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






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






3. Make predictions while you are...






4. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






8. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






10. Details that support the main idea.






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






12. When and where the story takes place.






13. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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

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






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






17. What the story is Mainly about.






18. The 4P startegy promotes...






19. Active reading means to...






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






21. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






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






25. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






26. Find similarities between two or more things.






27. Chapters summaries reflect the...






28. Find differences between two or more things.






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






30. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






31. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






34. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






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






38. The 4P startegy is...






39. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






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






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






44. The 3 stages of reading are...






45. Fixes the problem.






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






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






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






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






50. Why something happens.