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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What happens as a result.






2. Order in which events happen. Also called chronological order: First - Then - Next - Finally.






3. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






4. Pre reading is done before...






5. What else do we use to set purpose for reading?






6. The 4P and K-W-L strategy both involve...






7. Chapters summaries reflect the...






8. The 4P strategy and the SQR3 strategy both involve...






9. Making predictions before and durning reading...






10. Original - 1st-hand accounts of an event - written by someone who experienced or witnessed the event: diaries - speeches - autobiographies - newspapers.






11. Comparing two or more things using the words LIKE or AS.






12. Something that can be proven: There are seven days in a week.






13. When and where the story takes place.






14. Attitude of the author: sarcastic - amusing - serious.






15. The definition of prior knowledge is what we already know and connecting...






16. We set a purpose for reading by...






17. Pre-reading questions at the end of the chapter helps...






18. Judgement based on clues in text and own knowledge.






19. Make predictions while you are...






20. We utilize charts and graphs to set purpose for reading by...


21. Examine and judge carefully: The principal evaluates teachers to make sure they are doing what they are supposed to be.






22. The 3 stages of reading are...






23. Find differences between two or more things.






24. Something that is wrong.






25. The 4P startegy is...






26. The major parts of a text chapter to preview includes...






27. Research reveals that prior knowledge is the number one factor effecting...






28. People or animals in a story.






29. Why something happens.






30. Find similarities between two or more things.






31. The 4P strategy can be utilized in correlation with the...






32. Charts and graphs reveal important information about...






33. Analyzes and interprets primary sources - 2nd-hand accounts: biographies - book reviews - encyclopedias.






34. Help readers easily read through text and provide additional information to help comprehend the material: headings - subheadings - pictures - italics - bold - underline - text box.






35. The 4P startegy promotes...






36. Get rid of wrong answers. Increases your chances of getting the answer correct!






37. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






38. Dependable - accuracy - honesty - trustworthy: My friend is very reliable; I can count on her anytime.






39. Repeating the same sound at the beginning or middle of a word: Sally sells sea shells.






40. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






41. The ways authors organize information in the text: chronological order - cause/effect - compare/contrast - problem/solution.






42. Reading comprehension increases when...






43. Active reading means to...






44. Sound - just - well-founded - logical: having a VALID driver's license.






45. Words or phrases around an Unknown word to help determine its meaning.






46. Words that imitate the sound they represent: Boom!






47. Something someone thinks or believes: Florida is the best state to live in!






48. The 4 steps of the 4P strategy are...






49. Comparing two or more things NOT using like or as.






50. Exaggeration for effect: I ate a million dollars worth of food!