Notes

Homework Due Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Course: XEFL-321 iBT-TOEFL Level 2

Name: Uyanga Jargalsaikhan

Language Focus: reading (inferencing); categorization; text structure

PART I
Instructions
• Read the following passage
• Review the definitions of inferencing
• Complete the chart using the category headings

Reading Passage – Tiger Moths (pp. 90-91 in your textbook)

Question Answer or Inference Reason or Justification for Answer

It is implied in paragraph 1 about the order Lepidoptera that
1. a. all member of the order are moths It says Lepidoptera are the tiger moths

It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that butterflies are
2. c. also part of the order Lepidoptera It says tiger moths can match that of the closely related butterfly

What is implied about the eggs of tiger moths in paragraph 2?
3. a. they are generally laid in warmer seasons It says the egg is laid usually in the spring; it can attach to surface of the plant that can provide vital nutrients for them
What can be inferred that about the plants mentioned in paragraph 2?
4. c. they are essential for the development of the moth lava Once the egg hatches, the lava immediately begins feeding on the planet
It is implied in paragraph 3 that
5. b. caterpillars do not consume additional food during the winter The caterpillars depend entirely on their internal store of nutrients

Paragraph 4 suggest that

6.
a. Caterpillars need to eat to get ready for the pupa stage.
It says caterpillars emerge and prepare for pupa stage. During this stage, it hatch on plant, time to form protective form.

What can be inferred from paragraph 5?
7.
a. an adult tiger moth can be produce many generations throughout its short life
It says once they reach maturity, only have a few days of life, so they focus find a mate and lay eggs –next generation.
What would most likely happen to a predator that wanted to eat tiger moth?

8. d. the predator would back away from it Many predators intuitively understand, that creatures with brightest coloration are often the least suitable to eat

PART II – Understanding Categorization and Text Organization
Instructions
• Read the following passage about Sand Dunes on pp. 126-127
• Identify the things that are being compared
• Categorize these things according to the characteristics identified or highlighted in the reading passage

Type of Thing being Compared Characteristics

ridge dunes
1.do not always retain their original dune formation

2. are characterized by wavy ridges

star-shaped dunes
1. form when winds from various directions blow over large volumes of sand




crescent dunes
1. usually have greater width than length

2. can shift large distances over time













PART III – Understanding Categorization and Text Organization
Instructions
• Read the following passage about Hemingway and Faulkner on pp. 130-131
• Identify the things that are being compared
• Categorize these things according to the characteristics identified or highlighted in the reading passage

Authors being Compared Characteristics of Writing Styles Grammar Structures in the Text that Show Comparison/Contrast


Ernest
Hemmingway
Precision
Minimalism
Concise
Use sparse and simple language
Many believe this style was a result of his career as reporter.




William Faulkner

Long
Complex
Descriptive prose
Allow an emotion In contrast to Hemingway’s way of writing, Faulkner eschewed technique, once remarking that “the young writer would be a fool to follow theory”.