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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 startegy promotes...






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

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3. Reading comprehension increases when...






4. Fixes the problem.






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






6. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






9. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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






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






14. Pre reading is done before...






15. Making predictions before and durning reading...






16. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






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






21. When and where the story takes place.






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






23. Details that support the main idea.






24. What happens as a result.






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






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






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






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






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






30. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The 3 stages of reading are...






43. Why something happens.






44. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






45. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






46. Active reading means to...






47. Something that is wrong.






48. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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