Reading and Writing Quiz #1

What is the cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text?

• reading

• writing

• speaking

• listening

What is a form of communication that allows individual to put feelings and ideas on paper.

• reading

• writing

• listening

• speaking

What do you call the “data” in which ideas are presented in print form?

• discourse

• speech

• resource

• text

We scan if we look for bold prints and italic.

• True

• False

Previewing is looking at the readily visible parts of the text, like titles and subtitles, and also visuals and graphs, pictures,

and charts.

• True

• False

To preview the text properly, we should identify first our purpose for reading.

• True

• False

We skim if we have questions that need an answer.

• True

• False

One way of scanning is looking through bulleted information and sidebars.

• True

• False

We skim for specific information.

• True

• False

Scanning is reading quickly to get the general idea.

• True

• False