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






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






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






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






5. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






7. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






9. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






11. The 3 stages of reading are...






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

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






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






15. What the story is Mainly about.






16. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






17. Find differences between two or more things.






18. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






19. Details that support the main idea.






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






21. Something that is wrong.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. When and where the story takes place.






30. The 4P startegy is...






31. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. People or animals in a story.






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






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






42. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






45. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






47. Pre reading is done before...






48. Fixes the problem.






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






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