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Contents
The Reading Module-I
Introduction
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• Reading Comprehension
• Question
• Write Answer
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What is Reading?
• Reading is ‘understanding and judging of the visual text.
Types of Questions
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built. But still she did sink on April 14, messages of iceberg positions had been
1912, taking 1,517 of her passengers plotted, the ice field which lay across
and crew with her. the Titanic’s path would have been
B: The RMS Titanic left Southampton apparent. Instead, the lack of formal
for New York on April 10, 1912. On procedures for dealing with
board were some of the richest and information from a relatively new
most famous people of the time who piece of technology, the wireless,
had paid large sums of money to sail on meant that the danger was not known
the first voyage of the most luxurious until too late. This was not the fault
ship in the world. Imagine her placed of the Titanic crew. Procedures for
on her end: she was larger at 269 dealing with warnings received through
meters than may of the tallest the wireless had not been formalized
buildings of the day. And with nine across the shipping industry at the
decks, she was as high as an eleven time. The fact that the wireless
storey building. The Titanic carried 329 operators were not even Titanic crew,
first class, 285 second class and 710 but rather contracted workers from a
third class passengers with 899 crew wireless company, made their role in
members, under the care of the very the ship’s operation quite unclear.
experienced Captain Edward J. Smith.
She also carried enough food to feed a E: Captain Smith’s seemingly casual
small town, including 40,000 fresh attitude in increasing the speed on this
eggs, 36,000 apples, 111,000 Ibs of day to a dangerous 22 knots or 41
fresh meat and 2,200 Ibs of coffee for kilometers per hour, can then be partly
the five day journey. explained by his ignorance of what lay
ahead. But this only partly accounts for
C: RMS Titanic was believed to be his actions, since the spring weather in
unsinkable because the hull was Greenland was known to cause huge
divided into sixteen watertight chunks of ice to break off from the
compartments. Even if two of these glaciers. Captain Smith knew that
compartments accident, the Titanic these icebergs would float southward
would not be able to float until she and had already acknowledged this
was rescued. It was largely as a result danger by taking a more southerly
of this confidence in the ship and in route than at other times of the year.
the safety of ocean travel that the So why was the Titanic traveling at
disaster could claim such a great loss high speed when he knew, if not of the
of life. specific risk, at least of the general
risk of icebergs in her path? As with the
D: In the ten hours prior to the lack of coordination of the wireless
Titanic’s fatal collision with an iceberg messages, it was simply standard
at 11.40pm, six warnings of icebergs in operating procedure at the time.
her path were received by the Captain Smith was following the
Titanic’s wireless operators. Only one practices accepted on the North
of these messages was formally posted Atlantic, practices which had coincided
on the bridge; the others were in with forty years of safe travel. He
various locations across the ship. If the believed, wrongly as we now know,
combined information in these that the ship could turn or stop in time
not full.
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1.Multiple choice
2.Completing Summary
• Complete the summary below by writing the correct answers from the box at
the bottom of the page.
NB: There are more words than spaces given. So you need not use them all.
You may use any of the words more than once.
List of Words
Passengers happy float advanced lifeboats confident
Dangers Ocean Worried Inadequate Enormous Excitement
Fast Handbook Water Afloat Record Procedures
Orders Drown Size sink
______________ on the North Atlantic Crossing over the previous forty years and
the Titanic was the finest and safest liner ever built. The Titanic combined the
greatest technology of the day with sheer ____________ luxury and new safety
features. The Titanic’s owners were ______________. That even if the Titanic
arrived. In hindsight we know that the Titanic was not unsinkable and that technology
3.Choosing Headings
• Choose the heading which best sums up the primary cause to the problem
described in paragraphs D, E, G, H and I of the text
• Inadequate training •
• Ice warnings ignored •
• Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the reading
passage? Write Yes, No, Not Given in the blank boxes.
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5.Table completion
• Complete the table below using information from the reading passage. Write no
more than three words for each answer.
6.Short answer
• ______________________________________________________________
• ______________________________________________________________
7.Sentence completion
Complete the sentences below using words taken from the reading passage. Use
no more than three words for each answer
• One positive outcome was that the inquiries into the Titanic disaster sought to
improve safety procedures by initiating
• _____________________________________
• The Titanic's safety feature, which convinced most people that she wouldn't
sink, was her
• _________________________________________________
Passenger ships across the North Atlantic Ocean had had an excellent safety
record in the
• _____________________________________________
The reading passage describes a number of cause and effect relationships. Match
each cause in List A with its effect in List B. Write answers in the table given below
NB: There are more effects in List B than you will need, so you will not use
all of them. You may use any effect more than once if you wish.
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List A List B
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2.
3.
4.
9.Classifying question
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ASSESSMENT TEST
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• Read the following newspaper advertisements and answer the questions below.
Friendly atmosphere
No experience necessary.
Tel: 7999560
• Write the correct answer in the blanks from the options given
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• COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Do you want to improve the
way you communicate and
relate to other people?
Mondays 7 – 9 p.m.
for six weeks
• Write the correct answer in the blanks from the options given
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• Read the article and decide whether, according to it are the following sentences
correct
• Read the passage below, then fill in each gap with ONE word from the box below the
passage. You may use a word more than once if you wish. Write your answers in the
spaces following the passage.
Most electrical accidents in houses occur because people fail to observe basic safety
procedures. Always switch off at the power point before you remove the plug. Always
remove the plug by grasping it not by ...10.. the cord. Check to see that the power
is ...11.. off when changing light bulbs. Do not use electrical appliances ...12 a
swimming pool. A shock could cause paralysis, resulting in drowning. Check the ...13..
of leads and extension cords regularly to ensure that they are functioning properly.
Switch off appliances if the power ...14... Fires have been caused when power returns
unexpectedly. Teach children that electrical appliances, cords and switches are not
toys. Insert safety plugs in power points to 15... young children.
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• Why Go To Canada?
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• The passage has ten paragraphs A - J. Choose the most suitable headings for
paragraphs B - J from the list of headings below.
NB: There are more headings than paragraphs so you will not use all of them. You
may use any of the headings more than once.
Headings Paragraphs
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16. Boosting chances of success
•
17. Anticipating problems
•
18. Two types of immigrants
•
19. Immigrants' contribution to Canada
•
20. Lessons to be learned from extreme cases
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21. Hire professionals to apply on your behalf
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22. Improving chances, if not qualified
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23. Apply for immigration directly to the
government •
24. A land of attraction
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25. Avoiding costly mistakes
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26. Either way, you make a choice
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27. Highlighting qualifications
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28. Assessing chances of success
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• Complete the following summary of the reading passage. Choose NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
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Many people from various countries are now thinking of emigrating to Canada.
They can apply to the immigration authorities of the Canadian Government which
has adopted (29)________________________to evaluate immigration applicants.
The criteria for evaluation include education, training, skill and language, which
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means that people with a higher educational background and having a skill that is
needed in Canada plus good (30)________________ have good chances to
emigrate. There are two ways to apply for immigration. The first is to apply
without the help of (31)__________________, which means the applicants contact
the Canadian Embassy directly. Alternatively, applicants can hire professionals to
apply on their behalf. This usually means to pay a (32)__________________
amount of money to (33)_________________ firms which in turn contact the
Canadian Government and work through the application process. Though the
former way costs much less, applicants may have difficulties or
(34)_______________ because the whole process can be complicated, professional
immigration firms, on the other hand, have the experience in dealing with legal
matters that are part of the application process. The most important thing is to
find the right firm, since there are (35)___________________ firms that are not
competent to represent applicants and will lead to applicants' loss of money and
opportunity.
• Read the announcement and decide if the following statements are true of false
according to the information in the notice for the workshop
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• Write True if the statement is true; write False if it is false. If relevant information is
not given in the notice, write Not Given in the boxes
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36. Knowledge of Macintosh environment •
is needed for attending the
workshop.
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Centre
Name:______________________________
Name of the Candidate :
_______________________
Date: (Shade ONE box for the Day, ONE box for the month and ONE box for the year)
Day:
Month:
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Candidate’s
Signature Total Score:
Examiner’s
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