Metacognitive Thinking Strategies

Studies show that background noise often negatively influences reading comprehension

Is this a good question to ask when reading: "What is it?"

"I loved that article! It was so interesting!" Is this a correct summary? 

The eccentric, or weird, man collected bottle caps. Use context clues to define "eccentric". 

When something in the text reminds you of another book that is a . . . 

"The Right Kind of House" reminded me of when my family bought a new house. This is a________. 

Schema can be defined as . . . 

A conclusion based on evidence is . . . 

A shortened version of the most important events in a passage is a _____________________

Which of these is an example of schema?

The word visualize means . . .

Which of the following is a correct inference? 

I was so bored yesterday. The meeting was tedious. Define "tedious" using context clues. 

When asking questions, you shouldn't ask yes or no questions

"The Right Kind of House" made me think of America's housing crisis. This is an example of a  

A characteristic of good questions you ask while you read is . . . .

When a text reminds you of events going on in the world that is a . . . 

I associate the taste of s'mores with the word "camping". This is an example of my. . . . 

When something in a text reminds you of something else, that is a  . . . . . 

"She asked the waiter for a menu". I assume she's at a restaurant. I just made . . . 

It is vital to re-read a section of a text when you . . . 

An awareness and understanding of what and how you think is . . . 

When summarizing it is okay to include your opinion

Words or phrases around an unfamiliar word which can help you define that word are

"The Right Kind of House" reminded me of a murder mystery I read last year. This is a _______. 

If Sue recognizes that she often pictures what she reads in her head, that is an example of ___

Context clues are . . . 

Inferences are combination of your schema about a topic and ____________. 

"She sat and asked the waiter for a menu". I assume she's at a restaurant. This is . . . .

Which of these statements is a text-to-self connection? 

When something in the text reminds you of your own life, that is a . . . 

She'd been petrified of cats since she was 3. They scared her! - Define "petrified".