Skills for Success Chapter 8

_____ is an alphabetical listing of names and topics and the pages they are mentioned on.

The ways you are accountable for the information you read.

A reader who is unaware of purpose and responsibility before reading.

End-of-the-chapter questions help establish your _____ in learning the material.

Reading info for background knowledge is an example of a reading responsibility.

A walking book is a person you ask to help you figure out a word you don’t understand.

Every trade has vocabulary unique to its subject matter.

The table of contents is essentially the outline of the text.

Words that are opposite in meaning.

Performing well on a quiz/test based on the info you are reading is an ex. of a reading purpose

The index of a book is where you would find vocabulary words defined.

The best way to be able to answer the end-of-the-chapter questions in a textbook is

Every word has a specific meaning and can change meaning depending upon how they are used.

Once you have previewed a chapter, you do not need to read the chapter.

Some of the things to look at when pre-viewing a chapter include:

An unabridged dictionary is popular because it is easy to carry and store.

The reading strategy of pre-viewing helps you to find the writer’s outline.

The copyright date is usually found next to the symbol ®.

Fiction reading material is

Italicized words usually mean a new vocabulary term.

Reading material that is factual in nature.

What is the main drawback of pre-viewing?

Reading purpose is the how you are held accountable for the reading.

Words that are similar in meaning.

A reader who is aware of purpose and responsibility before reading.

The portion of the word added to the beginning.

Active readers

The reason why you read; the intent for reading.

Nonfiction is typically more challenging to read and understand than fiction.

Examining nonfiction material to discover the writer’s outline before reading in detail.

Words always have just one meaning.

What is not a benefit of pre-viewing before reading?

The preface may tell what you need to know about how the book is organized

Topic sentence is almost always found in the _____ sentence of every paragraph.

Text above, below, or next to an illustration or graphic that explains its content or purpose.

A type of dictionary that contains only synonyms and antonyms.

The portion of the word added to the end.

_____ _____ is what you already know based on your previous experiences and learning.

The word clues or hints that lead to the meaning of the vocabulary word.

Footnotes are usually indicated with _____.

Appendix contains supplemental information that further explains a subject.

Reading material that is imaginative in nature and composed of invented ideas.

If _____% or more has been revised or rewritten, the title will indicate this with an edition.

Notes located outside the main printed text area on a page that point out important ideas.

Previewing a non-fiction book should be done once.

Previewing helps to transfer new info into short-term memory by seeing the info more than once.

A shorter version of a dictionary that is smaller in size and omits some words.

Fiction reading is imaginative in nature and is composed of invented ideas.

A bibliography describes what reading resources the author used in writing the book.

The book How to Install Fixtures in Your Home explains the process. This would be nonfiction.

Read/understanding nonfiction may be the most challenging learning task to experience because

Explanatory comments/reference notes found either at the bottom of a page or end of a chapter.

First step to becoming a(n) _____ reader is to know what active readers understand and do.

Pre-viewing is used for all of the following EXCEPT

Previewing is one of the best strategies for becoming an active reader.

What you already know based on your previous experiences and learning.

A bibliography gives practical definitions for use in your course.

The basic part of a word that conveys the word’s foundation or origin.

Nonfiction reading material examples are textbooks, how-to-books, and most magazine articles.

Before asking a walking dictionary the meaning of a word, try to figure it out on your own.

The copyright date is sometimes referred to as the _____ date.

Which of the following statements is the most accurate and complete?

The most complete type of dictionary.

Using a dictionary is the best way to find meanings to unknown words.