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Reading Skills And Strategies

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Original - 1st-hand accounts of an event - written by someone who experienced or witnessed the event: diaries - speeches - autobiographies - newspapers.






3. Details that support the main idea.






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






5. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






8. Find differences between two or more things.






9. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






10. Why something happens.






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






12. Something that is wrong.






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






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






15. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






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






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






20. Pre reading is done before...






21. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






23. Active reading means to...






24. Fixes the problem.






25. What happens as a result.






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






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






28. The 4P startegy promotes...






29. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






31. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






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






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






36. The 4P startegy is...






37. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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

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






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






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






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






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






44. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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






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