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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. Judgement based on clues in text and own knowledge.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


9. What happens as a result.






10. The 3 stages of reading are...






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






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






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






14. Why something happens.






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






16. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






18. Active reading means to...






19. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






21. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






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






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






24. Details that support the main idea.






25. Chapters summaries reflect the...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Making predictions before and durning reading...






35. The 4P startegy is...






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






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






38. Activate your prior knowledge when...






39. When and where the story takes place.






40. Make predictions while you are...






41. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






42. Find differences between two or more things.






43. Reading comprehension increases when...






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






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






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






47. Find similarities between two or more things.






48. What the story is Mainly about.






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






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