Flocabulary Reading Strategies 3

Question 1

What does 'context clue' mean in reading?

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Words or phrases near an unfamiliar word that help reveal its meaning

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A clue found only in the title of a book

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The author's biography at the end of the text

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A footnote added by a teacher

Question 2

A student underlines key details and writes notes in the margins while reading. This strategy is called:

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Annotating

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Scanning

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Skimming

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Sequencing

Question 3

What is the difference between a 'topic' and a 'main idea'?

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The topic is one or two words; the main idea is a complete statement about the topic

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They are exactly the same thing

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The main idea is shorter than the topic

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The topic is always in the last sentence

Question 4

When you 'summarize' a text, you should include:

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The most important ideas in your own words, leaving out minor details

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Every detail and example from the passage

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Only direct quotes from the author

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Your personal opinion about whether the text was interesting

Question 5

Which question type helps a reader EVALUATE an author's argument?

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'Is the evidence the author provides convincing? Why or why not?'

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'What time does the story take place?'

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'How many characters are in the story?'

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'What color is the main character's hair?'

Question 6

A reader stops mid-story and asks, 'I wonder why the character did that?' This is an example of:

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Self-questioning

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Summarizing

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Visualizing

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Skimming

Question 7

What does it mean to 'synthesize' information from multiple texts?

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Combine ideas from different sources to form a new, deeper understanding

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Copy the texts word for word into a single document

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Read several texts one after another without thinking about connections

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Choose only the shortest text to read