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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. What the story is Mainly about.






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






3. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






7. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






10. The 4P startegy is...






11. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






13. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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


15. Fixes the problem.






16. Details that support the main idea.






17. People or animals in a story.






18. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






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






23. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






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


28. Active reading means to...






29. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






32. Why something happens.






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






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






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






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






37. Find similarities between two or more things.






38. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






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






43. Reading comprehension increases when...






44. When and where the story takes place.






45. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






48. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






50. Chapters summaries reflect the...