WK 44 C Reading Exam practice Potter '23

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Exam Practice: Signal words

Who's your favorite
Harry Potter character?

Exam practice

- frequently used words in final exams
- signal words and function words

Learning goals

- I can recognize and name signal words both in/out of context
- I can fill in the correct signal word in a gap question

Today

- I can recognize and name signal words both in/out of context
- I can recognize the connection
between two parts of a sentence
- I can choose and translate signal words correctly

Today's signal words

Although - ofschoon, hoewel
After all - tenslotte
Indeed - sterker nog

Eventually - uiteindelijk

Equally - evenzeer, evenzo
At least - ten minste
Until - totdat
Moreover - Bovendien

Despite - ondanks
In addition to - bovendien

Today's signal words

Providing - mits, op voorwaarde dat

Therefore - daarom

e.g. - bijvoorbeeld
However - echter
As a result - daarom
Despite - ondanks

In fact - sterker nog
As a result of - als gevolg van
Still - toch
That's why - daarom

Let's get started!

Exercise 1: Pick the right word for the sentence

Signal words in this exercise:

Although - ofschoon, hoewel

After all - tenslotte

Indeed - sterker nog

Eventually - uiteindelijk

Though it took a long time, _____ Harry beat Voldemort.

1. Although
2. After all
3. Indeed
4. Eventually

Hermione: "We could have ended up dead! _____, we could have been expelled!"

1. Although
2. After all
3. Indeed
4. Eventually

_____ Slytherin tries its best, in the end Gryffindor always wins the House Cup.

1. Although
2. After all
3. Indeed
4. Eventually

Though Harry and Ron sometimes fight, they always make up. _____, they are best friends.

1. Although
2. After all
3. Indeed
4. Eventually

Good job!

Exercise 2: Pick the right word for the sentence

Signal words in this exercise:

Equally - evenzeer, evenzo

At least - ten minste

Until - totdat

Moreover - Bovendien

Neville's toad Trevor is not a very useful pet. _____, it likes to escape.

1. Equally
2. At least
3. Until
4. Moreover

When casting "Wingardium Leviosa", correct pronounciation is _____
important as moving your wand right.

1. Equally
2. At least
3. Until
4. Moreover

According to Hermione, you should start studying for a test _____ five weeks in advance.

1. Equally
2. At least
3. Until
4. Moreover

Harry had to practice the "Accio" spell _____ he got it right.

1. Equally
2. At least
3. Until
4. Moreover

Match the name to the correct Weasley

Fred

George

Percy

Ginny

Molly

Arthur

Ron

Tough one! Let's continue ...

Exercise 3: pick the right word for the sentence

Signal words in this exercise:

Despite - ondanks

In addition to - bovendien

Providing - mits, op voorwaarde dat

Therefore - daarom

Hogwarts is a perfectly safe place, _____ that you don't go to the third floor corridor.

1. Despite
2. In addition to
3. Providing
4. Therefore

_____ finding the objects turned into Horcruxes, Harry also has to kill the snake.

1. Despite
2. In addition to
3. Providing
4. Therefore

_____ having good grades and being a leader, Harry doesn't become a Prefect.

1. Despite
2. In addition to
3. Providing
4. Therefore

Magic is dangerous, _____ students aren't allowed to cast spells outside Hogwarts.

1. Despite
2. In addition to
3. Providing
4. Therefore

Put the books in the correct order, from first to last

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

HP & The Prisoner of Azkaban

HP & The Half-Blood Prince

HP & The Chamber of Secrets

HP & The Philosopher's Stone

HP & The Order of the Phoenix

HP & The Goblet of Fire

HP & The Deathly Hallows

Nice work!

Exercise 4: finish the sentence correctly

Signal words in this exercise:

e.g. - bijvoorbeeld

However - echter

As a result - daarom

Despite - ondanks

Harry has many exciting adventures in the wizarding world, e.g.,

1. some of them are very dangerous.
2. he becomes a very competent wizard.
3. riding a hippogriff and flying on a broomstick.
4. all the bad things that are happening to him.

Harry has many exciting adventures in the wizarding world, despite

1. some of them are very dangerous.
2. he becomes a very competent wizard.
3. riding a hippogriff and flying on a broomstick.
4. all the bad things that are happening to him.

Harry has many exciting adventures in the wizard world. However,

1. some of them are very dangerous.
2. he becomes a very competent wizard.
3. riding a hippogriff and flying on a broomstick.
4. all the bad things that are happening to him.

Harry has many exciting adventures in the wizarding world. As a result,

1. some of them are very dangerous.
2. he becomes a very competent wizard.
3. riding a hippogriff and flying on a broomstick.
4. all the bad things that are happening to him.

Match the correct movie to the picture

Chamber of Secrets

Prisoner of Azkaban

Goblet of Fire

Order of the Phoenix

Almost there!

Exercise 5: finish the sentence correctly

Signal words in this exercise:

In fact - sterker nog

As a result of - als gevolg van

Still - toch

That's why - daarom

Harry is very famous. In fact, ...

Harry is very famous as a result of ...

Harry is very famous. Still, ...

Harry is very famous. That's why ...

Well done!

Do you think you can use and recognize the 20 signal words in this lesson better than you could before?

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