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Instructions

Adjusting the Screen:
You can adjust the size of the two screen sections (the reading and the quiz) by moving the cursor to the horizontal screen section division bar (it will turn into a double-headed arrow) and then dragging the bar up or down.

Reading:
You should read the text in the top part of the page before you attempt to answer the questions. At any time, however, you can go back and re-read the text to help you answer the quiz questions.

Listening:
Clicking on the little speaker icons will allow you to hear the paragraph read aloud.   You must have the RealAudio RealPlayer software installed.  See Getting Started with SEAsite for instructions on how to obtain and install this software.

The Dictionary:
You can use the dictionary to look up words you don't know.  You can type them in, or you can Copy and Paste.

Sometimes the Dictionary is "hidden" behind the readings page.  You can always restore it by clicking on the "Dictionary" Button on the Taskbar (Windows 95).

Note: in some browsers, the Edit/Paste command does not work.  You can usually use keyboard Copy/Paste cammands - for example, in Windows, Crtl-C copies and Crtl-V pastes.

The Quiz:
This multiple choice quiz is presented in sets of 3 questions.

You select an answer by clicking on the answer of your choice - you will see the little button beside it turn black.

To see and answer the next question, click on the Next button. After you have answered all the questions in a set of 3, you will notice that the Judge button is enabled (i.e. the word Judge has turned from gray to black). Click on it to find out how many of the questions you got right.

If you didn't get them all right, you must go back and change one or more of your answers and click on Judge again. Repeat this process if necessary until you get all the questions in the set right. You cannot go on to the next set of questions until you get the current set right.

At the end of the quiz, you will be shown how many times you needed to click Judge.   Obviously, the best score will be to have clicked Judge only once per set of three questions.  So if there are 12 questions, a perfect score would show that you pressed Judge 4 times.

Some or all of the questions may have a Hint which you can see by clicking on the Hint button. You cannot see the Hints until you have answered the question once. Try not to use the Hints unless you need them.

When all the answers in a set are right, you will notice that the Next Set button is enabled. Click on it to see the first question in the next set of questions. Answer and Judge these questions the same way you did the first set.

Work through all the questions in this way. When the Next Set button remains disabled after you've answered all the questions in a set correctly, the quiz is over. You will see a message to this effect, and a summary of your score.

Rationale

The idea behind this design is to help you focus on the content, questions, and answers. Often it is easy to semi-consciously go through a multiple choice question quiz, trying first a then b then c then d until you get the answer right, and then go on. It doesn't take too much time or thought to do this, and if there is no grade involved, it may be difficult to concentrate. In this design, you have many different possible combinations of answers, so it will not be very efficient to guess. If you get one wrong, you will need to go back and look at and think about each of the answers to try to determine which is wrong. This should help you focus and concentrate on the material and the language.

Press your Browser's Back or Return button to return to the quiz.