Flocabulary Reading Strategies 4

Question 1

What is the purpose of using a 'KWL chart' as a reading strategy?

Accepted Answer

To track what you Know, Want to know, and Learned about a topic

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To memorize spelling words

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To outline the plot of a story

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To write a book report

Question 2

An author writes: 'The gym was as loud as a thunderstorm.' This is an example of which literary device that helps readers visualize?

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Simile

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Alliteration

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Hyperbole

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Personification

Question 3

Which is the BEST strategy when you encounter a word you don't recognize while reading?

Accepted Answer

Read the surrounding sentences for context clues before consulting a dictionary if needed

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Skip the word and continue reading without pause

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Stop reading and look up every unfamiliar word immediately

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Replace the word with any word that fits

Question 4

A nonfiction article uses bold headings every few paragraphs. What reading strategy should you use with these headings?

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Turn each heading into a question to guide your reading of that section

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Ignore them because only the body text contains information

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Skip to the last heading to find the conclusion

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Copy all headings onto a separate sheet before reading

Question 5

What does 'author's purpose' refer to?

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The reason the author wrote the text—to inform, persuade, or entertain

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The number of chapters in the book

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The setting where the author wrote the book

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The publishing company that printed the book

Question 6

When comparing two texts on the same topic, a reader should ask:

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'How are the authors' perspectives and evidence alike or different?'

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Which text has more pages?

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Which text uses bigger fonts?

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'Which text was published first?'

Question 7

Which strategy helps a reader remember the sequence of events in a complex story?

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Creating a timeline or graphic organizer to map events in order

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Reading the last page first

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Memorizing character names only

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Skipping every other paragraph