Active Reading Strategies

How many stages of reading are there and what are they?

• Three.Before, During, and After
• Three.Prior knowledge, critical thinking, and inference
• Two. Before and After
• Two. During and After

It is important to know your purpose and method of reading before starting so you know why and how you plan on reading.

• True
• False

Titles, pictures, summaries, and questions are all text features I should skim before reading

• True
• False

When should you be making predictions about what will happen in the text?

• Only before reading
• Only after reading
• Only during reading
• Before and during reading

I shouldn't read the questions before I start reading the article

• True
• False

What does it mean to visualize things during reading?

• It means I should be playing close attention to the words on the page
• It means I should be looking around the room to get inspiration
• It means I should try picturing it like a movie playing out

Which is an example of an inference (reading between the lines)?

• I see dark clouds so I infer that rain is coming
• I see a dog so I infer that a cat must be nearby
• I smell something burning so I infer that it must be a snow day
• I hear someone yelling so I infer that everyone must still be sleeping

What does it mean to look for context clues?

• I should read the summary before reading the article
• I should highlight words I don't know
• I should ask the teacher for help
• I should check what is surrounding the word/phrase I don't know for clues

When they are done reading, an active reader...

• Summarizes what they read and rereads sections they don't understand
• Rereads sections they liked
• Summarizes what they read but refuses to reread
• Puts the book away and doesn't think about it again

How many reading strategies are there?

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10