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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. Judgement based on clues in text and own knowledge.






2. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






4. Why something happens.






5. What happens as a result.






6. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Make predictions while you are...






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

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14. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






16. The 4P startegy promotes...






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

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18. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






22. Something that is wrong.






23. Details that support the main idea.






24. When and where the story takes place.






25. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






29. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






31. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






32. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






36. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






40. Developing questions before reading also helps in predicting...






41. What the story is Mainly about.






42. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






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






47. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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