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Reading NET Resources |
Preparation is the key to success on the NET Reading Test.
Reviewing the type of questions, understanding important reading strategies, doing sample questions and scoring them will help you build both your confidence and knowledge.
Doing the Lab Resources: Reading Strategies before the reading pretest will offer you the best possible chance of understanding the questions and answering correctly.
The test is timed. You will have 30 minutes to do 33 questions. You need to work as quickly as possible. It is to your advantage to work quickly and do as many as possible correctly. You will need a score of 65.
This is a list of other websites that may be used for additional practice
www.nsna.org
This link is the official National Student Nurses
Association website. Check out resources that are available, including
discussion board.
www.testpreview.com/nursing_practice.htm
Select Nursing Exam practice
· Select Nursing Exam practice
· Select desired self-assessment module
· Read and complete questions
· Click on assessment icon on lower left-hand side of screen
http://www.cdlponline.org
Adult learning activities.
· Choose from many subjects including health/safety and science /technology
· Readings come from news stories and include optional audio if readers choose to have the story read to them.
· Readings include vocabulary, spelling, matching, questions, and writing activities with optional audio.
· Includes links to similar sites including several for ESL.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/index.html
Daily readings with
quizzes on current Times articles.
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html
Students can pick a topic to read about and then do vocabulary practice, main
idea, or inference activities.
www.sciam.com
This is the official website for Scientific American magazine. Browse the site
for practice science content-area readings.
Browse this site for practice with science content-area readings; click on health & medicine link for topics relating to nursing.
http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/
This link is the official San Luis Obispo County Community College website.
This site contains good information/reminder sheets on reading comprehension, making effective inferences, and drawing conclusions.
http://eslus.com
Reading practice, science reading options, speed reading exercises, optional
audio, extensive newspaper readings
www.english-to-go.com
Pre and post reading activities with vocabulary, context, and main idea.
www.esloop.org
A large network of websites designed for ESL learners. Students can seek a site
that will cater to their level and desired outcome.
http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/ACCDitg/SSSQ3R.htm
Detailed descripton of two content area reading strategies followed by more
information specifically geared for science content area readings.
Take the pretest and the computer will score it. Then return here to find out about your score.
Type of Question List
1. Purpose of
Author
2.
Inference
3.
Inference
4.
Inference
5. Main
Idea
6. Predicting Outcomes
7. Main
Idea
8. Main
Idea
9.
Inference
10. Main
Idea
11. Purpose of
Author
12. Purpose of
Author
13. Predicting
Outcomes
14. Main
Idea
15.
Inference
16. Main
Idea
17.
Inference
18.
Inference
19. Main
Idea
20. Central
Theme
21. Main
Idea
Main Idea 8 Purpose of Author 3
Inference 7 Predicting Outcomes 2
Central Theme 1
Indicate how many questions you answered correctly in each category. If you bring this chart with you when you visit a Learning Lab reading instructor, the instructor can help you find resources to use to better prepare yourself.
Category
Total Possible
Tally Those Answered Correctly
Main Idea
8
Inference
7
Function and Significance
Central Theme
1
Purpose of Author
3
Predicting Outcomes
2
Total Possible
21
Last Updates 11/1/2006
J.Morford (Content organized by L. Hassan,
S. James and P. Kaminski)