Processes Practice

The term decoding means:

• Sounding out words you don't know

• Skipping over words that don't seem important to the text

• Looking at any pictures, maps, or headings

• Skipping over words you don't know and keep on reading

Answer explanation

Decoding is a great reading strategy to use when spelling unfamiliar words as well as reading them.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

When students write they should:

• Write without stopping until the piece is finished

• Use an organized process to make their piece the best it can be

• Write for one hour at a time

• Write one draft

Answer explanation

All writers use some form of the writing process to make their writing publishable.

As you read a story, imagining what's happening to the characters is an example of:

• Skimming

• Visualizing

• Previewing

• Decoding

Answer explanation

When a writer uses visual details the reader has a better reading experience.

Tags

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

The purpose of editing your writing is to:

• Get your ideas on paper

• Get your writing ready for a larger audience by correcting grammar and spelling

• Organize your thoughts

• Make changes to how your paper is organized

Answer explanation

Editing can be done through peer review and also using spell check or tools like Grammerly on your computer.

When previewing a text a reader should:

• Take notes while reading

• Dive right in and start reading

• Read the last chapter first

• Look at the chapter titles first

Answer explanation

Previewing helps the readers prepare for the new ideas they may learn about when they read.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

You should make changes to how your story is organized when you are:

• Prewriting

• Drafting

• Editing

• Revising

Answer explanation

Revising is when you focus on making changes to the content of your writing.

A good reading strategy to use when you've lost track of what happened in the story is to:

• Make a prediction

• Reread

• Visualize

• Retell

Answer explanation

Rereading provides readers with an opportunity to get the information they may have missed the first time around.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

During which stage of the writing process should you correct spelling and grammar mistakes?

• revising

• editing

• prewriting

• drafting

Brainstorming lists of ideas, creating cluster maps for outlines, drawing plot diagrams, and freewriting are all examples of:

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Editing

• Revising

Answer explanation

The more time you spend prewriting, the easier the drafting will be.

It is a good idea to use standard English when you are:

• Writing an article for your school's newspaper

• Writing an essay for your language arts teacher

• Writing a letter your Congressman

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Standard English is a formal way of writing and makes a better impression on the reader.