Reading Skills - Gap Questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Reading skills

Gap Questions

Goals

You will practise your reading comprehension skills

You will learn how to deal with gap questions

Translate the following words using a dictionary

Haven

Vegetation

Shorthand

Scrawny

Preemptive

Gap Questions

Structure of the text

Function of the paragraph

Relation between paragraphs or sentences

--> Look for main statements, functions, sentiments, signal words

Strategies

1. Read the context 
2. Try and fill the gap without reading the answer options
3. Choose the option that fits best with your own answer

Or:

1. Try to sort the options in different categories (emotions, words, connection) 
2. See if it fits with the broader idea of the text

Wat is de hoofdgedachte van de tekst?

What is the function of the first paragraph

How are the sixth and seventh paragraph connected?

Wrap up

• Where did you find the answer
• How did you find the answer

Wrap up

Consider:

• Do you understand the mistakes you made?
• Did you use reading strategies?