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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. What the story is Mainly about.






2. The 3 stages of reading are...






3. People or animals in a story.






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






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






6. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






10. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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


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






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






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






15. Why something happens.






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






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






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


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






20. Pre reading is done before...






21. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






25. Details that support the main idea.






26. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






29. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






33. Something that is wrong.






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






35. The 4P startegy is...






36. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






37. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






42. The 4P startegy promotes...






43. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






45. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






48. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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