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






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






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






4. Why something happens.






5. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






6. Something that is wrong.






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






8. Activate your prior knowledge when...






9. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






11. Making predictions before and durning reading...






12. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






16. Find differences between two or more things.






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






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






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






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






21. The 4P startegy promotes...






22. The 3 stages of reading are...






23. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






24. Make predictions while you are...






25. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






27. When and where the story takes place.






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






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






30. Pre reading is done before...






31. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. What the story is Mainly about.






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

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






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






42. People or animals in a story.






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






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






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






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






47. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






49. What happens as a result.






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