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






2. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






14. The 3 stages of reading are...






15. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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


17. What happens as a result.






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






19. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






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






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






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


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






26. Details that support the main idea.






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






28. When and where the story takes place.






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






30. People or animals in a story.






31. The 4P startegy promotes...






32. Fixes the problem.






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






34. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






36. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






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






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






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






41. The 4P startegy is...






42. Pre reading is done before...






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






44. Make predictions while you are...






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






46. Activate your prior knowledge when...






47. Reading comprehension increases when...






48. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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