Deck 2: Approaches to Reading and Writing

Question 1

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the following questions.
Where could the student find out more information to develop the focus?

A) conduct research on the Internet
B) read a history textbook
C) interview a professor
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Summaries and informational essays share the writers personal thoughts and feelings about a topic.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Academic writing assignments require the same time and attention as text messages, tweets, and email.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Which of the following is an activity in the reflecting step?

A) write a summary of the reading
B) identify questions you still have about the topic
C) research additional questions
D) all of the above

Question 5

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
In the SQ3R process, the survey step includes skimming the title, headings, and graphics, as well as the first and last paragraphs to get a general idea of the topic.

Question 6

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Academic reading is most effective when you find a quiet place to read, gather your materials, and divide the assignment into doable parts.

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Which of the following is not a step in the prewriting process?

A) preview the assignment
B) select a topic
C) share the draft with a classmate
D) gather information

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Which of the following steps in the reading process are in the correct order?

A) reflecting, rereading, reading, prereading
B) prereading, reading, rereading, reflecting
C) reading, rereading, reflecting, prereading
D) reflecting, prereading, reading, rereading

Question 9

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
In the SQ3R process, "recite" is different from steps in other reading processes because it asks the reader to

A) ask questions about the text
B) take careful notes on the text
C) divide the note-taking paper into three columns
D) state out loud what has been learned

Question 10

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
What is the tone of the author?

A) objective
B) informal
C) emotional
D) enraged

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
When reading an academic text, avoid writing in the margin or highlighting directly on the page.

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
Which of the following is not a prereading activity?

A) previewing the section
B) answering the STRAP questions
C) developing prereading questions
D) annotating the text

Question 13

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
What is the topic of the reading passage?

A) AIDS in populations worldwide
B) famine in southern Africa
C) the relationship between female AIDS victims in Africa and famine
D) none of the above

Question 14

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
Who is the intended audience?

A) historians
B) professionals
C) students
D) academic scholars

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
The STRAP questions can help a student understand a writing assignment in the same way that they help clarify reading assignments.

Question 16

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 2.
In the KWL process, which steps occur during prereading?

A) "K-what I know" and "L-what I learned"
B) "W-what I want to know" and "L-what I learned"
C) "K-what I know" and "W-what I want to know"
D) none of the above

Question 17

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the following questions.
Which title below would most effectively sum up such a writing assignment?

A) "The Importance of Reading Famous Speeches"
B) "What the Gettysburg Address Meant to Americans"
C) "The Great Orators Lincoln and King"
D) none of the above

Question 18

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
Choose the best answer to fill in the student's KWL chart below.

Countries in Africa continue to suffer from the AIDS epidemic.
What are the most common effects of the epidemic on families?

A) The family structure and agricultural infrastructure have suffered.
B) Countries in northern parts of Africa are also struggling.
C) Weather has been a factor in famine conditions.
D) Lack of medical care has resulted in political unrest.

Question 19

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the following questions.
A student has been given a writing assignment with the topic "historical influence of a famous speech." Which of the following would be an effective focus?

A) Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
B) Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
C) either A or B
D) both A and B

Question 20

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 2 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
"Famine and AIDS are threatening the agricultural societies in southern Africa. Tragically, women, the main unifying force in African societies, make up 59% of the individuals worldwide infected by the HIV virus. With so many women suffering from AIDS, the family structure and the agricultural infrastructure are suffering severely. These conditions have significantly contributed to the famine conditions and the resulting starvations."
Which of the following is an accurate paraphrase of sentence 2?

A) 59% of worldwide AIDS victims are women.
B) 59% of African AIDS victims are women.
C) 59% of African women are AIDS victims.
D) 59% of worldwide AIDS victims are African women.