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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Analyzes and interprets primary sources - 2nd-hand accounts: biographies - book reviews - encyclopedias.






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






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






4. Activate your prior knowledge when...






5. Reading comprehension increases when...






6. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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

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9. Fixes the problem.






10. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






12. People or animals in a story.






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






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






15. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






19. Find differences between two or more things.






20. Why something happens.






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

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






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






24. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






25. Active reading means to...






26. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






31. The 4P startegy is...






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






33. Make predictions while you are...






34. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






37. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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