Reading and Writing Strategies

When a reader tries to picture the story in her mind as she reads, that strategy is called

• visualize
• connect
• clarify
• question

When a reader pretends to be a reporter, he is using a strategy called

• connect
• track down/clarify
• visualize
• question

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

• Track down/clarify
• Ask Questions
• Evaluate
• Visualize

You try to "see" what is happening in the story in your head as you read.

• Evaluate
• Infer/Predict
• Track down/clarify
• Visualize

Making sure you use specific vocabulary when writing will improve your _______.

• Ideas
• Organization
• Word Choice
• Voice

When you "show" instead of "tell" you will improve your ______ .

• Organization
• Ideas
• Voice
• Word Choice

When trying to improve your IDEAS score, you should focus on ______ details.

• specific
• broad

Having three clear details to support every main idea will improve your ______ .

• Organization
• Word Choice
• Voice
• Conventions

When you use evidence to make a guess, you are using the reading strategy called ____.

• Connect
• Visualize
• Clarify
• Infer/Predict

If a reader looks up definitions to unknown words, she is using a strategy called 

• Connect
• Evaluate
• Infer/Predict
• Track down/Clarify