10.3 Reading Comprehension Strategies

• Skimming involves reading quickly to get a general overview of the text's main themes and structure
• Match the reading technique with its purpose:

  Skimming ↔️ Understand overall message

  Scanning ↔️ Find specific information
• **Scanning** focuses on targeted parts of the text


  True
• Key words in a French text include nouns, verbs, and adjectives
• Match the linguistic cue with its example:

  Proper noun ↔️ Paris

  Transition word ↔️ Par conséquent
• When answering vocabulary questions, identify cognates and context clues
• Order the key strategies for effective time management:

  1️⃣ Prioritizing tasks

  2️⃣ Goal-setting

  3️⃣ Scheduling activities
• Match the time management strategy with its description:

  Goal-setting ↔️ Establishing clear objectives

  Delegating ↔️ Assigning tasks to others
• **Scanning** is used to locate specific information without reading every word


  True
• What is the purpose of scanning in reading comprehension?

  Locate specific information
• Skimming is used to locate specific information within a text.

  False
• What are key words in a text?

  Important terms conveying ideas
• In a text about the benefits of exercise, "exercise," "health," and "fitness" are key words.


  True
• What type of reading technique is used to answer factual questions?

  Scanning
• Effective time management involves prioritizing tasks and setting goals.


  True
• What is the purpose of skimming in French reading comprehension?

  Understand overall message
• Skimming involves reading every word of the text to understand the main ideas.

  False
• Match the reading technique with its purpose:

  Skimming ↔️ Understand main ideas

  Scanning ↔️ Find specific information
• When answering reading comprehension questions, it's important to understand the different types
• Skimming and scanning are crucial pre-reading techniques
• Scanning involves reading the entire text to find specific information.

  False
• Match the type of reading comprehension question with its focus:

  Factual ↔️ Direct information

  Inferential ↔️ Reading between the lines

  Vocabulary ↔️ Word meaning

  Analytical ↔️ Critical thinking
• Order the common organizational patterns in French texts:

  1️⃣ Chronological

  2️⃣ Cause and Effect

  3️⃣ Comparison and Contrast
• Headings and subheadings indicate the main topics and subtopics of a text.


  True
• Cognates are words that are similar in French and English
• What are some strategies to build French vocabulary?

  Vocabulary journal, flashcards, reading
• When encountering an unfamiliar word, look for context clues such as synonyms, antonyms, examples, and explanations
• Why is reading French texts regularly important for vocabulary building?

  Exposes to new words
• Recognizing cognates can help you understand the meaning of many words without looking them up.


  True
• Leveraging cognates and context clues can improve overall French reading comprehension
• Scanning involves focusing on keywords, dates, names, or numbers to find specific information in a text.


  True
• What is a key word in a text?

  Important term conveying central ideas
• What should you read first to get a general sense of a text's context?

  Headings and subheadings
• What is the best approach for answering factual questions in a reading comprehension exam?

  Use scanning
• Vocabulary questions require identifying cognates and using context clues to determine word meaning.


  True
• Match the reading comprehension method with its description:

  Skimming ↔️ Reading quickly for overall themes

  Scanning ↔️ Searching for specific details

  Key Word Identification ↔️ Highlighting repeated nouns and verbs

  Understanding Question Types ↔️ Distinguishing factual, inferential, vocabulary, and analytical questions

  Time Management ↔️ Prioritizing reading and planning time
• What does analyzing the structure and organization of a French text improve?

  Reading comprehension
• Match the text feature with its purpose:

  Headings ↔️ Indicate main topics

  Paragraphs ↔️ Separate ideas

  Transition words ↔️ Show relationships between ideas
• The key phrase in the example text is "Grâce à ses efforts," which demonstrates cause and effect.
• Inferencing involves drawing conclusions or making logical inferences