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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. Active reading means to...






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






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






4. The 4P startegy is...






5. Something that is wrong.






6. Make predictions while you are...






7. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






10. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






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






14. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






17. Find similarities between two or more things.






18. Reading comprehension increases when...






19. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






29. Why something happens.






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






31. The 3 stages of reading are...






32. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






35. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






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






40. What happens as a result.






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






42. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






43. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






46. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






48. Fixes the problem.






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






50. When and where the story takes place.