alleryIn the KWL strategy, what does the L stand for?
- Listened
- Learned
- Linked
- Located
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Correct answer: B. Learned
KWL asks what the reader Knows, Wants to know and finally Learned after reading.
SSC CGL Reading Comprehension — practice questions — page 2
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In the KWL strategy, what does the L stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →In a think-aloud, the readerRead the answer and worked solution →Students with a smaller vocabulary than peers tend toRead the answer and worked solution →Andrew Biemiller advised teachers to give students what before reading?Read the answer and worked solution →Which lists the elements that compose a story?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature is typical of informational books?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a commonly used poetic form?Read the answer and worked solution →Readers who choose their own books are more likely toRead the answer and worked solution →Readers interpret a text differently mainly because of theirRead the answer and worked solution →Comprehension is described as an active process in which readersRead the answer and worked solution →Which strategy combines ideas from several texts to reach conclusions?Read the answer and worked solution →Asking oneself whether one is confused or losing attention is calledRead the answer and worked solution →Pinpointing the key ideas and messages of a text is calledRead the answer and worked solution →Which is an example of a verbal formative assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher sits beside a pupil and codes errors as the child reads. This is aRead the answer and worked solution →Which skill is part of reading comprehension?Read the answer and worked solution →In literature, tone expresses the writer's attitude towardRead the answer and worked solution →Which term describes the feeling a work creates in the reader?Read the answer and worked solution →In tone analysis, diction refers to the author'sRead the answer and worked solution →In tone analysis, syntax is theRead the answer and worked solution →Official and technical documents usually adopt which tone?Read the answer and worked solution →"He smirked, certain his classmates were far inferior to him." The tone is one ofRead the answer and worked solution →A topic sentence summarizes what part of a paragraph?Read the answer and worked solution →In academic essays, a topic sentence often appearsRead the answer and worked solution →Which clue word often signals a pivot in a paragraph?Read the answer and worked solution →A question that opens a new paragraph usuallyRead the answer and worked solution →Skimming mainly aims to find a text'sRead the answer and worked solution →Which technique builds on skimming by hunting for specific information?Read the answer and worked solution →Which type of reading is the slowest?Read the answer and worked solution →Which type of reading is the fastest, at about 700 words per minute?Read the answer and worked solution →
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In a think-aloud, the reader
- reads silently throughout
- copies each sentence twice
- skips every hard word
- voices thoughts while reading
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Correct answer: D. voices thoughts while reading
A think-aloud means vocalizing both the words and the mental processes occurring while reading.
Students with a smaller vocabulary than peers tend to
- read faster
- comprehend more
- comprehend less
- skim better
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Correct answer: C. comprehend less
Research shows that a limited vocabulary goes with lower understanding of what is read.
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