Getting ready for your Reading Test

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Getting ready for your reading test

Which test do you have during the Testweek 3 ?

Are you ready for your PTE Reading Test?

1. yes
2. almost
3. no
4. I was born ready!

What can you do to prepare for your reading test?

What tips do you have for your classmates?

When is Chapter 3 Test?

1. during the Testweek 3
2. tomorrow
3. first week after the spring holiday
4. I don't know :(

What do you need to learn for Chapter 3 test?

Wat is skimmen?

1. De vraag lezen en het antwoord kiezen
2. raden wat het moeilijke woord zou kunnen betekenen
3. het eerst naar de tekst kijken zonder deze te lezen zodat je ongeveer weet waar de tekst over gaat
4. gericht zoeken naar de antwoorden op de vragen

Wanneer ga je scannen?

1. als je weten wat een woord betekent.
2. wanneer je naar specifieke informatie op zoek bent
3. wanneer je wilt weten wat er in de eerste en laatste alinea van een tekst staat.
4. als je wilt kijken naar de titel, kopjes en tussenkopjes.

Wat is een citaat?

Strategies for "Reading test"

1. TIP: Keep track of the time.
2. SKIMMEN: look at the title(s), pictures and lay-out. What do you already know about the subject? 
3. Difficult words: Try to understand difficult words by looking at the context. Read the sentences around the word. Does the word look like a word you already know? 
4. SCANNEN: Scan the text looking for a specific word, number or name. Look for capital letters if applicable. 
5. ELZA: Read the first and last line of the paragraph.
   
6. Close reading: read word by word, line by line, to find the answer to the question. 
7. Remember!! The answer is always in the text!

The questions in the reading test are

1. in Dutch
2. in English
3. Neither

Which language do you answer open questions in?

1. Dutch
2. English
3. Dutch and English
4. French

How much time do you have for your reading test?

1. 45 minutes
2. 50 minutes
3. 60 minutes
4. 90 minutes

Are you allowed to use a dictionary?

1. yes
2. no
3. I don't know
4. maybe

Any idea how many questions you could expect?

1. 15-20
2. 20 - 25
3. 25 - 30
4. 30 - 40

Time to practise!

Any questions?