Reading Techniques
After a break, always review your work to
Activate prior knowledge
The purpose of prereading is to
Activate your prior knowledge
Activities to activate prior knowledge include
All of these
Prereading activities include
All of these
Where might you find help if material becomes truly difficult?
All of these
Which sections should you survey while reading difficult material?
All of these
Who can you talk to if you are having problems reading difficult material?
All of these
Which do you need more of in order to increase your reading speed?
All three are needed equally
Brian has surveyed his chapter and is reading for subject content for the first time. What question should he ask himself?
Am I on track to understand this material?
Creating a map of your current knowledge is called __________.
Concept-mapping
Alejandra has come across a section in her physics textbook detailing the affect of wing span on an airplane's cruising speed. How should she adjust her reading speed?
Decrease her speed to better understand the technical information
A question a critical reader should ask about a text is
Did the author use facts, theory or faith to write this text?
Ellery has been learning about cells in her biology course. She just finished reading a challenging chapter on cell division and is having a difficult time ordering the steps in the process. What should Ellery do to help her identify and organize the concepts she just learned?
Ellery should create a concept map to illustrate the cell division process.
Concept maps should include words only. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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During the second read through, you should start at the beginning of the chapter and read through from beginning to end again. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
F
It is acceptable to not finish all of a difficult chapter as long as you ask a teacher about it later. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
F
Understanding key vocabulary makes no difference in reading speed. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
F
When reading for subject content, prereading activities are not important. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
F
Carla has come across an example which has been used in her Ecology textbook three different times. How should Carla adjust her reading speed?
Increase her speed because she already knows the example
To activate prior knowledge means to
Remember what you know about a topic
During which step should you attempt to understand how the content is organized?
Surveying
While reading difficult content, you should always start with
Surveying the chapter
Critical reading is the process of evaluating a text. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Critical thinking skills can be applied to reading. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Discussion is a technique to clarify possible questions you have about a topic. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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If you get discouraged while reading difficult material, do not stop reading. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Math and Language Arts are major subject areas. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Prereading is a strategy which prepares the learner for reading. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Subject content is material learned in a major subject. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Talking about a subject with classmates can be considered activating prior knowledge. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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The first read through for subject content is to simply identify what you do and do not know. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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The second read through is to clarify confusing topics. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Using prereading strategies will help to increase your reading speed. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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You will probably read a mystery novel much faster than a Science textbook. Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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Terrence feels it takes him too long to get through a History chapter, though he is always sure to define vocabulary words, review the footnotes for each section and try to remember the author's personal stories about the events in the book. What might be Terrence's problem?
Terrence poorly evaluates what is important
Why should you always finish reading difficult content?
The content may become more clear as the concept builds upon itself
The purpose of concept-mapping is to
The purpose of concept-mapping is to
What might happen if we take a break from reading after we've read difficult material?
The rest allows our brains to process the information
When attacking difficult material, read first for
What you do understand
Regarding critical reading, what affects how you absorb information about a topic?
Your personal feelings about that topic
