RICA RICA Reading Comprehension 2

Question 1

What does 'metacognition' mean in the context of reading comprehension, and why is it important?

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Thinking about one's own thinking — readers monitor their understanding and apply fix-up strategies when comprehension breaks down

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The ability to read very quickly without making errors

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Knowing all the vocabulary words in a text before reading

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The physical act of moving one's lips while reading silently

Question 2

How does building background knowledge before reading improve reading comprehension?

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Prior knowledge provides a schema — a mental framework — that helps readers make inferences, connect ideas, and construct meaning from the text

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Background knowledge reduces the need for students to read the actual text

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Prior knowledge instruction is only beneficial for social studies texts, not fiction

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Building background knowledge is primarily a strategy for ELL students

Question 3

A teacher uses a KWL chart before, during, and after a nonfiction reading unit. What does each letter stand for, and what is the instructional purpose?

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Know, Want to Know, Learned — it activates prior knowledge, sets a purpose for reading, and promotes reflection on new learning

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Key, Words, Language — it is a vocabulary pre-teaching tool

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Knowledge, Writing, Listening — it integrates literacy skills across a lesson

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Keep, Wonder, Locate — it is a research strategy for finding information

Question 4

Which of the following best describes 'close reading' as an instructional strategy for improving comprehension?

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Reading a short, complex text multiple times with a different focus each time — first for gist, then for craft, then for deeper meaning — guided by text-dependent questions

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Reading text in small print with magnification aids

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Reading silently at an independent level with minimal teacher involvement

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Listening to a text read aloud while following along with a finger

Question 5

What is 'text-dependent questioning,' and how does it differ from questions that invite personal connections?

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Text-dependent questions require students to use evidence from the text to answer, while personal connection questions draw on students' experiences outside the text

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Text-dependent questions are always literal and require no inferencing

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Personal connection questions are more rigorous than text-dependent questions

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Text-dependent questioning is a strategy only appropriate for fiction texts

Question 6

A teacher wants to help students understand the difference between a topic, a main idea, and a key detail. Which of the following accurately defines these terms?

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The topic is the general subject, the main idea is the central message about the topic, and key details are specific evidence that support the main idea

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The topic is the first sentence, the main idea is the last sentence, and key details are any sentence in between

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The topic and the main idea are interchangeable terms for the same concept

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Key details are more important than the main idea for comprehension