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READING SKILLS READING SKILLS 1. 1. HOW TO ANSWER HOW TO ANSWER MCQs? MCQs? 2. 2. VOCABULARY IN VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT CONTEXT 3. 3. USEFUL SOURCES OF USEFUL SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR MATERIAL FOR READING SKILL READING SKILL How to answer MCQs? How to answer MCQs? What are MCQs? What are MCQs? MCQs are multiple-choice questions. Students select the MCQs are multiple-choice questions. Students select the correct or best answer from the list given. correct or best answer from the list given. Techniques to answer MCQs? Techniques to answer MCQs? 1. 1. Read the questions and options before the Read the questions and options before the reading passage. reading passage. 2. 2. Make sure that you understand the difference Make sure that you understand the difference in 4 options. in 4 options. 3. 3. Identify the type of questions and the sub- Identify the type of questions and the sub- skills required: skimming, scanning, making skills required: skimming, scanning, making inference, understanding refence items, etc. inference, understanding refence items, etc. Techniques to answer MCQs? Techniques to answer MCQs? 4. 4. Skim the passage quickly to get the general Skim the passage quickly to get the general idea of what it is about. idea of what it is about. 5. 5. Locate where the information needed for each Locate where the information needed for each question is. The answers usually appear in the question is. The answers usually appear in the text in the same order as the questions. text in the same order as the questions. Techniques to answer MCQs? Techniques to answer MCQs? 6. 6. Consider the 4 options carefully to decide the Consider the 4 options carefully to decide the correct/best answer. correct/best answer. 7. 7. If you aren’t sure of the right answer, exclude If you aren’t sure of the right answer, exclude the wrong ones and pick the one that’s left. the wrong ones and pick the one that’s left. 8. 8. Answer all the questions that you can. Make Answer all the questions that you can. Make guesses where you don’t know the answer. guesses where you don’t know the answer. Techniques to answer MCQs? Techniques to answer MCQs? 9. 9. Don't spend a long time on any one question Don't spend a long time on any one question but don't skip any that just "look" hard either. but don't skip any that just "look" hard either. 10. 10. Practice reading as much as possible. MCQs Practice reading as much as possible. MCQs are easily found in almost all reading exercises. are easily found in almost all reading exercises. VOCABULARY IN VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT CONTEXT QUESTIONS ABOUT QUESTIONS ABOUT VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION? HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION? The word (phrase) The word (phrase) X X is closest in meaning to . is closest in meaning to . The word (or phrase) The word (or phrase) X X could best be replaced by . could best be replaced by . In stating In stating X X , the author , the author means that . means that . WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER? WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER? Information to help you to understand the meaning of an Information to help you to understand the meaning of an unknown word or phrase can often be found in the unknown word or phrase can often be found in the context context surrounding surrounding the word or phrase. the word or phrase. QUESTIONS ABOUT QUESTIONS ABOUT VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION? HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION? 1. 1. Find the word or phrase in the passage. Find the word or phrase in the passage. 2. 2. Read the sentence that contains the word or phrase Read the sentence that contains the word or phrase carefully. carefully. 3. 3. Look for context clues to help you understand the Look for context clues to help you understand the meaning. meaning. 4. 4. Choose the answer that the context indicates. Choose the answer that the context indicates. QUESTIONS ABOUT QUESTIONS ABOUT VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT [...]... pull or draft some interesting conclusions, but it does make sense to make some interesting conclusions You should choose the last answer USEFUL SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR READING SKILL USEFUL SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR READING SKILL • CFL Library • Internet • Stories/ Newspapers/ Magazines CFL LIBRARY • Address: 3rd floor B3 building • Librarian: Ms Nguyen Thi Lien • Membership: • Reference books for first... Publisher • Soar L & Soar J (2000), New Headway 3, VNU Publication INTERNET • Using the search engine: • Google.com • Yahoo.com • Ask.com, etc • Finding the key words: • • • practice reading, reading skill, etc themes: advantages internet, women role society, etc online newspapers: CNN, BBC, Washington Post, etc . FOR MATERIAL FOR READING SKILL READING SKILL USEFUL SOURCES OF MATERIAL USEFUL SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR READING SKILL FOR READING SKILL • CFL Library CFL. USEFUL SOURCES OF USEFUL SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR MATERIAL FOR READING SKILL READING SKILL How to answer MCQs? How to answer MCQs? What are MCQs? What are