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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The 4P and K-W-L strategy both involve...






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






3. The 4P strategy is similar to the...






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






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






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






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






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






9. Fixes the problem.






10. All the MAJOR events that happen in the story.






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






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






13. The second P in the 4P strategy refers to setting a...






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






15. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






16. What happens as a result.






17. Something that is wrong.






18. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






19. Find similarities between two or more things.






20. Make predictions while you are...






21. Active reading means to...






22. A message the author wants to express: treat others the way you want to be treated.






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


24. Also preveiw questions and chapters at the...






25. What the story is Mainly about.






26. Activate your prior knowledge when...






27. The 4P startegy promotes...






28. To examine in detail in order to discover meaning: analyze a poem.






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






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






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






32. Find differences between two or more things.






33. People or animals in a story.






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






35. Reading comprehension increases when...






36. The 4P startegy is...






37. Why something happens.






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






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






40. One of the benefits of previewing is that it builds...






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






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






43. Pre reading is done before...






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






45. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






47. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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