Reading practice HVG2 (VMBO KB 2013)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

READING COMPREHESION PRACTICE HV2

Final test

1. Several reading texts

2. Irregular verbs

                       Today's goal

At the end of this lesson:

• You can use a strategy when reading a text and answering multiple choice or true/false questions about the text

Reading strategies

Kinds of questions:

• Multiple choice
  

• True/false or correct/incorrect: Statements (beweringen/stellingen)
  

What kind of strategy should you use when reading a text and answering questions about that text?

Reading Comprehension Strategies

• What’s the title?  Is there a picture?...  Is there a source?  This gives you a general idea.

• Read through the questions. (How many are there?)
  
• Skim the text first.
• Read the text.
  
• Answer the questions.  When answering each question, scan the paragraph the question is referring to to search for the answer (If the question refers to a specific paragraph, only focus on that paragraph to find the answer!).
• Don’t focus too much on words you don’t know!  Try and guess the meaning in the context.  You don’t need to know every word to understand the general idea.
  
  

Reading Comprehension Strategies

• What’s the title?  Is there a picture?  Is there a source?  This gives you a general idea.
• Read through the questions (how many are there?)
  

• Skim the text first
• Read the text
  
• Answer the questions.  When answering each question, scan the paragraph the question is referring to to search for the answer (if the question refers to a specific paragraph, only focus on that paragraph to find the answer!).
• Don’t focus too much on words you don’t know!  Try and guess the meaning in the context.  You don’t need to know every word to understand the general idea.
  
  

Reading Comprehension Strategies

• What’s the title?  Is there a picture?...  Is there a source?  This gives you a general idea
• Read through the questions (how many are there?)
  

• Skim a text first
• Read the text
  
• Answer the questions.  When answering each question, scan the paragraph the question is referring to to search for the answer (if the question refers to a specific paragraph, only focus on that paragraph to find the answer!).
• Don’t focus too much on words you don’t know!  Try and guess the meaning in the context.  You don’t need to know every word to understand the general idea.
  
  

Words in context... that's when they get more meaning!

lethargic

What does that word mean?

And now some context...

Diane was lethargic.  She didn't have

the energy to get out of bed.

Let's practice together!

Remember: Read the title, read the questions, skim the text, read the text, answer the questions by scanning the text.

Reading Practice

There are 4 texts in this LessonUp.

You will first see the question(s), then a slide with the text, then the question(s) again.

Text 1 - Question

Wat beweert Ron Eccles in dit tekstje?

Als je naar buiten gaat met nat haar,

A is dat slecht voor de conditie van je haar.

B loop je het risico een bloedneus te krijgen.

C vergroot je de kans verkouden te worden.

D versterk je je weerstand tegen infectieziektes.

Wat beweert Ron Eccles in dit tekstje?
Als je naar buiten gaat met nat haar,

1. is dat slecht voor de conditie van je haar.
2. loop je het risico een bloedneus te krijgen.
3. vergroot je de kans verkouden te worden.
4. versterk je je weerstand tegen infectieziektes.

Text 2 - Question

Wat moet je doen als je een fles Polycell 3 in 1 Mould Killer hebt gekocht?

Je moet de fles ...

A. bewaren op een plaats waar kinderen niet bij kunnen.

B. controleren, omdat de dop misschien niet goed vast zit.

C. inleveren bij een verzamelpunt voor chemisch afval.

D. terugbrengen naar de winkel waar je hem gekocht hebt.

Wat moet je doen als je een fles Polycell 3 in 1 Mould Killer hebt gekocht?
Je moet de fles ...

1. bewaren op een plaats waar kinderen niet bij kunnen.
2. controleren, omdat de dop misschien niet goed vast zit.
3. inleveren bij een verzamelpunt voor chemisch afval.
4. terugbrengen naar de winkel waar je hem gekocht hebt.

Text 3 - Questions

What is this article about?
It is about the police ...

1. failing at catching an alligator.
2. killing somebody's pet alligator
3. not being allowed to hunt alligators
4. shooting at a fake alligator

Welke reden geeft de eigenaar voor
het hebben van een alligator?
(Geef antwoord in het Nederlands)

Kies bij [ 5 ] het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.

1. chase
2. find
3. hide
4. repair

Text 4 - Questions

What is said about adventure playgrounds in paragraph 1?

1. They are designed to look like computer games.
2. They are often too dangerous and need to become safer.
3. They can help youngsters learn about making the right choices.
4. They will become information centres to educate teenagers.

Which educational change is part of Ed Ball's plan, according to paragraph 2?
He wants schools to ... (see next slide to see paragraph 2 again)

1. find replacements for pupils after their finals.
2. pay more attention to the home situation of pupils.
3. set apart unruly pupils in special classrooms.
4. teach more pupils individually or in small groups.

End of Reading Practice

Do the Crossword Puzzles with Irregular verbs:

Crossword puzzle 1

Crossword puzzle 2