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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. Also preveiw questions and chapters at the...






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






3. Find differences between two or more things.






4. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






8. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






9. Why something happens.






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






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






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






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






14. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






15. The 4P startegy is...






16. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






18. Details that support the main idea.






19. What the story is Mainly about.






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






21. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






24. What happens as a result.






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






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

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27. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






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






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

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






33. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






37. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






38. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






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






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






43. Pre reading is done before...






44. Activate your prior knowledge when...






45. Make predictions while you are...






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






47. The 3 stages of reading are...






48. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






50. Find similarities between two or more things.