... Literature inEnglishTest 4
Preparing for a Subject Test 6
Test- Taking Strategies 6
What Your Scores Mean 7
Practice GRE Literature inEnglishTest 9
Scoring Your Subject Test 75
Evaluating Your ... the
instruments of life around me, that I might infuse
a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at
my feet. It was already one in the morning; the
rain pattered dismally against ... study in the particular eld. The committee
keeps the test up-to-date by regularly developing new
editions and revising existing editions. In this way, the
test content remains current. In addition,...
... learners' reading comprehension. According to readingcomprehension specialists,
reading is not actually a skill, but a process reading consists of many different skills.
Although readingcomprehension ... learn reading to
solidify, extend basic knowledge and develop the lingual basic skills of listening, speaking,
reading and writing. So, fostering good reading ability is a leading task of learning ... Firstly, some reading theorists and researchers accepted that
making inferences is necessary for reading comprehension, is a cognitive process used to
construct meaning. Inference inreading comprehension...
... and
reading comprehension. As you complete the sections, you
should be able to find your strengths and weaknesses.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
GRAMMAR, WRITING,
AND READING
COMPREHENSION
5
5
LearningExpress ... is a
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d. its cleansing effect
PASSAGE TWO
Now try practicing your inference skills ... There is no mention in the first paragraph of
any reviving or cleansing effect the atmosphere may
have (choices b and d). In a sense, enabling the
Earth to sustain life is invigorating; however,
choice...
... employing the following activities: reading for general understanding, reading to extract
specific information, reading for detailed comprehension, predicting continuous events and
then reading ... Listening, Reading, Grammar and Writing.
Reading is the beginning part of each unit. The aims of this is that through reading and
through developing reading skills such as scanning, skimming, ... you think is the most difficulty when teaching reading
comprehension with the textbook?" are aimed at investigating difficulties the teachers are
coping with in teaching reading comprehension. ...
... made by unfamiliar
words inreadingcomprehension such as: slowing reading speed, interrupting
reading process and lack of interest in reading. After studying theories involves
the topic, the ... improving weak readingcomprehension is to promote our reading
habbit and skills through understanding main benefits of reading completely.
2.1.4 Types of reading and Reading rates:
Scanning type ... words inreading comprehension.
Reading comprehension is one of basic skills for college students including
foreign language learners. There are a lot of reading exercises in an examination...
... words inside and outside the ovals.
Find the missing words.
2 Find the missing word.
F oceans
G lakes
H* countries
J classes
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China
Canada
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Mexico
India
1 Find the missing word.
A* ... words inside and outside the oval.
Find the missing word.
SAMPLE B
The students are in school. They are ______
lunch.
A
*
eating
B reading
C from
D your
Sample Type CL
SAMPLE A
DIRECTIONS
Find ... shape in his
imagination. In his mind, he
pictured something quite
different from what he
actually saw.
3 Mr. Garson asked the school board for money to turn his vision into a
reality. In April...
... week, but I
it yet.
a. have been reading / has not finished
b. had been reading / have not finished
c. have read / have not finished
d. have been reading / have not finished
d
45. I wish you longer.
a. ... searching for a stranger dressed in white clothes.
a. interviewing
b. pulling in
c. arresting
d. looking for
d
27. The police decided to the department store after they had received
a bomb warning.
a. ... photosynthesis enters
leaves through tiny surface openings.
a. contains
b. contained
c. containing
d. it contains
c
36. I often my shirts by my younger sister.
a. am having / made
b. have / make
c....
... computer inreading ESP
teaching and learning
Three ideas will be mentioned and discussed: (1) model of teaching ESP reading
with computers, (2) programmes used inreading ESP teaching and learning ... and (3)
advantages of using computers inreading ESP teaching and learning.
I.2.3.1.1.Model of teaching ESP reading with computers
Some models of using computers in teaching FL can be applied for ... teaching
and learning (in general) and teaching and learning FL (in particular). As far as this study is
concerned, certain applications of computers in teaching and learning FL are going to...
... a
text
Interpreting text by going outside it
Recognizing indicators in discourse
Transcoding information into other types of
display
Table 5 - Types of reading tasks in general reading skills ... critical reading; (2) exploring the problems that students encounter in
studying and applying critical reading; (3) offering suitable teaching strategies in
developing critical reading skills ... activities, the
reading course is aimed to develop the following reading skills for the students including
getting the gist of a topic, drawing key concepts out of a reading, practicing reading
strategies,...
... strategies
1. Centering your learning
a. Over viewing and linking with
already known material
b. Paying attention
c. Delaying speech
2. Arranging and planning
your learning
a. Finding out about language ... strategies
1. Creating mental linkage
a. Grouping
b. Associating/ Elaborating
c. Placing new words into a context
2. Applying images and
sounds
a. Using imagery
b. Semantic mapping
c. Using keywords
d. ...
languages
d. Translating
e. Transferring
4. Creating structure for
input and output
a. Notes-taking
b. Summarizing
c. Highlighting
Compensation strategies
1. Guessing intelligently
a. Using linguistic...
... has something
to do with eating.
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lessons that follow. In the meantime, start practicing
active reading as best you can. Begin by taking the
pretest.
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... What Do We Test When We Test Reading
Comprehension?
Akmar Mohamad
As ESL/EFL teachers, we are aware that the primary objective of reading is
comprehension being able to find meaning in what is ... Thus, we give our students
reading assessments in order to test their reading abilities. When we are preparing these
assessments, we may go through some of the following:
ã We ensure that we select ... ask students to find
information and ideas that are explicitly stated in the text. In addition, it is also
appropriate to test vocabulary. According to Karlin(1971), "being able to read...