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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. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






3. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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


7. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






9. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






13. When and where the story takes place.






14. Pre reading is done before...






15. Details that support the main idea.






16. Making predictions before and durning reading...






17. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






21. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






26. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






28. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






29. Activate your prior knowledge when...






30. People or animals in a story.






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






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






33. Why something happens.






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






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






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






37. Find differences between two or more things.






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






39. The 3 stages of reading are...






40. What happens as a result.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Setting purpose for reading promotes...