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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






4. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






7. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






10. People or animals in a story.






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






12. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






19. When and where the story takes place.






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






21. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






23. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






26. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






30. What happens as a result.






31. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






33. Active reading means to...






34. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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

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36. Make predictions while you are...






37. The 4P startegy promotes...






38. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






43. Why something happens.






44. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






46. Something that is wrong.






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






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






49. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






50. Pre reading is done before...







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