Extensive Reading
8 Grade 10 English questions on Extensive Reading, with worked marking schemes. 8 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
2 marksState two reasons why learners should choose their own books for extensive reading.
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5 marksYour school has a small library with few storybooks. Suggest five ways the school can still promote extensive reading among Grade 10 learners.
(5 marks)
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Award 1 mark for each practical suggestion, to a maximum of 5. Any five of: - Keep a class book box and rotate the boxes between streams each month so that the same few titles reach more readers. (1) - Start a book-swap scheme in which learners lend one another titles they own. (1) - Timetable a fixed silent reading period each week when everyone, staff included, reads a self-chosen book. (1) - Hold short book talks in which learners recommend a title they enjoyed to the class. (1) - Use free reading material that is already around: newspapers, magazines and county newsletters in English and Kiswahili. (1) - Use free digital texts on a shared phone, tablet or computer where these are available. (1) - Borrow crates of books from the county library or a nearby school on loan. (1) - Invite a local writer or an old student to talk about reading, to raise interest. (1)
Question 3
1 markA Grade 10 learner reads two novels and a magazine of her own choosing every term, purely for pleasure. Which is the most likely long-term gain?
A. She will master the rules of tenses through the grammar exercises in the books.
B. She will be able to recite the plot of each book in the correct order.
C. Her handwriting will become neater.
D. She will pick up a wider vocabulary and read faster without being taught directly.
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1 markA learner chooses a novel in which she meets about fifteen unknown words on every page and stops often to check them. What is the best advice to give her?
A. Change to a book in which she knows nearly all the words, so that she can read on without stopping.
B. Keep the novel but skip any page that contains unknown words.
C. Keep the novel and look up every unknown word, since that will grow her vocabulary fastest.
D. Read the novel in translation first and then in English.
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3 marksOutline three entries a learner should make in a reading journal after finishing a novel read on her own.
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4 marksDistinguish between intensive reading and extensive reading under four headings of your choice.
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Award 1 mark for each clear contrast, to a maximum of 4. Any four of: - Purpose: intensive reading studies the language and detail of a text; extensive reading is for overall meaning, information and enjoyment. (1) - Text: intensive reading uses a short, demanding passage; extensive reading uses longer texts that are easy for the reader. (1) - Choice: the teacher selects the intensive passage; the learner chooses his own extensive reading. (1) - Quantity and speed: intensive reading covers little text slowly; extensive reading covers a lot of text at a comfortable pace. (1) - Follow-up: intensive reading ends in detailed questions and analysis; extensive reading ends in a brief personal response or journal entry. (1) A candidate must contrast the two to earn the mark; a statement about only one type scores nothing.
Question 7
1 markWhich description best fits extensive reading?
A. Memorising summaries of the set text before an examination.
B. Reading aloud to the class in order to have pronunciation corrected.
C. Reading many fairly easy, self-chosen texts for overall meaning and enjoyment.
D. Studying a short passage closely to find out how the writer uses language.
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1 markWhich teacher practice best keeps a class reading programme extensive rather than intensive?
A. Marking learners' reading journals for grammar and spelling mistakes.
B. Giving the whole class one title to read at the same pace.
C. Setting a written comprehension test on every book a learner finishes.
D. Allowing a learner who finds a book dull to abandon it and choose another.
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