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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. To examine in detail in order to discover meaning: analyze a poem.






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






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






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






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






6. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






7. Making predictions before and durning reading...






8. Something that is wrong.






9. When and where the story takes place.






10. Pre reading is done before...






11. Active reading means to...






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






13. What happens as a result.






14. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






16. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






19. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






21. Why something happens.






22. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






32. Make predictions while you are...






33. Find differences between two or more things.






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






35. Fixes the problem.






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






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






38. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






42. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






44. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






47. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






49. The 4P startegy is...






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