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What are the three areas of speed reading?. Searching - Critical Reading - Skimming. Surveying – Extensive Reading - Skimming. Scanning/searching - Surveying - Skimming. Skimming - Fast pacing - Scanning.

Choose the correct speed reading tecnique: Fold a page in three different sections and translate the words you don’t know. Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s on the right. Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s on the left. Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s in the middle.

Academic skills are important for: International students. English students. All answers are correct. Students from China and Korea.

What is important to have in mind before approaching Speed Reading?. Abstract. Length of the Paper/Book. Name of the author. Purpose.

What does surveying mean?. Analysing diagrams and charts. Reading out-loud. Looking at the big picture. Reading in detail.

Which different parts of a publication should you read when surveying?. Title and Chapters. Abstract and Conclusion. Introduction and date of publication. Section headings and author.

Where does the word surveying come from?. Engineering. Architecture. Sociology. Archaelogy.

Which areas of the text is involved when skimming?. Introduction. Paragraphs. Author’s details. Date of publication.

Where can we find the topic sentence?. In the index of the book. At the end of each paragraph. At the start of each paragraph. In the footnotes.

What are the "controlling ideas"?. Specific information in the paragraph. The main idea of the section. An extension of the topic sentence. The main ideas of the paragraph.

How is searching different from scanning?. Searching is for concepts and ideas. They are exactly the same. Searching is like surveying. Searching is for specific words.

How is scanning different from skimming?. Scanning is very similar to skimming. Scanning is about reading only the title. Scanning is performed before skimming. Scanning is the opposite of skimming.

What is the right sequence to apply when speed-reading?. Skimming – scanning – surveying – searching. Surveying – skimming – scanning – searching. Scanning - surveying – skimming – searching. Searching – skimming – surveying - scanning.

Which note-taking style is better suited to show classification?. Spidergram. Table. Flowchart. Tree diagram.

Which style is mostly used to show a process?. Tree Diagram. Spidergram. Table. Flowchart.

Examples, Addition, Contrasting, Listing. What kind of cues are these?. Transition cues. Structure cues. Organising cues. Topic cues.

What are the main areas to consider when approaching a text critically?. Author and source, Date of publication, Evidence. Assumptions and bias, Title, Evidence. Evidence, Section headings, References. Author and source, Evidence, Assumptions and bias.

Why it is important to have a critical approach in reading?. All answers are correct. To make sure the author is not driven by personal interest. To make sure that the author’s opinion is supported by evidence. To evaluate the quality of the author’s methodology.

What is a counter-argument?. The opposite of debating. A convoluted topic. The author’s presentation of a different point-of-view to sustain his/her argument. The author’s counter opinion.

What is GSL ?. General Student List. General Spoken Language. General Spoken List. General Service List.

What is a collocation?. A specific and recurrent combination of words. A family of words. A sequence noun+verb. A sequence verb+adjective.

What are formulaic phrases?. Collocations, Discourse maker, Signpost phrases, Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. Idioms and Phrasal verbs. Phrases that follow a specific grammatical formula. Discourse Maker and Signposts.

What is nominalisation?. It is about using nouns instead of adverbs. It is the transformation of an adjective into a noun. It is the transformation of a noun into a verb. It is the transformation of a verb or adjective into a noun.

Complete the sentence with the appropriate word: The teenager was charged with drugs (CONSUME). Consume. Consumerism. Consumption. Consumation.

Complete the sentence with the appropriate word: Companies are really eager to get some financial (SECURE). Securities. Securement. Security. Safety.

Why is the passive voice the preferred grammatical structure of academic writing?. Because it conveys an idea of casualty. Because is easier to understand. Because it is more neutral and more objective. Because it is more elegant.

Choose the right connector: Some people believe in ghosts and supernatural phenomena ______ others are skeptical about all that. because. despite. as long as. whereas.

Whether, as long as, unless, provided are connectors used for: Summing up. Contrasting ideas. Consequence. Condition.

Complete the sentence: Not only the car broke down_____it cost a lot of money to get it repaired. but also. in addition. as a result. moreover.

Although, even though, despite, otherwise, conversely are connectors used for: Emphasising ideas. Reformulating ideas. Contrasting. Expressing consequence.

Is it recommended to use phrasal verbs in academic writing?. Yes, but only if they are not very common. No, they should be replaced by one word. No, it is always a bad mistake. Yes, as long as they are formed by more than two words.

You must always use lots of sun cream ______get sunburn. in order not to. before. in order to. so that.

Complete the sentence: Cindy likes her boyfriend. She doesn’t want to marry him, __. even though. although. while. though.