... 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 ... three main levels or strands of
comprehension literal, interpretive and critical comprehension.
ã The first level, literal comprehension, is the most obvious. Comprehension at this
level involves ... ensure that the information in each paragraph is
tested.
However, some teachers may not be aware that the comprehension questions they
formulate only test students' ability to understand and...
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Putting It All Together:
Reading ComprehensionPractice Passages
Now it’s time to practice all of the readingcomprehensionskills you have reviewed in this chapter. There are
two practice passages ... chapter, you
will learn exactly what the readingcomprehension section of the
TOEFL exam is like. You will also review and practicebasic reading
comprehensionskills so you can better understand ... will read in the college classroom. For example, you might
CHAPTER
Reading
Comprehension
Skills
Strong readingcomprehensionskills are essential for success on the
TOEFL exam and throughout...
... can use this practicetest to help you identify
your strengths and weaknesses and see where you might
need some more practice to get your math skills in shape
for college.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
ARITHMETIC, ... This means that x ϭ 4
ONLY.
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for Helena’s age?
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b. 27 ϭ H Ϫ 5
c. 22 ϭ 2H ϩ 5
d. 27 ϭ 2H Ϫ 5
ANSWERS
PRACTICE ARITHMETIC TEST
1. a. There are 12 months in one year, so 24 Ϭ
12 ϭ 2 pounds per month.
2. d. Marina...
... 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
5
5
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d. its cleansing effect
PASSAGE TWO
Now try practicing your inference skills ... things
on Earth, or the circulation of the atmosphere
(choices a, c, d).
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47 C Medium 71%
48 B Medium 71%
49 D Medium 57%
50 D Difficult 35%
PracticeTest A – Reading
Line
(5)
(10)
(15)
(20)
(25) ... fossils?
(A) Noncollagen proteins
(B) Hydroxyapatite
(C) Collagen
(D) Amino acid
PracticeTest A – Answers
Question Number Answer Level of Difficulty Answered Correctly
1 D Medium ...
makers used were, after all, not much different from those used for centuries – even
millennia: basic hammers, saws, chisels, planes, augers, compasses, and measures.
These were the tools used...
... line 1 is closest
in meaning to
(A) rear
(B) lift
(C) collect
(D) increase
PracticeTest C – Reading
Line
(5)
(10)
(15)
(20)
(25) ... comic strips are still
published today.
(D) They owned major competitive
newspapers.
PracticeTest C – Answers
Question Number Answer Level of Difficulty Answered Correctly
1 C Easy ... larger panoramic scenes of most earlier comics.
Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic
strips throughout the country. Though weekly colored comics came...
... intellectual skills and perceptual-motor skills seem very different because
perceptual-motor skills appear more primitive. Ontogenetically, perceptual-motor
skills develop before intellectual skills, ... perceptual-motor skills are closely tied to specific forms of
expression
Arguing that two seemingly dissimilar skills are more alike than was previously
assumed
Presenting evidence on two dissimilar skills ... of
intellectual skill expression, seems to follow from intellectual skills having symbolic
outcomes and perceptual-motor skills having non-symbolic outcomes. Symbolic
outcomes need not be realized...
... PracticeTest 1 (British English)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS ASSESSMENT
LISTENING PRACTICETEST 1
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Instructions ...
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ELSA Listening Test 1
Tapescript
ELSA Listening PracticeTest 1 (British English)
Recording Script
The complete text of the recording for Listening PracticeTest 1 is printed below ... London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board – English
Language Skills Assessment Listening Test, PracticeTest 1.
Copyright 2002 by LCCI CET.
(Man A)
Part 1
Instructions...
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Test
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readong
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of
texts
and
answer severa different
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comprehension questiOnS.
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to
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To
prov1de the results
of
a test conducted
by
the research lnstotute
171.
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about
ragweed allergies ...
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conduct
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a
study
and is
asking
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to
part
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testing
an
ex
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drug
.
Those
who
pass
the
qualification
procedure
will recetve...
... end of PracticeReadingTest One.
Now continue with Practice Writing Test One on page 104.
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PracticeTest Two
PRACTICE TEST TWO
PRACTICE LISTENING TEST TWO
This is a practice listening test ... Friday?
MORNING:
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
Pronunciation
AFTERNOON:
Listening Practice
Speaking Skills
A
MORNING:
Vocabulary
Speaking Skills
Reading Skills
AFTERNOON:
Grammar
Writing Skills
B
MORNING:
Writing ... Skills
B
MORNING:
Writing Skills
Reading Skills
Grarnmar
AFTERNOON:
Listening Practice
Vocabulary
c
MORNING:
Grammar
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
AFTERNOON:
No Electives
D
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PracticeTest Two
Questions...