Chapter 5

Choose the correct answer for each item:

1. A teacher first demonstrates how to scan a paragraph for
“price,” then students try it themselves. This reflects:

A. Grammar explanation
B. Scaffolding
C. Extensive reading
D. No support

2. When a teacher models how to complete a reading task,

provides hints, and gradually removes support, this is an example
of:

A. Authentic reading
B. Scaffolding
C. Grammar drilling
D. Extensive reading

3. A teacher pre-teaches vocabulary before a reading task to

support learners. This is an example of:

A. Scaffolding
B. Recycling
C. Intensive reading
D. Authentic materials
4. Combining reading with oral discussion is an example of:
A. Isolated skills
B. Integrated skills
C. Bottom-up reading
D. Grammar-based teaching

5. Reviewing a listening text on transportation before reading an

article on the same topic demonstrates:

A. Translation
B. Integrated skills and recycling
C. Intensive reading
D. Decoding
6. Asking students to retell the main points of a brochure after
reading promotes:

A. Integrated skills (reading → speaking)

B. Phonics
C. Translation
D. Error correction

7. Integrating reading with follow-up speaking tasks in the same

lesson demonstrates:

A. Grammar-based instruction
B. Integrated skills teaching
C. Pure bottom-up processing
D. Translation method

8. Revisiting a previous listening activity to support a new

reading lesson is an example of:

A. Recycling
B. Intensive reading
C. Testing
D. Translation

9. Using real brochures collected from an actual tourist office in

class represents:

A. Simplified instructional material

B. Authentic material
C. Controlled grammar input
D. Pure bottom-up teaching

10. Which model of reading emphasizes decoding letters and

sounds into words?

A. Bottom-up
B. Top-down
C. Interactive
D. Extensive reading
11. Which model of reading emphasizes using background
knowledge and predictions?
A. Bottom-up
B. Top-down
C. Interactive
D. Intensive reading
12. Which model combines both bottom-up and top-down
strategies?

A. Bottom-up
B. Top-down
C. Interactive
D. Grammar-Translation
13. A major limitation of bottom-up processing is that:

A. It ignores decoding
B. Many letters represent multiple sounds
C. It requires background knowledge
D. It is too fast

14. A limitation of top-down reading occurs when the reader:

A. Has insufficient background knowledge

B. Understands all vocabulary
C. Reads too slowly
D. Uses too much decoding

15. A major teaching goal related to top-down processing is to

help learners:

A. Memorize text
B. Use background knowledge to interpret meaning
C. Focus only on spelling
D. Read word-by-word

16. A teacher starts the lesson by asking students about their

travel experiences before reading a brochure about a tourist site.
This applies:

A. Interactive bottom-up decoding

B. Top-down schema activation
C. Pure phonics
D. Intensive reading

17. A teacher who does not activate students’ background

knowledge is neglecting which reading model?
A. Bottom-up
B. Top-down
C. Linear
D. Phonics
18. Previewing titles, illustrations, and headings before reading
supports:

A. Top-down processing
B. Bottom-up decoding
C. Pure translation
D. Accuracy-focused reading

19. Switching between predicting meaning and decoding

unknown words while reading illustrates:
A. Bottom-up reading
B. Top-down reading
C. Interactive reading
D. Linear reading

20. A student reads quickly using prediction but slows down to

decode unfamiliar words. This demonstrates:

A. Pure bottom-up reading

B. Pure top-down reading
C. Interactive processing
D. Translation-based processing

21. Extensive reading is primarily aimed at:

A. Fluency and overall meaning

B. Accuracy and 100% comprehension
C. Grammar memorization
D. Translation practice

22. Intensive reading is primarily aimed at:

A. Fluency and enjoyment

B. Accuracy and detailed analysis of language features
C. Skimming only
D. Vocabulary avoidance
23. Which of the following is discouraged in extensive reading?

A. Reading for pleasure

B. Using easy texts
C. Looking up every unknown word
D. Reading outside the classroom
24. A student reads a long and easy text for pleasure without
focusing on every new word. This is:

A. Intensive reading
B. Extensive reading
C. Translation-based reading
D. Task-based reading

25. Intensive reading differs from extensive reading because it:

A. Focuses on fluency and overall meaning

B. Requires 100% comprehension and detailed analysis of language
features
C. Avoids dictionary use
D. Uses only authentic materials
26. Intensive reading is best described as reading that focuses
on:

A. Speed and fluency

B. Overall meaning only
C. Detailed understanding with attention to language features
D. Avoiding dictionaries

27. A teacher gives students a tourist brochure and asks them to

locate prices, times, and locations. Which strategy is practiced?

A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Inferencing
D. Summarizing

28. “Read the first paragraph quickly to get the general idea” is a
direction that encourages:

A. Scanning
B. Skimming
C. Intensive reading
D. Bottom-up decoding

29. An advantage of reading for language learners is that it:

A. Requires a partner
B. Must be done at school
C. Promotes independent learning
D. Requires high proficiency
30. Modern views of reading define it as:
A. Passive
B. Simple
C. A receptive but complex cognitive process
D. Only bottom-up

Match the concept with its classroom application:

Column A:
Column B: Classroom Applications
Concepts

1. Bottom-up
A. Decoding letters and sounds to form words
processing

2. Top-down
B. Using prior knowledge to predict meaning
processing

C. Teacher guiding students with questions and

3. Scaffolding
structured support

4. Recycling D. Revisiting a topic from a previous lesson

5. Authentic
E. Using real-world texts like brochures or menus
materials

6. Extensive
F. Reading for fluency and pleasure with easy texts
reading

7. Intensive G. Close reading of short texts with focus on

reading accuracy

8. Interactive Using both top-down and bottom-up strategies

reading while reading

the practice of combining listening, speaking,

reading, and writing activities to enhance overall
9. Integrated skills
language proficiency, making learning more
dynamic and effective
Write T if the statement is true or F if it is false:
1. Strategies like scanning must be practiced repeatedly until they
become automatic skills. True
2. Encouraging learners to look up every unknown word supports
fluency in extensive reading. False
3. Integrated skills teaching mirrors how language is used in real life.
True
4. Bottom-up reading focuses on decoding letters and sounds into
words. True
5. Top-down reading relies on background knowledge and predictions
to make sense of texts. True
6. The interactive model of reading combines both bottom-up and top-
down strategies. True

7. Extensive reading emphasizes overall meaning and fluency, not

100% comprehension. True

8. Intensive reading discourages dictionary use. False

9. Recycling means reusing topics or content to build on prior
knowledge. True

10. Authentic materials are classroom texts created only for

teaching purposes. False

11. Building a strong vocabulary base is essential for effective

reading. True

12. Strategies become skills when learners can use them

automatically. True

13. Intensive reading encourages dictionary use and focuses on

accuracy. True