➕ Connotation (reading)➖

Benefits➕:
📖 Better understand meaning and tone while reading ;
👥 Avoid misunderstandings in written communication ;
📓 Master new words by classifying them as positive or negative .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Determine the connotation of the word by choosing NEGATIVE (➖) or POSITIVE (➕).

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🆒 Context (reading) 🆙

Benefits➕:
📓 Master new words and expand your vocabulary ;
🔍 Use context cues to identify the meaning of new words ;
🗨 Become more articulate in your speech and writing .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the word that best fits the sentence.

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🔎 Extraction (reading) 🔍

Benefits➕:
⌛️ Learn time-saving techniques for skimming long pieces of writing ;
🔍 Find critical information quickly using scanning techniques .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Skim the article within the allotted time. Choose the correct answer in the skimming review. ➡️ Next, find and choose the passage in the article that answers the question.

‼️ BEFORE WE BEGIN. This game is split into two portions: skimming and scanning. Improving these skills allows you to evaluate and consume information more effectively in real-world situations.

SKIMMING. Quickly look across the text and identify important words or ideas. It's fine to skip lines if they don't seem important.

SCANNING. Keep the information you're looking for in the front of your mind and move rapidly through the text to identify where it's likely to occur.

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SKIMMING

AIKIDO

THE ART OF PEACE

I bow to the portrait of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of the Japanese art of Aikido, on the altar. We call him O-Sensei, meaning "great teacher". Then I wait and sit in a silent meditation called seiza. I focus on the word Aikido, a fusion of three Japanese characters: Ai, meaning harmony; ki, meaning spirit; and do, meaning way. O-Sensei called it "The Art of Peace," the purpose of which is to "make the heart of the universe one's own."

But The Art of Peace was born in violence. As a young man, O-Sensei witnessed a brutal attack on his father at the hands of political opponents, motivating him to study judo, kendo, and jujutsu. His rise to power mirrored his country's. He fought for Japan in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904, earning the name "soldier kami," or soldier god, for his prowess in combat.

The course of his life changed in one duel. O-Sensei discovered that he could anticipate his opponent's moves, redirecting his aggression without bringing harm to him. In a moment, the unique martial art he was developing transformed from a self-defense technique to a peaceful way of being. After a life of contests, O-Sensei wrote, "a true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing."

Image credit: Novoselov

SCAN THE ARTICLE
ONE of THREE

❓ What did O-Sensei call Aikido?

✅ Answer: 1st paragraph, last sentence: O-Sensei called it "The Art of Peace," the purpose of which is to "make the heart of the universe one's own."

TIP: Keep the information you're looking for in mind as you scan.

SCANNING

AIKIDO

THE ART OF PEACE

I bow to the portrait of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of the Japanese art of Aikido, on the altar. We call him O-Sensei, meaning "great teacher". Then I wait and sit in a silent meditation called seiza. I focus on the word Aikido, a fusion of three Japanese characters: Ai, meaning harmony; ki, meaning spirit; and do, meaning way. O-Sensei called it "The Art of Peace," the purpose of which is to "make the heart of the universe one's own."

But The Art of Peace was born in violence. As a young man, O-Sensei witnessed a brutal attack on his father at the hands of political opponents, motivating him to study judo, kendo, and jujutsu. His rise to power mirrored his country's. He fought for Japan in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904, earning the name "soldier kami," or soldier god, for his prowess in combat.

The course of his life changed in one duel. O-Sensei discovered that he could anticipate his opponent's moves, redirecting his aggression without bringing harm to him. In a moment, the unique martial art he was developing transformed from a self-defense technique to a peaceful way of being. After a life of contests, O-Sensei wrote, "a true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing."