Which paragraph talks about these things:

A)Many universities are not in favour of laptops

B)The advantages of laptops

C)The increase in laptop use in universities

D)The problems with some of the research on laptop use

E)Polarised views on laptop use

Answers

A)Many universities are not in favour of laptops - 5

B)The advantages of laptops - 3

C)The increase in laptop use in universities -1

D)The problems with some of the research on laptop use - 4

E)Polarised views on laptop use - 2

Summary

•Skim the text first

•Use the signpost clues to follow the organisation – thesis statement, topic sentences

•Scan efficiently to find what you need – look in the right places!

•Guess / ignore unknown words

•Read actively – take notes, interact and think about the text

•SQ3R

•Break long sentences up by looking at the commas