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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. Charts and graphs reveal important information about...






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






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






4. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






9. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






12. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






13. Fixes the problem.






14. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






16. Chapters summaries reflect the...






17. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






18. When and where the story takes place.






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






20. Why something happens.






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






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






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

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






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






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






27. Pre reading is done before...






28. What happens as a result.






29. People or animals in a story.






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






31. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






33. Making predictions before and durning reading...






34. What the story is Mainly about.






35. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






39. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






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






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






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






45. The 3 stages of reading are...






46. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






50. The 4P startegy is...