Common Reading Strategies

1. Good readers use when reading.

a. bookmarks
b. fix-up strategies
c. clues
d. post-its 2. Becoming familiar with a reading selection before you begin to read is which active reading strategy?

a. predicting
b. monitoring
c. inferencing
d. previewing

3. Having a purpose for reading helps me to:

a. understand what I am reading
b. remember what I have read
c. find the information I am looking for
d. understand the author's purpose

4. Daniel is reading a scary book. It reminds him of the movie he just saw about zombies. Daniel is using what reading strategy?

a. predicting
b. summarizing
c. inferring
d. making connections

5. Ashley imagines what the character looks like as he is described as tall, spiked hair, golden skin with dark eyes. What reading strategy is she using?

a. summarizing
b. visualizing
c. predicting
d. inferring

6. Jack liked to read books about dogs because it make him think about his dog, Bingo, and all the things they do together. What reading strategy is Jack using?

a. predicting
b. making connections
c. inferring
d. summarizing

7. If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. This is a reading comprehension skill known as?

a. text messaging
b. content origins
c. words in context
d. scanning 8. Maria is reading a story and begins to remember when she was in a car accident just like the main character. What reading strategy is Maria using?

a. predicting
b. visualizing
c. making connections
d. summarizing

9. Jose feels like he is one of the characters from the book he is reading. He imagines it like a movie playing. What reading strategy is Jose using?

a. summarizing
b. inferring
c. predicting
d. visualizing

10. While reading, if I do not know what I have read, or something is not clear, I should:

a. keep reading, maybe I will understand later.
b. keep reading I want to finish first.
c. go back and reread to find my answers.
d. write “I don't know” on my notes.

Answer Key:
1. b
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. c
9. d
10. c