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AEC Writing and Active Reading Strategies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Both

b)

Affable

c)

Popular

d)

Mean

2.

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.

a)

Gregarious

b)

Animals

c)

Don't

d)

Alone

3.

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.

a)

Lee

b)

Said

c)

Know

d)

Unimpeachable

4.

Using the CUP Strategy, which sentence should you underline in an article called "Sick Kids Get a Dose of Canine Comfort"?

a)

Barney and Company get ready for work.

b)

Barney and Company are Golden Retrievers who work at the Children's National Hospital.

c)

Other animals can also be a part of the animal therapy program once they have had training.

d)

Barney is a year older than Company, but he has actually not been working as long as Company.

5.

Using the CUP Strategy, what part of a passage should you underline?

a)

The main idea

b)

Supporting details

c)

What you find funny

d)

Words you don't know

6.

Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?


"I can get a mental picture of what the writer is saying!"

a)

Predict

b)

Synthesize

c)

Connect

d)

Visualize

7.

Which active reading strategy is shown in the sentence below?


"That reminds me of what I saw on the news last night."

a)

Identify

b)

Question

c)

Connect

d)

Synthesize

8.

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."

a)

Infer

b)

Summarize

c)

Question

d)

Predict

9.

Which active reading strategy means to give a short version of the main events of the story?

a)

Visualize

b)

Infer

c)

Summarize

d)

Identify

10.

Which active reading strategy means to ask about something you are wondering?

a)

Summarize

b)

Question

c)

Identify

d)

Predict

11.

Which active reading strategy means to guess what will happen in the future?

a)

Infer

b)

Visualize

c)

Connect

d)

Predict

12.

Which active reading strategy means to point out supporting details, main idea, theme, or author's purpose?

a)

Question

b)

Summarize

c)

Synthesize

d)

Identify

13.

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?

a)

Connect

b)

Question

c)

Synthesize

d)

Visualize

14.

What does the A in AEC stand for?

a)

Analogy

b)

Assertion

c)

Article

d)

Auntie

15.

What does the E in AEC stand for?

a)

Eloquent

b)

Everything

c)

Evidence

d)

English

16.

What does the C in AEC stand for?

a)

Commentary

b)

Criticism

c)

Claim

d)

Connection

17.

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!

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

18.

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!

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

19.

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!

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

20.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The assertion in AEC should always start with the words "yes" or "no."

b)

The evidence in AEC often includes numbers.

c)

The commentary in AEC should be a fact, not an opinion.