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WorksheetsAEC Writing and Active Reading Strategies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Using the CUP Strategy, which word from the sentence below should be circled?
Jamal was both affable and popular, showing that you don't have to be mean to be cool.
Both
Affable
Popular
Mean
Using the CUP Strategy, which word from the sentence below should be circled?
Horses are gregarious animals, and they don't like to be alone.
Gregarious
Animals
Don't
Alone
Using the CUP Strategy, which word from the sentence below should be circled?
Mr. Lee said it, and I know that his word is unimpeachable.
Lee
Said
Know
Unimpeachable
Using the CUP Strategy, which sentence should you underline in an article called "Sick Kids Get a Dose of Canine Comfort"?
Barney and Company get ready for work.
Barney and Company are Golden Retrievers who work at the Children's National Hospital.
Other animals can also be a part of the animal therapy program once they have had training.
Barney is a year older than Company, but he has actually not been working as long as Company.
Using the CUP Strategy, what part of a passage should you underline?
The main idea
Supporting details
What you find funny
Words you don't know
Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?
"I can get a mental picture of what the writer is saying!"
Predict
Synthesize
Connect
Visualize
Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?
"That reminds me of what I saw on the news last night."
Identify
Question
Connect
Synthesize
Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?
"He just looked in the mirror for the third time before leaving. I'll bet he's worried about how he looks."
Infer
Summarize
Question
Predict
Which active reading strategy means to give a short version of the main events of the story?
Visualize
Infer
Summarize
Identify
Which active reading strategy means to ask about something you are wondering?
Summarize
Question
Identify
Predict
Which active reading strategy means to guess what will happen in the future?
Infer
Visualize
Connect
Predict
Which active reading strategy means to point out supporting details, main idea, theme, or author's purpose?
Question
Summarize
Synthesize
Identify
Which active reading strategy means to put together the pieces of what you already know about a topic with what you just read to get a better understanding of the topic?
Connect
Question
Synthesize
Visualize
What does the A in AEC stand for?
Analogy
Assertion
Article
Auntie
What does the E in AEC stand for?
Eloquent
Everything
Evidence
English
What does the C in AEC stand for?
Commentary
Criticism
Claim
Connection
Which sentence in the example below is an example of an assertion?
1. Studies show that students who are comfortable perform better on assessments.
2. Students should be allowed to wear pajamas to school.
3. If a simple thing like letting kids wear PJs makes them test better, I think we should definitely make it happen!
1
2
3
Which sentence in the example below is an example of evidence?
1. Studies show that students who are comfortable perform better on assessments.
2. Students should be allowed to wear pajamas to school.
3. If a simple thing like letting kids wear PJs makes them test better, I think we should definitely make it happen!
1
2
3
Which sentence in the example below is an example of commentary?
1. Studies show that students who are comfortable perform better on assessments.
2. Students should be allowed to wear pajamas to school.
3. If a simple thing like letting kids wear PJs makes them test better, I think we should definitely make it happen!
1
2
3
Which of the following statements is true?
The assertion in AEC should always start with the words "yes" or "no."
The evidence in AEC often includes numbers.
The commentary in AEC should be a fact, not an opinion.
