Reading Approach for English Language Skills
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What is the main goal of skimming?

  • To develop inferencing, guessing, and predicting skills
  • To read a text at a speed three to four times faster than regular reading (correct)
  • To pronounce the words correctly
  • To understand the cultural context of a text

Which technique is useful for finding specific information rather than reading for comprehension?

  • Inferencing
  • Predicting
  • Skimming
  • Scanning (correct)

What is a key characteristic of scanning?

  • Searching for keywords or ideas in a text (correct)
  • Identifying the main idea of a text quickly
  • Developing inferencing, guessing, and predicting skills
  • Reading a text at a speed three to four times faster than regular reading

What skills are developed in reading through the reading approach?

<p>Pronouncing words correctly and identifying cultural differences (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is skimming typically done?

<p>When seeking specific information rather than reading for comprehension (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of scanning?

<p>To search for keywords or ideas in a text (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of scanning in reading?

<p>To find specific words and phrases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which reading approach focuses on a large amount of reading and inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words?

<p>Extensive Reading (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a graphic novel according to Singh (2012)?

<p>It combines book and screen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of intensive reading?

<p>To deeply analyze unfamiliar words (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does extensive reading sometimes called?

<p>Free Voluntary Reading (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of skimming?

<p>To find specific words and phrases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does autographic forms mean in the context of graphic novels?

<p>The marks of author's handwriting which creates an impact that the whole novel is a manuscript and thus provides a sense of intimacy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of graphic fiction or graphic novel?

<p>It focuses more on text than images. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which graphic novel tells the story about the terrorist attack on September 11 in America?

<p>In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a graphic novel encourage in the minds of readers according to Singh (2012)?

<p>Filling in the blanks between image panels to imagine the actions portrayed in the story (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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