Worksheets7 Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
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1.
Strategy 1: Activating prior knowledge includes making connections between the text and...
a)
yourself, another text, and the world.
b)
yourself, another, and itself.
c)
movies, TV, and the news.
d)
books.
2.
Activating prior knowledge implies that your brain is like a...
a)
sponge.
b)
file cabinet.
c)
bowl of pudding.
d)
blank slate.
3.
Strategy 2: Infer
Which of the following is a correct definition of an inference?
Which of the following is a correct definition of an inference?
a)
What the author has left unsaid in a text.
b)
A prediction about what might happen n a text.
c)
Information that is activated during reading yet not explicitly stated in the text.
d)
All of the above.
4.
Make an inference:
"I won first prize in the science fair."
The speaker feels...
"I won first prize in the science fair."
The speaker feels...
a)
pride
b)
joy
c)
relief
d)
All answers are possible.
5.
Make an inference:
"The rooster was crowing."
The time of day is...
"The rooster was crowing."
The time of day is...
a)
morning
b)
noon
c)
night
d)
twilight
6.
Make an inference:
"You have a very high fever," she said.
What instrument is being used?
"You have a very high fever," she said.
What instrument is being used?
a)
A toothpick
b)
A knife
c)
A thermometer
d)
A wet washcloth
7.
Make an inference:
"My room had never looked so neat."
What is the cause?
"My room had never looked so neat."
What is the cause?
a)
I cleaned it.
b)
My mother cleaned it.
c)
The cleaning lady cleaned it.
d)
All of the above are possible.
8.
Make an inference:
"I have to stop eating so many ice cream cones."
What is the problem?
"I have to stop eating so many ice cream cones."
What is the problem?
a)
I've gained weight.
b)
My clothes don't fit anymore.
c)
I'm allergic.
d)
All of the above are possible.
9.
Strategy 3: Monitor/Clarify Your Comprehension.
What questions might you ask yourself using this strategy?
What questions might you ask yourself using this strategy?
a)
Is the text too difficult for me to understand right now?
b)
Why am I having a hard time concentrating on the text?
c)
Do I need to reread this to increase my understanding?
d)
All of the above.
10.
Reading comprehension confusion might result from...
a)
a lack of vocabulary.
b)
reading too quickly
c)
difficulty concentrating
d)
all of the above
11.
If I do not understand a word I should...
a)
ignore it.
b)
look it up.
c)
predict (infer) its meaning using context clues.
d)
try to predict its meaning before looking it up if necessary.
12.
If the text is very long I could
a)
draw a picture, diagram, or graphic organizer.
b)
chunk it into smaller sections.
c)
outline it.
d)
Any of the above.
13.
If you are confused about the meaning of the text, you could...
a)
think aloud to a classmate.
b)
temporarily ignore the parts you don't understand and keep reading.
c)
read the text again...and again, if necessary.
d)
Any of the above.
14.
Strategy 4: Questioning -
Engage in a dialogue (or conversation) with the text (author), peers, and teachers.
Engage in a dialogue (or conversation) with the text (author), peers, and teachers.
a)
But the author's usually dead so that's impossible.
b)
Sounds doable.
15.
Finish the poem by R. Kipling:
"I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and _____."
"I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and _____."
a)
Joe
b)
Who
c)
Wherefore
d)
Wisdom
16.
There are four types of questions:
1. Answers can be found in one place in the text;
2. Multiple parts of the text must be used to answer the question;
3. Inferential questions which combine prior knowledge with the text for the answer;
4. Answers are found by drawing on personal experience.
1. Answers can be found in one place in the text;
2. Multiple parts of the text must be used to answer the question;
3. Inferential questions which combine prior knowledge with the text for the answer;
4. Answers are found by drawing on personal experience.
a)
Got it.
b)
I don't get it.
17.
Strategy 4 (Questioning) also includes questioning the author. This means...
a)
You must conduct a personal interview with the author.
b)
You must at least read a personal diary by the author.
c)
You must read the author's biography
d)
You must question the author's intent and choices within the text.
18.
The author will always clearly state his or her meaning.
a)
True; good writing is always clear.
b)
False; sometimes the reader must infer.
19.
Strategy 5: Searching-Selecting
This strategy includes searching a variety of sources in order to select appropriate information to answer questions, define words, clarify misunderstandings, solve problems, or gather information.
This strategy includes searching a variety of sources in order to select appropriate information to answer questions, define words, clarify misunderstandings, solve problems, or gather information.
a)
Got it.
b)
I don't get it.
20.
Searching and selecting includes...
a)
Reflecting, Prospecting, Detecting, Selecting, and Connecting
b)
Reflecting, Rejecting, Resurrection, Introspection
c)
Deflecting, Inspecting, Rejecting, Inflecting
d)
A magnifying glass
21.
Strategy 6: Summarize
To summarize means to...
To summarize means to...
a)
infer the deeper meaning of the text.
b)
make connections between texts.
c)
restate the meaning of what you have read into your own words.
d)
rewrite the text to make it sound more flowery.
22.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a summary?
a)
is short
b)
omits trivial information
c)
is a "photocopy" of the text
d)
is to the point, containing the big idea, or gist, of the text.
23.
Strategy 7: Visualizing-Organizing
Constructing a mental image or graphic organizer in order to construct meaning from the text.
Constructing a mental image or graphic organizer in order to construct meaning from the text.
a)
Got it
b)
Don't get it.
24.
Strategy 7 includes "chunking" - physically splitting up a long reading into shorter sections.
Which of the following is NOT an example of chunking?
Which of the following is NOT an example of chunking?
a)
Organizing the text by topic, ideas, or categories.
b)
Organizing the text chronologically.
c)
Organizing the text by reading through the entire text twice.
d)
Organizing the text by comparing/contrasting two or more concepts.
25.
After taking this quizizz challenge, I have learned more than I did before about Reading Strategies.
a)
Yes
b)
No
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