Reading purposes function in reading comprehension
a. by focusing the reader on the content.
b. by helping the reader decode unknown words.
c. both a and b.
d. neither a nor b.
[Ques. 2] Reading comprehension is affected by
a. the readers schemata. c.
The conditions under which the reading takes place.
b. The text.
d. all of the above.
[Ques. 3] Reading comprehension is
a. a thinking process.
b. the process of constructing meaning in interaction with the text.
c. a process of extracting meaning from the text.
d. all of the above.
[Ques. 4] Figurative language is particularly easy for English-language learners to understand.
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[Ques. 5] English-language learners should be taught to recognize cognates.
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[Ques. 6] Struggling readers usually have academic vocabulary that is equal to their general vocabulary.
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[Ques. 7] Mnemonic strategies are memory devices that can help students learn word meanings.
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[Ques. 8] Simile is attributing human or personal qualities to inanimate things or ideas.
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[Ques. 9] Figurative language is the use of vivid, non-literal language.
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[Ques. 10] Classification activities help students learn words and concepts by connecting new words with known concepts.
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