ENG101 Lecture 1 Reading and Dictionary

Welcome to your ENG101 Lecture 1 Reading and Dictionary

Why should readers build vocabulary gradually?

Which of the following best defines “skimming”?

Reading for exams to understand facts is an example of:

If a learner checks “bank” for its financial and river meanings, they are:

Why is dictionary use considered an academic skill?

What is reading primarily?

If you don’t know a word while reading, what should you do first?

Why are context clues important for readers?

Why is reading called a “receptive skill”?

What do you find in a dictionary entry?

What is the importance of reading speed?

What does the abbreviation “n.” in a dictionary mean?

Why is skimming useful before reading deeply?

A researcher searching for a date in a document is using:

Which part of speech shows action?

Why should learners not rely only on dictionaries for meaning?

What is the plural form of “dictionary”?

To pronounce “psychology,” which part of dictionary entry helps?

Which of the following best defines a dictionary?

A student reading headlines quickly is using:

What does “abbr.” stand for in a dictionary?

A learner reading for enjoyment demonstrates:

Why do dictionaries include pronunciation guides?

A student looking for synonyms for “happy” should use:

How do dictionaries help language learners?

Why do some words have multiple meanings in dictionaries?

What is a monolingual dictionary?

To check correct spelling of a difficult word, you should use:

What type of dictionary provides meanings from another language?

What is “scanning”?

Which word describes the ability to understand what is read?

What is the function of a thesaurus?

If a teacher asks students to underline keywords in a passage, it helps:

Which skill is most needed to interpret a poem?

Why should readers learn to use phonetic symbols?

Which symbol in a dictionary shows how to pronounce a word?

Why should a student use a dictionary while reading?

How does scanning differ from skimming?

When a reader identifies the main idea of a paragraph, they are:

What is the alphabetical order in a dictionary used for?

Why do dictionaries provide example sentences?

A student noting word families like “act, action, active” is:

Why is it important to know a word’s part of speech?

Why is reading comprehension an active process?

What is the main purpose of reading?

A dictionary’s pronunciation guide helps improve:

A dictionary that includes pictures and detailed entries is:

When a reader predicts what comes next in a text, they are:

Why do dictionaries use abbreviations like “adj.” or “v.”?

What does the word “etymology” refer to in a dictionary?