Reading Comprehension JAC Set 4

Question 1

What does ‘Frieze’

Answer 1

Any long narrow horizontal panel or ornamental band used for decorative purposes around the walls of a room or exterior of a building.

Question 2

What is a punchline?

Answer 2

The final part of a joke

Question 3

What is a palindrome in English?

Answer 3

A word that reads the same forwards and backwards, eg. madam

Question 4

What is a feature article

Answer 4

A detailed article that is related to ongoing issues in society

Question 5

What is a news report?

Answer 5

An unbiased and to the point reporting of new information, which is relatively short and related to revelation (exposing secrets or hidden matters) rather that an ongoing story or established topic.

Question 6

What is an obituary?

Answer 6

It is a news article that reports someone’s death and generally has accounts of the person’s life and information about their upcoming funeral.

Question 7

What is an Anecdotal Story/Recount?

Answer 7

A story/recount that incorporates a personal story

Question 8

What is an illustrative recount/story?

Answer 8

A story that draws upon a real life example

Question 9

What is a subjective recount/story?

Answer 9

Written from the subject’s personal perspective

Question 10

What is a postscript?

Answer 10

Writing added after the main body of a letter, usually preceded by the initials ‘PS’