Effective Reading Strategies

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a reading purpose included in the segment?

Accepted Answer

A.Reading for pleasure

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of reading to acquire knowledge?

Accepted Answer

B.Learning the appropriate method for writing a business letter

Question 3

reading how to prevent the water pipes in her house from freezing and breaking in the winter. What is reading purpose?

Accepted Answer

B. Acquiring knowledge

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a level of understanding mentioned in the segment?

Accepted Answer

B. Basic

Question 5

Typically used in persuasive writing to convince readers to support a certain course of action

Accepted Answer

A. Problem and solution

Question 6

Which of the following is usually peer-reviewed before publishing?

Accepted Answer

D. Academic journals

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

C. Magazines provide information for a target audience.

Question 8

Which of the following is the most commonly used organizational pattern?

Accepted Answer

A. Topical pattern

Question 9

In what year was the Cornell System developed at Cornell University?

Accepted Answer

A.1949

Question 10

Scanning the table of contents and selecting articles to read is a technique for which of the reading materials?

Accepted Answer

C. Magazines

Question 11

Which level of understanding involves using the SQ3R method?

Accepted Answer

D.Deep

Question 12

Which of the following is a book for display on electronic devices?

Accepted Answer

A. E-book

Question 13

Which of the following groups of signal words can be used in a cause and effect pattern?

Accepted Answer

B. Because of, as a result, thus

Question 14

Using the Cornell System while reading a text book. Which area of her paper should she use when she has a question?

Accepted Answer

C. Left column

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the three Rs used in the SQ3R method?

Accepted Answer

A.Recite

Question 16

When reading to draw conclusions, the reader should pay special attention to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

C.Graphs and tables

Question 17

Which of the following is a tip for speed reading?

Accepted Answer

C.Read a group of words together instead of word-by-word

Question 18

Which organizational pattern is typically used in persuasive writing?

Accepted Answer

B. Problem and solution pattern

Question 19

What does SQ3R stand for?

Accepted Answer

A. Survey, question, read, recall, review

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a section of an academic journal article?

Accepted Answer

A. Thesis statement

Question 21

When is a mind map NOT helpful?

Accepted Answer

B. When drawing a conclusion

Question 22

The signal words “because” and “consequently” are related to which organizational pattern?

Accepted Answer

D. Cause and effect pattern

Question 23

Which of the following organizational patterns describes a series of events in the order which they occurred?

Accepted Answer

D. Chronological

Question 24

Which level of understanding is also called light reading and requires the use of skimming reading techniques?

Accepted Answer

A.Shallow

Question 25

What should an active reader do while reading to follow directions?

Accepted Answer

C. Sketch a plan of action

Question 26

Which of the following is published daily or weekly?

Accepted Answer

B. Newspapers

Question 27

Which organizational pattern describes the similarities and differences of two or more subjects?

Accepted Answer

C. Compare and contrast pattern

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT true of organizational patterns?

Accepted Answer

A.Also known as transitions

Effective Reading Strategies

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Effective Reading Strategies

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