Basic Comprehension

When annotating, first you should

• draw a picture

• highlight vocabulary

• determine the purpose of reading

• underline the entire text

Sometimes a passage, sentence, or paragraph may need multiple readings before an annotation can be recorded.

• True

• False

If there is a difficult portion of text you should

• ignore it and keep reading

• re-read it at half pace

• do another assignment

Active Reading occurs when

• a reader is passively reading a text

• a reader is partially involved in the reading of a text

• a reader is skimming the text to read faster

• a reader is proactively involved in the reading of a text

What should you do when you find a word you don't know?

• Ignore it

• Guess what it means and move on

• Define it using a dictionary or context clues

• Make an anchor chart about it

Annotating while reading helps you to stay________ and _______ while reading.

• cool and calm

• not interested and idle

• focused and engaged

• less alert and distracted

What is an important part of close and critical reading?

• Writing questions

• Making connections and responses

• Identifying tricky vocabulary

• All of these are important

What is the topic of the announcement above?

• Students’ association

• Teachers’ gathering

• School’s gathering

• Students’ gathering

How is the writer’s classroom ?

• It is very big

• It is very clean

• It is in front of the schoo

• It has forty chairs for students

The phone call is about ________.

• Andy’s intention to come to Reno’s house

• Reno’s intention to come to Andy’s house

• Reno and Andy’s plan to join a Boy Scout activity

• Reno’s intention to go to the Boy Scout activity