Reading strategy: activate pre-knowledge + multiple choice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

What are we going to do?

-We are going to practise for our readingtest

Do you know Little Britain?

1. Yes I vaguely know it
2. Yes absolutely, I love it!
3. No I have never heard of it.

Reading strategies?

-Grab your notebook and make notes!

Why do we use reading strategies?
--> Also give an example of a strategy.

What is meant by: activating pre- knowledge? Do you know the 3 different steps?

Make notes in your notebook!----> dont copy, but just decide how to describe the different steps in your notebook.

What according to the first paragraph, makes the Ultramarathon in Death Valley "the ultimate endurance test"?

A. mainly the climate

B. mainly the distance

C. mainly the terrain

D. the combination of A,B and C

How would you solve this multiple choice question?

So how do we activate pre-knowledge and why?

What according to the first paragraph, makes the Ultramarathon in Death Valley "the ultimate endurance test"?

A. mainly the climate

B. mainly the distance

C. mainly the terrain

D. the combination of A,B and C

How do I solve a multiple choice question?

How would you solve a multiple choice question in a test? There are 7 steps

Multiple choice strategy

Step 0: Activate pre-knowledge

Step 1: Read the questions + all the alternatives(A, B, C, D)

Step 2: Look for the information in the text and underline the sentence which shows the right answer (according to you).

Step 3: Read the question and alternatives again and compare them with the text.

Step 4: Cross out the incorrect answers

Step 5: You probably have two answers left. Compare them again with the underlined text and choose the right one. 

Step 6: You should be able to say: I chose this answer because in the text ….. 

What according to the first paragraph, makes the Ultramarathon in Death Valley "the ultimate endurance test"?

A. mainly the climate

B. mainly the distance

C. mainly the terrain

D. the combination of A,B and C

1. Which words do I underline?

2. Which answers do I cross out?

3. Which answer do I choose?

1. Which words do I underline?
2. Which answers do I cross out?
3. Which answer do I choose?

Work for yourself - 18 min

-Do text 1,2 & 3 of the reading practice (seperate worksheets).

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