This word in the directions usually identifies the type of text.
What is the third word?
100
This during reading strategy that does not require highlighting or note-taking.
What is pausing and thinking about what you have read?
100
After reading nonfiction, it is helpful to understand the ___________ of the passage.
What is the main idea?
100
It is helpful to do this before reading the choices.
What is think of an answer?
100
This is the grade that FCAT counts toward a graduation requirement.
What is 10th grade?
200
It is helpful to identify whether the text is one of these two types before reading.
What is fiction or nonfiction?
200
This strategy helps the reader focus only on key words or phrases.
What is highlighting?
200
After reading nonfiction, it is necessary to know the author's __________?
What is the author's PURPOSE?
200
It is helpful to do this with every word in the question.
What is read it carefully?
200
This is number of testing sessions.
What is 2?
300
This prereading skill means to read only the first sentence of each paragraph.
What is to skim?
300
An active reader focuses on doing this when reading fiction.
What is visualizing or imagining the story?
300
After reading two linked passages, it is important to do this in your mind.
What is compare the passages?
300
It is helpful to do this with a word written in boldfaced or capital letters in the question.
What is highlight or pay close attention to it?
300
This is the percentage of nonfiction passages.
What is 70%?
400
It is important to read and pay attention to these boldfaced, italicized or underlined words that precede the passage and are located under the directions and above the passage.
What is the title?
400
An active reader focuses on doing this in his or her mind while reading nonfiction.
What is identifying facts/connecting facts/making predictions?
400
After reading story (fictional passage), it is helpful to think about the _________ or message of the story.
What is the theme?
400
It is important to do this with each choice even if the first one seems correct.
What is read them carefully?
400
This is the average number of words in a reading passage.
What is 1000 words?
500
It is helpful to formulate a purpose for doing this before reading so you have a focus.
What is highlighting?
500
It is helpful to do this while reading poetry.
What is follow the punctuation and not the end of a line?
500
After reading a poem, it is important to know these 3 things. (Identify one)
What is the "gist" or meaning and the tone and the speaker of the poem?
500
It is wise to do this after you have read the question carefully, thought of an answer, read each choice carefully and eliminated 2 of the four choices.
What is reread each of the remaining choices extra carefully?
500
This is the total number of minutes of actual testing for both sessions of FCAT Reading.