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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






10. Conclusion suggested in text but not stated directly.






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






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






13. The 4P startegy is...






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






15. What the story is Mainly about.






16. People or animals in a story.






17. What happens as a result.






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






19. Active reading means to...






20. Pre reading is done before...






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






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






23. Previewing definitions before reading increases...






24. Setting purpose for reading promotes...






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






26. The 4P startegy promotes...






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






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






29. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






33. Activate your prior knowledge when...






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






35. Making predictions before and durning reading...






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






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






38. Why something happens.






39. Something that is wrong.






40. Make predictions while you are...






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






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






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






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






45. Giving nonhuman objects - human characteristics.






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






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






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






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






50. Find differences between two or more things.