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






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






4. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






8. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






9. Details that support the main idea.






10. The 3 stages of reading are...






11. Fixes the problem.






12. What happens as a result.






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






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

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15. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






18. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Make predictions while you are...






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






29. People or animals in a story.






30. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






33. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






35. Find similarities between two or more things.






36. Why something happens.






37. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






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






42. When and where the story takes place.






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






44. Reading comprehension increases when...






45. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






49. Something that is wrong.






50. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.