AEC Writing and Active Reading Strategies

Using the CUP Strategy, which word from the sentence below should be circled?

Jamal was both affable and popular, showing that you don't have to be mean to be cool.

• Both

• Affable

• Popular

• Mean

Using the CUP Strategy, which word from the sentence below should be circled?

Horses are gregarious animals, and they don't like to be alone.

• Gregarious

• Animals

• Don't

• Alone

Using the CUP Strategy, which word from the sentence below should be circled?

Mr. Lee said it, and I know that his word is unimpeachable.

• Lee

• Said

• Know

• Unimpeachable

Using the CUP Strategy, which sentence should you underline in an article called "Sick Kids Get a Dose of Canine Comfort"?

• Barney and Company get ready for work.

• Barney and Company are Golden Retrievers who work at the Children's National Hospital.

• Other animals can also be a part of the animal therapy program once they have had training.

• Barney is a year older than Company, but he has actually not been working as long as Company.

Using the CUP Strategy, what part of a passage should you underline?

• The main idea

• Supporting details

• What you find funny

• Words you don't know

Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?

"I can get a mental picture of what the writer is saying!"

• Predict

• Synthesize

• Connect

• Visualize

Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?

"That reminds me of what I saw on the news last night."

• Identify

• Question

• Connect

• Synthesize

Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?

"He just looked in the mirror for the third time before leaving. I'll bet he's worried about how he looks."

• Infer

• Summarize

• Question

• Predict

Which active reading strategy means to give a short version of the main events of the story?

• Visualize

• Infer

• Summarize

• Identify

Which active reading strategy means to ask about something you are wondering?

• Summarize

• Question

• Identify

• Predict