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






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






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






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






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






6. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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


12. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






15. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






19. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






21. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






26. Making predictions before and durning reading...






27. Why something happens.






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






29. Active reading means to...






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






31. People or animals in a story.






32. What happens as a result.






33. Make predictions while you are...






34. Find differences between two or more things.






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






36. The 4P startegy is...






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






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


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






40. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






41. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






46. What the story is Mainly about.






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






48. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






50. When and where the story takes place.