Purposeful Reading for Vocabulary Development

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What is the purpose of attitudinal adjustment in creative reading?

To stimulate the reader and sustain interest.
To recognize unfamiliar words and their meanings.
To set aside pre-conceived ideas and strive to understand the content. (correct)
To adopt flexible reading speed and accomplish specific goals.

What is the main difference between reading for pleasure and studying?

Reading for pleasure takes a determined effort to understand, while studying is done to pick up information.
Reading for pleasure focuses on entertainment, while studying aims to introduce new ideas and ways of thinking. (correct)
Reading for pleasure aims to introduce new ideas, while studying focuses on entertainment.
Reading for pleasure involves attitudinal adjustment, while studying generates guide questions.

Why is it important for the reader to ask guide questions while reading?

To enable the reader to understand the world differently.
To adopt flexible reading speed and accomplish specific goals.
To sustain the reader’s interest and stimulate thought. (correct)
To keep an open mind and strive to understand the main arguments.

What does the text suggest about looking up unfamiliar words while reading?

It depends on the importance of the word and whether it keeps appearing in the text. (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, when is reading exciting for a student?

When what the student reads stimulates enough to ask questions and sustains interest. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of adopting flexible reading speed as mentioned in the passage?

To accomplish specific goals while reading. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of 'academic' style of writing mentioned in the passage?

It uses cautious and exact language (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of underlining and highlighting while reading?

To remember the main points of the text (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the problem highlighted about underlining and highlighting?

It leads to underlining everything in the text (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's view on underlining and highlighting?

It should be done sparingly for key words (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of too much underlining and highlighting according to the passage?

'Nothing stands out' in the text (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about academic texts and quick answers?

'Academic' style texts avoid providing quick answers (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary issue highlighted regarding rich and poor people's happiness?

'The proportions of happy people do not change despite rising real incomes' (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of using cautious language in academic writing?

To ensure exactness and precision in analysis (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about active reading?

It helps in making sense of what is being read (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the challenge highlighted when using underlining and highlighting?

Picking out only a few key words (D) Signup and view all the answers