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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






11. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






12. Fixes the problem.






13. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






14. Chapters summaries reflect the...






15. Why something happens.






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






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






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






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






20. What happens as a result.






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






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






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






24. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






26. When and where the story takes place.






27. Making predictions before and durning reading...






28. Make predictions while you are...






29. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






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






34. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






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






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






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






40. Find similarities between two or more things.






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






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






43. The 4P startegy is...






44. Find differences between two or more things.






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


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






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






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






49. What the story is Mainly about.






50. Pre reading is done before...