Reading Skills Quiz

What should you do before reading a text?

• Ignore the title and start reading randomly

• Read the whole text immediately

• Look at the title and predict the topic

• Write down the main ideas

What is the purpose of reading the text?

• To ignore the structure of the text

• To memorize every word in the text

• To connect the ideas on the page to what you already know

• To read without any purpose

What should you do during the second reading of the text?

• Mark any new words that are important for your understanding

• Ignore the new words and continue reading

• Guess the meaning of the new words without marking them

• Use a dictionary for every word

What should you do after reading the text?

• Read the text again

• Don't evaluate what you have read

• Ignore the new words and move on

• Make a list of new words that will be useful in the future

What should you do if you are looking for specific information in the text?

• Don't bother looking for specific information

• Read the part where you think the information will be

• Read the whole text without focusing on specific information

• Ignore the words or sections you don't understand

What is the key sentence in a paragraph that names the subject and the controlling idea?

• Introductory sentence

• Concluding sentence

• Supporting sentence

• Topic sentence

In a text with multiple paragraphs, where is the topic of the text usually presented?

• In the last paragraph

• In the supporting paragraph

• In the middle paragraph

• In the introductory paragraph

What is the purpose of the supporting details in a paragraph?

• To present the introductory paragraph 

• To provide specific ideas that support the general idea

   

• To conclude the paragraph

   

• To introduce the topic

   

What is the purpose of skimming in reading?

• To quickly identify main ideas of a text

• To draw conclusions based on evidence

• To read every word in a text

• To find specific information quickly

What is the purpose of scanning in reading?

• To read every word in a text

• To quickly identify main ideas of a text

• To find specific information quickly

• To draw conclusions based on evidence