LOTE LOTE Reading Comprehension

Question 1

What reading strategy involves using pictures, titles, and headings in a LOTE text before reading to predict content?

Accepted Answer

Previewing

Answer

Previewing involves examining visual and structural clues before reading to activate prior knowledge and set expectations.

Question 2

Which type of reading skill allows a LOTE student to quickly locate specific information in a text?

Accepted Answer

Scanning

Answer

Scanning involves moving quickly through a text to find specific words, dates, or facts without reading every word.

Question 3

What is 'extensive reading' in LOTE instruction?

Accepted Answer

Reading large amounts of text for general comprehension and enjoyment

Answer

Extensive reading encourages students to read large quantities of texts at or slightly below their level to build fluency and vocabulary.

Question 4

In LOTE reading instruction, what are 'cognates'?

Accepted Answer

Words that look or sound similar across languages and share meaning

Answer

Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar form and meaning, such as English 'nation' and Spanish 'nación.'

Question 5

What is a 'false cognate' (also called a false friend) in LOTE reading?

Accepted Answer

A word that looks similar to a word in another language but has a different meaning

Answer

False cognates look like words in another language but have different meanings, such as Spanish 'embarazada' (pregnant), not 'embarrassed.'

LOTE - Language Other Than English Practice Test