Visualization
What is visualization when reading?
A. Watching a movie as you read the book on which it's based.
B. Imagining your future based on what you read.
C. Creating pictures in your mind as you read.
D. Filling in gaps in the story with your imagination.
C. Creating pictures in your mind as you read.
Prior knowledge refers to...
A. What we already know before we learn more about a topic.
B. The information we already have in our brains about a topic.
C. Experiences we may have already had with a certain topic
D. All of the answers are correct
D. All of the answers are correct
The people or animals in a story are called...
A. Characters
B. Conflict
C. Setting
D. Plot Events
E. Theme
A. Characters
What is the best definition of Plot?
A. Turning point in a story
B. Builds interest
C. Many conflict of the story
D. Sequence of events
D. Sequence of events
Native people in early North America liked to play games. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse. In lacrosse the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
A. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse.
B. Native people in early North America liked to play games.
C. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
D. In lacrosse the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands.
B. Native people in early North America liked to play games.
What should you consider when visualizing?
A. Sounds, smells, and sights
B. Sights and literary devices
C. Sounds and meanings of words
D. Feelings and metaphors
A. Sounds, smells, and sights (these are 3 of the 5 senses)
Which of the following is true?
A. Without prior knowledge, new learning is impossible.
B. Prior knowledge makes learning easier.
C. Activating prior knowledge can only be done with a teacher.
D. The less you know about a subject, the easier it is for someone to teach it to you.
B. Prior knowledge makes learning easier.
Events in the story that move the plot along by adding complications or expanding the conflict.
A. Characters
B. Conflict
C. Setting
D. Plot Events
E. Theme
D. Plot Events
Events that occur leading up to the climax.
A. Introduction
B. Rising Action
C. Climax
D. Falling Action
E. Resolution
B. Rising Action
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
A. why people live to be 70
B. how long you might expect to live
C. about the health of females
B. how long you might expect to live
Why is visualization important?
A. It brings the reading to life and enables us to relate even to characters who are very different from us.
B. It makes it easier to determine the organizational structure of the text.
C. We feel more connected to the material and better able to understand the main idea.
D. All of these reasons.
A. It brings the reading to life and enables us to relate even to characters who are very different from us.
Why is prior knowledge important?
A. To learn, our brain seeks to make connections between the information we already have and the new information being learned.
B. Teachers do not have time to teach everything.
C. We are better as blank slates.
D. It allows us to form a biased or unbiased opinion about a specific topic.
A. To learn, our brain seeks to make connections between the information we already have and the new information being learned.
The message, lesson, or moral of a story...
A. Characters
B. Conflict
C. Setting
D. Plot Events
E. Theme
E. Theme
The beginning of the story when the reader is introduced to the characters, setting, and conflict.
A. Introduction
B. Rising Action
C. Climax
D. Falling Action
E. Resolution
A. Introduction
Farmers in Japan have a problem. There is not much land to farm, and there are many people to feed. Some farmers cut rows in the hillsides and grow crops there. This helps a little, but many kinds of food are shipped to Japan. They can choose anything they want to eat!
A. There is little land to farm in Japan; so many kinds of food are shipped to Japan.
B. Growing food on the hillside in Japan is hard work.
C. The Japanese like getting food from different countries.
A. There is little land to farm in Japan; so many kinds of food are shipped to Japan.
Which of the following is NOT a visualization thinking stem?
A. I can see...
B. I can visualize...
C. My mental mind movie is...
D. This story reminds me of...
D. This story reminds me of... (this is a prior knowledge thinking stem.)
Which of the following thinking stems is NOT a prior knowledge stem?
A. I remember...
B. The reminds me of when I...
C. A connection I can make...
D. Why is...
D. Why is... (This is questioning thinking stem)
The problem of the story...
A. Characters
B. Conflict
C. Setting
D. Plot Events
E. Theme
B. Conflict
The part of the story that reveals the solution and takes care of the conflict.
A. Introduction
B. Rising Action
C. Climax
D. Falling Action
E. Resolution
E. Resolution
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have nine thousand taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
A. why we can taste only sweet things
B. that we taste through our nose
C. where taste buds are found
C. where taste buds are found
Which of these thinking stems would you use to help you visualize while reading?
A. When...
B. In my mind I am picturing...
C. The main thing I need to remember is...
D. I remember...
B. In my mind I am picturing...
Which of the following thinking stem would you use to activate your prior knowledge...
A. An experience I have had is similar to…..
B. In my mind I see...
C. When...
D. What is important here is...
A. An experience I have had is similar to…..
When and where the story takes place...
A. Characters
B. Conflict
C. Setting
D. Plot Events
E. Theme
C. Setting
The moment of highest interest, emotion, or intensity within a story. The turning point.
A. Introduction
B. Rising Action
C. Climax
D. Falling Action
E. Resolution
C. Climax
Babies use both hands. But babies use one hand more than the other. This hand may become the preferred one. How can you tell? Lay a baby on its back. Notice which side the baby faces. If the baby looks to the right most of the time, it will probably be right-handed. What does it mean if the baby faces left more often? The baby will most likely be left-handed.
A. how to tell right- from left-handed babies
B. that babies use their hands for many things
C. that there are more left-handed babies
A. how to tell right- from left-handed babies