ELTIS Reading for Specific Information and Detail Flashcards

A reading passage gives these instructions: 'Turn in your assignment by Friday. Late assignments will lose ten points per day.' If a student turns in the assignment on Monday, how many points will be lost?

Answer: 30 points

The assignment is three calendar days late (Saturday, Sunday, Monday), losing 10 points per day for a total of 30 points.

A passage uses the phrase 'as stated above.' This phrase signals that:

Answer: The author is referring back to previously mentioned details.

'As stated above' signals a reference back to information already provided earlier in the passage.

A student is looking for the date a school policy was last updated in a long document. The best strategy is to:

Answer: Scan the document for numbers or date formats.

Scanning for numbers or date formats is the fastest way to locate a specific date in a long document.

A passage states that a scholarship requires 'a minimum GPA of 3.5.' A student with a GPA of 3.2 wants to apply. According to the passage, the student:

Answer: Does not meet the minimum GPA requirement.

The passage states the minimum GPA is 3.5; since 3.2 is below that threshold, the student does not meet the requirement.

In a reading passage about enrollment procedures, the word 'mandatory' in the phrase 'mandatory orientation session' means:

Answer: Required and not optional.

'Mandatory' means required; a mandatory orientation session must be attended by all students.

A passage includes: 'Students who score below 70% on the placement test will be enrolled in the English support program.' A student scores 65%. According to the passage, this student will:

Answer: Be enrolled in the English support program.

The passage states scores below 70% result in enrollment in the English support program, and 65% is below that threshold.