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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. Activate your prior knowledge when...






2. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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






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






7. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






9. Fixes the problem.






10. Why something happens.






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






12. Something that is wrong.






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






14. What happens as a result.






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






16. Find differences between two or more things.






17. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Chapters summaries reflect the...






26. Find similarities between two or more things.






27. Pre reading is done before...






28. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






37. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






40. Active reading means to...






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






42. The 4P startegy is...






43. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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

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






46. Details that support the main idea.






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






48. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






49. Make predictions while you are...






50. What the story is Mainly about.