Reading Comprehension

SCANNING AND  UNDERSTANDING NOUN  CLAUSES

Objectives ;

1.       To find the specific information

2.       To locate the source of information

A.      SCANNING  TO  FIND  SPECIFIC  INFORMATION

Scanning is another reading skill, besides skimming, that is very important .Unlike skimming, scanning helps you to find specific pieces of information. It is a skill that you can use when you want to know information a text contains and when you want to find answers to specific questions you have about the subject.

The scanning skill involves questions that refer to detailed informatiom such as who, what, which, why, etc.Besidesthe scanning skill, this unit also deals with questions asking for implied details.this means that the information is not always stated in the text, but it is drawn from conclusion.

GRAMMAR POINTS

WH-Questions is one type of question that mostly needs to be answered by using scanning skills. Below are the review on WH – Questions

WH –Questions

WH –questions	Examples	Answers	Notes
Who	Who made that painting	Picasso did	Asking for a subject/person
Who(m)	Who(m)did  you see yesterday ?	I saw Tom	Asking for an object/person
What	What made you cry ? What do you wear everyday ?	The onion I wear a uniform	Asking for subject/things Or objects /things
Whose	Whose pen do you borrow?	Yours	Asking for a possession
When	When did you meet him ?	I met him last week	Asking for time
Where	Where will you have a meeting?	On Wednesday	Asking for a place
Why	Why did you go to Jakarta?	I wanted to buy a radio	Asking for a reason
Which	Which do you want ?	The red one	Asking  for a choice
How	How did she dance ? How much does it cost ? How long does it take ? How far is it ? How many people are there ?	Beautifully Fifty dollars Half an hour Ten Km Around twenty	Asking for manner/prices/distance/length/ Quantity / Etc.

B.      LOCATING THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION

SAMPLE  PASSAGE

          Art clokey has been delighting children with his animationtechniques since 1953.He uses a technique called stop-motion in which he films caly figures, stop the filming, and then repositions the figures to continue the film.When the film is completed, his clay figures move around to act out his stories.Perhaps, the best known of Clokwy’s tridimensonal animated characters is “ Gumby” , a little green slab clay who has been around since 1956.

1.       Where in the passage does the author mention the first appearance of the clay figure known as Gumby ?

a.       Lines 1 – 2

b.      Lines 2 – 4

c.       Lines 3 – 4

d.      Lines  5 – 7

Exercise 1

Read the passage below, and answer the questons that follow

          Dissolved oxygen analysis measures the amount of gaseous oxygen (O2) dissolved in an aqueous solution.Oxygen gets into water by diffusion from the surrounding air, by aeration(rapid movement) , and as a waste product  of photosynthesis.

          Total dissolved gas concentrations in water should not exceed 110 percent. Concentration above this level can be harmful to aquatic life. Fish in waters containing excessive dissolved gasses may suffer from ‘gas bubble disease’ however, this is a very rare occurence.

          Adequate dissolved oxygen is necessary for good water quality.Oxygen is a necessary element to all forms of life. Natural stream purification processes require adequate oxygen levels in water drop below 5.0 mg/l, aquatic life is put under stress.The lower the concentration, the greater the stress.Oxygen levels that remain below 1-2 mg/l for a few hours can result in large fish kills.

Where in the passage does the writer

1.       Discuss how water gets oxygen ?

2.       Mention the negative effect off too much dissolved gasses ?

3.       Explain the importance of oxygen in the water ?

4.       Mention what may have impact on stress

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