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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






4. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






10. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






12. The 4P startegy promotes...






13. The 3 stages of reading are...






14. Active reading means to...






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






16. Why something happens.






17. Make predictions while you are...






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






19. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






23. When and where the story takes place.






24. Chapters summaries reflect the...






25. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






26. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






29. Details that support the main idea.






30. Reading comprehension increases when...






31. Something that is wrong.






32. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






36. Find differences between two or more things.






37. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






39. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






49. What happens as a result.






50. Pre reading is done before...