Question 1
Passage: Malta’s Valletta Waterfront has become a popular evening destination. Restaurants line the harbour, and ferries glide past the bastions as visitors photograph the floodlit fortifications. Local residents, however, complain that traffic and noise have made nearby streets less liveable after dark. Question: What is the main idea of this passage?
Correct Answer:
The waterfront thrives as a tourist hub, but residents feel the cost in noise and traffic.
Question 2
Which reading strategy is best when you need one specific fact (for example, a date or a price) from a long leaflet?
Correct Answer:
Scanning for key words or numbers related to the fact
Question 3
Skimming a newspaper article is most useful when you want to:
Correct Answer:
Get a quick sense of the main points without studying every detail
Question 4
Which sentence is a fact rather than an opinion?
Correct Answer:
The University of Malta was founded by papal bull in 1769.
Question 5
In the sentence ‘Sara left her bag on the bus, but she recovered it later,’ the pronoun ‘it’ is an example of:
Correct Answer:
Anaphoric reference (pointing back to an earlier noun)
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MATSEC SEC English Language Practice Questions - Malta Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) English Language - SEC 11 (2026) Exam

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