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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 happens as a result.






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






3. When and where the story takes place.






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






5. Find similarities between two or more things.






6. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






8. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






11. Reading comprehension increases when...






12. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






14. Active reading means to...






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






16. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Make predictions while you are...






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






32. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






34. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






36. The 4P startegy is...






37. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






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






42. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






45. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






47. People or animals in a story.






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






49. Something that is wrong.






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