Reading Skills Review

Question 1

Which two are characteristics of an informational text?

Accepted Answer

includes factual retelling of an event, gives in-depth details and factual information

Question 2

When you read the newspaper, encyclopedia you are usually reading for?

Accepted Answer

information

Question 3

What is a literary text?

Accepted Answer

Purpose of telling a story or entertaining

Question 4

The _______ are/is the "meat" of the story

Accepted Answer

details

Question 5

What does it mean to make a reasonable conclusion by putting together what you've read with what you know?

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 6

Fiction and biographies are usually read for?

Accepted Answer

enjoyment

Question 7

Which two are characteristics of a literary text?

Accepted Answer

setting and plot, includes characters and dialogue

Question 8

A way of investigating a text to see how the parts fit together is what?

Accepted Answer

analysis

Question 9

The _______ is what the story is about

Accepted Answer

main idea

Question 10

The _______ shows the order that things happen in the story

Accepted Answer

sequence of events

Question 11

When reading for information. One should read...

Accepted Answer

more slowly

Question 12

Knowing the _____ before you start reading increases your understanding of what you are reading

Accepted Answer

vocabulary

Questions 12