Post-reading Comprehension 1.1 When was this text written? How do you know? 1.2 At this time, were most white American women working in offices or were they housewives? How do you know? 1.3 Do housewives earn money in the same way as office workers or other workers? Why or why not? (1+2) 1.4 Do you think housewives should be paid for their domestic work? Why or why not? Write like this: Yes, they should be paid for their work, because ... OR No, they should not be paid for their work, because ... (1+1) (1+2) 2.1 According to this article, who is the most important person in the home? (1) 2.2 According to this article, what things should women do for their husbands? Give three examples from anywhere in the text. Use your 5.2 Why do you think the writer has left out information about what housewives want? (1+1) own words. 3.1 Choose one option and write only the letter. Tip: Go back to the Reading strategy and the information in the Features to help you. a) The writer assumes that all women want to be housewives. b) The writer assumes that all men want their wives to serve them. c) Both a) and b). 3.2 Explain why you chose your answer to 3.1. 4. Who do you think will like this article more: working husbands or housewives? Say why. Write like this: I think that ... will like this article more, because ... 5.1 Give your own example of information the writer has left out about what the housewives want. 6.1 Choose one option. Which statement below is correct? Write only the letter. Tip: Go back to the Reading strategy and the information in the Features to help you. (3) (1) (2) (1+2) (2) (2) a) Writers use manipulative language to tell readers how to cook food. b) Writers use manipulative language to control what readers think. c) Writers use manipulative language to increase readers' vocabularies. 6.2 Say how the word "little" in paragraph 6 manipulates readers into thinking housewive's problems are not important. 7. Is this article biased (unfair) against women or men? How do you know? Write like this: This article is biased against... I think this because... (1+2) TOTAL: 30 marks (1) (2)
