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






2. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Making predictions before and durning reading...






10. Make predictions while you are...






11. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






16. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






19. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






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






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






25. Why something happens.






26. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






29. Active reading means to...






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






31. Something that is wrong.






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






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






34. Pre reading is done before...






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






36. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






37. What happens as a result.






38. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






43. Fixes the problem.






44. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






48. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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

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