Before reading
During reading
After reading
Answering questions
Random facts about Ms. Friedman
100
This is when you look over the text and notice text features and identify the type of text.
What is previewing?
100
This strategy helps a reader notice, mark and remember key ideas.
What is highlighting?
100
This is when a reader restates (silently) the key points or ideas in the text.
What is summarizing?
100
This is when the reader restates the question in his or her own words.
What is paraphrasing the question?
100
This is the breed of Ms. Friedman's dogs.
What is Golden Retriever?
200
This is when you read the first sentence of each paragraph.
What is skimming?
200
This is a strategy or way to define unfamiliar words in a text.
What is use context clues?
200
This is what a reader could do with words or phrases that s/he highlighted during reading.
What is rereading the highlighted text to review the key ideas?
200
This is an effective strategy to use before reading any of the answer choices.
What is thinking of your own answers before reading the choices?
200
This is the state where Ms. Friedman grew up and went to school.
What is New York?
300
This is when you make an informed guess about the content or information.
What is predicting?
300
This is when a reader imagines the content and creates vivid images.
What is visualizing?
300
This is the reading skill that requires a reader to use the information in order to make conclusions.
What is make inferences?
300
This is a helpful strategy for choosing the best answer.
What is eliminate or cross out wrong answers?
300
This is Ms. Friedman's first name.
What is Lisa?
400
This is a part of the text you should notice before reading but it is not words.
What is graphics (charts, maps, graphs, photos or pictures)?
400
This is when a reader relates to the topic of an article, the events or characters.
What is making connections?
400
This is the most important idea a reader can conclude based on all of the information.
What is the main idea?
400
This is what you should do even if the first choice seems the best.
What is read each choice carefully?
400
This is the band instrument that Ms. Friedman played from 4th grade through 11th grade.
What is the clarinet?
500
Identify a "good" strategy you have used before reading and explain why it is helpful.
Answers will vary. :)
500
This is when a reader restates a sentence or idea in his or her own words.
What is paraphrasing?
500
This is an effective after reading strategy that you have used.
Answers will vary. :)
500
This is what you should do if you forget the information needed to effectively answer the question.
What is go back to the text and reread?
500
This is the sport Ms. Friedman played in middle school.
What is soccer?
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