Leesvaardigheid - Park wi-fi

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Leesvaardigheid

Vergeet niet: 

21 mei & 28 mei 

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Leestekst: Park wi-fi

Park wi-fi:
What could be the topic of the text?

1. Parking
2. Virtual parks
3. Parks receiving wi-fi
4. huh?!?

What is the function of paragraph 2?

What is the function of paragraph 2?

1. to explain why the council’s new plan will become a success
2. to illustrate that the council’s new plan is rather ill-prepared
3. to make clear that the council invests money in hi-tech plans
4. to point out that the council has had rather silly plans before

Which of the following is/are true according to paragraph 3?
1 It is virtually impossible to avoid being exposed to electro-magnetic radiation nowadays.
2 The introduction of free and reliable wi-fi in public transport has proved very successful.

1. only 1
2. only 2
3. both 1 and 2
4. neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 4?

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 4?

1. Besides
2. Consequently
3. Likewise
4. Nevertheless

What is the purpose of the anecdote in paragraph 5? To make clear that

I was given an invaluable lesson the other day in how technology has changed our lives. A friend and I attended a short, free piano concert at the State Library, where a man played a grand piano. It's difficult to describe but, take my word for it, it was cute. Most of the crowd spent the entire concert watching it through their mobile phone screens as they videoed it. Many walked away before the piece was finished and stood in a corner sharing and comparing their video grabs. By the time the performance was over, half of the audience had moved off, with only slightly less grace and dignity than a tribe of gibbons that had run out of bananas. But the most important thing was that they had their snippets of video that they could upload on their YouFace pages. Right next to the footage of the dancing cats. Soon they may be able to do it in the park. And I'll be able to tell my grandchildren I was there to see it.

What is the purpose of the anecdote in paragraph 5? To make clear that

1. live music can easily be recorded on a smartphone.
2. people had good reason to leave the concert before it ended.
3. people seemed incapable of just enjoying live music.
4. the concert unexpectedly attracted the wrong crowd.

Een schrijver kan verschillende stijlmiddelen hanteren om zijn/haar betoog te versterken, zoals:

  

a beeldspraak

b relativering

c sarcasme

d woordspeling

Welk stijlmiddel wordt er gebruikt in de volgende citaat:

“You can never have too much radiation.” (alinea 3)

1. beeldspraak
2. relativering
3. sarcasme
4. woordspeling

Welk stijlmiddel wordt er gebruikt in de volgende citaat:
“a tribe of gibbons that had run out of bananas” (alinea 5)

1. beeldspraak
2. relativering
3. sarcasme
4. woordspeling

“My council is thinking about turning the city’s parks into wi-fi hot spots.” (first sentence)
Which of the following words best characterises the writer’s feeling about the council’s plan, according to the text as a whole?

1. disapproval
2. enthusiasm
3. indifference
4. sympathy

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