ESLR 320
Study Guide for Test One
Spring 2014
Know the meaning of these reading words words: skimming, scanning, comprehension and
critical reading; affix, prefix and suffix, root and stem; guessing from context, making inferences,
paraphrase, summarize.
Know these vocabulary words: affect, effect, annual, decline, overtake, popular, fragile,
threat/threaten, thrive, survival, cumulative, uniform, authentic, replica, dilemma, significant,
cost-benefit analysis, herbicide, local
Reading Skills: (Review these and check your answers. You’ll use these skills on the test.)
Context Clues, pp. 10-12
Main Ideas pp. 22-27 and pp. 78-83 Sentence Study, pp. 75-79
à Know the prefixes, stems (roots) and affixes from List ONE
Readings to study: Reader’s Choice, Unit Two (Re-read and understand these stories.)
Selection 3A: “The Globalization of Tourism”, pp. 45-49
Selection 3B: “The Politics of Travel”, pp. 49-56
I will ask you some questions about these two readings. I will ask questions to see that you really
understand the ideas and that you can read critically.
Example Questions: What is the author’s opinion of “ABC”? How do you see that in the
story? What kind of information is not included in this story? Why did the author say
"XYZ"?
New Reading: I will give you one or two new readings, and ask you questions about them. I will
ask you questions that require you to
• use context clues to guess new vocabulary,
• use your dictionary (so bring it with you on exam day),
• know some basic stems and affixes and explain what words mean from their parts,
• be able to write a main idea (topic) sentence for a paragraph, and
• understand the meaning of complicated sentences.
Example Questions: I disagreed then as now with many of John Smith’s judgments, but
always respected him, and this book is a welcome reminder of his big, honest, friendly,
stubborn personality.
• What is the prefix on the underlined word, and its meaning?
• T/F: The writer does not respect John Smith’s judgments now.
• How can a personality be “big”? What meaning of “big” is the writer using?
NOTE: Bring an all-English dictionary with you (all-English electronic dictionaries are fine, BUT
SMARTPHONES ARE NOT)! You will be able to use it on most parts of the test, except for one page. If you
don’t have an all-English dictionary, remember that it is required for this class, and you need to get it.
Translating dictionaries are not acceptable.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
>Guess the meaning of the word in bold letters by using the context. Write a synonym on the line.
“In North America, the biggest threats are to indigenous languages. With the exception of Navajo,
Cree, and Ojibwa, the other 200 native Amerindian tongues - which have survived conquest by
European invaders until now - are endangered.”
What is the meaning of “indigenous” in this sentence?
What is the meaning of “threats” in this sentence?
EX: “Students live with local tribes to learn how indigenous people hunt, trap fish and gather edible
plants and medicinal herbs.
local people from the area, natives, the original people
>In each section, say what the stem/affix means, and then guess the meaning of the whole word.
EX: “Some students inevitably forget to bring their dictionaries on the day of the test.”
in not
able
be able to, can
will happen for sure
(“evit” = “avoid”) inevitably it can’t be avoided, it
Use these words for the next part: popular, annual, facilitate, overtake, leading
> Define two words from this list of vocabulary. Explain their meanings in your own words.
* popular means something that everyone likes and wants to have
* facilitate - to make something happen or make it easier for a process to happen
> Write ONE good sentence using two other list words correctly. You must use 2 words in 1
sentence.
Chinese is a leading world language, but it if we count all speakers, it has not
overtaken English yet.
Based on Textbook readings from Ch. 2 and skills learned in Ch. 1 and Ch. 3 (dictionary okay):
“There is widespread fear among policymakers and the public today that the family is
disintegrating. Much of that anxiety stems from a basic misunderstanding of the nature of the family
in the past and a lack of appreciation for its resiliency in response to broad social and economic
changes. The general view of the family is that it has been a stable and relatively unchanging
institution through history and is only now undergoing changes; in fact, changes has always been
characteristic of it.”
Write the main idea in your own words:
NEW READING ON A RELATED TOPIC
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Write a sentence that expresses the main idea of Paragraph “X”.
What is the main point of the long quote that ends the story? (check a, b, c, or d)
How does this story change your opinions about the topic?
What causes of urban crime does this story discuss?
What word in Line X means “complicated”?