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






2. Active reading means to...






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






4. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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


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






7. Find differences between two or more things.






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






9. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






11. Why something happens.






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






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






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






15. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






18. People or animals in a story.






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






20. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






24. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






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






29. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






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






33. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






36. When and where the story takes place.






37. What happens as a result.






38. Details that support the main idea.






39. Why the author writes something: to entertain - persuade - inform.


40. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






44. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






45. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






49. Pre reading is done before...






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