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






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






3. The 3 stages of reading are...






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


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






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






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






8. The 4P startegy promotes...






9. Why something happens.






10. What the story is Mainly about.






11. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






14. Make predictions while you are...






15. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






16. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






18. Find similarities between two or more things.






19. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






22. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






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






26. Pre reading is done before...






27. Active reading means to...






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






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






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






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






32. People or animals in a story.






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






34. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






35. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Something that is wrong.






42. When and where the story takes place.






43. Find differences between two or more things.






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






45. P.O.R.P.E stands for...






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






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


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






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






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