Reading v4 week 23

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Reading practice

"Plastic fantastic?"

havo 2022 II

Wat is het eerste wat je doet als je begint aan een examentekst?

1. Reading the whole text
2. Prediction strategy
3. Skimming
4. Scanning

What is the prediction strategy?

1. Snel door de tekst lezen
2. Kijken naar de titel en kopjes
3. Kijken naar de titel, plaatjes, kopjes, bron (evt intro lezen)

Wat komt naar voren bij deze tekst als je de prediction strategy toepast?

Wat is nu de volgende stap?

1. De hele tekst lezen
2. De vraag bepaalt de volgende stap

23. What becomes clear about Dr Vasudevan from paragraph 1?

A He has been investigating the use of plastic for many years now.
B He has doubts about the impact of plastic on the environment.
C He is developing economical methods for manufacturing plastic.
D He sees plastic as a material that has a lot of potential.

Multiple choice question

Stap 1: lees de vraag. Zoek de woorden op die je niet begrijpt.

Stap 2: bepaal over welk gedeelte van de tekst de vraag gaat (staat vaak in de vraag zelf). Dit gedeelte lees je actively.

Stap 3: beantwoord de vraag, probeer dit te doen in je eigen woorden of bepaal de hoofdgedachte van de paragraaf.

Stap 4: kies het antwoord wat het meest lijkt op jouw eigen antwoord.

23. What becomes clear about Dr Vasudevan from paragraph 1?

1. He has been investigating the use of plastic for many years now.
2. He has doubts about the impact of plastic on the environment.
3. He is developing economical methods for manufacturing plastic.
4. He sees plastic as a material that has a lot of potential.

24. Why did Dr Vasudevan start looking at new uses for plastic, according to
paragraph 2?

A He believes the material is here to stay and should be accepted as a
fact of life.
B He dislikes how tons of the material unnecessarily end up being
dumped.

C 

D He sees plastic as a material that has a lot of potential.

E 

24 Why did Dr Vasudevan start looking at new uses for plastic, according to paragraph 2?

A  He believes the material is here to stay and should be accepted as a fact of life.

B  He dislikes how tons of the material unnecessarily end up being dumped.

C He feels that the material is unfairly blamed for all sorts of pollution issues.

D He thinks the material is of vital importance for vulnerable population groups.

Multiple choice question

Stap 1: lees de vraag. Zoek de woorden op die je niet begrijpt.

Stap 2: bepaal over welk gedeelte van de tekst de vraag gaat (staat vaak in de vraag zelf). Dit gedeelte lees je actively.

Stap 3: beantwoord de vraag, probeer dit te doen in je eigen woorden of bepaal de hoofdgedachte van de paragraaf.

Stap 4: kies het antwoord wat het meest lijkt op jouw eigen antwoord.

24. Why did Dr Vasudevan start looking at new uses for plastic, according to paragraph 2?

1. He believes the material is here to stay and should be accepted as a fact of life.
2. He dislikes how tons of the material unnecessarily end up being dumped.
3. He feels that the material is unfairly blamed for all sorts of pollution issues.
4. He thinks the material is of vital importance for vulnerable population groups.

25. Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?
A After all
B And so
C Likewise
D Meanwhile

Gap question

stap 1: lees de hele paragraaf waarin de gap zit. Als de gap deel uitmaakt van de eerste of laatste zin, dan moet je ook de paragraaf ervoor of erna lezen. use active reading (key words highlighten, let op linking words etc.

stap 2: probeer erachter te komen wat voor woord mist.

stap 3: kijk naar de opties. Zoek de woorden op in een woordenboek als je de woorden niet kent.

25. Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?
Why?

1. After all
2. And so
3. Likewise
4. Meanwhile

27 Geef van elke van de volgende punten aan of dit in alinea 5 aan de orde gesteld wordt. Noteer “wel” of “niet” achter elk nummer op het antwoordblad.
1 The Major government’s inability to put up a unified front in the face of the BSE crisis.
2 The Major government’s unwillingness to communicate the truth about BSE to the media.
3 The Major government’s unwillingness to accept advice in the BSE crisis.

26 Geef van de volgende beweringen aan of deze overeenkomen met de inhoud van alinea’s 3 en 4. noteer wel of niet

1. Dr Vasudevan deed per ongeluk een revolutionaire ontdekking.

2. Dr Vasudevan mengt plastic met materiaal dat vergelijkbare eigenschappen heeft.

3. De techniek die door Dr Vasudevan is ontwikkeld, levert een wegdek op dat langer meegaat dan een wegdek van gewoon asfalt.

4. Wegen die zijn gemaakt van het materiaal dat ontwikkeld is door Dr Vasudevan kunnen goed tegen grote temperatuurschommelingen.

wel/niet vragen (statements)

stap 1: als de statements gaan over 1 of 2 specifieke paragraphs, dan lees je deze paragrafen actief

stap 2: lees per statement en zoek woorden op die je niet kent. Noteer de definities van deze woorden.

stap 3: geef antwoord op de vraag.

26. Welke beweringen komen overeen met de inhoud van alinea's 3 en 4?

24. Why did Dr Vasudevan start looking at new uses for plastic, according to
paragraph 2?

A He believes the material is here to stay and should be accepted as a
fact of life.
B He dislikes how tons of the material unnecessarily end up being
dumped.

C 

D He sees plastic as a material that has a lot of potential.

E 

27 Which statement about Dr Vasudevan’s technology would both Almitra Patel (paragraph 5) and Dr Noreen Thomas (paragraph 6) agree with?

A It is of limited use considering the fact that processing the plastic is quite a dirty process.

B It is promising provided that the process is improved

C It is unlikely to become successful given the sophisticated equipment needed for it.

D It is unrivalled in its simplicity and economic efficiency.

Wat doe je nu?

27. Which statement about Dr Vasudevan’s technology would both Almitra Patel (paragraph 5) and Dr Noreen Thomas (paragraph 6) agree with?

1. It is of limited use considering the fact that processing the plastic is quite a dirty process.
2. It is promising provided that the process is improved.
3. It is unlikely to become successful given the sophisticated equipment needed for it.
4. It is unrivalled in its simplicity and economic efficiency.

24. Why did Dr Vasudevan start looking at new uses for plastic, according to
paragraph 2?

A He believes the material is here to stay and should be accepted as a
fact of life.
B He dislikes how tons of the material unnecessarily end up being
dumped.

C 

D He sees plastic as a material that has a lot of potential.

E 

28 How can paragraph 7 best be characterised?

A as cautious

B as critical

C as grateful

D as optimistic

28. How can paragraph 7 best be characterised?

1. as cautious
2. as critical
3. as grateful
4. as optimistic

29. 'seeing plastic as the enemy' (alinea 7). In welke alinea wordt plastic voor het eerst negatief aangeduid?

29. 'seeing plastic as the enemy' (alinea 7). In welke alinea wordt plastic voor het eerst negatief aangeduid?