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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. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






12. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






15. Details that support the main idea.






16. Why something happens.






17. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






18. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






20. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






21. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






27. Fixes the problem.






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






29. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






32. People or animals in a story.






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






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






35. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






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






39. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






42. Something that is wrong.






43. Reading comprehension increases when...






44. Active reading means to...






45. What the story is Mainly about.






46. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






48. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






50. Activate your prior knowledge when...