1. PowerPoint Presentation by JoAnn Yaworski CHAPTER 2 Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

2. Understanding the main idea and supporting details of a passage Applying this understanding to a new context or setting CHAPTER 2: Application Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Application Application is the skill of transferring the understanding of a concept or passage to a different situation. It requires two steps:

3. Respond to the question, not to the passage. The question gives you the new idea, the new information, and the new situation. Transfer your understanding of the passage to the new context. CHAPTER 2: Application Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Steps for recognizing and responding to application questions: (Continued)

4. CHAPTER 2: Application Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (Continued) When you interview for a job, you want to make a good first impression. Dressing neatly and professionally shows the interviewer that you take pride in your appearance. Therefore, use good judgment in selecting the clothes you wear on a job interview. Do not wear outfits that are too casual or flashy. (1) Respond directly to the interviewer’s questions, sticking to the issues the interviewer raises (2) Interrupt the interviewer to show how you can take command of a situation (3) Laugh out loud and long if the interviewer says something funny (4) Answer every question with a joke or story about yourself (5) Use difficult words whenever possible Which of the following behaviors should a job applicant display during an interview? The correct answer is choice (1).

5. CHAPTER 2: Application Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. THE END Chapter Review QuizGED Practice Quiz Practice the skills you learned in this chapter by taking the Chapter Review Quiz or the GED Practice Quiz.