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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. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






3. Make predictions while you are...






4. Why something happens.






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


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






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






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






9. What the story is Mainly about.






10. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






12. Details that support the main idea.






13. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






16. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






17. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






20. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






36. When and where the story takes place.






37. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






38. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






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






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


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






45. Making predictions before and durning reading...






46. People or animals in a story.






47. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






48. Active reading means to...






49. Find differences between two or more things.






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