Reading ESL

Before you start reading the text, what should you do?

• quickly skim over the text to understand the gist

• read the questions

• underline/highlight key words

• read the title and look at the picture(s)

• none of the above

Which exercise is pair (paragraph) matching?

• Ex. 1

• Ex. 2

• Ex. 3

What does the word "adopting" in the passage mean?

• Rejecting

• Implementing

• Considering

• Ignoring

What does "unpredictable" mean in the passage?

• Easily foreseen

• Difficult to foresee

• Controlled

• Unchanging

Before you start reading the text, what should you do?

• quickly skim over the text to understand the gist

• read the questions

• underline/highlight key words

• read the title and look at the picture(s)

Which exercise is pair (paragraph) matching?

• Ex. 1

• Ex. 2

• Ex. 3

• Ex. 4

What does the word 'adopting' in the passage mean?

• Rejecting

• Implementing

• Considering

• Ignoring

What does 'unpredictable' mean in the passage?

• Easily foreseen

• Difficult to foresee

• Controlled

• Unchanging

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The benefits of reading

• The challenges of learning English

• The importance of grammar

• The history of the English language

Which of the following is a synonym for 'comprehend'?

• Misunderstand

• Grasp

• Ignore

• Forget