Reading comprehension, Year 8: more practice：全部卡片
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- A review says: 'Despite a few lively moments, the film dragged along its tired plot.' What is the reviewer's overall opinion?
Mostly negative about the film
提示Look at the verb 'dragged' and the adjective 'tired'.
为什么The praise is brief and hedged by 'despite', while the criticism is stronger and more detailed.
- A text uses jokes, a chatty voice and cartoons to explain how volcanoes work. Who is the likely audience: young children or scientists?
Young children
提示Think about who jokes and cartoons are meant to please.
为什么A text's style tells you who it was written for.
- A charity advert reads: 'Every day, a child goes hungry. You can change that — donate today.' What is its main purpose?
To persuade readers to give money
提示Look at the command at the end.
为什么The emotional opening and direct 'you' lead to a call to action.
- A newspaper article about a new road quotes five people who support it and none who oppose it. What is the problem?
It is one-sided and leaves out opposing views
提示Count whose voices are missing.
为什么Bias can come from what is left out, as well as from the words used.
- Which wording is more biased: 'Protesters gathered outside the town hall' or 'A rabble of troublemakers swarmed outside the town hall'?
The second
提示Which one uses loaded words?
为什么'Rabble', 'troublemakers' and 'swarmed' are chosen to make the crowd seem unpleasant.
- 'I tiptoed down the stairs, my heart pounding.' Is this written in the first person or the third person?
First person
提示Which pronoun is the narrator using?
为什么'I' and 'my' show the narrator is a character in the story.
- A narrator who knows what every character thinks and feels is called ____.
omniscient
提示It begins with the same Latin word as 'omnibus'.
为什么An omniscient narrator can move between characters' minds. A limited narrator sticks to one.
- 'Libraries should stay open. They give everyone free access to books.' Which is the reason: the first sentence or the second?
The second
提示Which sentence answers the question 'Why?'
为什么The first sentence is the claim. The second supports it.
- 'I shall be home ere nightfall.' What does the old word 'ere' mean?
Before
提示Nightfall is something that happens later.
为什么'Ere' appears in older poems and novels, so learning it helps with pre-1914 texts.
- What is the term for a short, striking quotation from a magazine article that is printed again in large type to catch the eye?
A pull quote
提示The article's own words are lifted out and displayed.
为什么Designers use these to draw readers into the article.
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