ENG101 Lecture 1 Reading and Dictionary

Welcome to your ENG101 Lecture 1 Reading and Dictionary

What is the main purpose of reading?

Why is reading comprehension an active process?

A learner reading for enjoyment demonstrates:

What is a monolingual dictionary?

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

How does scanning differ from skimming?

Why should a student use a dictionary while reading?

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

What is the importance of reading speed?

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

A dictionary that includes pictures and detailed entries is:

Why should learners not rely only on dictionaries for meaning?

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

Why do some words have multiple meanings in dictionaries?

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

Why are context clues important for readers?

How do dictionaries help language learners?

Why do dictionaries include pronunciation guides?

What is the plural form of “dictionary”?

Why should readers learn to use phonetic symbols?

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

Which part of speech shows action?

Why is dictionary use considered an academic skill?

What is the function of a thesaurus?

What is “scanning”?

Why should readers build vocabulary gradually?

What is the alphabetical order in a dictionary used for?

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

Which word describes the ability to understand what is read?

Why do dictionaries provide example sentences?

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

Which of the following best defines a dictionary?

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

Which of the following best defines “skimming”?

Why is reading called a “receptive skill”?

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

A dictionary’s pronunciation guide helps improve:

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

Why is skimming useful before reading deeply?

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

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

What type of dictionary provides meanings from another language?

A student reading headlines quickly is using:

What do you find in a dictionary entry?

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

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

What is reading primarily?

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

Which skill is most needed to interpret a poem?

Reading for exams to understand facts is an example of: