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2.3: Comprehension Understanding What You Read

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    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\):

    Multiple Choice

    Choose the correct answers based on “IELP Expectations of Students.” In some cases, more than one answer is correct. Choose all of the correct answers. For incorrect answers, be prepared to share the reason it is not correct.

    1. You will be placed on attendance probation if

      a. you skip a class.

      b. you attend more than 80% of the classes.

      c. you do not attend 80% of the classes.

      d. you skip more than 20% of the classes.

    2. Organization will help with

      a. balancing school and home life.

      b. passing all your classes.

      c. going to class on time.

      d. making a schedule.

    3. Being prepared for class

      a. is the key to organization.

      b. helps you focus.

      c. means you have to turn in your homework before class.

      d. means you take everything you need to class.

    4. Open-minded students

      a. are willing to try new things.

      b. only want to learn one way.

      c. don’t like change.

      d. are unfamiliar with new methods.

    5. If you arrive late to class, you show respect by

      a. knocking on the door.

      b. apologizing to the teacher immediately.

      c. coming in and sitting down quietly.

      d. asking the teacher, “What are we doing?”

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\):

    True or False

    Choose True or False based on “IELP Expectations of Students.” If the statement is false, rewrite the sentence to make it true.

    1. Being a student is only about learning information and getting good grades.
    2. Attendance is only important in IELP classes.
    3. Writing and following a schedule can help you be more organized.
    4. You should write your first and last names on assignments.
    5. Different professors may have different teaching styles.
    6. There are only five ways to show respect in the classroom.

    This page titled 2.3: Comprehension Understanding What You Read is shared under a CC BY-NC license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Amber Bliss Calderón (PDXOpen publishing initiative) .

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