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






2. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






6. Something that is wrong.






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






8. People or animals in a story.






9. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






12. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






13. The 4P startegy promotes...






14. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






16. What happens as a result.






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






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






19. Find differences between two or more things.






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






21. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






25. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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






28. Active reading means to...






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

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30. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






32. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






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






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

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36. Making predictions before and durning reading...






37. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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






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






41. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






43. When and where the story takes place.






44. Why something happens.






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






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






47. Details that support the main idea.






48. Pre reading is done before...






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






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