Reading Comprehension: types of questions
Reading comprehension
Week 1
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Reading comprehension
Week 1
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In class today
- How to aproach common types of questions:
- Common questions
- Multiple-choice
- Open Question
- Quotations
- Practice
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Common Questions
- What is the main point made in paragraph 4?
- What becomes clear from paragraph 4?
- Which of the following summarises the author's main point
made in paragraph 4?
= inhoud van een alinea
- What becomes clear from paragraph 4?
- Which of the following summarises the author's main point
made in paragraph 4?
= inhoud van een alinea
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Common Questions
- Which of the following characterises paragraph 5?
- What is the function of paragraph 5?
- What is the function of paragraph 5?
- What is the purpose of paragraph 5?
= de functie van een alinea (vaak in verhouding tot een
andere alinea), bijv. illustreren, tegenargument geven, enz.
andere alinea), bijv. illustreren, tegenargument geven, enz.
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Common Questions
Soms zit het verschil in de antwoordmogelijkheden in 1 woord:
- To criticise theories behind ...
- To explain the author's preference for ...
- To inform readers about ...
- To warn people against ...
Daarom staan dit soort woorden in je woordenlijst.
- To criticise theories behind ...
- To explain the author's preference for ...
- To inform readers about ...
- To warn people against ...
Daarom staan dit soort woorden in je woordenlijst.
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Common Questions:
Soms zit het verschil in de toon:
- He considers it ... that has to be stopped. = negatief
- He considers it ... not cause too much concern. = neutraal
- He considers it ... an insult. = negatief
- He considers it ... a useful instrument. = positief
- He considers it ... that has to be stopped. = negatief
- He considers it ... not cause too much concern. = neutraal
- He considers it ... an insult. = negatief
- He considers it ... a useful instrument. = positief
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Multiple-Choice Questions
- Reading comprehension tests will consist of around 80-90% of multiple-choice questions.
- These can be "wel/niet"-questions, gap-fill, but mostly multiple-choice questions with longer answers about connections within a text or the content of a text.
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Steps:
- Orientation: title, sub-heading, writer, pictures, type of text.
- Read the question first, the text second.
- Read the question first, the text second.
- What is the core of the question? What do they want to know exactly?
- Circle/underline/highlight the sentence that is mentioned in the question.
- Read the part of the text that is needed. Pay close attention to linking-/signalwords (moreover, for example, ...) en functiewoorden (emphasise, illustrate, ...).
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Steps:
- Pay extra close attention to the first and last sentences of a paragraph. These often contain the most important information. Only look for the most fitting asnwer after reading it.
- Cross out irrelivent or obviously wrong answers.
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General tips:
- The questions are in order of appearence in the text.
- The possible order of answers are randomized.
7xB is a possibility.
- Only answer using the information in the text. Do not add your own knowledge.
- There are usually two obviously wrong answers and two answers that are quite similar.
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Open Questions
- Open questions are rare for English reading tests/exams.
- They often ask for:
- reasons that are given in the text
- examples that are given in the text
- the name or term of a specific person, event, thing, etc.
- They often ask for:
- reasons that are given in the text
- examples that are given in the text
- the name or term of a specific person, event, thing, etc.
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Tips for answering open questions:
- be as short and exact as possible
- answer the question in the language it is asked (usually Dutch) unless stated otherwise
- Limit your answer to what is asked:
"In welke twee gevallen kun je meer uitbetaald krijgen?"
= name two events
= do not mention when you can be payed less
- answer the question in the language it is asked (usually Dutch) unless stated otherwise
- Limit your answer to what is asked:
"In welke twee gevallen kun je meer uitbetaald krijgen?"
= name two events
= do not mention when you can be payed less
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Tips for answering open questions:
- pay close attention to what the question is referring to:
"Welke andere, serieuze aanpak voor het probleem heeft de
schrijver al eerder in de tekst gegeven?"
"Welke andere, serieuze aanpak voor het probleem heeft de
schrijver al eerder in de tekst gegeven?"
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Citeer (quote) question
- Citeer (quote) questions are used often.
- Aimed at one specific piece of information in the text.
- Often:
- an example
- a reason
- where/when in the text something has been stated before
- Aimed at one specific piece of information in the text.
- Often:
- an example
- a reason
- where/when in the text something has been stated before
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Tips Citeer Questions:
-Stick to the instruction:
"Citeer de eerste twee woorden van de zin waarin ..."
= give, for example the answer: "The main"
"Citeerde eerste en de laatste twee woorden van de zin ..."
= example answer: "The main ... be resolved."
"Citeer de eerste twee woorden van de zin waarin ..."
= give, for example the answer: "The main"
"Citeerde eerste en de laatste twee woorden van de zin ..."
= example answer: "The main ... be resolved."
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Tips Citeer Questions:
- If the questions asks for a zinssnede or zinsgedeelte do not write down the entire sentence! It is often 1/3 or 1/4 of the original sentence.
