Reading Test - 2 test on Thursday the 2nd of March

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Reading test - Wednesday 12th of February

You may bring a dictionary (Eng/NL)

Reading test - Wednesday 12th of February

Tips for the reading test

1. Look at the title and subtitle and any pictures or diagrams.
2. Check the source for hints about the type of text it is.
3. Pay particular attention to the first and last paragraphs of the text
4. Pay special attention to the first and last sentences of each paragraph.
5. Read the questions carefully, especially the instructions about answering in Dutch or English. 
6. Make sure you use the instructions about which paragraphs the answer(s) can be found in.

Always read the question

Let op: beantwoord een open vraag altijd in het Nederlands, behalve als het anders is aangegeven. Als je in het Engels antwoort, levert dat ) punten op. 

Text 1

1. D

2. C

3. 1. wel 2. wel 3. niet 4. wel

TEXT 2

4. D

5. C

6. B

Tekst 1:  Praise for Zara Phillips

Tip: Look at the footnote before you start to read as this explains who Zara Phillips is. Look at the layout, what sort of text is it? 

• Answer is C
• Why?
  
• when I realised she was there not in recognition of her unquestionable talent and skill as a horsewoman and  sportswoman but as a convenient target ror a cheap bit of sarcasm and royal-bashing.

Text 2: The flip side of internet fame

Tip : Check the number of points possible for each question. 

• 2.B ...It (fame) became a source of public shame .... precisecly what every kid fears the most. 
  
• 3.  humiliation/vernedering - 
• 4.C Public shaming is .....

question 5

maximumscore 2

antwoorden met de volgende strekking:

• weinig controle/regels                     1 point

• anonimiteit (lokt extremere reacties uit / maakt dat mensen verder gaan dan anders/in het gewone leven)      1 point

Question 6 - maximumscore 3

• 1. niet: A 1996 U.S. law ......their users
  
• 2. niet: (While the British system.....making it much easier to prosecute)
  
• 3. niet: Shaming victims, meanwhile have little legal recourse./ Legal action..... a shaming victim wants.
  
• 4. niet:  putting their personal information out .......presents a serious risk.
  
• 5 wel: if he can do so annonymously and suffer no reprecussions
  
• 6 niet: Legal action only increases publicity.....
  

question 7

• c 
• Why?
• Tip: it may be easier to answer by ruling out which answers it cannot be!  He got financial compensation BUT   "shame , like the force , will always be with you" as once something is posted it is almost impossible to retrieve. 

Text 3 

• 8.B : paragraph 4 - Jayne Sheridan .......Sergeant Pepper.
• 9. B paragraph 5- The power of the collection...not only the songs , but also Peter Blake's sleeve........ 

Text 4 - 6 points in total

Tip: Work out what it cannot be, what choices are left? Are you looking for a verb, a noun, an adjective or an adverb? 

10 A - estranged from = divorced from / alienated by

11 B - reluctance = unwillingness/ hesitancy

12 A - discourage = disparage / do not encourage / put a damper on..

13 B - not checked = not corrected

14 C - in fact = in reality / in truth

15 A  - Adults = a grown up ( the paragraph is not referring to families, so discount parents as an answer)

Text 5 - 6 points

• 16. A - (answer can be read in the first few lines)
  
• 17.  Tip: remember to answer in Dutch
  

een antwoord met de volgende strekking:

(Men dacht) dat de monarchie afgeschaft zou worden / zou ophouden te bestaan. 

At the time, a few optimistic republicans thought that the end of the monarchy was near.

Question 18 - 2 points

• 1. niet: In fact the royal family had started to change before Diana became part of it. 
• 2. niet: paragraph 4. lines Because.....become one.
• 3. niet: paragraph 4. ...the diversity of the crowds,/.....multi-ethnic nation.
• 4. wel: paragraph 3..The masses are rather conservative than rebellious

Finally.....

• 19. C - the second sentence adds explanation to the first. "Even now" 
• 20. D  Tip: What can it not be?  What are you left with? what makes sense?