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Understanding (Intensive reading)
Intensive
reading or, as referred to here, ‘understanding’ is reading
one section of the
passage carefully to understand what is needed to answer the question.
After you have found and located your information, you
must read those sentences
intensively. In this step, it might be necessary to understand every word. Otherwise,
you might have difficulties finding the right answer. You
can now practice
understanding (reading intensively). Make sure you answer the questions below as
quickly as possible within the time limit.
Exercise 3: Understanding
Time limit: 2 minutes
First, find the keywords in the questions below. Then, locate the sentences in the
passage about libraries on page … which contain the keywords of the questions. Then,
read the necessary parts of the passage and answer the following questions
as quickly
as possible using
NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
1. What is ONE type of material that libraries collect, beside books? …
2. How many types of classification systems are there? …
3. What kinds of costs increase when technologies expand? …
4. How do most people conceptualise libraries? …
Now further practice the reading strategies and techniques
which you have learned so
far in the following exercises. Be careful to follow the suggested time limits.
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Exercise 4: Finding and understanding
Read the following passage and answer the questions below. Use NO MORE THAN
FOUR WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER in each answer. Make sure
to do the task within the
time limit.
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