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1

Within a reading passage, which of the following lexical items is least likely to be opaque?
A)things
B)hobbies
C)stuff
D)them
2

All of the following are good ideas for a Preparation (pre-reading) Phase except
A)brainstorming about the topic.
B)taking a pretest of world knowledge.
C)scanning the text.
D)outlining the content.
3

In interactive models of reading, we see knowledge sources as operating…
A)sequentially in a hierarchy.
B)simultaneously.
C)sequentially but in no particular order.
D)very little.
4

Which of the following would probably not qualify as schemata which readers typically bring to the task of text comprehension?
A)learning style
B)world knowledge
C)life’s experiences
D)prior exposure to the topic
5

Which of the following is the most basic or fundamental knowledge source involved in an interactive model of reading?
A)letter analysis
B)lexical knowledge
C)feature analysis
D)none of the above
6

The results of multiple studies on the effects of reading over the last decade indicate that reading alone can bring about…
A)acquisition of new vocabulary.
B)acquisition of some grammatical forms.
C)acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical forms.
D)very little effect if not accompanied by writing.







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