READING W10

3.1
Understand
Main Points and
Ideas
 Lesson Standard
3.1.2
Read and understand specialised articles outside of
one’s field

3.1.3
Read and identify the content and relevance of news
items, articles and reports on wide range of
professional topics
READING STRATEGIES
For this lesson, we will be
using these reading
strategies:
1. Identifying Main Ideas and
supporting details
2. Locating Specific Details and
Important Information
3. Contextual Clues
4. Inferencing
01
Read,
Understand
and Identify
Let’s do one practice together
 READ THIS TEXT
A moderate Netizen will probably use between five to fifteen username or
password combinations to log in to email accounts, social networking suits,
discussion boards, news and entertainment sites, online stores, online banking
accounts and so on. People who are heavy users of email and Internet applications
at work may even have more than 30 required username/password combinations.
Some of these accounts require a specific number of
symbols and digits, while others need to have the
password changed every 60 days. The number of
passwords becomes mind-boggling when you have to
memorize all the codes to access things like your
Internet banking account, the ATM, home alarm
systems and voicemail, in addition to the former list
of password combinations. The frustration caused by
having to memorize such a long list of login
credentials has grown so prevalent that it now
actually has a name: password fatigue.
 Question 1:
The main idea in
paragraph 1 is that
 QUESTION 1
The main idea of the paragraph is that

A. people are required to memorize too

many passwords due to work obligation
B. the need to memorize too many passwords
has become a widespread problem
C. technological advancement has resulted in
too many security requirements
D. password combinations are becoming too
complicated to memorize
 ANSWER
A, C and D all have an
element of truth to them, but
the main idea of the
paragraph is that the act of
memorizing passwords ‘has
grown so prevalent.’

So B is the correct answer ✅

 READ THIS TEXT
Having to remember so many different passwords can be
both tiring and dangerous. Since it is almost impossible for the
average person to immediately recall a unique password for
each account they may have, many people keep lists of
usernames and passwords on or beside their computers.
Others use very simple passwords or even the same password
for every account to solve this problem. While these practices
make it easier to remember login information, unfortunately
they also make it exponentially easier for thieves to hack into
accounts.
 Question 2:
The following are the
average user solutions
to password fatigue
except ...
 QUESTION 2
The following are the average user solutions to
password fatigue except

A. Jotting down passwords

B. using the same password

C. employing simplified passwords

D. using voice encryption for all passwords

 ANSWER
D is the correct answer ✅

As it is the ONLY option not

mentioned in the text.
 READ THIS TEXT
However, both single sign-on (SSO) authentication and
password management software have a major failing, in what
makes them useful is also what makes them vulnerable. If a user
loses or forgets the password to login to SSO software, the ussr
will then lose access to all of the applications linked to the SSO
account. A hacker who cracks the SSO password will be able to
access all the linked accounts. Netizens who rely on password
management software are susceptible to the same problems,
but also incur the added threat of compromised passwords due
to computer theft.
 Question 3:
What is the main
point made by the
writer?
 QUESTION 3
What is the main point made by the writer?

A. It is better to memorize individual

passwords than to use a password
management software
B. Using password management software
results in greater susceptibility to hacking

C. Using password management software is

more convenient, but it is not infallible

D. Linking multiple accounts with a single

password is a security risk
 ANSWER
A and B are not stated in the text.
D can be inferred, but it is not
outright stated.

C is the correct answer ✅

As the paragraph states that ‘what
makes them useful as also what
makes them vulnerable’
 READ THE TEXT
While most websites or
network systems allow Netizens
to recover or change lost
passwords by providing email
addresses or answering quick
question, this process can waste
timer and cause additional
frustration. Recovering a
forgotten password is only a
short-term solution; it does not
solve the real problem of
password fatigue.
 Question 4:
The word ‘it’ in the
last sentence refers to
...
 QUESTION 4
The word ‘it’ in the last sentence refers to ...

A. wasting time

B. losing passwords

C. retrieving lost passwords

D. discovering a short-term solution

 ANSWER
Refer to the first half of the
sentence. It mentions ‘recovering
a forgotten password’. So ...

C is the correct answer ✅

 READ THE TEXT
Some experts have suggested that
instead of using passwords, computers
should rely on biometrics for personal
security. This a method of recognizing
human users based on unique traits,
such as fingerprints, voice or DNA.
Biometric identification is currently used
by some government agencies and
private companies. While use of
biometrics would certainly eliminate the
need for memorizing passwords, it also
raises questions concerning ethics and
privacy, besides being expensive to
implement.
 QUESTION 5
The writer mentions biometric identification to
support the fact that ...
A. Using standard passwords is not effective
way to keep information secure
B. there is no perfect solution for password
management available for general use
C. the need to memorize passwords is quickly
becoming obsolete
D. the best security systems are too expensive l
for personal use
 ANSWER
The text does not state that
passwords are ineffective (A) or
becoming obsolete (C). The text
does not state that biometric systems
are expensive (D), but this is not THE
main point. Biometric identification is
used to follow up on the writer’s point
of that there is no perfect system for
password management.

B is the correct answer ✅

 In conclusion, when answering a
reading comprehension question

Understand Omit Identify

Read and try to Go through all option Identify the correct
comprehend the main answers and omit the answer by referring
ideas of paragraphs and incorrect statements back to the passage.
overall idea of the
passage.
Highlight keywords
 The more that
you READ the more
things you will
know.
The more you LEARN
the more places
you’ll go
Thank
you!