ENG101 Lecture 1 Reading and Dictionary

Welcome to your ENG101 Lecture 1 Reading and Dictionary

Why do dictionaries include pronunciation guides?

What is the importance of reading speed?

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

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

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

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

What is the function of a thesaurus?

What is reading primarily?

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

Why is reading comprehension an active process?

Why is reading called a “receptive skill”?

A student reading headlines quickly is using:

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

Why should learners not rely only on dictionaries for meaning?

Why should a student use a dictionary while reading?

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

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

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

What do you find in a dictionary entry?

A learner reading for enjoyment demonstrates:

What is a monolingual dictionary?

Why is skimming useful before reading deeply?

What type of dictionary provides meanings from another language?

Which of the following best defines a dictionary?

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

Reading for exams to understand facts is an example of:

Why should readers learn to use phonetic symbols?

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

Which word describes the ability to understand what is read?

A dictionary that includes pictures and detailed entries is:

What is the main purpose of reading?

Why do dictionaries provide example sentences?

Why are context clues important for readers?

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

What is the alphabetical order in a dictionary used for?

Which part of speech shows action?

Which of the following best defines “skimming”?

Which skill is most needed to interpret a poem?

Why is dictionary use considered an academic skill?

Why do some words have multiple meanings in dictionaries?

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

How do dictionaries help language learners?

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

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

How does scanning differ from skimming?

Why should readers build vocabulary gradually?

What is “scanning”?

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

What is the plural form of “dictionary”?

A dictionary’s pronunciation guide helps improve: