Exam for Practice #2

Exam Name… ……………………… 1/25/2021 Number registration…………… Course………………………… *Reading : Although the advent of itv did not affect television coverage of news and current affairs. it did cause a change in the style and contenl of other programmes shown on television. The amount of money that a television company can charge an advertiser depends on the expected number of viewers at the time when the advertisement is to be shown. Therefore, there was pressure on itv from the start to make its ontput popular. In its early years itv captured nearly three-quarters of the BBC's audience. The BBC then responded by making. Its own programmes equally accessible to a mass audience. Ever since then. There has been little significant difference in what is shown on the BBC and commercial television. Both BBC and itv (and also‘ the more recent Channel) show a wide variety of programmes. They are in constant Competition with each other to attract the largest audience (this is known as the ratings war). But they do not each try to show a more popular type of programme than the other. They try instead to do the same type of programme 'better'. Of particular importance in the ratings war is the performance of the channels' various soap operas. The two most popular and long-running of these, which are shown at least twice a week, are not glamorous American productions showing rich and powerfuln people (although series such as Dallas and Dynasty are sometimes shown). 1-Answer the question about the paragraph above.Give reasons for your answers. a-Circle the topic sentence. Does the topic sentence help you understand what the Paragraph will be about ? b-How many supporting sentences does the paragraph have ? Underland them. c-Do all the supporting sentences relate to the topic sentence ? d-Circle the concluding sentence.Does the concluding sentence make the paragraph feel finished ? 2-Circle the topic and underline the controlling idea of each topic sentence below. Then with a partner, predict what the rest of the paragraph will discuss. a-cell phones should notebe allowed in classroms for several reasons. Prediction…………………………………………………………………………………… b-Cancun Restaurant has the best seafood in town Prediction……………………………………………………………………………….......... c-Training for the marathon is a complicated process Prediction…………………………………………………………………………………… d-Taking the TOFEL is a hardship for many student Prediction…………………………………………………………………………………… 3-Examine the organization of the paragraph by answering the questions below. Then compar your answer with a partner. a-Underline the topic sentence Is it first or second sentence ?..................................................... b-Write the controlling idea from the topic sentence in your own worrds ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… c-One sentence in the paragraph is irrelevant.Draw a line through it. d-Why iste the sentence irrelevant ? Write your explanation below ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….... 4-Read the following topic sentences.Put a check next to each Sentence below that supports the topic sentence. 4-1-Childhood dibetes has many possible causes a-…………. Obesity is a major cause of diabetes b-…………. Children who eat too much sugar can get diabetes c-…………. Children with diabetes 4-2-The best way to reduce traffic in our city is to build a metro subway system a-………….pollution is very bad in our city b-………….widening the freeways has not solved the problem of traffic congestion c-………….A metro subway system would encourage people to take public transportation work.