English Communication-Reading and Writing

1. Previewing is a reading skill where the reader gathers information about the reading passage _______________________________ .

• a. before reading the passage

• b. during reading the passage

• c. after reading the passage

2. Scanning is a type of reading where the reader _____________________________________________.

• a. gets the overall understanding of the passage

• b. finds out the most important information from the passage

• c. finds out a particular piece of information from the passage

3. Skimming is a type of reading where the reader _________________________________________.

• a. gets the overall understanding of the passage

• b. finds out the most important information from the passage

• c. finds out a particular piece of information from the passage

4. Extensive reading is a type of reading where the reader reads ________________________________________________.

• a. a short reading text to grasp accurate details of the topic/subject

• b. a long reading text to obtain a general understanding of a topic/subject for pleasure

• c. a text for knowledge

5. Intensive reading is a type of reading where the reader reads ________________________________________________.

• a. a short reading text to grasp accurate details of the topic/subject

• b. a long reading text to obtain a general understanding of a topic/subject for pleasure

• c. a text for knowledge.

6. Inference is a reading strategy where the reader _________________________________________ .

• a. uses the clues from the passage to reach the answer i.e., reading between the lines

• b. do not use the clues from the passage to reach the answer i.e., reading above the lines

• c. do not use the passage to reach the answer i.e., reading beyond the lines

7. Predicting is an important reading strategy. It ___________________________________________________________ .

• a. allows the reader to use information from the titles, headings, pictures, diagrams to anticipate/guess what will happen in the passage

• b. does not allow the reader to use information from the titles, headings, pictures, diagrams to anticipate/guess what will happen in the passage

• c. does not anticipate/guess from the titles, headings, pictures, diagrams to know what will happen in the passage

8. Reading chapters for Mid-term and End-term examination is an example for ___________________ .

• a. Scanning

• b. Skimming

• c. Intensive Reading

• d. Extensive Reading

9. Finding out a meaning of a word from the dictionary is an example for ______________________ .

• a. Scanning

• b. Skimming

• c. Intensive Reading

• d. Extensive Reading

10. Reading a novel like Harry Potter or The Wings of Fire is an example for ___________________ .

• a. Scanning

• b. Skimming

• c. Intensive Reading

• d. Extensive Reading