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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. Words that imitate the sound they represent: Boom!






2. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






8. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






9. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






12. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






13. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






16. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






17. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






20. The 4P startegy is...






21. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






23. Making predictions before and durning reading...






24. Details that support the main idea.






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






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

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27. What happens as a result.






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






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






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






31. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






33. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






37. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






40. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






43. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






47. People or animals in a story.






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






49. Make predictions while you are...






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