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BAHASA INGGRIS Reading Comprehension

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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

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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

• Deborah Phillips. 2001. Preparation Course for the TOEFL test. Longman:New York

• Farris J.P, Fuhler J.C & Walther P M. 2004. Teaching Reading: A BalancedApproach for Today’s Classroom. New York: McGraw – Hill

• 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

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