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WorksheetsReading Comprehension
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Reading comprehension is the active process of obtaining meaning from?
spoken words
written text
pictures
all of the above
Which one of these is a fix-up strategy?
sounding out unknown word
looking up words or names in the dictionary, encyclopedia, glossary, Google, Wikipedia
reflecting on what the author is trying to say in the passage
all of the above
Which of the following best describes strategy instruction?
interventions that modify content for the student to make it more accessible
providing students with tools to decode text themselves
teaching coping mechanisms to help with problematic behavior
a subset of pre-service teaching education in college
As students move from elementary to middle school, they are expected to...
read to learn
learn to read
"Who, what, when, where, and why" are considered to be question words.
true
false
What is critical word factor?
defined text difficulty in terms of number of words at the given curriculum level
critically examining the words and pulling out the prefix and suffix is to help with comprehension
organizational structure of a word
how to determine tax cohesion
Findings have indicated that direct instruction plus self monitoring strategies are more effective than direct instruction only.
true
false
According to Morgan et al (2013), the three main deficits readers struggle in are (check all that apply):
vocabulary
word identification
comprehension
compare/contrast
sequencing
The two broadest organizational categories of genre is narrative text (fictional) and expository text (nonfiction).
true
false
Which strategy has more of an impact of comprehension than an instructional modification?
main idea generalization
summarization
identifying the underlying structure of the text
all of the above
Appropriate technology use can increase academic achievement and student motivation to learn.
true
false
Kim et al (2012) suggest that teachers:
Make preferential use of instructional modifications instead of strategy instruction
Make preferential use of strategy instruction instead of instructional modifications
Use a more group-collaborative style to teaching over traditional direct instruction
Only use direct instruction with certain learning tasks and groups of students
What skills are needed for comprehension?
oral fluency
oral language
background knowledge
all of the above
Which of the following is not a benefit of using graphic organizers as a part of reading comprehension instruction?
helps students identify where they are in the reading process
helps students identify essential ideas
helps students with blending and segmenting difficult words
helps students connect story to other information learned
To achieve reading comprehension, students do not need to be proficient in word decoding and fluency.
true
false
What does an evaluative question ask the reader to do?
determine if they agree or disagree with the author based off of extensive research and group discussions
determine if they agree or disagree with the author based off of their prior knowledge and experiences
find the answer in the text
provide the single, correct answer
Which of the following is not a reason for which struggling readers have difficulty gaining access to information presented in textbooks?
textbooks are often written with a structure and coherence that does not make sense to struggling readers
textbooks focus more on the abstract than they do the concrete or representational
textbooks are often written at a grade level that is within the students’ frustration level
textbooks often contain pictures and graphics that are distracting from the content
How can teachers effectively prepare to use technology as part of reading instruction?
connect technology to learning standards and objectives of content area
ensure that students will learn essential information in using the technology
use technology to meet the needs of struggling readers in the classroom
all of the above
Comprehension in one kind of reading matter automatically transfers to comprehension in others.
true
false
What factor affecting reading comprehension is missing from the diagram?
(a)
Which of the following are examples of research-based comprehension instruction? (Check all that apply.)
structure of both narrative and expository text are taught directly
subskills such as main idea/theme are taught/applied
instruction dominated by choral reading, shared reading, and guided reading
teacher modeling (thinking aloud) with little scaffolding reduction
strategies are overtly modeled practiced in a planned progression
There is no significant difference between which types of instruction?
one-to-one and whole group
one-to-one and small group
small group and whole group
none of the above
In helping students who are at-risk build background knowledge and avoid the "fourth-grade slump," what percentage of the classroom library should have nonfiction books?
25%
50%
75%
100%
What forms the "bridge" between the skills of decoding and comprehension?
phonemic awareness
phonics
fluency
vocabulary
What characteristic(s) of the text influence whether a reader comprehends the text?
text readability
text structure
text organization
all of the above
At what reading level should comprehension strategies be the emphasis of reading instruction?
2nd/3rd grade
4th/5th grade
6th/7th grade
none of the above
