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Reading Questionnaire

Reading Questionnaire. Y = Yes N = No. Reading in Chinese 1. 2. 3. . . . 12. Reading in English 1. 2. 3. . . . 12. Reading Questionnaire Divide your piece of paper into two parts. Reading Questionnaire Y =Yes N =No. I always read every word of a passage.

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Reading Questionnaire

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  1. Reading Questionnaire Y=Yes N=No

  2. Reading in Chinese 1. 2. 3. . . . 12. Reading in English 1. 2. 3. . . . 12. Reading QuestionnaireDivide your piece of paper into two parts.

  3. Reading QuestionnaireY=Yes N=No • I always read every word of a passage. • Reading aloud helps me improve my reading comprehension. • I say the word aloud when I read.

  4. Reading QuestionnaireY=Yes N=No 4. I use different reading methods in my native language and in English. 5. When I read, I understand more when I read slowly. 6. If I don’t know the meaning of a word, I always look it up in the dictionary.

  5. Reading QuestionnaireY=Yes N=No 7. The best way to improve my reading is by learning as much grammar as possible. 8. The best way to improve my reading is by learning as much new vocabulary as possible.

  6. Reading QuestionnaireY=Yes N=No 9. When I am reading, I need to know every word in order to understand. 10. To understand well, I must be able to pronounce every word.

  7. Reading QuestionnaireY=Yes N=No 11. I can’t understand a paragraph if it has several new words in it. 12. I use the same reading methods for all kinds of texts (books, newspapers, etc.).

  8. Last week was Henry’s birthday. He was 21 _____ old. His girlfriend bought him a new _____. His brother and sister ____ him a party. Henry’s mother made a special chocolate birthday ____, and all of Henry’s good friends came to his _____. They danced all _____. Henry really enjoyed his birthday. years watch gave cake party night NO NEED to read every word.SKIP unnecessary words!

  9. DO NOT read aloud. Read SILENTLY! Take each word as a PICTURE.

  10. DO NOT read word by word.Read UNITS of IDEAS! Typhoon Damage in Philippines The Philippine National Red Cross reported that 90 percent of the 86,000 houses in Capiz Province on Panay were destroyed. Many of the dead were children who drowned as 30-foot waves smashed into coastal villages.

  11. DO NOT read word by word.Read UNITS of IDEAS! Typhoon Damage in Philippines An Air Force spokesman said more than 163 tons of food, medicine and clothing had been sent to the Visayan region, 300 miles south of Manila, and more aid was on the way.

  12. DO NOT read word by word.Read UNITS of IDEAS! Fogis a major causeof accidentson highwaysin some areas. Every yearmany thousands ofpeoplelose their livesbecause fog can dangerously reduce visibility. The drivers cannot seevery far aheadso they do not have timeto avoid accidents.

  13. DO NOT rely on the dictionary. Use CONTEXT CLUES to aid comprehension!

  14. Clue 1:Knowledge ravenous Could I have a piece of bread? I missed breakfast and I’m simply ravenous. gush The blood gushed out of his wound until the doctor put on a tight bandage.

  15. Clue 2:Cause & Effect relation gaudy She was wearing suchgaudy clothes that it was easy to find her in the crowd. pitch The singer was so terribly off pitchthat it hurt my ears to listen.

  16. Clue 3:this; these; that; those this An orange can be a delicious snack. Thiscitrus fruit is also very healthy for you because it is a good source of vitamin C.

  17. Clue 3:this; these; that; those tyrannosaurus rex; velociraptors; triceratops; brachiosaurus Bones of tyrannosaurus rex, velociraptors, triceratops, and brachiosaurus have been dug out in different parts of the world. Scientists study these long-dead dinosaurs to understand them.

  18. Clue 4:verbs to be peccary Peccariesare dangerous wild pigs that can cause deep wounds with their razor-sharp tusks and hoofs. epidemic An epidemicis an outbreak of a disease.

  19. Clue 5:conjunctions triple During the nineteenth century, the population of some American cities doubled and even tripled. monastery At the start of the Middle ages in Europe, the only schools were in churches or monasteries.

  20. Clue 6:clause markers relay At the early Olympic Games in Greece, there was a relay race between two teams in which a lighted torch was passed from runner to runner.

  21. Clue 7:appositive stethoscope The modern age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to a patient’s heartbeat and breathing. iris Some doctors look for signs of sickness by examining a patient’s iris, the colored part of the eye.

  22. Clue 8:examples punctuation mark There is a good exercise in this book on using punctuation marks, such as commas, dashes, periods, quotation marks, and question marks.

  23. Clue 9:parentheses ( ) synonym The teacher asks us to find the synonyms(words that have similar meanings) of several new words we just learned today.

  24. Clue 10:word structureprefix-root-suffix ab-; in-; un- abnormal inconvenient uncommon -ist; -ness; -ology scientist illness psychology

  25. In Europe men do not usually wear skirts, but the Scottish national costume for men is a kind of skirt. It is called a “kilt.” ___ Scottish like to be different. ____ are also proud of _____ country and its history, ___ they feel that the kilt __ part of that history. ____ is why the men _____ wear kilts at traditional dances ___ on national holidays. They believe they are wearing the same clothes that Scottish men always used to wear. The They their and is That still and Men in Skirts

  26. Men in Skirts That is what they believe. However, kilts are not really so old. In the early days, Scottish men wore a kind of long shirt that went below their knees.

  27. Men in Skirts They wore long socks and a big wool blanket around their shoulders. These clothes were warm and comfortable for working outside on a farm, but they were not so good when men started to work in factories in modern times.

  28. Men in Skirts Therefore, in 1730 a factory owner changed the blanket into a skirt: the kilt. That’s how the first kilt was made, according to one historian.

  29. Men in Skirts These kilts had colorful stripes going up and down and across. In Scotland, this pattern __ called a “tartan.” Tartan _____ was used many centuries ___. In fact, Scottish literature talked about tartan in the 1200s.

  30. These kilts had colorful stripes going up and down and across. In Scotland, this pattern __ called a “tartan.” Tartan _____ was used many centuries ___. In fact, Scottish literature talked about tartan in the 1200s. is cloth ago Men in Skirts

  31. Using Context Clues In Europe men do not usually wear skirts, but the Scottish national costume for men is a kind of skirt. It is called a “kilt.” costume CLUE: is (verb to be) kilt CLUES: It=skirt + is called

  32. Using Context Clues These kilts had colorful stripes going up and down and across. In Scotland, this pattern is called a “tartan.” stripes CLUES: knowledge + explanation after the word tartan CLUES: this + is called

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