Sample Questions

· What is the main topic of the passage?

(A) The outline and demonstration of cross-cultural communication.

(B) Four non-verbal variables of cross-cultural communication.

· What does the passage mainly discuss? What is the passage primarily concerned with?

(A) Nonverbal cues in crosscultural communication..

(B) The impact of different systems of understanding.

Main purpose questionsask why the author wrote a passage. The answer choices for these questions usually begin with infinitives.

Sample Questions

• What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• What is the author's main purpose in the passage?

• What is the main point of this passage?

• Why did the author write the passage?

Sample Answer Choices

To define_____

To relate_____

To discuss_____

To propose_____

To illustrate_____

To support the idea that_____

To distinguish between _____and______

To compare ____and_____

Main detail questionsask about the most significant information of the passage. To answer such a question you should point out a line or two in the text.

Sample Questions

· What factors are emphasized in the passage?

· In what lines is the most significant information given?

Caution:Don't answer the overview questions about a passage until you have skim-read all paragraphs. The process of answering the detail questions may give you a clearer understanding of the main idea, topic, or purpose of the passage.

The answers for main idea, main topic, and main purpose questions summarize the main points of the passage; they must be more general than any of the supporting ideas or details, but not so general that they include ideas outside the scope of the passages.

Unit 2-8. APPROACHES TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

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