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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. We set a purpose for reading by...






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






3. Reading comprehension increases when...






4. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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


7. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






11. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






12. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






13. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






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






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






19. When and where the story takes place.






20. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






24. Find similarities between two or more things.






25. Pre reading is done before...






26. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






30. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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






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






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






36. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






38. Making predictions before and durning reading...






39. Why something happens.






40. What the story is Mainly about.






41. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






44. Details that support the main idea.






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






46. Make predictions while you are...






47. What happens as a result.






48. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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