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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. We set a purpose for reading by...






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






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






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






5. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






9. When and where the story takes place.






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






11. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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

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






15. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






17. The 4P startegy promotes...






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

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






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






21. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






22. The 4P startegy is...






23. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






25. Pre reading is done before...






26. People or animals in a story.






27. Fixes the problem.






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






29. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






40. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






42. Find differences between two or more things.






43. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






45. What happens as a result.






46. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






49. Why something happens.






50. Make predictions while you are...