Reading Strategies and Fluency

Question 1

Imagine that you have been assigned a project on biomes in your science class. Which nonfiction text best matches your reading purpose?

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Biomes around the World, written by University of Chicago environmental scientists in 2018 for high school classes

Question 2

Read the scenario, then answer the question.Katrina is selecting a fiction text for personal enjoyment. She is in grade 10, reads at grade level, and loves sports, science, and mysteries. Based on this information, which books would you most likely recommend for her? Check all that apply.a science fiction novel written for adult readersa novel dealing with scientists fighting a pandemica collection of short stories about teens and sportsa mystery that features a teen detective and is written at an 11th-grade levela biography of Mia Hamm, a famous American soccer playeran informational text on the history of scientific advancements

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a novel dealing with scientists fighting a pandemic; a collection of short stories about teens and sports; a mystery that features a teen detective and is written at an 11th-grade level

Question 3

Based on the text, which prediction is valid?

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Something bad will happen to the man, as hinted at by the threatening sky.

Question 4

Which details help readers visualize the scene in the passage? Check all that apply.

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“The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice.”; “On top of this ice were as many feet of snow.”; “The one thing that relieved the whiteness was a dark line that curved.”

Question 5

Which statements are key ideas that are connected in this passage? Check all that apply.

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Benjamin Franklin has researched his ancestry in England.; Benjamin Franklin is reflecting on his life by writing it down.; Benjamin Franklin wants his son to understand his life.

Question 6

Select the reading strategy that will help the reader monitor comprehension in each situation.

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Michael is reading a text with long sentences about the importance of learning philosophy. He could .: slow his pace to understand the long sentences; Maria has forgotten the name of Don Quixote's horse. She should consider .: rereading to locate the name of the horse; Mia is wondering if the novel she’s reading is referring to current issues in society. She could .: make connections between the text and current events; Miguel is wondering about details in the setting of the novel Wuthering Heights. He should consider .: visualizing where the story takes place

Question 7

Select the reading strategy that will help the reader monitor comprehension in each situation.

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✔ slow his pace to understand the long sentences; Michael is reading a text with long sentences about the importance of learning philosophy. He could .: slow his pace to understand the long sentences; Maria has forgotten the name of Don Quixote's horse. She should consider .: rereading to locate the name of the horse; Mia is wondering if the novel she’s reading is referring to current issues in society. She could .: make connections between the text and current events; Miguel is wondering about details in the setting of the novel Wuthering Heights. He should consider .: visualizing where the story takes place

Question 8

visualizing characteristics of the horsepredicting possible names for the horse✔ rereading to locate the name of the horse

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✔ rereading to locate the name of the horse

Question 9

use descriptions to visualize eventsX disregard current issues to focus on the text✔ make connections between the text and current events

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✔ make connections between the text and current events

Question 10

✔ visualizing where the story takes placeincreasing the pace of his readingpredicting whether the setting will change

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✔ visualizing where the story takes place

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