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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. Judgement based on clues in text and own knowledge.






2. Find differences between two or more things.






3. Something that is wrong.






4. Chapters summaries reflect the...






5. The 4P startegy promotes...






6. What happens as a result.






7. Make predictions while you are...






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






9. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






10. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






13. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






16. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






20. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






25. Pre reading is done before...






26. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






29. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






37. Fixes the problem.






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

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






40. Why something happens.






41. People or animals in a story.






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






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






44. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






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