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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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






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






6. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






7. Find differences between two or more things.






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






9. Fixes the problem.






10. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






14. What happens as a result.






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






16. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






20. The 4P startegy is...






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






22. Pre reading is done before...






23. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






25. Make predictions while you are...






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






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


28. Active reading means to...






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






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






31. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






34. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






35. What the story is Mainly about.






36. Why something happens.






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






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


39. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






41. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






44. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






49. Details that support the main idea.






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