Exam preparation fourth years

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Exam preparation

"Reading" 

Which strategies do you use when making a reading test?

What are you tested on?

60% recognizing connections within the text and vocabulary

• Can you see the difference between main issues and side issues
  
• Can you find the answers you need
  

What are you tested on??

30% skills

• How do you approach the test?
  
• do you know how to work with different types of texts?
  
• Are you well prepared for making a reading test?
  
• Do you know how to use a dictionary?
  
• How do you handle time pressure?
  

What are you tested on?

10% other

Do you like the subject of the text, are these 'your' type of questions, do you already know something about the subject.

Before reading: 

• Check the title
  
• Check the images
  
• Read the headline and paragraph heades
  
• Read the questions so you know what is expected from you.
  

Ways of reading: Skimmen 

• Read the introduction
  
• Read the first and last sentence of a paragraph
  
• Underline important words in those bits (nouns, names, dates, linking words)
  

Als de vraag over de hele tekst gaat, gebruik je 'skimmen': zoek naar aanwijzingen voor het antwoord (sleutelwoorden - synoniemen)

Ways of reading: Scannen

Find specific information          What are they asking specifically?

Ways of reading: Extensive reading

Read the whole text, word for word

Als je skimmen en scannen goed uitvoert, kun je intensief lezen achterwege laten. 

Multiple choice questions: 

1. First read the questions and cover the answers.
   
2. Then read the text that belongs to the question
   
3. First think what your answer could be.
   
4. Then read the answers
   
5. Choose the answers that matches the one you thought of. 
   

Multiple choice questions: 

• Are in chronoligical order: you only need to read the bit that is mentioned in the question. The answer is usually in one of the sentences.
  
• There's usually one or two answers that make no sense at all. Filter them out as soon as possible.
  

Open questions:

• Check in which language you need to answer (NL of Eng.)
  
• Check how many words you are allowed to use
  

Unknown words

• Read around them and try to find out what they mean from context.
  
• Does it look like a word in Dutch or another language that may mean the same?
  
• Last resort: dictionary (takes up a lot of time!)
  

Linking words/signal words

• Words that point out connections within a sentence
• They enlarge your vocabulary and knowledge of texts
  

Let er maar eens op wanneer we klassikaal een oefenexamen gaan maken/ doornemen

Bronnen

https://engelsvoordyslecten.nl/leesvaardigheid-hoe-oefen-je-dat/

https://www.engelsacademie.nl/leestoetsen-handig-voor-examen