Reading Comprehension

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รปแบบของ Passage

Part 1 :

Introduction

General

Specific

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Part 2 :

Body

Time order

Classification / outline

Compare / contrast

Definition / exemplification

Cause / effect

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Part 3 :

Conclusion

General

Specific

purpose

Main idea

รปแบบของ Question

1. Main idea

- Main idea / main title

- Topic

- Purpose

- Focus

EX:

- What is the main idea of the story?

- What does this passage focus on?

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2. Detail

- According to

- Wh-question / how

- Which following

- True / false

- … mention

- … except

EX:

- Which of the following is NOT

TRUE about Dream-Maker Device?

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3. Word meaning

- … could be best …

- … could be place …

EX:

- The word “justification” has the

same meaning as _________?

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4. Reference

- … refer to ….

EX:

- The word “the mob” in line 1 refers

to ……..

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5. Summarizing / analyzing

- … infer

- … imply

- … conclude

- …assume

- … suggest

- … learn

EX:

- What does "There is a tide" imply?

- If you forget to study for a test, you can

infer that:

Ever wished you could decide

what to dream at night? A Japanese

toymaker says it has a new gadget

that can help you do just that.

Tokyo-based Takara Company

says that its “Dream Workshop”

stand- - shaped like an oversized

cellular phone dock and about 14

inches tall- - can be programmed

to help sleepers choose what to

dream.

While preparing for bed, the

user mounts a photograph on the

device of who should appear in the

dream, selects music appropriate

to the mood- - fantasy, comedy,

romantic story, nostalgia- - and

records key word prompts, such as the name of a romantic crush.

Placed near the bedside,

the dream-maker emits a

special white light, relaxing

music and a fragrance to help the person nod off.

Several hours later, it plays

back the recorded word prompts,

timed to coincide with the part of

the sleep cycle when dreams most

often occur. It then helps coax the

sleeper gently out of sleep with

more light and music so that the dreams are not forgotten.

The device targets sleep-

deprived businessmen, a company

official said. “There are many

businessmen today who say they

don’t sleep because they are too

busy. This gadget can be used to help

them dream a good dream,” said

Takara spokeswoman MayukoHasumi.

In a study conducted on a

group of men and women

between the ages of 20 – 40, the

device had a success rate of

22 percent in inducing dreams

in which one of the promptwords appeared.

What is the main idea of this passage?

1. To report success in controlling a

human’s mind.

2. To show how a new gadget helps us

select our dreams.

3. To reveal that technology can help

solve the business dilemma.

4. To point out that technology can do

anything beyondimagination

What is the most suitable headline for

this article?

1. No More Insomnia

2. The Dream-Maker Device

3. The Wonder of Technology

4. Technology Can Serve All Our Needs

รจกเทคนค Scanning

Trick :

หา Key word ของค าถาม จากนนไปหา Key word

ดงกลาวใน Passage แลวกลบมาพจารณา Choice

Example: According to the passage, xxx was used for ________.

Passage:

…………… According to XXX is dangerous. XXX was a tool for YYY

…………………………………………………………………………………

………………..

a. CCC

b. BBB

c. AAA

d. YYY

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about

Dream-Maker Device?

1. It is about 14 inches long.

2. It was invented by Japanese company.

3. It will emit sound and scent at start.4. It can automatically select what to dream.

รจกเทคนคการเดาศพท

Trick :

1. ด Part of Speech

2. ด Tone

3. แปลประโยค และค าแวดลอม

Connectives and Transitional Phrasesfor Definition & Restatement

this can be described as what this means is

many may be seen as combining with

this can be defined as this can be thought of

,that is, to put in another way

that is to say

Connectives and Transitional Phrasesfor Exemplification

as for example another example

is for instance according to

referring to as mentioned in such as

associated with parallel to matching with

Like : ;

Connectives and Transitional Phrasesfor Cause & Effect

Cause

because the fact that because of the reason is

that account of owing to due to

that is why the reason behind is thanks to

Connectives and Transitional Phrasesfor Cause & Effect

Result

so therefore thus as a result

consequently with the result that

with the result so that the final result is that

hence

Connectives and Transitional Phrasesfor Compare & Contrast

Compare

Another furthermore moreover equally

Important too at the same time

Besides then accordingly

in fact in addition to like

Connectives and Transitional Phrasesfor Compare & Contrast

Contrast

on the contrary yet whereas

unlike different from

on the other hand in spite of

nevertheless despite

this … that here … there

once … now then … now

some … others not only … but also conversely

The word “justification” has the same

meaning as _________.

1. reason

2. protest

3. immorality4. research

The word “ward off” has the same

meaning as __________.

1. write on

2. protect from

3. comply with4. expose to