, can be very hard to stop,” he says. He advised anyone facing bullying issues, feeling suicidal or harbouring selfharm tendencies to call the Befrienders hotline at 03-7956 8145, 03-7956 8144, or log on to www.befrienders.org.my. (Adapted from Call for help, StarEducate, May 28, 2017) 1. Teh Wen Chin committed suicide. A. True B. False C. Not stated. 2. According to Teh’s father, his son was likely a victim of cyberbullying. A. True. B. False. C. Not stated 3. Victims of domestic violence could have committed suicide to make their perpetrators feel guilty. A. True. B. False. C. Not stated 4. Hurting and harming oneself to numb the emotional pain one feels inside can become addictive. A. True. B. False. C. Not stated 5. Befrienders is a ministry that helps bullies to turn over a new leaf. A. True. B. False. C. Not stated
ANSWERS 5. B
This test consists of three parts: Part I, Part II and Part III. Each part comprises a recording. You will listen to each recording twice. Go to this Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/niebrats) to listen to all the recordings. Answer the questions below as you listen. Circle or write your answers on the question paper. Answers comprising more than the specified number of words will be marked as incorrect. You are given one minute to read all the questions when the test begins.
Voice 1: Listen to a news item. Based on the news item, answer Questions 19 and 20. Voice 2: One of the reasons why bullying occurs is the psychosocial impacts of violence and bullying on children, says an expert. Some victims of bullying harbour intense anger and bitterness towards bullies. This anger, if unresolved, may lead to victims becoming bullies themselves. Many school heads do not make a strong case on the matter because they are more concerned about grades and performance. A bully case made public will disgrace the school. Schools prefer to see the victims discreetly transferred out and the bullies given a warning. Voice 1: You are given one minute to answer Questions 19 and 20. (Pause one minute) Voice 1: You will listen to the recording again. As you listen, check your answers. (Repeat recording) Voice 1: The test ends.
4. A
LISTENING EXERCISE
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3. C
BULLIES play a power game. They terrorise their targets to appear powerful to their peers. As time passes and their actions go unpunished, bullies become even bolder. Often, it is when their victims suffer, or succumb to, injuries that the adults start paying attention. According to International Bullying Prevention Association founder Stan Davis, there are two groups who are strong enough to change the school culture – they are the teachers and the bystanders. They are the ones who decide what behaviours are suitable and acceptable in the environment. Most students are sympathetic towards bully victims. But they are afraid to step forward to defend the victims. There are ways in which they can step in and put a stop to the problem. They can report bullying cases to teachers or encourage the victims to seek help. Teachers should take the reports seriously. It won’t be easy but if the school authorities do not nip the problem in the bud, it can get worse. In this issue, we will focus on the listening and reading skills. As you do the exercises, you will learn the opinions of experts, as well as representatives of the Education Ministry, on bullying.
Voice 1: Listen to a news item. Based on the news item, answer Questions 17 and 18. Voice 2: The vast majority of children who bully do so either to relieve stress, anxiety, and anger from home; or because it’s what they have observed and learnt at home. Despite the heavy campaigning by the Education Ministry and countless programmes by non-governmental organisations, bullying still continues to occur in schools. Malaysian Psychological Association president Dr Goh Chee Leong believes this is because an environment that doesn’t actively discourage bullying can, in fact, encourage the problem to fester. As an example, he says that “institutionalised bullying” still takes place in some schools through ragging. “It is almost semi-encouraged through the prefects, senior students and hostel wardens to teach and ‘discipline’ the juniors,” he says. Ragging in residential schools have been highlighted by the media when their juniors are forced by seniors to perform humiliating acts and endure insults, as well as beatings for no apparent cause. Voice 1: You are given one minute to answer Questions 17 and 18. (Pause one minute) Voice 1: You will listen to the recording again. As you listen, check your answers. (Repeat recording)
2. A
By PATRICIA WONG C.K.
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1. A
Facing up to bullies
1. influence their children 2. traditions and expectations 3. parenting style 4. Preoccupied parents with neglected children 5. Hitting and spanking/caning children 6. Expressing anger and rage 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C 11. E 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. action movies/films with violent content/violent social videos 16. social class, race and religion/gender, sexual orientation, appearance, body language/personality, reputation, lineage, strength, size or ability (any four) 17. anxiety and anger from home 18. not actively discouraging it/having prefects discipline the juniors 19. towards bullies is not resolved 20. brings disgrace to the school
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