Active Reading
Making Connections
Determining Importance
Asking Questions
Metacognition
100
When do you make predictions? 1. only before reading 2. only during reading 3. always before reading and sometimes during reading 4. only after reading
3. Always before reading and sometimes during reading 1 point if correct
100
In active reading, when do you make connections? 1. before you read the text 2. after you are read the text 3. it's not important to make connections 4. you can make connections before, during and after reading...but in active reading you write them down while you are reading
4. you can make connections before, during and after reading...but in active reading you write them down while you are reading 1 point if correct
100
When you decide why the author wrote something, you are determining the 1. metacognition 2. genre 3. author's purpose 4. main idea
3. author's purpose 1 point if correct
100
What are the two main categories of reading comprehension questions? 1. thin and thick 2. easy and difficult 3. short and long 4. multiple choice and essay
1. thin and thick 1 point if correct
100
What does metacognition mean? 1. thinking about what you are thinking about 2. learning about learning 3. knowing what you know and don't know 4. all of the above
4. all of the above 1 point if correct
200
When you reach a vocabulary word you don't know, you should 1. skip it and keep going 2. use context clues to figure out the meaning 3. break it down and try to find a root word or prefix/suffix 4. both 2 and 3
4. both 2 and 3 2 points if correct
200
Making a connection between what you are reading and other people's lives is a _____________ connection. 1. text-to-text 2. text-to-self 3. text-to-world 4. both 1 and 2
3. text-to-world 2 points if correct
200
The main point or big picture of a story is called the 1. metacognition 2. genre 3. author's purpose 4. main idea
4. main idea 2 points if correct
200
The type of question that has only one correct answer. 1. thin 2. thick 3. essay 4. open-ended
1. thin 2 points if correct
200
The stuff you already know is called your 1. prior knowledge 2. background knowledge 3. schema 4. all of the above 5. none of the above
4. all of the above 2 points if correct
300
When you read actively you are 1. making connections while you read 2. reading while moving around 3. using a special worksheet while you read 4. none of the above
1. making connections while you read 3 points if correct
300
What type of connection do you make when you connect something you are reading to something that has happened to you? 1. text-to-text 2. text-to-self 3. text-to-world 4. none of the above
2. text-to-self 3 points if correct
300
When the author writes to amuse or tell a joke, his purpose is to 1. entertain 2. inform 3. narrate 4. persuade 5. describe
1. entertain 3 points if correct
300
The type of question that has the answer "right there" in the text. 1. thin 2. thick 3. essay 4. open-ended
1. thin 3 points if correct
300
Taking what you know and adding new information to come up with something new or an "ah-ha" moment is 1. summarizing 2. author's purpose 3. synthesizing 4. asking questions
3. synthesizing 3 points if correct
400
A summary is 1. what happened in the text 2. written in your own words 3. both 1 and 2 4. none of the above
3. both 1 and 2 4 points if correct
400
While you are reading, you make a connection between what you are reading and something else you have read before. What type of connection is this? 1. text-to-text 2. text-to-self 3. text-to-world 4. none of the above
1. text-to-text 4 points if correct
400
When the author writes to paint a picture with words, her purpose is to 1. entertain 2. inform 3. narrate 4. persuade 5. describe
5. describe 4 points if correct
400
The type of question that has many different correct answers and requires you to use your prior knowledge to answer it. 1. thin 2. thick 3. essay 4. open-ended
2. thick 4 points if correct
400
What are you doing when you look for clues in what the characters say and do? 1. determining importance 2. visualizing 3. making connections 4. inferring 5. synthesizing
4. inferring 4 points if correct
500
In Mrs. Howard's class, we __________ read actively. 1. never 2. sometimes 3. often 4. always
4. always 5 points if correct
500
While you are reading, you make a connection between what you are reading and a movie you watched last year. What type of connection is this? 1. text-to-text 2. text-to-self 3. text-to-world 4. none of the above
1. text-to-text 5 points if correct
500
When the author writes to convince, argue, or prove, his purpose is to 1. entertain 2. inform 3. narrate 4. persuade 5. describe
4. persuade 5 points if correct
500
"If the author were to continue the story, what might happen next?" .... is an example of what type of question? 1. thin 2. thick 3. essay 4. open-ended
2. thick 5 points if correct
500
When you create mental images while you are reading, you are 1. determining importance 2. visualizing 3. making connections 4. inferring 5. synthesizing
2. visualizing 5 points if correct
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