READING SECTION
KARTIKA TARWATI, S.PD., M.HUM
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students are able to understand type of reading questions
Students are able to answer reading questions
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
It consist of 4-6 texts.
50 questions for 55 minutes.
The topics: biology, history, geography, physics, biography, arts, and economics.
It tests comprehension in reading text.
DOs and DONTs
Read the question then find the answer from text.
Skimming and scanning
Read the text first
Read the text loudly
Type of
Questions
Main Idea Questions
What is the main idea of this passage?
The passage is about …
What is the passage mainly talking about?
What is the topic of the passage?
Stated Detailed Questions
According to passage, …
The passage indicates that ..
Which of the following true …
Unstated Detailed Questions
Which of the following statement is not stated?
All of the following statements are true, except …
Which of the following statement is not true?
Implied Detailed Questions
It id implied in the passage that …
It can be inferred from the passage that …
What probably happened..?
Vocabulary in Context Questions
What is the meaning of …. In line ….?
The word …. In line … can be replaced by …
The word …. Has similar meaning with …
Reference Questions
The word … in line …. Refers to …
Purpose Questions
What is the purpose of the passage/text?
What is the aim of the passage /text?
