Christmas Reading Comprehension

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

Reading Comprehension

Christmas

A Christmas Carol

First some vocabulary:

https://quizlet.com/_atilkp?x=1qqt&i=1fkbbg

A Christmas Carol

Read the text and make annotations, so ... :
- Highlight keywords and sentences
- Number and rephrase keypoints, arguments and sequences

- Write down any questions you have

- Underline difficult words and write down definitions

- Use an '!' for surprising elements and elaborate

- Write 'EX' for every example

- Summarise each paragraph into 1 sentence (own words)

- Write down your opinion and ideas in a thought bubble

- Your own annotation

1 Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?

1. Consequently
2. For all that
3. In addition
4. In brief

2 Which of the following reflects Mark Fisher’s point of view on this production of A Christmas Carol?

1. In spite of an outstanding cast, the performance does not quite live up to expectations.
2. The moral injunction in Dickens’s classic to love others is taken rather lightly.
3. The talented cast makes up for a lack of chemistry between individual performers
4. Unaffected by the demanding task of playing multiple parts, the actors deliver a vivacious performance.

Letters to the editor

First some vocabulary:

https://quizlet.com/_ch2gbq?x=1qqt&i=1fkbbg

Letters to the editor

First read the question and then skim the text looking for the answer:

- read the title, the introduction, any headings and subheadings, and the           conclusion.

- read the first sentence of each paragraph (the topic sentence)

- read the concluding sentence of each paragraph.

- read the words highlighted in bold.

- look at illustrations (pictures, diagrams, tables).

Stel je bent tegen de viering van Kerstmis, omdat je vindt dat dit niet in een multiraciale samenleving past.
3 Staat in de tekst een brief afgedrukt van een medestander?
Zo nee, noteer “Nee”. Zo ja, noteer de naam van de briefschrijver

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