OK.
So let's get started with our fill in the blank fill in the blank question examples.
I'm going to go through a few examples of the field in question to make sure that you understand how
to do this for the child's reading comprehension as we know with that fill in the blank question.
The question go in order.
So it's very important for us to first look at the questions and decide which ones are going to be the
fastest for us to do first which ones are going to be the easiest to find because once we have our starting
point or STARTING POINT we'll know where the other questions are in terms of being able to locate them.
So that's the first thing we want to try to do.
But in terms of strategy we have to look at have to look at the question.
Then we have to look at the keywords in the question and we find the keywords in the question we have
to scan and locate the sentence that have has those key words Lobb and because that's the sentence that
the question is based on.
And then we read that sentence and we'll be able to locate which which work goes on the blank line word
or word is on the blank line.
And we have to keep in mind that our answer is going to connect to the words to come before or after
the blank line.
So this question is fairly straightforward.
What I'm going to go through several different examples and show you how to do it.
So here is Example Number one that we're going to go through right now.
All right.
So we're looking at and this comes from the Cambridge Wild's book 10 test to reading passage to I encourage
you to buy the books for the Cambridge eyeless book in Cambridge out book Nine and also the official
child's practice test or eight of them that come in a set from 2014 and I encourage you to buy them
so that you'll be able to practice and follow along with us.
But that's what we're using for our practice our teaching this class.
So I encourage you to buy those books and to practice along.
Here we go.
So we have a reading passage about gifted children and learning.
You don't need to read the passage in advance it's not necessary to do that.
Some people will say well look at the topic sentences of the paragraphs and do it's a waste of time.
It's not necessary to do that.
If you know which questions go in order that's going to give you all the guidance you need to be able
to move quickly through a reading passage.
That's what you have to do.
You have to move through it quickly and efficiently.
That's very very important that you're able to do that quickly and efficiently.
All right.
So let's go ahead and why don't we.
Let's move it.
Let's move up to.
This is big enough.
This will be fun.
We have a we have a big enough bow.
All right.
So let's move down.
You think this better for you is bittersweet.
Reduces it too much.
Let's go down to our first set of questions.
All right and here we go we have question 23 24 25 26.
So when we look at these questions look at which ones are going to be the easiest to do first.
So I would definitely say the number 23.
Well look at number 23.
It says what one study found the strong connection between children's IQ and the availability of blank
and blank at home.
What are the key words.
Number 23 there are going to help us a lot.
Our children's IQ and also study children's IQ and study and also the word home.
Those are key words from the question and we were taught them of course nouns and verbs which are key
words.
And then for the rest of them is pretty much almost the same number 25 also might be easy to find because
Number 25 has the word metacognition and that word is going to be very easy to locate also the word
metacognition.
So the easiest ones are probably fine here in number 23 and number 25 if we know where those two are.
Dan will be able to locate number 24 26.
Little bit easier.
But these questions go in order.
So first try to find Number 23 first and look for a sentence that has the keywords of children's IQ
and home and discussing a connection.
So look for that first and see if we can we can find that find that first to make it big enough for
you guys be able to see well.
So what I'm doing is I'm scanning down I see a lot of work actually a lot of IQ IQ in this sentence.
I see children and I see IQ but I don't see anything about children in IQ.
I'm still looking for a center to deal with children and IQ and home.
All right so
think we've found our Serjeant's right here.
All right this sentence right here will be our key word sentence right here.
All right.
Because this sentence is dealing with children's IQ scores.
Here we have our keywords write together children's IQ.
All right.
Children's IQ.
And this is exactly how it appears.
And the question with children's IQ.
So this is our key word sentence so we're talking about are key words sentence.
I'm talking about the sentences stretches from the sentence that stretches from the where it says the
higher the children's IQ scores especially over IQ 130 the better the quality of your educational backup
measured in terms of reported verbal interactions with their parents.
The number of books and activities in there.
There's our word home.
Right we have children I accused scores and the word home.
So we're looking for the end of the wires that connect to the word home and our answer will be books
and activities.
Right we look back at it the question why children's IQ.
Home the words we have they have two words that are connected to the word home.
So the answer is number 23 will be books and activities books and activities because those are the two
words that are directly connected to the word home.
Books and activities directly connected the word home.
So does our answer.
That's the answer.
Number 23 OK.
So now let's move on and see if we can find number 25
why of the question.
Here's number 20 25 metacognition involves children understanding their own learning strategies as well
as developing software to find our key word sentence dealing with metacognition and children's understanding
and learning.
Those are key words metacognition children understanding and learning.
And we know our answer is going to connect to a word that is related is a synonym or direct a direct
copy of the word developing is probably going to be a synonym for that sentence.
So I'm scanning down after our previous sentence because it goes in order so I know I know it's going
to come after this sentence right here that talks about that.
All right.
So here's here's our sentence right here.
Here's the word metacognition here's the word children here's the word learned.
So this sentence right here starting with the words emotional awareness.
This is our sentence that we need to be looking at in terms of what is develops our sentences emotional
awareness is also part of metacognition.
So children should be helped to be aware of their feelings around the area to be learned.
Feelings of curiosity or confidence for example emotional awareness is also a part of metacognition.
All right.
So we look at our question for number 25
metacognition involves children understanding their own learning strategies as well as developing.
Answer here the goals is emotional awareness or emotional awareness is what we'll go here on this sentence
because it says emotional awareness is also a part of cognition.
All right.
Emotion awareness is also a part of our metacognition.
So our answer for number 25 is metacognition evolves.
Children are starting their own learning strategies as well as developing their emotional awareness.
Right now we know we're number 23 years and we know we're number 24 years so now we're for number 23
as we know we're for 25 years.
So identifying were 24 is actually going to be really easy because number 24 has to come from a sentence
that is found in-between number 23 and number 25.
So it's that will look and see if we could find that.
So our key word is the 24 children of average ability seem to need more direction from teachers because
they do not have.
All right so what don't they have.
Right.
Children of average ability seem to be seem to need more direction from teachers.
Key words here are children of average ability and also teachers.
And our answer is going to connect two words related to what they do not have.
Our answer has to connect to something they do not have.
But we're going to use the word teachers and children and average ability to locate our sentence so
I know where to look or know where to look.
Because here is emotional awareness and up here as are other senses that we use when there were 23 down
here for emotional whereas where does the where we use where we look for it was 25 and found it so that
means that our answer's going to be in between here is that we're looking for a sentence talking about
teachers
and teachers and it's only earlier if you're looking at this with me when you're in your own book then
you can try to look for with me and we're scanning for this sentences talking about teachers.
Here we go.
Here's a sentence thought with average ability.
There it is right there average ability and the word teachers.
So that's our sentence and as we can see is exactly how I told you what happened and go the questions
go in order number 24 is after Number 23 or 25 is the number 24.
So we're looking for something that they don't have in this sentence.
There's going to be laying which is related to the words do not have and that's going to be our answer
choice.
So in a sense there appears to be a qualitative difference in the way the election will intellectual
highly able think compare with more average ability or older pupils for whom external regulation by
the teacher often compensates for the lack of internal regulation.
So our answer is internal regulation because the words lack are the lack of is the same as do not have
a lack of it do not have.
We know our answer has to connect to do not have.
So it means that our are serious internal regulation.
See how it works.
Right.
You find your sentence and then you find the language you find the language that is connected to the
answer choice in that sentence in the passage and you always know what are is right and that's how you're
able to move through very quickly without without much effort.
There's look at our last question.
Question number twenty six.
And if you're if you're looking at it with me like I said you can scan with me because scanning is really
an exercise that you want to be able to work on.
You have to work on your ability to scan.
All right you have to you have to have to have to work on your ability to scan and locate sentences
that is probably the number one skill you have to be good at doing when it comes to reading comprehension
of scanning.
All right so number 26 It says teachers who rely on what is known as blank or produce sets of impressive
grades in class tests.
So key words is number 26 and I'm looking for teachers impressive grades in class test teachers grades
class teachers grade class Test.
Our answer is going to connect to no one has our answer will connect to known as a first or sentence.
And we want to find our sentence.
We look for the language that's connected to that.
Do those words before the blank lie.
And that will always point us to the answer choice.
All right.
So let's take a look at that teacher's grade class.
I know comes after number 25.
So 25 is what was right here with emotional awareness.
So there's nothing about teachers here.
Deep down there is instructor there's nothing about grades or test.
Let's keep going down
are.
Here we go.
All right.
So here we have an example of a combination.
OK.
We have an example of a combination.
And when I say combination I'm talking about we're starting right here.
We're going to start right here where we see Conversely in the word teachers.
Want to start there but we have this sentence but also we have this next sentence right here which is
extremely high examination results.
So here we have what happened here is a situation that happens sometimes on reading comprehension where
they'll take two sentences from a paragraph and combine them into one sentence one compound sentence
one complex sentence or one long simple sentence with all combined combined two sentences into one sentence
for a question.
But when you look at the passage is broken up in the two sentences So here we have that situation.
Extremely high examination results.
Inversely teachers who have a tendency to overdo recked can't diminish their give to pupils learning
autonomy.
All those spoon feeding can produce extremely high examination results.
These are not always followed by equally impressive lies to life successes.
All right so
look at the question.
The answer is spoon feeding because they're saying here off can often produce sets of impressive grades.
All right.
So work and produce.
Like I said the language will come with what connector was before or after a blank line.
So here whatever this is we'll produce sets of impressive grades in class whatever it is.
So look here is this spoon feeding can produce extremely high examination results.
So the correct answer is spoon feeding spoon feeding is what will produce those results.
OK.
So this is an example of the fill in the blank question and I hope you enjoyed it we're going to go
through another example so I can kind of tell you how it's done in terms of just going over with you
again.
So make sure that you understand how to do this within the play question for example so I'll talk to
you soon.
And if you have any questions about anything.
Be sure to send me a message and I'll be happy to answer it for you.
So thanks a lot and I'll look forward to talking to you again soon.
Another example.