earlier than monolingual children. Q 40.Bilingual children can apply reading comprehension strategies acquired in one language when reading in the other. Answer: Yes Part of the passage: In order to tell time in the majority language, they do not need to re- learn the concept. Similarly, at more advanced stages, there, is transfer across languag- es in other skills such as knowing how to distinguish the main idea from the supporting details of a written passage or story , and distinguishing fact from opinion. • bilingual children – they in one language when reading in another – transfer across languages • reading comprehension strategies – knowing how to distinguish the main idea from the supporting details of a written passage or story Useful information: Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material. Scanning is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts. Types of reading questions in which skimming is preferred Matching headings • Choosing a title (usually, the last multiple choice question in the pas- sage) Types of reading questions in which scanning is preferred True/False/Not Given - Yes/No/Not Given • Matching Paragraph information questions • Summary Completion questions • Sentence Completion question • Multiple Choice questions • List selection • Categorisation questions • Matching Sentence endings • Table completion questions • Flow-chart completion questions • Diagram completion questions • Short answer questions Day 30 Answer Keys
