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Flashcard 1: What should you do while reading to keep your purpose in mind and stay focused on meaning?
Answer: Ask yourself questions related to your purpose. Self-questioning maintains focus on your reading goal.
Flashcard 2: Which choice best describes reading with understanding: reading fast or making a clear mental picture of meaning?
Answer: Making a clear mental picture of meaning. Visualization shows deep processing of text meaning.
Flashcard 3: What should you do if a pronoun like “it” or “they” is confusing in a paragraph?
Answer: Look back to find the pronoun’s antecedent. Pronouns refer to previously mentioned nouns (antecedents).
Flashcard 4: Which action best shows you read with purpose: highlighting random words or noting key details for your goal?
Answer: Noting key details for your goal. Purposeful reading targets information relevant to goals.
Flashcard 5: What should you do after reading to show you understood the text’s main message?
Answer: State the main idea and key details. Summarizing demonstrates comprehension of central concepts.
Flashcard 6: Identify the best purpose-based question for reading to learn: “What is the author trying to teach me?”
Answer: It is a question for reading to inform. This question seeks factual information from the text.
Flashcard 7: What is the first step for reading with purpose: before you start reading, what should you decide?
Answer: Decide your purpose for reading. Setting a clear goal helps focus your attention on relevant information.
Flashcard 8: What does it mean to read with understanding while you read grade-level text?
Answer: Make meaning from the text as you read. Active comprehension requires constructing meaning, not just decoding words.
Flashcard 9: Which purpose best matches reading a science article to learn facts: entertain, inform, or persuade?
Answer: Inform. Science articles present facts and explanations to teach readers.
Flashcard 10: Which purpose best matches reading a fable mainly to enjoy the story: entertain, inform, or persuade?
Answer: Entertain. Fables are stories designed primarily for enjoyment and moral lessons.
Flashcard 11: Which purpose best matches reading an advertisement trying to change your mind: entertain, inform, or persuade?
Answer: Persuade. Ads aim to convince readers to buy products or adopt viewpoints.
Flashcard 12: What should you do if you realize you are reading but not understanding the meaning of the text?
Answer: Stop and use a fix-up strategy. Recognizing confusion prompts you to repair comprehension immediately.
Flashcard 13: What is one fix-up strategy that helps when a sentence does not make sense on the first read?
Answer: Reread the sentence slowly. Slower pace allows time to process complex sentence structures.
Flashcard 14: What fix-up strategy should you use when you meet an unfamiliar word that blocks understanding?
Answer: Use context clues to infer meaning. Surrounding words provide hints about unfamiliar vocabulary.
Flashcard 15: Which fix-up strategy best fits: you read a paragraph and forgot the main idea; what should you do next?
Answer: Reread and summarize the paragraph. Summarizing helps consolidate and recall key information.
Flashcard 16: What is the meaning of “monitor comprehension” while reading?
Answer: Check that the text makes sense as you read. Monitoring means actively tracking whether you understand.
Flashcard 17: What should you do before reading to activate background knowledge for better understanding?
Answer: Think about what you already know about the topic. Prior knowledge creates a framework for new information.
Flashcard 18: Which text feature should you read first to understand what a nonfiction passage will be about?
Answer: The title. Titles preview the main topic and set expectations.
Flashcard 19: Which text feature best helps you predict the topics in each section of a nonfiction text?
Answer: Headings and subheadings. These organize content into logical sections for preview.
Flashcard 20: Which text feature best helps you understand a difficult word by showing its meaning directly?
Answer: Glossary. Glossaries provide definitions for specialized vocabulary.
Flashcard 21: What is the purpose of previewing text features such as headings, bold words, and captions?
Answer: To predict the topic and locate important information. Text features provide clues about content before reading begins.
Flashcard 22: Which text feature most often tells what a nonfiction section will be about: heading or page number?
Answer: Heading. Headings summarize section content; page numbers only show location.
Flashcard 23: What does it mean to monitor comprehension while reading?
Answer: Notice whether the text makes sense as you read. Active readers check their understanding continuously while reading.
Flashcard 24: Identify the best fix when you realize you did not understand a paragraph you just read.
Answer: Reread the paragraph more slowly. Slower reading improves comprehension of difficult passages.
Flashcard 25: What is the best strategy when a word is unfamiliar but the sentence still makes sense?
Answer: Use context clues to infer the word meaning. Context provides hints about unfamiliar words without disrupting flow.
Flashcard 26: Which context clue type uses nearby examples to explain a word: example clue or antonym clue?
Answer: Example clue. Examples illustrate meaning; antonyms show opposite meanings.
Flashcard 27: What is the main idea of a paragraph?
Answer: The most important point the author makes in that paragraph. Each paragraph centers around one key message or concept.
Flashcard 28: Which detail best supports a main idea: a fact from the text or an unrelated opinion?
Answer: A fact from the text. Supporting details must directly relate to and prove the main idea.
Flashcard 29: What is the difference between a summary and a retelling?
Answer: A summary is brief; a retelling includes more events and details. Summaries capture essence; retellings provide comprehensive coverage.
Flashcard 30: Which is the best summary of a passage: only key points or every small detail?
Answer: Only key points. Effective summaries focus on essential information only.