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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Details that support the main idea.






11. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






16. What happens as a result.






17. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Pre reading is done before...






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






26. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






27. Find similarities between two or more things.






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

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






30. Fixes the problem.






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






32. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






34. Why something happens.






35. People or animals in a story.






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






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






38. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






40. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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

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






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






44. The 4P startegy is...






45. Active reading means to...






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






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






48. Make predictions while you are...






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






50. When and where the story takes place.