Reading Practice Exercise

Basic English Course

READING STRATEGIES
From Learning Strategies Bank

Next, you have 4 basic reading strategies that

you can use before, during and after reading any
text. Please study them and put them in practice
with the text Spider Webs.

N READING DEFINITION STEPS (HOW) JUSTIFICATIO

STRATEG (WHAT) N (WHY)
1 Y
PREVIEWIN GET FAMILIAR WITH 1. Read the title It helps predict
G PICTURES, TITLES AND 2. Read headings the topic of the
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE 3. Explore pictures text, see
READING THE TEXT. 4. Find names, connections and
dates, or understand what
numbers to do with it.
5. Identify the type of
text (poster, article,
poem, etc.)
2 SCANNING LOOK THROUGH A TEXT 6.
1. Understand
Use key words to It helps find a
QUICKLY WITHOUT find specific very specific
READING, TO FIND information. piece of
SPECIFIC INFORMATION. 2. Do not read every information, and
word. it saves time
3. Stop scanning when (you can use it
3 SKIMMING 1. you
Readfind
thewhat
first you when
To getyou
the take
READ THE FIRST LINES
OF THE PARAGRAPHS sentences of the general idea
TO GET THE GENERAL each paragraph about the topic.
IDEA. 2. Do not read To confirm
everything predictions.
3. Figure out the main
4 PREDICTIN USE CLUES TO GUESS 1. idea by making
Get some clues It facilitates a
G WHAT THE READING IS form: pictures, better
ABOUT. tittles or headings understanding of
2. Think about what the text.
you already know
3. Predict
4. Check if your
predictions are
right

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Reading Comprehension Exercise1

Instructions: Answer, in Spanish, the next questions.

1) Before reading:
Aplique las estrategias 1 y 4 antes de leer el texto Spider Webs y explique a
continuacin cules son las ideas generadas a partir de la lectura global.
Las ideas generadas a partir de las estrategias antes mencionadas son:
La prevision la idea que deja en claro es que el texto se trata de araas
Por la exploracion podemos entender como buscan proteger a sus huevos y

buscar alimento
Y esquimento y predicion quiere dar a entender el estilo de vida de las araas
2) While reading:
Aplique las estrategias 3 y deduzca la idea principal de cada prrafo antes de
leer el texto por completo.

La idea principal del texto es de como es la vida de las araas, su supervivencia y el

modo de proteger su especie por medio de las telaraas

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Reading and exercises adapted from www.readtheory.org

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After reading:
Answer, in English, the comprehension questions by applying strategy n 2.

Comprehension Questions:
3) This passage is mostly about

A. spider colors

B. spider webs

C. spider eggs

4) Spider webs help spiders

I. hold eggs - II. catch food - III. find water

A. I only

B. I and II only

C. I, II, and III

5) As used in paragraph 4, the word trapped most nearly means

A. stuck

B. hidden

C. eaten

6) How can spiders tell when something is trapped in their web?

A. They hear it.

B. They smell it.

C. They feel it.

7) As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay

A. alive

B. hidden

C. caught

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8) The passage lists three reasons why spiders spin webs

(paragraph 1). Of these reasons, which do you think is the most
important? Why?
Las araas contruyen telaraas por que asi pueden esconderse, a retener los huevos y
a

Conseguir alimento mas facilmente

9) Are the spider webs good? Do spiders need them? Why or why not?

Son buenas las telaraas porque ayudan a la supervivencia de las mismas

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