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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 3 stages of reading are...






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

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






4. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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

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






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






9. What the story is Mainly about.






10. Fixes the problem.






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






12. Make predictions while you are...






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






14. Why something happens.






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






16. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






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






20. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






23. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






26. Details that support the main idea.






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






28. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






29. Find differences between two or more things.






30. Active reading means to...






31. Pre reading is done before...






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






33. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






38. Something that is wrong.






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






40. Find similarities between two or more things.






41. When and where the story takes place.






42. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Making predictions before and durning reading...






50. What happens as a result.