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1. What is the first thing you should do when reading a piece of writing?

think about what the writer is trying to do

scan through it looking for keywords

find out more about the author

2. Why do writers use similes and metaphors?

to describe exactly what things are

to describe something through its similarity to something else

to make their stories longer

3. What's the best approach when reading an illustrated book (a book with pictures and diagrams)?

just read the words - they are the important things

just look at the pictures - they'll tell you everything you need to know quickly

look at all the information on the page

4. Which of these is true of fictional stories?

they are always made up

they are always based on facts

they can be based on fact or made up

5. Which of these is true of non-fiction books?

they always contain facts

they should contain facts

they are often made up

6. How likely is something written on the Internet to be true?

very likely

not likely

it's hard to say, it may be right or it may be wrong

7. A newspaper article is most likely to what?

be written from a particular point of view

always give you a balanced view

give you all the facts about a particular subject

8. What are adverts most likely to do?

tell you the whole truth about a product

tell you lies about a product

only tell you what's good about the product

9. What's the best approach to reading non-fiction?

read every single word - they are all important

just read the chapter titles - they'll tell you everything you need to know

scan pages to look for a particular piece of information

10. Why is it a good idea to find out what other people think about a source of information?

it will help you decide how to read it yourself

then you won't have to decide what you think about it

you won't have to read it yourself

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