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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. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






3. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






6. The 3 stages of reading are...






7. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






10. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






12. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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


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






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






18. When and where the story takes place.






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






20. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






22. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






23. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






27. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






29. The 4P startegy is...






30. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






34. People or animals in a story.






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






36. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






39. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






43. Fixes the problem.






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






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






46. What happens as a result.






47. Active reading means to...






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


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






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