Reading Comprehension Quiz

1. Reading is an interactive process between text and reader. Both the prior knowledge of the reader, as well as her reading objectives, determine the ways of reading and the strategies that are put into practice when faced with a given text.

• True

• False

2. Reading strategies in ESAP and EGAP reading are the same.

• True

• False

3. Pre-reading strategies are aimed at recapitulating the content, summarizing it, and extending the knowledge obtained through reading.

• True

• False

4. The strategies that are put into practice while reading allow students to draw inferences of different types and to check their understanding while reading.

• True

• False

5. Post-reading strategies allow teachers to set reading goals and activate relevant prior knowledge.

• True

• False

6. Skimming is an inquiry or analytical reading strategy.

• True

• False

7. Scanning is a global reading strategy that is aimed at gaining a general and broad idea of the subject matter of the text.

• True

• False

8. Select the strategies to be used in a first reading stage. (You can choose more than one option)

• A. make a summary

• B. formulate hypotheses about what the text will be about

• C. pay attention to paratextual elements

9. Select the strategies to be used in a second reading stage. (You can choose more than one option)

• A. look up the meaning of unknown words in the dictionary

• B. activate prior knowledge

• C. read in detail

10. Focusing on paratextual elements allows students to

• A. identify the function of a word

• B. anticipate the content of the text and formulate reading hypotheses