HOW TO CULTIVATE A DAILY READING HABIT

By: By Zaria Gorvett

Published: BBC, 25 February 2019, http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190225-how-to-cultivate-a-daily-reading-habit

Level of Difficulty: **

TAKE THE TEST

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WATCH:

·          8 Science-Backed Reasons to Read a (Real) Book https://www.realsimple.com/health/preventative-health/benefits-of-reading-real-books

·      The Surprising Power of Reading Fiction: 9 Ways it Make Us Happier and More Creative https://open.buffer.com/reading-fiction/

QUESTION

1.       Read as far as the first subtitle and answer the questions:

A.      Why did Elon Musk place Isaac Asimov’s book in the Falcon Heavy rocket?

·         Because he thought Asimov’s books were good

·         Because he thought someone might read the book

·         Because he thought books were important

·         Because he thought equipment was unnecessary

B.      Where else in the same paragraph could the sentence “Such is the power of books” be placed?

C.      Which of the sentences in the same paragraph could you place at the beginning?

D.      Which of the following subtitles would best fit this section:

·         A lot of famous people like reading books

·         Ambition and reading go hand in hand

·         Innovators have learnt a lot by reading

·         Reading is an invaluable habit

2.       Read the section titled “Read your way to empathy” and answer the questions:

A.      Access: https://www.ddiworld.com/global-offices/united-states/press-room/what-is-the-1-leadership-skill-for-overall-success  and check out the table. Of the interaction skills listed on the vertical axis, which seems to be the most important? Which comes second and why? (Use your own words) Which seems to be the least important and why? (Use your own words)

B.      The statements below form a summary of David Kidd’s experiment; however, they are in the wrong order. Unscramble them to form the correct summary:

a.       Kidd argued that people who read regularly will observe an increase in empathy, which will affect their social lives in the long run.

b.      The aim of this study was to examine whether reading fiction improves the readers’ theory of mind or not

c.       Reading fiction enables us to put ourselves into the shoes of others.

d.      In the study, while some participants were asked to read fiction, others were asked to read non-fiction or nothing at all.

e.      The result of the study demonstrated that literary fiction readers outperformed those who read genre fiction, nonfiction or nothing at all.

f.        The researchers wanted to see whether the type of fiction affects the degree of improvement of theory of mind.

3.       Read the section titled “Tips from avid readers” and answer the questions:

A.      We understand from the introduction to the text that some people pretend/ claim/ believe/ deny (choose the odd one out) they are interested in good literature and they are not all ‘so called’ ……

B.      Watch: https://www.reading-rewards.com/blog/how-to-make-independent-reading-work/ What piece of advice offered in the video would Christina Chipurici’s primary school teacher have not agreed with? Why?

C.      Read the paragraph titled “Find a reading format that works for you”. Where in this paragraph would you place the following two sentences:

a.       Thanks to these developments in technology, people no longer have to rely on printed versions of books.

b.      Technological developments have impacted the form reading material takes as well.

c.       Read the third piece of advice and access the following sites: https://www.theceolibrary.com/naveen-jain-14453.html  and https://www.theceolibrary.com/fabrice-grinda-6337.html . It can be concluded from these two examples that reading extensively is linked to….

d.      What is the take home point from the last piece of advice?

WRITING TASK

Write a concluding paragraph for the text. This is not a one page text so consider how long the paragraph needs to be. Write two versions of the concluding paragraph:

·         In the first, begin as follows: To sum up…and write a summary

·         In the second, begin as follows: To conclude or In conclusion….and write restatement

HOW TO CULTIVATE A DAILY READING HABIT; KEY AND TEACHERS’ NOTES

The subject of this relatively straightforward text is of such importance that I really feel it has got to be covered. In the modern world, where the reading habit seems to be ever declining, it is of vital importance to try and persuade people of the value of reading great literature. The questions aim to test a wide variety of cognitive skills as ever.

1.       Because he thought books were important / At the end / Reading has planted seeds in the heads of countless innovators / Reading is an invaluable habit

2.       Emotional intelligence, interaction skills, possible answer: they have a lot in common or overlap a lot / Develops others’ ideas, possible answer: it is a completely passive position/ c,d,b,f,e,a

3.       Deny, avid readers/ providing choices, If there’s a moral to this story, it’s to read because you want to –and never allow it to become a chore./ The first is the concluding statement and goes at the end, the second is the topic sentence and goes at the beginning./ high-achievement/ If the world’s most busy and successful people can manage it, you can too.