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






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






3. Something that is wrong.






4. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






9. Details that support the main idea.






10. Find differences between two or more things.






11. Make predictions while you are...






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






13. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






17. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






20. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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






24. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






26. Making predictions before and durning reading...






27. Active reading means to...






28. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






31. People or animals in a story.






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






33. Fixes the problem.






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






35. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Find similarities between two or more things.






45. Why something happens.






46. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






49. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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