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How to Get an A: Reading Strategies Rev.

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is the best way to get an A in lit.?

a)

Passively read and take good notes

b)

Actively read, write, and use friends

c)

Passively act as if you are paying

d)

Actively read, write, and think

2.

There is only one way to annotate

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask when reading?

a)

Who's talking?

b)

How many pages is this thing?

c)

Who is the speaker talking to?

d)

What is the message of this reading?

4.

When you read, you should NOT...

a)

react to the text by making notes

b)

ask questions about the text & note it

c)

highlight EVERYTHING

d)

look for speaker, theme, audience, purpose, & literary & rhetorical devices

5.

Did you understand the lesson on Reading Strategies?

a)

I understood the lesson and have no questions

b)

I understood the lesson, but I have a question

c)

I did not understand the lesson, and I need help.

d)

I need to email you because I need help.

6.

Which of the following would be examples of fictional text

a)

"Story of an Hour" short story by Kate Chopin

b)

"Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes

c)

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano autobiography of Olaudah Equiano

d)

Romeo and Juliet play by William Shakespeare

7.

Which of the following would be examples of NONFICTIONAL text?

a)

My Perspectives American Lit. Pearson textbook

b)

Walden by Henry David Thoreau - memoir

c)

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"autobiography of Olaudah Equiano

d)

Much Ado About Nothing play by William Shakespeare

8.

What does the acronym P.I.E. mean?

a)

Persuade, Intend, Example

b)

Purpose, Inform, Example

c)

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

d)

Purpose, Inform, Entertain

9.

Which of the following are good tips for taking notes

a)

circle unfamiliar words & keep reading

b)

circle unfamiliar words& look them up

c)

underline things that get your attention

d)

notations to show confusion, excitement, disagreement, etc.

10.

How can I help you to be successful this school year?

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