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






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






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






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






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






6. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






8. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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

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






12. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






18. Something that is wrong.






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






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






21. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






23. When and where the story takes place.






24. The 4P startegy is...






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






26. Activate your prior knowledge when...






27. Active reading means to...






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






29. Find differences between two or more things.






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

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






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






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






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






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






36. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Making predictions before and durning reading...






43. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






44. People or animals in a story.






45. Fixes the problem.






46. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






48. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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