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






2. Why something happens.






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






4. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






5. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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






11. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






12. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






14. The 4P startegy promotes...






15. Active reading means to...






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






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






18. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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

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






21. People or animals in a story.






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






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






24. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






27. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






30. Make predictions while you are...






31. Fixes the problem.






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






33. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






34. What happens as a result.






35. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






38. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






43. The 3 stages of reading are...






44. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






45. Activate your prior knowledge when...






46. Something that is wrong.






47. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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