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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 can be utilized in correlation with the...






2. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






4. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






8. Pre reading is done before...






9. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






10. What happens as a result.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Make predictions while you are...






21. Activate your prior knowledge when...






22. The 4P startegy is...






23. Reading comprehension increases when...






24. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






26. The 4P startegy promotes...






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


28. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






32. Making predictions before and durning reading...






33. People or animals in a story.






34. Find differences between two or more things.






35. Why something happens.






36. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






40. Details that support the main idea.






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






42. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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