Deck 9: Comprehension of Narrative Text

Question 1

Reading skills needed to comprehend narrative text include which of the following?

A) Decoding
B) Fluency
C) Vocabulary
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Before-reading strategies include which of the following?

A) Comparing and contrasting
B) Predicting
C) Setting a purpose
D) Interrelating ideas
E) b and c

Answer 2

b and c

Question 3

During-reading strategies include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Summarizing
B) Making inferences
C) Self-monitoring
D) Visualizing
E) Connecting prior knowledge to text

Answer 3

Summarizing

Question 4

Literary knowledge includes understanding of all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Plot of a story
B) Structural organization
C) Various genres
D) Theme of a story
E) Components of fantasy

Question 5

After-reading strategies include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Drawing conclusions
B) Elaborating on the author's intent
C) Summarizing
D) Making inferences
E) Predicting

Question 6

The elements of a story include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Characters
B) Setting
C) Inference
D) Plot
E) Theme

Question 7

All of the following are critical literacy themes and topics EXCEPT:

A) Understanding the chronological order of historical fiction
B) Examining multiple perspectives of historical fiction
C) Recognizing social barriers, or ways in which barriers have been broken between race, age, and religions
D) Recognizing social barriers, or ways in which barriers have been broken between ethnic groups, social classes, and gender
E) Finding ways to take action

Question 8

All of the following are behaviors of proficient readers of narrative text EXCEPT:

A) They understand new vocabulary through context clues.
B) They self-monitor and thus slow down when having trouble with comprehension.
C) They read as fast as they can.
D) They predict by looking at the illustrations.
E) They supply necessary details from background knowledge when the author assumes readers have relevant information.

Question 9

All of the following are types of informal assessment for narrative text EXCEPT:

A) Graphic organizers
B) Think-alouds
C) Maze
D) Running records
E) Retrospective miscue analysis

Question 10

When teaching comprehension strategies to struggling readers, teachers should do all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Teach the strategy explicitly
B) Model the use of the strategy
C) Present multiple strategies at one time
D) Use simple, easy-level material
E) Have student verbalize the steps of the strategy, explaining when it should be used

Question 11

All of the following are areas of the Common Core literacy narrative standards EXCEPT:

A) finding key ideas and details
B) understanding the craft and structure of the narrative passage
C) having the ability to integrate knowledge and ideas
D) having the ability to read a wide range of narrative text on the student's grade level
E) knowing the authors of a wide range of narrative texts Short Answer Questions

Question 12

In a ____________________ assessment, the reader listens to a recording of his reading and attempts to determine his miscues.

Question 13

Name four comprehending skills readers need during reading: __________, __________, __________, and __________.

Question 14

A large listening vocabulary is necessary to comprehend narrative text because ____________________.

Question 15

Predicting refers to ____________________.

Question 16

Inferring is the process of ____________________

Question 17

Visualizing is being able to ____________________.

Question 18

Self-monitoring is a reader's ability to ____________________.

Question 19

Two informal assessment instruments used to assess students' comprehension are _________________________ and _________________________.

Question 20

Three computer programs that are assessment tools are____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Question 21

Comprehension is a complex, holistic process. Explain what skills a reader needs in order to comprehend a text.

Question 22

Teachers often talk about readers being able to make inferences. Explain what inferential skills are and how you will assess a reader's inferential skills. Then discuss four strategies you will teach readers so their inferential skills increase.

Question 23

Proficient readers are able to visualize. Explain how you will assess readers' ability to visualize and how you will help them increase their skill to visualize as they read stories.

Question 24

Explain how readers' literary background knowledge, their world knowledge, and their life experiences influence their ability to comprehend narrative text. Explain how you will help struggling readers improve in these three areas.

Question 25

Name and explain the various types of story maps. Take a book from the table at the front of the class. Read the story and create a story map that best fits the story. [NOTE TO INSTRUCTOR: Please be sure to provide books that your students can choose from.]

Question 26

Compare and contrast the skills of a reader who is proficient in comprehension with a reader who has poor comprehension skills.

Question 27

Laticia reads the words in a story fluently; however, after she completes her reading, she cannot summarize the story. Explain what instruments you will use to assess Laticia's inability to comprehend the story, what strategies you will teach her, and some activities that you will have her do independently.

Question 28

Explain when and how you will teach comprehension strategies to a small group and to an individual.

Question 29

Explain the following strategies: experience-text-relationships, reciprocal questioning technique, the directed reading-thinking activity, and the directed listening-thinking activity.

Question 30

Explain how and what technology(ies) you will use to help with readers' narrative comprehension skills.