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The document discusses identifying topics in reading. A topic tells what something is about and helps with understanding and remembering what is read. To find the topic, one word in a group will be the topic that connects all the other words. Examples are provided where the topic must be identified. In another exercise, the topic is not provided and must be inferred based on the group of words. Identifying topics aids comprehension of reading materials.
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Learning to look for the topic
- 1. Reading skill Learning to Look for The Topic
- 2. What is a topic? A topic is a world or phrase ( a few words) that tells what something is about. You will learn to look for the topic when you read. The key to understanding what you read. It also helps you remember.
- 3. Finding the topic in the groups of words in the following examples, one of the words is the topic for all the other words. You will choose which word is the topic. You may not know the meaning of all the words, but do not use a dictionary when you work on these exercises. Work with another students and try to guess the meaning of any new words. After you finish each exercise, you may look in the dictionary to get the meaning of words you could not guess.
- 4. Example: the topic is ( the other words are name of sport.) a. Football b. Baseball c. Tennis d. Sports e. Skiing The answer is d (sports)
- 5. Thinking of the topic In the following exercise, the topic is not included in the group of words. You must think of a for the words.
- 6. Example: Topic : ………………………………………… Knife Spoon Cup Bowl Fork Chopsticks (the answer is things for eating and dringking)
- 7. Thank you