HBET 3203 READING IN ESL

SAMPLE MCQs

Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions below.

1. Which reading model is also known as the ‘outside in model’?

A. Interactive model

B. Bottom-up model

C. Top-down model

2. What is the other characteristic of better readers, apart from being better interpreters of texts?

A. Better listeners

B. Better speakers

C. Better decoders

3. What is the definition of knowledge of form?

A. Knowledge of the target culture.

B. Reader’s knowledge of language.

C. Conceptual structure of the text.

4. What are three categories stated in the metacognitive strategies according to Flavell (1987)?

A. Self knowledge, task knowledge and strategic knowledge.

B. Prior knowledge, task knowledge and substance knowledge.

C. Form knowledge, self knowledge and strategic knowledge.

5. What do cognitive strategies deal with?

A. Selecting and attending to parts of language.

B. Recalling and retrieving new information.

C. Comprehension and production of language.

6. Ms Siti begins her instruction by introducing letter names and letter

sounds. She then progresses to pronouncing whole words. Finally, she
 shows students ways of connecting word meanings to comprehend texts.
Which model of reading did Ms Siti used?

A. Bottom-up

B. Top-down

C. Interactive

7. The following graphic is BEST utilized for what kind of teaching?

A. Descriptive discourse

B. Argumentative discourse

C. Narrative discourse

8. What are content schemata?

A. Readers’ background knowledge.

B. Knowledge about different texts.

C. Prior knowledge of the culture.

9. What does discourse structure refer to?

A. The general rhetorical goal of a text

B. Pedagogical decisions about reading

C. How readers organize information

10. According to Goodman (1971), reading is a psycholinguistic guessing game.

Which three cycles are included in the Goodman’s model?
A. Predict, sample and form hypothesis

B. Form hypothesis, test and sample input

C. Recognize, sample input and correct hypothesis