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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. Also preveiw questions and chapters at the...






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






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






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






6. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






10. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






14. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






16. Something that is wrong.






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






18. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






21. Pre reading is done before...






22. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






24. Fixes the problem.






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






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






27. Why something happens.






28. Active reading means to...






29. The 4P startegy promotes...






30. Make predictions while you are...






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






32. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






33. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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

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






38. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






41. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






45. People or animals in a story.






46. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






50. Setting purpose for reading promotes...