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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. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






3. Find differences between two or more things.






4. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






7. People or animals in a story.






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






9. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






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






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






15. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






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






21. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






24. Details that support the main idea.






25. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






28. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






30. Active reading means to...






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






32. Why something happens.






33. Find similarities between two or more things.






34. Activate your prior knowledge when...






35. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






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






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






41. The 3 stages of reading are...






42. What happens as a result.






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


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






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






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






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






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






49. The 4P startegy promotes...






50. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.