- Retrieval Practice 1 -

Questions

1. Scanning means [2pt]:

a) Look for a specific piece of information
within a text.
b) Read the text in detail to avoid
missing information.
c) Run your eyes over the text just to get
the gist.
d) Use a scanner to scan documents
and convert them into digital data.

2. Skimming means [2pt]:

a) Search for a specific piece of
information within a text.
b) Ask your friend about the dinner they
had yesterday.
c) Float your eyes over the text just to get
the gist.
d) A speed-reading technique to read
content in detail in a short amount of
time.
 3. Reading between the lines [6 pt]

3.1. As a kid growing up in the 60’s, I

would often go pass the toy store on
my way home from school. I never
did go in, but I often would stop and
watch the toy train go around and
around through the window. My
family never had much money, so I
would only watch and dream.

What conclusions can be made?

a) The child came from a poor family.

b) The child did not go into the store,

because he could not buy anything.

c) He really wanted a toy train.

d) The toy store was on his way home.

 3.2. Few of us drive down the road
looking for people holding cardboard
signs. At best when we see them, we
quickly refocus our eyes on more
pleasant scenes, all too often
stereotyping them as lazy, or worse
yet, as scammers - people attempting
to only take advantage of our
sympathies.

What conclusions can be made?

a) People holding cardboard sings on the

street make us feel uncomfortable.

b) We do not understand all the reasons

why people are on the street asking for
help.

c) People should not be standing on street

corners and asking for help.
Vocabulary [10 pts]

What is this?

Clue: We use this item to

tie something, e.g., an
animal or a boat, so that it
does not go away.

What is this?

Clue: We have seen this

when we read the texts
about Australian islands. It
is generally found on the
surface of the sea.

What is this black

substance called?

Clue: We cover the roads

with this black substance so
that vehicles can drive on.
 What is this?

Clue: People use this

cream to acquire a kind of
protection against UV sun
radiation. It is a solar
cream, but we also called it
using a different word.

What is this?

Clue: This is a small house

used by many African
countries. Also, it is the
type of house used by Inuit
people (i.e., Eskimo).

What do we call the

pyramidal roof-like
construction at the top of
this building?

Clue: It starts with the letter

‘S’. E.g., the s**** of this
castle is beautiful.
 What is this?

Clue: This is also called a

slum. Just packed houses
built with cheap and poor
materials, generally, at the
edge of a city.

What do we call the person

holding that red cover?

Clue: Also known as a

matador.

What do we call a group of

cows?

Clue: We have come

across this word when we
once read about cowpox
and smallpox. It starts with
the letter ‘C’.

What is this?

Clue: Trappers hunt

animals to take out their
haired skin, which is used
to make jackets and coats.
It is a three-letter word.