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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. Fixes the problem.






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






3. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






12. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






13. The 3 stages of reading are...






14. Why something happens.






15. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






17. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






20. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






23. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






25. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






28. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






30. Chapters summaries reflect the...






31. People or animals in a story.






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






33. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






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






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






39. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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

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






43. Active reading means to...






44. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






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






50. Details that support the main idea.