H4: Open Questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Formative Reading Route

Open Questions

Learning goal

I know how to answer open questions successfully.

I know what steps to take to tackle open questions.

Steps

Step 1

 Read the question and determine what kind of open question it is. 

Step 2

Do they ask for a quote, “search-question” or an open answer. 

Quote

Quote

1. Read the question and make sure you understand what is being asked.

  

2. Go back to the text and read until you find the answer.

3. Only quote what is being asked for! Not too little and not too much!

In de volgende alinea worden twee verschillende uitdrukkingen gebruikt die als woordspeling verwijzen naar het onderwerp obesitas.

Citeer deze twee uitdrukkingen.

Een woordspeling (ook woordenspel) is een woordencombinatie waarmee men bewust een komisch of retorisch effect nastreeft. Soms is het bewust (ver)gezocht om de lezer op het verkeerde been te zetten of te doen nadenken. Men spreekt dan van boodschappen met een dubbele bodem.

It is true that, today, chubbiness is demonised and slimness is celebrated. But the misguided campaign against airbrushing does not have a fat chance of changing that, because it is focusing on the wrong thing. Instead, if successful, the anti-airbrushing campaign will severely slim down free expression in the world of advertising and reinforce the idea that – young or old – we are all victims and suckers who fall for the exaggerated images projected by guys in advertising.

Welke twee uitdrukkingen worden als woordspeling gebruikt?

(does not have a) fat chance

(will severely) slim down

Practice

Read:

‘Wonderland: walking with dogs’  

(In magister/reading file)

 

1) Welk woord in deze tekst is gebruikt als een woordspeling die verwijst naar het onderwerp? Citeer dit woord.

Answer

9pm, BBC2 If you wanted to make a film in the capital about the emotional bond between dogs and their owners, you could do worse than pitch up at Hampstead Heath ─ the biggest green space in London. In this funny, tough and affecting documentary, Vanessa Engle barks (personal questions) at assorted dogwalkers, who open up their lives; from the recovering alcoholic with a dog called Zen ─ "because he lives in the now" ─ to the woman who says of her dog, "Luna finds anything: bras, money, anything…" Pause. "Coats' heads." Ali Catterall

Practice 

Read:

'Resistance is futile' 

Answer questions 2 - 8

“search question”

1. Read the question carefully, so that you fully understand what you are looking for. (keywords)

2. Read the text and be on the lookout for the required information.

3. If you haven’t found the information, the answer will be ‘no’.

4. If the information is in the text, make sure that you check that it is EXACTLY the same as in the question. If so, the answer is ‘yes’.

5. Don’t forget to give the additional information the question asks for.

Practice

Read:

Reservation Rules and Restrictions 

vraag 9

vraag 10

‘Open answer’

‘Open answer’

1. Read the question and make sure you understand what is being asked.e.g. do they ask for a paragraph / action / ‘beeldspraak’ etc.

2. (Re)-read the required part of the text.

3. Give a clear and concise answer (i.e. don’t give too much, too little information or be too vague).

4. ANSWER IN DUTCH!

5. Check whether you have really given the information asked for.

Let's practice

De situatie van de resus-makaak is anders dan die van de meeste in alinea 2 genoemde apen. 

In welk opzicht is dat zo volgens de volgende alinea? 

Vul de volgende zin aan: De resus-makaak….

But most of these primates are under threat or confined to small areas of the planet. If we want to see large-scale primate success, the most obvious example for us is the notorious rhesus macaque. Described by Dario Maestripieri as being the sort of thing we think of when someone says "monkey", the macaque manages to flourish just about anywhere it finds itself, or wherever we put it.

Vul de volgende zin aan: De resus-makaak….

 

De situatie van de resus-makaak is anders dan die van de meeste in alinea 2 genoemde apen. In welk opzicht is dat zo volgens deze alinea? Vul de volgende zin aan: De resus-makaak….

een antwoord met de volgende strekking:

(De resus-makaak) wordt niet bedreigd / heeft een groter leefgebied / komt op meerdere plaatsen voor.

FOLLOW-UP

Problems with finding the correct quote?

FOLLOW-UP

Problems with finding the correct quote?

• If the question specifies a paragraph, make sure your quote comes from here.

• If there is no specification, consult your annotations to see what might be the most likely paragraph. This narrows down your options.

FOLLOW-UP

Problems with search questions?

FOLLOW-UP

Problems with search questions?

• Annotate the question.
• Determine and annotate what kind of information is given in each paragraph.

FOLLOW-UP

Problems with 'open answers'?

FOLLOW-UP

Problems with 'open answers'?

• Explain in your own words, so NO translations!
• Don't be too general: e.g. 'de leerlingen moeten' instead of 'ze moeten'.
  (It must be clear to 'de 2e corrector' that you understand the text!)

ONE FINAL TIP:

Besides your English – Dutch dictionaries also bring a Dutch dictionary to help you understand the Dutch vocabulary in questions.

E.g. paradox; vakterm; woordspeling etc.

More Practice

Practise with texts with open questions :

- Texting shorthand

- Last night on television

- Jump into summer

Answers

Texting shorthand annoys purists, but it has its charm.

11. (David) Crystal

12. (the) realignment (of spelling) with sound

13. Drie van de volgende antwoorden (max. score 2pnt):

       - The Scottish Qualifications Authority

       - education officials in New Zealand

       - Denis Pyatt

       - The British Council

14. In / Skoolz (alinea 6)

Last night on television

15. een antwoord met de volgende strekking:

      - De honden jaagden op nertsen / roken daar wild/dieren

      - De honden sprongen naar beneden/ van de brug op zoek nertsen /

         dieren / wild (die/dat ze roken)

16. een antwoord met de volgende strekking: (2 pnts)

      - er waren geen kwade geesten bij de brug

      - honden plegen geen zelfmoord

17. één van de volgende: - Unfortunately, it (al. 3) - Long before (al. 4)

Jump into summer

18. zonneschijn / mooi weer

19 D