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Modul ke:
Fakultas
Program Studi
BAHASA INGGRIS Reading Comprehension
YAYAH MAKIYAH
12KOMUNIKASI
ILMU KOMUNIKASI
PENYIARAN
READING COMPREHENSION BAHASA INGGRIS
How to identify main idea, stated detail question, find “unstated” details, and implied detail questions
A. How to Identify Main Idea
Main idea is primary point the author is trying to get across in the passage
They are most probably found at the beginning of each paragraph
How to Identify Question
What is the subject of thepassage?
What is the topic of passage?What is the main idea of the
passage?What is the author’s main
point in the passage?With what is the author
primarily concerned?Which of the following would
be the best title?
The answer to this type of question generally is determined by looking at the first sentence of
each paragraph.
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER
Look for a common theme or idea inthe first line.
Pass your eyes quickly over the rest ofthe passage to check that you havereally found the topic sentence.
Eliminate any definitely wrong answerand choose the best answer from theremaining choices
Read the first line of each paragraph
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
A stated detail question asks about one pieces of information in the passage rather than the
passage as a whole
B. STATED DETAIL QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTFY QUESTIION
According to the passage…It is stated in the passage… The passage indicates… The author mentions that…Which of the following is true…?
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER
The answers to these questions arefound in order in the passage.
Choose a key word in the question.Skim in the appropriate part of the
passage for the key word or idea.Read the sentence that contains the key
word or idea carefully.Look for the answer that restates an idea
in the passage.Eliminate the definitely wrong answers
and choose the best answer from theremaining choices.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
C. FIND “UNSTATED” DETAILS
Types of this questions means that there are three of the answers are stated,mentioned, or true, in the passage, while one answer is not.
There are two kinds of answers to this type of question:
There are three true answersand one that is not mentionedin the passage.
There are three true answersand one that is not trueaccording to the passage.
HOW TO IDENTFY QUESTIONWhich of the following is not
stated…?Which of the following is not
mentioned…?Which of the following is not
discussed…?All of the following are true except…
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWERThe answers to these questions arefound in order in the passage.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONChoose a key word in the question.Scan in the appropriate part of the passage for the key word
or idea.Read the sentence that contains the key word or idea
carefully.Look for the answers that are definitely true according to
the passage. Eliminate those answers.Choose the answer that is not true or not discus.
D. IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTION
Implied detail questions will be asked to answer amultiple choice question about a reading passage bydrawing a conclusion from a specific detail or details inthe passage
•
HOW TO IDENTFY QUESTIONIt is implied in the passage that…It can be inferred from the passage that….It is most likely…What probably happened…?
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWERThe answers to these questions are found in order in the passage.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONChoose a key word in the question.Scan in the appropriate part of the passage for the key word or idea.Read the sentence that contains the key word or idea carefully.Look for the answers that could be true, according to that sentence.
DAFTAR PUSTAKA
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• Grellet Francoise.1981. Developing Reading Skill: A Practical Guide toReading Comprehension Exercises. Cambrdige University Press: New York
• Leaver L B, Ehrman M & Shekhtman B. 2005. Achieving Success in SecondLanguage Acquisition. New York: Cambridge University Press
• Mohamad Akmar.1999. An Article “What Do We Test When We TestReading Comprehension?”. http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Mohamad-TestingReading.html