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






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






4. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






6. The 4P startegy is...






7. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






9. Find differences between two or more things.






10. The 3 stages of reading are...






11. Why something happens.






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






13. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






15. When and where the story takes place.






16. Make predictions while you are...






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






18. Active reading means to...






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






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






21. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






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






26. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






31. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






35. What happens as a result.






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






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






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






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






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






41. A message the author wants to express: treat others the way you want to be treated.






42. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






43. Something that is wrong.






44. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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


46. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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


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