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

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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






15. Details that support the main idea.






16. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






21. Pre reading is done before...






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






23. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






28. Why something happens.






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






30. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






31. The 4P startegy promotes...






32. Make predictions while you are...






33. Fixes the problem.






34. What happens as a result.






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






36. Reading comprehension increases when...






37. Find differences between two or more things.






38. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






41. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






43. What the story is Mainly about.






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






45. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






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






50. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.