There are many reading skills that will help you comprehend the text you are
reading.
A. Getting Specific Information
·
Informasi tertentu
diperoleh dengan cara melihat sekilas (scanning) karena informasi tersebut
tertera jelas dalam teks.
Contoh:
Getting Specific Information from the text
Getting Specific Information from the text
In a football game, some people do not play the game. They have important roles
in a football game. They are the coach, the referee, the linesmen, and the spectators.
The coach trains the players how to play the game. The referee controls the game. He
blows the whistle …..
The
questions:
Who controls the game?
The people who have important roles in a football game are ...
The answer:
The
referee
They
are the coach, the referee, the linesmen, and the spectators
B.
General
Information
The core of the passage, topic, topic other
paragraph.
Biasanya menanyakan judul dari teks bacaan atau tentang apa (topik) teks bacaan.
Contoh teks
It’s like a zoo but the animals are not caged. Giraffes, monkeys, hippos, even lions and tigers wander around freely. Perhaps you
may think , what if these
animals attack? No, they won’t.
Because, you look at them from inside your car or bus. Here,
it is the other way around. At the zoo, the animals are locked in the cage. At
the Safari Park you are the ones locked inside your vehicle.
The question:
(Finding General Information)
(Finding General Information)
The question:
What does the paragraph mostly talk about?
The Answer:
The Safari Park
C.
Main
Idea (Explicit Main Idea)
·
Keterangan, penjelasan,
atau pendapat penulis tentang topik subjek penulisan (yang menjadi topik utama
penulisan).
·
Explicit Main Idea
merupakan kalimat utama (topic sentence) dari suatu teks bacaan atau paragraph.
·
Biasanya merupakan
sebuah kalimat atau pernyataan lengkap yang terletak di awal, di tengah, atau
di akhir dari suatu teks.
Contoh:
Text with Explicit Main Idea
Bicycles are very popular today
in many countries. Many people use bicycles for exercise. But exercise is only one reason why bicycles are
popular.
Another
reason is money. Bicycles are not expensive to buy. They do not need gas to
make them go.
They
are also easy and cheap to fix. In
cities, many people like bicycles better than cars. By bicycles, they never
have to wait in traffic. They
also do not have to find a place to park. Finally, bicycles do not cause any pollution.
Contoh soal
The Question:
What is the main idea of
the first paragraph?
The answer:
Bicycles are very popular
today in many countries.
D.
Detailed Information (Informasi Rinci)
Informasi yang tidak tertera secara jelas pada teks
bacaan. Untuk memperoleh informasi ini, kita harus membaca secara rinci atau
intensif (Intensive Reading) setiap bagian dari suatu teks bacaan.
Contoh teks
Jose and Rian decided to go
to a film theatre to relax.They were very tired after finishing their exams. They chose to see and adventure film.
They didn’t want to seedrama, thriller or home movie. They wanted to forget
studying for one night.
So they bought two tickets
for a movie called Lord of the Rings. They got in the theatre just time in
before the movie started.
Inside the theatre, a tall
man sat on a seat in front of them. He put on a tall hat. Jose and and Rian
could not see the screen. Jose tapped the man on the shoulder and asked him to
remove his hat. When the man turned around to say sorry , they recognized him.
He was Mr. Samuel, Jose’s father.
The question for detailed
information
Why couldn’t Jose and Rian
see the screen?
The answer :
The man sitting in front of
them wore a tall hat
E.
Implicit Information
Ø
Informasi yang tidak tertera secara langsung pada teks
bacaan.
Ø
Untuk memperoleh informasi ini, kita harus memahami dan
menyimpulkan bagian tertentu atau keseluruhan isi teks.
Ø
Reading between the lines
Contoh Teks
Malaysian Local Fruit
Malaysian Local Fruit
Seasonal
·
Only available at certain times of the year
·
Popular
Ø Why eat more local fruit?
·
Fresh
·
Good for all skin type
·
Rich in vitamin
·
Easily available at markets, fruit stalls and
supermarkets
Non-Seasonal
·
All year around
·
Cheap
How to serve local fruit?
·
Wash, cut or peel and serve
·
Chill canned fruit
·
Make refreshing fruit juices
·
Make fruit jam
·
Make local delicacies for tea time
The question for implicit information:
What is the purpose of this poster?
The answer:
To encourage more people to eat local fruits
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