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WorksheetsReading and Writing skills
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
To read a text in order to understand most of what it says or particular information
Reading for gist
Reading for detail
Reading for specific information
Reading for purpose
to guess the meaning of an unknown word by using the information in a situation and/or around the word to help
Scanning
Skimming
Predicting
Guessing meaning form context
To read a text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about (Choose 2 answers)
Scanning
Skimming
Reading for gist
Predicting
To read a text in order to check whether there are any mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation etc.
Proofreading
Skimming
Scanning
Guessing meaning from context
First version of a written product in the process of writing in the format that it is intended
Editing
Proofreading
Drafting
Paragraphing
It is the practice of dividing a text into paragraphs to signal shifts in thinking and give readers a rest.
Editing
Proofreading
Drafting
Paragraphing
To read and to focus on how language is used in a text
Extensive reading
Skimming
Intensive reading
Paraphrasing
To shorten or change or correct the words or content of some parts of a written text to make it clearer or easier to understand
Summarizing
Editing
Proofreading
Paraphrasing
To understand the general meaning of a text, without paying attention to specific detail (Choose 2 answers)
Skimming
Scanning
Reading for gist
Reading for detail
To decide how a writer feels about something from the way that they speak or write, rather than from what they openly say or the words they use
Guessing meaning from context
Predicting
Summarizing
Inferring
To use clues like headlines or pictures or general knowledge about the text or topic to make it easier to understand what you read or hear
Guessing meaning from context
Predicting
Summarizing
Inferring
To read a text quickly to pick out specific information, e.g. finding a phone number in a phone book (Choose 2 answers)
Guessing meaning from context
Skimming
Scanning
Reading for specific information
First step in the writing process and includes any work a writer does before producing a formatted document
Brainstorming
pre-writing
editing
drafting
To participate actively in the reading process by discussing the content, asking and answering questions, making predictions, and connecting the text to their own experiences or other texts they've read.
Intensive reading
Interactive reading
Extensive reading
Reading for purpose
To take out the main points of a long text, and rewrite or retell them in a short, clear way
Summarizing
Paragraphing
Paraphrasing
Editing
To say or write something that has been read or heard using different words
Summarizing
Paragraphing
Paraphrasing
Editing
