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

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3. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






6. Details that support the main idea.






7. What the story is Mainly about.






8. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






9. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






12. People or animals in a story.






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






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

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15. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






20. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






34. Find differences between two or more things.






35. Why something happens.






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






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






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






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






40. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






44. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






46. Find similarities between two or more things.






47. Make predictions while you are...






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






49. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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