Reading comprehension strategies and techniques (2)

Is "prior knowledge" a reading comprehension technique?

• It is.

• It is not.

• I don't know.

Prior knowledge implies...

• reading the entire text.

• thinking of what we already know about the topic.

• summarizing the text.

"Prior knowledge" is important because it serves as...

• the topic.

• the main idea.

• an intensive reading.

• a starting point.

Do you know what THIEVVES is or stands for?

• Yes.

• No.

THIEVVES refers to:

title, headings, introduction, every first sentence of each paragraph, visuals, vocabulary, end questions, and summary.

• True.

• False.

THIEVVES refers to general or global information.

• True.

• False.

THIEVVES is what we focus on when previewing a text.

• True.

• False.

When we preview a text we scan it.

• True.

• False.

Are "previewing" and "predicting" related?

• They are.

• They are not.

First, we make predictions; then, we preview the text.

• True.

• False.