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






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






3. What happens as a result.






4. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






8. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






11. Find similarities between two or more things.






12. The 4P startegy promotes...






13. Make predictions while you are...






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






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

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






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






18. People or animals in a story.






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






20. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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

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22. Fixes the problem.






23. Active reading means to...






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






25. Details that support the main idea.






26. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






27. The 4P startegy is...






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






29. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






31. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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






37. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






38. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






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






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