Reading Texts A - B2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

In de tekst wordt gesteld dat de honden van Best Friends Animal
Sanctuary al opvielen voordat ze door Ruffwear als modellen werden
gebruikt.
Welke zin in de tekst maakt dat duidelijk?
Citeer de eerste twee woorden van deze zin.

“making them the ultimate ‘spokesdogs’” (einde tekst)
1p 2 Waarom staat het laatste woord in de tekst tussen aanhalingstekens?
Dit benadrukt dat het hier gaat om een

1. kernbegrip
2. voorbeeld
3. woordspeling

Text 2

Geef voor elke brief aan welke titel (a, b, c, d of e) er het best bij past.
Noteer de letter van de titel achter het nummer op het antwoordblad.
Let op: er blijft één titel over.
a Better Safe than Sorry
b Business as Usual
c Cutting Corners on Maintenance
d Damaged Goods
e Expensive Hyperbole

Text 3

How does Rich Taylor characterise the editorial “Unacceptable Carnage”?

1. as commendable but still flawed
2. as controversial but quite courageous
3. as interesting but mostly irrational
4. as irrelevant but rather convincing

Welk mogelijk belang heeft Rich Taylor bij het schrijven van deze brief?

Text 4

Which of the following is in line with paragraph 1?

1. Asian buyers of rhino horn risk heavy fines
2. Criminals slaughter rhinos in a gruesome way
3. It is very difficult to kill rhinos with just guns
4. There are hardly any wild rhinos left in Asia

“The best way to turn the tide is to reduce demand” (alinea 2)

Welke drie verschillende manieren om de vraag naar en de handel in hoorn te verminderen worden in deze tekst genoemd?

What is the main function of paragraph 4?

1. to criticise the limited use of the RRP method
2. to illustrate that there is a great demand for the RRP method
3. to point out the effectiveness of the RRP method
4. to question whether the RRP method is morally acceptable

How can the tone of the last sentence of this text best be characterised?

1. as critical
2. as playful
3. as reassuring
4. as surprised

Text 5

Text 5 : Vraag 1

Antwoorden

1 wel

2 niet

3 niet

4 niet

5 niet

“They were both majoring in history” (line 25)
1p 11 Why did Grace and Avie study, according to the text?

1. They believed they were smart enough for an academic career.
2. They felt compelled to make good use of the funds given to them.
3. They wanted to avoid having to do any form of physical work.
4. They were hoping it would help them find a suitable partner

Text 6

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 1?

1. arbitrary
2. controversial
3. obsolete
4. practical

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?

1. annoying
2. astonishing
3. convenient
4. reassuring

Which of the following is in line with what is said in paragraph 4?

1. “Huh” is generally acknowledged to be the only example of a sound common to all languages.
2. The idea of “huh” as a significant form of communication should be researched.
3. Though everybody is capable of uttering “huh”, we have to master its usage.

“According to the authors, this is what’s going on here.” (paragraph 6)
To which of the following does this remark refer?

1. “it rules out a natural objection” (paragraph 4)
2. “linguistic cultures are diverse and unrelated” (paragraph 5)
3. “convergent evolution” (paragraph 5)
4. “miscommunication” (paragraph 6)

“a fascinating article by Mark Dingemanse and his colleagues”
(paragraph 3)

Which of the following best reflects the claim made in the article by Dingemanse and his colleagues?

1. A deliberate transfer between culturally related languages has led to the development of a shared vocabulary.
2. The fact that human interaction requires the ability to correct miscommunication has led to the development of a shared word
3. The widespread use of the word “huh?” is evidence that all languages are related to a larger extent than was previously assumed.

Text 7

“Such a project is always a gamble” (paragraph 1)

Which of the following gives rise to this remark?
It is difficult to .....:

1. find investors for a movie featuring obscure Japanese actors
2. make a mainstream movie based on an unconventional source
3. persuade people to go to a movie that features foreign actors.
4. promote a movie that has been publicly criticised for being racist.

“DreamWorks should be using this film to help provide opportunities for
Asian-American actors” (alinea 2)
In welke alinea, verderop in de tekst, maakt de schrijver voor het eerst
duidelijk wat hij vindt van de acteurskeuze voor de film Ghost in the Shell?
Noteer het nummer van deze alinea.

Geef van de volgende namen aan of ze in de tekst worden genoemd als
voorbeelden van de “prominent minority figures in the film industry”
(alinea 3).
Noteer “wel” of “niet” achter elk nummer op het antwoordblad.
1 Jon Tsuei (alinea 2)
2 Christian Blauvelt (alinea 4)

What is the main point made in paragraph 4?

1. Audiences prefer movies that feature actors who they can easily identify with.
2. Movie reviews can determine whether an actor with Asian roots gets a role in a sequel.
3. Selecting actors on the basis of their race can result in confirming undesirable prejudices

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 5?

1. disrupts
2. exploits
3. glorifies

How does paragraph 7 relate to paragraph 6?

1. It explains Constance Wu’s statement presented in paragraph 6 in more detail.
2. It justifies Constance Wu’s statement presented in paragraph 6.
3. It looks at Constance Wu’s statement presented in paragraph 6 from a different perspective.
4. It ridicules Constance Wu’s statement presented in paragraph 6

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 8?

1. blurring
2. crossing
3. mocking
4. reinforcing

Which of the following quotations states what Yo Zushi sees as the real
problem?

1. “anger over whitewashing” (paragraph 3)
2. “race-blindness” (paragraph 3)
3. “much of what we understand as race is ultimately just performance, make-believe, a put-on” (paragraph 5)
4. “race is fetishised as the core component of who we are” (paragraph 8)