Part 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Generally, successful students follow these steps while studying: First, having an overview before reading; Second, looking for important information and paying greater attention to it; Third, relating important points to one another. Next, activating and using their prior knowledge. Then, changing strategies when their understanding is not good; Finally, monitoring understanding and taking action to correct or “fix-up” mistakes.

Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role in learning and rely on others to monitor their studying. For example, low-achieving students often don’t monitor their understanding of content, they don’t know the purpose of studying or show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students struggling with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extend beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems also face challenges with personal organization. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good students who employ various study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning, and they tend to use the same, often ineffective, study approach for all learning tasks.

Question 26. The “ineffective” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______

1. different B. essential C. necessary                                    D. unsuccessful

Question 27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as studying steps of successful students?

1. looking for important information and paying greater attention to it
2. relating important points to one another
3. completing work when they want.
4. employing various study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner.

Question 28. In comparison with low-achieving students, which do successful students use?

1. inflexible study ways. B. various study skills.
2. restricted strategies. D. aimless studying techniques.

Question 29. What does the underlined pronoun “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

1. the quality of their studying B. the content of new information
2. learning disability D. understanding strategy

Question 30. What is the main idea of the passage?

1. Successful learners and their learning strategies. B. Successful and low-academic achieving students.
2. Effective and ineffective ways of learning. D. Study skills for high school students.