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D1
Ask the right questions
How to understand a text by asking the
right questions.
(active reading, you
also need text 1 and text
2 ). Ask your teacher for a printed version.
D2
Answer questions about a text
When you know what questions you should ask while reading a text, you will also find the answers. Note: don't just answer the questions, but learn from this exercise how to ask the right questions yourself.
Advice: first do a number of texts in D2, then do D3.
Exam
vwo 1
Local must replace global
People will always judge by appearances
Better safe than sorry
Exam
vwo 2
text
Answers
Exam havo 2
text
Exam vmbo 2
text
Welcome to the fat slob way of life
Power of the pocket
Is there life after death?
Exam
vwo 3
text
Exam havo 3
and this one
text
mcq
Let's be honest
Naming the victim
Exam vwo 4
text
mcq
Exam havo 4
text
Party people
Four short texts
Exam vwo 5
text
mcq
Green gauge
Exam vwo 6
text
mcq
A blot on the environment
Exam vwo 7 text
mcq
Fidei defensor
D3
Asking the right questions yourself
Now make a similar exercise yourself.
Use any exam text you like. Use the
general form
to help you, but do ask specific questions about your text.
Note: mail your questions to me, I
might use them for my pupils.
D4
Summarizing is the most
active way of reading
Choose an exam text from havovwo.nl and study it using a general form.
The form helps you to read actively. After filling in the form, do the Cito
questions and see if you've understood the text well.
D5
Intensive reading with a dictionary
It takes much time, but is really very
helpful: choose an exam text, read it while looking up all words you
don't know. Then read the questions, also looking up all words you donīt
know. Then answer these questions. If you do this 3 or 4 times, you īll increase
your reading skills considerably.
D6 reading with Escape
Ask your teacher for the Escape cd
and improve your reading skills. First do the preliminary test and follow the
instructions.
havo: level 2
vwo: level 3
D7 Quick scan
Do the Cito quick-scan for
havo or
vwo.
This Quick Scan contains relatively short texts and is therefore easier than a
real exam. However, it gives you an idea of what kind of questions to expect at
an exam.