2012 DSE Reading Part A - Referencing Skills

2012 DSE 

Paper 1 Reading  

Part A

Referencing Skill

Question

• Do you prefer playing video games or board games? Why?

Lesson objectives

• (Level 1) To be able to know the different types of referencing questions in Reading Paper

• (Level 2) To be able to understand the skills of tackling referencing questions

• (Level 3) To be able to answer referencing questions accurately

Reading Passage:

GAME-BOYS GET UNPLUGGED

Open Ended

Referencing Question (Beginner)

(Paragraph 1)

Patrons don't sit at computer terminals and race virtual hotrods -

they sit at tables and play board games.

What does the word "they" refer to?

Multiple Choice

Referencing Question (Beginner)

(Paragraph 11)

It might also boost your strategic talents and your kids' maths scores.

What does "it" (line 59) refer to?

• Play a board game

• Playing a board game

Fill in the Blanks

Referencing Question (Beginner)

(Paragraph 8)

There are about 40 games to choose from at this point, most of them imported from Germany and the US.

What does the word "them" refer to?

Tip Number 1

When the quoted word in the question is a noun or pronoun,       answer a noun / noun phrase.

Try to see if your answer can replace the quoted word and fit perfectly back into the reading text.

*Add the word "the" when needed

Open Ended

Referencing Question (Easy)

(Paragraph 11)

If you like a game so much you want to take it home, the prices range from Bt500 to 3000. They're great for parties, lazy afternoons or dreary family get-togethers where no one can think of what else to do except eat.

What does "they" (line 56) refer to?

Answer:

(The) games at (the) Polar Cafe

Tip Number 2

When the quoted word in the question is in plural form,                  make sure your answer is also in plural form.

Make sure your answer is COMPLETE in a way that even those who have not read the reading passage can understand what you're referring to

Multiple Choice

Referencing Question (Intermediate)

(Paragraph 4)

They rescued some games from the dusty shop of the wardrobe and found a few new ones, and now they've got customers enjoying their refreshments while chatting over their board moves.

What do "ones" (line 17) and "their" (line 18) refer to respectively?

• games ; customers

• games; the customer's

• games ; the customers'

• the games ; the customer's

Tip Number 3

When the quoted word in the question is a possessive adjective,
make sure you add the 's or s'

he / she -> the teacher
his / her-> the teacher's

we / they -> the teachers
our / their -> the teachers'

Open Ended

Referencing Question (Advanced)

(Paragraph 3)

What is the world coming to? Or going back to?

What does "going back to" refer to?

• What does "going back to" refer to?

• The question is not asking you the literal meaning of "going back to". Don't give synonyms like "returning" as your answer.

• Instead, here you should answer going back to when.

• Answer: The time when ______________________________

READ PARAGRAPH 1-2 AGAIN

(1) In what many people will greet with a huge sigh of relief, a cafe at the Crystal Design Centre is low-tech, switched off, unplugged. Patrons don't sit at computer terminal and race virtual hotrods - they sit at tables and play board games.

(2) Board games. You know - cardboard and little pieces of plastic you move around, maybe a pair of dice too. How about a guessing game with picture cards?

(3) What is the world coming to? Or going back to?

Summary of Paragraph 1-2: 

It is strange that people in a cafe are not playing computer games, instead they are playing board games.

Answer:

the time when people played board games 
/
the time when board games were popular

Tip Number 4

When the quoted word(s) in the question is/are not simply nouns/ pronouns/ possessive adjectives,
you may have to write your own answer instead of locating a word from the reading passage.

Think further and give an answer beyond the literal meaning.

Summary of Tips

• (quoted word) noun/pronoun -> (answer) noun / noun phrase   Make sure it fits perfectly back into the reading text 

• (quoted word) plural form -> (answer) plural form               

• (quoted word) possessive adjectives -> (answer) add 's or s'

• Make sure you answer is COMPLETE for those who have not read the reading passage

• (quoted words) AREN'T just nouns/pronouns/ possessive adjectives, you may have to give an answer beyond the literal meaning.

Multiple Choice

Q1 What does "it" (line 80) refer to?

• Carcassonne

• Benson's chum

Multiple Choice

Q2 What does "It" (line 82) refer to?

• Play Carcassonne

• Playing Carcassonne

Open Ended

Q3 What does "my" (line 83) refer to?

Answer:

Benson's

or
Benson Tanattanachot's

Open Ended

Q4 What does "their" (line 91) mean?

Answer:

Kids'

Open Ended

Q5 What does "that" (line 121) refer to?

Answer:

the latest technology  (like iPad and Xbox Kinect)

Open Ended

Q6 What does "more" (line 113) refer to?

Answer

time

Open Ended

Q7 What does "more" (line 133) refer to?

Answer

information

Lesson objectives

• (Level 1) To be able to know the different types of referencing questions in Reading Paper

• (Level 2) To be able to understand the skills of tackling referencing questions

• (Level 3) To be able to answer referencing questions accurately