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Academic Reading
What is academic reading? Academic reading is an interactive reading process in which the reader engages with the text by establishing connections between what they have already read and what other texts have said, taking notes, and posing important questions on what they have read. Academic reading requires a multifaceted approach to engagement in which the reader assesses the scope and relevance of a piece by using a variety of reading strategies (summary, scanning, prediction, surveying, skimming, scanning, analysis, and in-depth reading) (Wilson, 2022).
READING TESTS
These reading tests include a range of skills of reading in-depth to answer a range of comprehension questions, choosing the key points for summary note-taking skills, and writing a 250-word summary on the text. The worksheet includes all answers and a model a summary.
How to use these worksheets.
- Task 1: Introduction: Take some notes on the following questions.
- Task 2: Reading text: Read the text and check any unknown vocabulary
- Task 3: Comprehension Questions: Now see if you can answer these comprehension questions.
- Task 4: Comprehension Questions: Check your answers to the comprehension questions.
- Task 5: Summary Writing: Take notes on the key points of the text using this outline.
- Task 6: Summary Writing: Using your notes write a 200-250-word summary of the text.
- Task 7: Note-taking Answers: Check your notes to these suggested answers.
- Task 8: Model Summary. Check your summary to this model summary.
Worksheet Downloads
FREE: Ethical Consumerism Reading Test Worksheet
The 700-word text provides a clear definition of ethical consumerism, discusses what is and what isn’t ethical consumerism and summarises the future of ethical consumption. The reading test worksheet tests headings / T,F,NG / open answers / gap fill / information tables / reference words / vocabulary.. An example of the worksheet (here) / Level ***** (B2-C2)
1. Air Pollution Reading Test Worksheet
This 756-word text explains how ambient air pollution is a serious environmental health problem around the world. It talks about how air pollution is measured, the causes and effects of air pollution and the current measures that are being implemented to reduce air pollution. The reading test includes:matching headings to paragraphs; true, false, not given; open answer questions; summary identification exercise; reference words and a vocabulary task. An example of the worksheet (here) / Level ***** (B2-C2).
2. Buy Now Pay Later Reading Test Worksheet
This 793-word text defines Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), it talks about the users and the providers of the platform, it explains the benefits and the drawbacks of BNPL and it looks at what can be done to improve this way of purchasing products. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true, false, not given; open answer questions; summary identification exercise; reference words and a vocabulary task. An example of the worksheet (here) / Level ***** (B2-C2).
3. Front Groups Reading Test Worksheet
This 820-word text discusses front groups. It provides a definition of the key terms, it analyses the characteristics of front groups, it looks at some well-known examples of front groups and the companies that support them, and it ends by considering what needs to be done to raise people’s awareness of these types of groups. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true, false, not given; reference words; open answer questions; citations; and a vocabulary task. An example of the worksheet (here) / Level ***** (B2-C2).
Reading Test Course
Take all these five worksheets in our academic reading test course which includes email writing tutorials with professional academic English tutors.
4. Global Debt Reading Test Worksheet
This 775-word text defines global debt, explains how to measure global debt and compares the level of debt in some countries. It talks about the difference between emerging markets and advanced economies in terms of debt, it discusses the reasons for the current debt issues and it compares past and present financial crises. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true, false, not given; open answer questions; summary identification exercise; reference words and a vocabulary task. An example of the worksheet (here) / Level ***** (B2-C2).
5. Mass Communication Reading Test Worksheet
The 820-word text provides an overview of agenda setting in the media. It discusses its purpose, impact and relevancy in contemporary society. The reading test worksheet includes: headings / T,F,NG / open answers / gap fill / information tables / reference words / vocabulary. An example of the worksheete (here) / Level ***** (B2-C2).
TUTORIAL: Summary Writing Tutorial
We offer a summary writing tutorial for £20 per summary. This will be checked by academic tutors. We will look at task, grammar, vocabulary, cohesion, referencing and coherence. We will give you valuable feedback to improve your writing skills quickly. It will take approximately 1-2 days to return the paragraph back to you.
Copy and paste your paragraph into this form and submit. We will send you a payment link and once paid, we’ll check and provide feedback on your summary.
Any problems with the form – email your paragraph here: academicenglishukcourses@gmail.com
Reading Test Course
Take all these five worksheets in our academic reading test course which includes email writing tutorials with professional academic English tutors.
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