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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. Judgement based on clues in text and own knowledge.






2. Find similarities between two or more things.






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

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4. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






7. Why something happens.






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






9. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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






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






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






15. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






17. The 4P startegy is...






18. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Details that support the main idea.






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






29. Fixes the problem.






30. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






31. Pre reading is done before...






32. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






33. Activate your prior knowledge when...






34. Active reading means to...






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






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






37. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






41. Find differences between two or more things.






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






43. Chapters summaries reflect the...






44. What happens as a result.






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






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






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






48. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






50. Reading comprehension increases when...