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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. People or animals in a story.






2. What the story is Mainly about.






3. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






4. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






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






9. Make predictions while you are...






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






11. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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


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






16. What happens as a result.






17. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






19. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






22. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






24. When and where the story takes place.






25. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






29. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






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






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






35. Find differences between two or more things.






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






37. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






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






42. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






43. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






45. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






49. Details that support the main idea.






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