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






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






3. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






4. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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

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






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






10. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






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






14. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The 3 stages of reading are...






22. Making predictions before and durning reading...






23. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






26. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






27. What happens as a result.






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






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






30. Fixes the problem.






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






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

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33. Activate your prior knowledge when...






34. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






36. The 4P startegy promotes...






37. Find similarities between two or more things.






38. Reading comprehension increases when...






39. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






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






44. The 4P startegy is...






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






46. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






47. Find differences between two or more things.






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






49. Chapters summaries reflect the...






50. Something that is wrong.