... 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 ... ensure that the information in each paragraph is
tested.
However, some teachers may not be aware that the comprehensionquestions they
formulate only test students' ability to understand and ... three main levels or strands of
comprehension literal, interpretive and critical comprehension.
• The first level, literal comprehension, is the most obvious. Comprehension at this
level involves...
... whole is to
(A) account for the popularity of a practice
(B) evaluate the utility of a practice
(C) demonstrate how to institute a practice
(D) weigh the ethics of using a strategy
... words into the researcher's language
(D) Reducing the number of questions and carefully specifying the content of the
questions that the investigator can ask the informant
(E) Reporting ...
(25) on years of painstaking practice and hands-on experi-
ence that build skills. A third function of intuition is to
synthesize isolated bits of data and practice into an inte-
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It...
... in which opportunists take advantage of unsuspecting business men
(D) Nontraditional methods of testing individuals to find out if they are opportunists
(E) The centrality of TSE to the position ... life-sustaining
intervention. However, anecdotal observations and a recent interview study raise
serious questions about the quality of the informed consent process preceding the
insertion of gastrostomy ... in lightning, rainfall, and other meteorological phenomena
3. The passage suggests that many questions in the field of meteorology
(A) have been answered
(B) have no answers
(C) have yet...
... (C) their
(D) theirs
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125. Less developed countries receive ________ ... tendency
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163. Which sub-region has the greatest Forest area?
(A) Eastern and Southern ... Liverpool
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53. What does the woman still need to do?
...
... Choice d is therefore
incorrect.
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Glossary of Terms: Language
Arts, Reading
alliteration
the repetition of sounds, especially at ... caregivers.
e. our peers.
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What ... very hot days.
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What Has Happened to Gregor?
As...
... practice tests in grammar, writing, 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
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LearningExpress ... comes before
or after it. Or it could be made into a sentence
of its own.
PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READINGCOMPREHENSION
CHAPTER 5 • LearningExpress Skill Builders
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3. d. This ... things
on Earth, or the circulation of the atmosphere
(choices a, c, d).
PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READINGCOMPREHENSION
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passage.
TOEFL STUDY GUIDE
PART 4
Reading Comprehension Tips
Test Design Features Tips 60 - 62
Length: 70 - 90 minutes
Number of questions:
m 44 - 60 questions:
n 4 - ... - 14 questions per passage
Linear section - because the Reading section is linear, test
takers can go back and forth between the questions in a set
or between sets.
Types of Readingquestions ... phrase.
Reading Comprehension TIP 65
Vocabulary in context and reference questions:
m Vocabulary in context questions ask you for the
meaning of a specific word in the passage.
m Reference questions...
... trees and parts of a building?
(A) Line 1 (B) Lines 4-5 (C) Lines 9-11 (D) Lines 12-14
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TOEFL Reading Comprehension
5. What is mentioned as one distinguishing feature of krill?
(A) They are the ... mind about the value of using maggot therapy
(D) sulfa drugs were developed from maggots
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TOEFL Reading Comprehension
4. The author implies that Mercy Otis Warren felt the Constitution would fail ... campaign aggressively for women's rights
(D) did not support military conscription
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When we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the...
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