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






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






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






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






5. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






7. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






17. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






20. Active reading means to...






21. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






23. The 4P startegy is...






24. Something that is wrong.






25. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






27. Reading comprehension increases when...






28. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






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


32. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. People or animals in a story.






40. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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


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






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






45. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






50. Activate your prior knowledge when...