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The 2nd Assessment - English R & W

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scanning is used to scan something and find specific information (keywords), for example, name, telephone number, date, number, etc.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When you gather information about a book by examining it's over, you are previewing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Then you can make guesses about what is in the letter. When you make guesses like this, you do skimming.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Reading isn't a thinking process.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Before reading, they don't use prior knowledge to think about the topic.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Skimming is scanning a text to get a general idea of meaning.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Whenever you are solving Reading Comprehension questions, ensure adequate comprehension of the passage.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Scanning is one of the ways to predict unfamiliar words in the text.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

We make mistakes when answering because we do not pay sufficient attention to the exact nature of the question.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

An active process of understanding is called reading.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The searching keyword is one example of scanning.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Read the title, and headings/sub-headings, look at the visuals, scan for special terms/words, and skim the review questions.

Those are examples of how to do a preview.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Summarizing isn't one of the reading comprehension skills.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Self-questioning isn't essential in reading comprehension.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Reading strategy is essential in reading comprehension.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Skimming and scanning are two very different strategies for speed reading.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Scanning is a fast reading technique that is used to obtain the gist of a piece of text (i.e. to identify the main ideas in the text quickly).

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Skimming is a reading technique to be used to find specific information quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If you read magazines, you can not use a skimming strategy.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

You can use a scanning strategy if you read business and travel brochures.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

If you want to know about the main ideas, you can use skimming.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A searching keyword is not an example of scanning.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

You have to read and understand every word when you do skimming.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Reading a conference guide is one example of a scanning strategy.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Start scanning the text by allowing your eyes (or finger) to move quickly over a page.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Scanning is used to read a graph.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Skimming is used to waste time.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Scanning doesn't need concentration.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

In scanning, you have a question in your mind and read a passage only to find the answer, ignoring unrelated information.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Skimming is more critical than scanning.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

College readiness requires advanced skills.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

One of the steps to improve your reading comprehension is previewing the material before reading.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

According to John Briggs, "Students know about topic sentences and main ideas, understand the questions the writer is addressing, and have enough experience participating in academic conversations."

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Being a good role model, the teacher can be one of the ways to help the students prepare for college reading.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Knowing your learning style can help you to improve your reading comprehension.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Surveying the text doesn't help you learn the material more efficiently.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

If you encounter an unfamiliar word vital to understanding the text, you can use a dictionary or computer while reading.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Paraphrasing is reading the title of the text.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

When you ask questions, your reading comprehension improves because you can connect with the text.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

You can improve your focus and concentration if you read in the best place environment.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

A highlighter in reading isn't used to capture critical information to pay attention to essential terms.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Summarizing won't help you pull out the main ideas and take better notes.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Mind mapping is one of the ways to take notes in reading.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Reading can be difficult for college students and gets easier with practice.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

If you still don't understand or remember what you just read, reread it more carefully.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Descriptive text is a text that describes a person, place, or thing.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Narrative text tells a story that has a series of chronologically connected events. Its social function is to tell stories of past events and entertain readers.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Coda is the opening paragraph in the narrative text where the story's characters are introduced and informed of the time and the place.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

We can get the lesson story to form a narrative text in the orientation part.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

A procedure text is a text which presents information about something as it is. It is a result of systematic observation and analysis.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

News Item text is a text that relates to the news and informs readers about events of the day that are considered newsworthy or essential.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The resource of information (source) contains comments by participants in, witnesses and authorities' experts on the event.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Hortatory Exposition text is a text that tries to provide a comprehensive explanation of a problem by displaying the opinions that support it carefully.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The thesis contains the writer's opinion about something. It also introduces topics and indicates the writer's position.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Reiteration means restating the writer's point of view or strengthening the thesis.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Analytical exposition text is a type of English text which represents the author's attempt to influence the reader to do something or act in a particular way.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Analytical exposition text is a text which tells processes relating to the forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Identification means stating a series of steps that explain the phenomena.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

General classification means identifying the phenomenon to be described. It contains the introduction of a person, place, animal, or object that will be described.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Sequenced explanation means classifying the general aspect of things; animals, public places, plants, etc.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

When we use evidence to guess, we use the reading strategy called ____.

a)

Connect

b)

Visualize

c)

Clarify

d)

Infer/Predict

62.

When we determine what we think will happen next in the text, we____. 

a)

Visualize

b)

Predict

c)

Connect

d)

Clarify

63.

Creating mental images of the text's settings, characters, and events is called ____. 

a)

Connect

b)

Visualize

c)

Clarify

d)

Evaluate

64.

Think about what we already know about the text. Find ways to relate the text to ourselves, other texts, and the world around us, is called____ 

a)

Predict

b)

Visualize

c)

Clarify

d)

Connect

65.

When we come across a word we don't know, we should____

a)

just keep reading and not worry about what the word means

b)

use the context clues in the text to help me figure out what the word means

c)

skip over the word and forget about it

d)

stop reading the book 

66.

What does it mean to visualize as we read?

a)

Make a drawing

b)

See what's happening in your mind

c)

watch the movie version

d)

read aloud

67.

When using this Reading Strategy, we, as the reader, are determining what we think will happen in the text. it is called______

a)

Visualizing

b)

Predicting

c)

Inferring

d)

Connecting

68.

When using this Reading Strategy, we, the reader, create mental images of the text's settings, characters, and events. It is called____

a)

Questioning

b)

Identifying

c)

Visualizing

d)

Evaluating

69.

When using this Reading Strategy, we, as the reader, are asking ourselves questions to see if the text makes sense. It is called_____

a)

Inferring

b)

Predicting

c)

Make-believing

d)

Questioning

70.

What does it mean to make predictions?

a)

to think

b)

to think about what may happen next based on prior knowledge.

c)

Ask when, where, why, how, who or other questions

d)

to ask and visualize

71.

When we make a connection, we_____

a)

try to understand the passage.

b)

see a picture in my head.

c)

form a link between what is happening in the text.

d)

ask the audience.

72.

Asking when, where, why, who, how and other questions to clarify the text are known as____

a)

drawing conclusions

b)

summarizing

c)

inferring

d)

questioning

73.

One of the first steps in annotating is______

a)

Marking unknown vocabulary

b)

Writing about the author

c)

Looking for other books the author wrote

d)

Listening to the book

74.

If we don't know a vocabulary word and the definition is confusing, we can look for these words that mean the same thing, it is called_____

a)

Antonyms

b)

Pronouns

c)

Verbs

d)

Synonyms

75.

When annotating, we should look for which of the following____

a)

Things you question

b)

Things that stand out / are important

c)

Vocabulary

d)

All answers are correct

76.

Annotating is another word for_____

a)

Vocabulary

b)

Note taking

c)

Questioning

d)

Writing

77.

Making pictures in your mind as you read to help you "see" what you are reading, is called_____

a)

Determining what's important

b)

Visualizing

c)

Making predictions

d)

Making an inference

78.

Making educated guesses about what will happen next in the text is called_____

a)

Summarizing and Synthesizing

b)

Making Predictions

c)

Asking Questions

d)

Making Connections

79.

Identifying main ideas and differentiating them from supporting details. is called_____

a)

Evaluating

b)

Making Inferences

c)

Visualizing

d)

Determining What's Important

80.

Briefly explaining the beginning, middle and end of the text, is called_____

a)

Asking Questions

b)

Summaring and Synthesizing

c)

Making Connections

d)

Evaluating

81.

Relating what you are reading to the world, yourself or other texts, is called_____

a)

Making Predictions

b)

Making Connections

c)

Asking Questions

d)

Visualizing

82.

One technique we can practice to help us with visualizing is to____

a)

Look up words we are unsure of

b)

Make an assumption about what we read

c)

Connect what we read to our lives

d)

Draw out what we picture

83.

One technique we can practice to help us with connecting is to_____

a)

Look up words we are unsure of

b)

Make an assumption about what we read

c)

Connect what we read to our current lives

d)

Draw out what we picture

84.

This strategy involves asking good questions to keep us more mentally engaged with what we read, which is called_____

a)

Visualizing

b)

Connecting

c)

Inferring

d)

Questioning

85.

This strategy involves taking clues from the text to think ahead or make a judgement, which is called_____

a)

Visualizing

b)

Connecting

c)

Inferring

d)

Questioning

86.

One technique we can practice to help us determine importance is_____

a)

Look up words we are unsure of

b)

Skim through text for details about the plot

c)

Ask questions about the author's purpose

d)

Make an educated guess about a character based off the text

87.

This strategy involves learning the definitions of words we don't already know, which is called_____

a)

Determining importance

b)

Synthesizing

c)

Inferring

d)

Building vocabulary

88.

A child is sleeping upstairs quietly when suddenly, there is a loud "THUMP!"  We can infer that:_____

a)

The child continued to sleep calmly

b)

The child fell out of bed

c)

The child was eating a bag of chips

d)

The child was reading a book

89.

When we read the title and any headings, read captions, and look at any pictures before reading, it is called_____

a)

We are previewing the text.

b)

We are viewing the text.

c)

We are reviewing the text.

d)

We are asking the text.

90.

Telling or writing only main ideas, is called____

a)

plan

b)

ask questions

c)

monitor

d)

summarize