Reading comprehension test training

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

English Reading comprehension test

Today:

- Some info about the EN test TW1

- Some info about the types of questions

After the TW1:
- Novel

- Examen Idioom

Goal of today:

- Ik weet wat ik kan verwachten

- Ik weet welk soort vragen er voorkomen

1. Which of the following is tested during the English test in TW1?

1. Only reading
2. Reading & Listening
3. Reading & Writing
4. Reading, Listening & Writing

2. When is the English test?

1. 13-Nov
2. 14-Nov
3. 18-Nov
4. 17-Nov

3. How long do you have for the final English exam?

1. 2 hours
2. 1,5 hours
3. 1 hour
4. 3 hours

4. Which of the following sources is most used in English texts?

1. The Economist
2. The New York Times
3. The Washington Post
4. The Guardian

5. What type of questions appears least often in EN reading texts?

1. Open Questions
2. Fill in the gap questions
3. Multiple Choice questions
4. True/False questions

Most used sources on the 2017, 2018 & 2019 exams:

- The Economist (6 times)        
- The Guardian
- The New Yorker
- The Washington Post
- The Daily Telegraph
- Part of a book

Facts:

- Level of the texts is high, level of the questions even higher

- Native speakers / Bilingual students often still make 4 or 5 
  mistakes. You have to read reaalllllyyyy carefully!

- You will need a dictionary! Some questions are made extra 
  difficult to force you to look up words. 

Top 3 tips:

1. Read everything, but use as little of your own knowledge as
    possible (base your answer on what's in the text!)
2. Underline, Highlight,  cross out,  etc. to indicate what to 
    look for or to find specific information
3. Approach multiple choice questions as if they are open 
   questions. Come up with your own answer first and then 
   choose the one that best fits it. 

Exam Strategies:

- Leesstrategieën                    - Woordenboeken
- Meerkeuze vragen                - Tekstsoorten
- Wel/niet vragen                      - Vraag-Antwoord Structuur
- Gap-fill vragen                        - Functiewoorden
- Citeer vragen                           - Signaalwoorden
- Open vragen 

"Vorm" van de vraag:

Open questions
(citation questions)

Multiple choice questions
(gap-fill questions)

True/False questions

"Doel" van de vraag:

1. Main idea of the paragraph
2. Finding specific information
3. Function or tone of a text
    or paragraph
4. Gap-fill (bit of everything / 

   signal words / dictionary 

   questions)

1. Main idea of the paragraph:

2. Finding specific information:

3. Function or Tone:

- Function:


- Tone:

4. Gap-fill questions:

- Signal words



- Dictionary questions / 
   tone (positive/negative)

Geef elke vraag een kleurtje / letter:

- (A) Groen = essentie / hoofdgedachte van alinea
- (B) Blauw = specifieke info zoeken
- (C) Geel =  functie van alinea / mening van auteur / de toon
- (D) Roze = gap-fill vragen (woordenboek / signaalwoorden)

Welke komt het meeste voor?

Goal of today:

- Ik weet wat ik kan verwachten

- Ik weet welk soort vragen er voorkomen