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






3. The 3 stages of reading are...






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


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






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






7. Why something happens.






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






9. Something that is wrong.






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






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






12. What happens as a result.






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






14. Fixes the problem.






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






16. Active reading means to...






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






18. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






20. The 4P startegy is...






21. Find similarities between two or more things.






22. People or animals in a story.






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






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






25. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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


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






30. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






31. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






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






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






44. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






47. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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