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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. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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






7. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






12. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






14. What happens as a result.






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






16. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






18. What the story is Mainly about.






19. Something that is wrong.






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

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21. Details that support the main idea.






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






23. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






26. People or animals in a story.






27. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






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






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






33. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






35. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






38. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






40. When and where the story takes place.






41. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






45. Active reading means to...






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






47. Why something happens.






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






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






50. The 3 stages of reading are...