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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. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






3. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






8. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






9. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






13. The 4P startegy promotes...






14. What the story is Mainly about.






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






16. Details that support the main idea.






17. Making predictions before and durning reading...






18. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






23. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






27. Chapters summaries reflect the...






28. People or animals in a story.






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






30. Find similarities between two or more things.






31. What happens as a result.






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






33. Make predictions while you are...






34. Reading comprehension increases when...






35. Active reading means to...






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






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






38. Why the author writes something: to entertain - persuade - inform.


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






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






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






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






43. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






46. Fixes the problem.






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


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






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






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