Week 22: reading (3)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Mavo niveau

Op het einde van het schooljaar krijg je een leestoets. Dit zijn mavo eindexamenteksten. 

Vandaar dat we de komende tijd gaan oefenen met dit soort teksten. Werk de komende dia's zelf rustig door. 

Ben je klaar, werk je verder aan het boekje van de passive of leert de woorden van unit 6!

Reading

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(Tekst 6) “Home Alone Dogs” (title)
What is said about these dogs in paragraphs 1 and 2?

1. They remain loyal to their owners despite feeling disappointed.
2. They sometimes show alarming and disturbing behaviour.
3. They tend to become rather aggressive towards other dogs.
4. They think that the only way to get attention is by being loud.

(Tekst 6) What has become clear from Dr Rooney’s research, according to
paragraph 3?

1. It is unwise to give dogs attention to try and keep them calm.
2. Some dogs are better suited to a life alone than other dogs.
3. The influence of chemicals on a dog’s well-being is unclear.
4. We cannot tell how a dog feels just by looking at its behaviour.

(Tekst 6) What is the point Dr Bradshaw makes about dogs in paragraph 4?

1. They are very focused on their owners.
2. They can make sense of spoken words.
3. They find it hard to bond with more than one owner.
4. They often fail to recognise their owners’ affections

(Tekst 6) “There are strategies that can be used.” (laatste zin alinea 5)
 Welke zin uit alinea 4 of 5 geeft een voorbeeld van zo’n strategie?
Citeer (= schrijf over uit de tekst) de eerste twee woorden van deze zin

(Tekst 7) Why did Aly sign up for a course in Pilates?

1. She felt rather pressured into doing so.
2. She realised she needed to lose some weight.
3. She thought it might do her a lot of good.

Geef van elke van de volgende beweringen aan of deze wel of niet in

overeenstemming is met alinea 2 en 3. (Tekst 7)

Wel

Niet

 1. Aly had zin om met de Pilates-lessen te beginnen.

2. Aly’s auto werd bedolven onder takken van een boom.

3. Aly is een hulpvaardige buurvrouw

4. Ed was boos dat er een varken in zijn kroeg zat.

(Tekst 7) Kies bij 13 in alinea 4 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven
mogelijkheden.

1. As a matter of fact,
2. But then
3. That’s why
4. What’s more,

(Tekst 7) Which of the following can be concluded about Aly from paragraph 5?

1. She has invited her Pilates group to come and visit her at home.
2. She has trouble admitting she dislikes doing the Pilates exercises.
3. She needs to practise more if she wants to get into shape.
4. She will probably miss most of the next Pilates course as well.

(Tekst 7) How can the text as a whole be characterised?

1. As a critical description of life in a small English village.
2. As a lighthearted account of a project that failed completely.
3. As an objective report about the writer’s personal frustrations.
4. As a touching story about setbacks and how to overcome them.

(Tekst 8) ‘One Northern Irish shoe shop certainly feels that this is the case.’
(beginning paragraph 2)
What does ‘this’ refer to?

1. ‘a nightmare for any small business’ (paragraph 1)
2. ‘unclear search engine rank calculations’ (paragraph 1)
3. ‘bloggers have too much power’ (paragraph 1)
4. ‘the “worst online shopping experience”’ (paragraph 2)

(Tekst 8) Noem drie dingen die samen de aanleiding vormden voor
Jesper Ingevaldssons ontevredenheid over Robinson’s Shoes.
Geef antwoord in het Nederlands.

(Tekst 8) ‘Both parties agree that the issue was eventually resolved.’ (alinea 2)
 In welke latere alinea wordt hier nog eens naar verwezen?
Noteer alleen het nummer van deze alinea.

(Tekst 8) Kies bij 19 in alinea 2 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven
mogelijkheden.

1. however
2. likewise
3. therefore
4. consequently

(Tekst 8) Kies bij 20 in alinea 3 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven
mogelijkheden.

1. attracting the wrong crowd
2. ignored by interested parties
3. putting potential customers off
4. written by a professional critic

(Tekst 8) How does paragraph 4 relate to paragraph 3?

1. it completely undermines the claim made in paragraph 3
2. it denies the claim made in paragraph 3
3. it further discusses the claim made in paragraph 3
4. it repeats the claim made in paragraph 3

‘“Would you apply a remedy that could potentially do harm?”’ (final
sentence)
Why would the remedy be potentially harmful?
A Important information would also be lost.
B
C

1. Important information would also be lost.
2. Media companies would become too powerful.
3. The dependence on technology would grow.

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