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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. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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

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






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






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






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






7. People or animals in a story.






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






9. When and where the story takes place.






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






11. Making predictions before and durning reading...






12. What the story is Mainly about.






13. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






15. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






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






20. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






24. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






27. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






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






31. Something that is wrong.






32. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Why something happens.






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






41. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Fixes the problem.