Long-form reading and answering skills for CET-4 and CET-6

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Long-form reading and answering skills for CET-4 and CET-6

After the reform of the CET-4 and CET-6 exams, the original speed reading was adjusted to the long reading passage information matching question type. To prepare for this type of question, you need to master certain answering skills in order to quickly and accurately select the answer. The figure below will help you quickly complete long-form reading at Level 4 and Level 6 through three steps.

Edited at 2020-12-16 09:26:39

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Long-form reading and answering skills for CET-4 and CET-6

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Outline

Three steps to get it done Long reading for level 4 and level 6

long reading

That is, paragraph information matching questions

Features

Length: Approximately 1,000 words for Level 4 and approximately 1,200 words for Level 6

There are 10 sentences attached, one question for each sentence

The sentence information comes from the article paragraph, and the information is matched to answer the question.

Three steps to answer questions

Step1: Strictly control time and prioritize

Do not spend more than 15 minutes on new question types

Step2: First the title and then the text, avoid reading the whole article

Questions first, text later -> Complete simple questions

Remaining paragraph -> Find the answer to the puzzle

Step3: Accurate positioning and information matching

Positioning principle

Find keywords

Keyword sorting

Keyword palindrome positioning

Keyword non-first appearance principle

The targeted keyword does not necessarily appear for the first time

Pay attention to comparison between the original text and the content of the question stem

non-sequential principle

matching principle

There needs to be a clear matching relationship with the original text positioning

synonymous substitution

Determine the position through positioning, and then perform synonymous replacement

Answering skills

1. Locate keywords for long reading

2. A comprehensive grasp of the context of the article is crucial

3. Accurate understanding of the subject matter is a prerequisite

4. The key is to correctly position the keywords

How to determine keywords

Some words with longer spellings

Features: low-frequency words that will not appear significantly

Examples: internship, competitiveness, globalization, integration, sustainability, innovative, immigration, etc.

Numbers, including years, percentages, special events, etc.

Example: mid-1970s, 3.9 percent, 20 percent, September 11, etc.

hyphenated special words

A new word connected by two (or three) words, used as an adjective

Examples: university-based, one-child, hard-to-grasp

research, report, book vocabulary

Examples: report, study, books, etc.

Superlative, such as best, worst, most, etc.

Nouns, adjectives, etc. that carry main information

Examples: funding, instability, values, employees, etc.