Reading and Writing Strategies MCQs

Reading and Writing Strategies MCQs

Welcome to the Reading and Writing Strategies section on MCQss.com. Here, you will find a comprehensive collection of MCQs designed to improve your reading and writing skills by exploring various strategies, techniques, and tips.

Reading and writing are essential skills that contribute to effective communication and lifelong learning. Through the interactive MCQs provided, you will have the opportunity to enhance your comprehension, critical thinking, and communication abilities.

Whether you are a student, professional, or lifelong learner, the Reading and Writing Strategies MCQs provide an interactive and engaging way to enhance your literacy skills. Improve your comprehension, critical thinking, and written communication by exploring and applying effective strategies through these practice quizzes.

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1: Words for discussing, reading, or writing specific expository information is called content specific vocabulary.

A.   True

B.   False

2: Words for discussing, reading, or writing specific expository information is called content specific vocabulary.

A.   True

B.   False

3: Creatively extending the author’s message is called _____ comprehension.

A.   Creative

B.   Literal

C.   Inferential

D.   Evaluative

4: Creatively extending the author’s message is called _____ comprehension.

A.   Creative

B.   Literal

C.   Inferential

D.   Evaluative

5: Critiquing the author’s writing to determine if it is fact or opinion, fiction or nonfiction, possible or not possible is called _____ comprehension.

A.   Critical

B.   Inferential

C.   Evaluative

D.   None of these

6: Writing that conveys information, such as textbooks and nonfiction books is called _____ text.

A.   Narrative

B.   Expository

C.   Literal

D.   Verbal

7: Commonly used words for everyday speaking, reading, and writing is called _____ vocabulary.

A.   General

B.   Specific

C.   Academic

D.   Special

8: Understanding the inference the author is communicating is called _____ comprehension.

A.   Inferential

B.   Differential

C.   Literal

D.   None of these

9: Understanding directly what the author is communicating is called literal comprehension.

A.   True

B.   False

10: ______ is a technique or device for improving or strengthening memory, for example, acronyms, acrostics, rhymes, keywords, and pegwords.

A.   Mnemonics

B.   Acronym

C.   Spaced repetition

D.   Memory palace

11: Smallest unit of language that has meaning is called morpheme.

A.   True

B.   False

12: The need or desire that causes someone to act or behave is called _____.

A.   Motivation

B.   Inspiration

C.   Discipline

D.   All of these

13: Writing that tells a story, whether real or imaginary, with characters, a plot, and setting is called _____ text.

A.   Narrative

B.   Desciptive

C.   Story

D.   Expository

14: Smallest unit of sound in a language is called _____

A.   Phoneme

B.   Morpheme

C.   Grapheme

D.   Phonics

15: Recognition that spoken language can be broken down into phonemes is called _____ awareness.

A.   Phonics

B.   Phonetics

C.   Phonemics

D.   All of these

16: The ability to match sounds to letters in order to read and write is called _____.

A.   Phonics

B.   Phonetics

C.   Phonemics

D.   All of these

17: Meaning of words is termed as _____.

A.   Semantics

B.   Phonetics

C.   Spellings

D.   Lexicon

18: Sentence structure and the arrangement of words in sentences is known as _____.

A.   Syntax

B.   Semantics

C.   Grammar

D.   Diction

19: Teachers using explicit sequential instruction to model and teach sound-spelling relationships, and then carefully monitor associated student application to reading and writing is summarized in a term called systematic _____ teaching.

A.   Phonics

B.   Phonetic

C.   Phonemic

D.   Behringer

20: Ability to understand and use information that is read is called text _____.

A.   Comprehension

B.   Apprehension

C.   Composition

D.   Interpretation

21: Knowledge and use of words that make up a language is called _____.

A.   Vocabulary

B.   Lexicon

C.   Dictionary

D.   Terminology

22: Writing ability requires the mastery of:

A.   Phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary development, text comprehension, and phonics

B.   Handwriting, phonemic awareness, fluency, phonics, and text comprehension

C.   Spelling, grammar, phonics, phonemic awareness, and text structure

D.   Handwriting, spelling, grammar, text structure and comprehension

23: The skill of reading accurately with expression at an appropriate rate is referred to as:

A.   Decoding

B.   Text structure

C.   Phonics

D.   Fluency

24: Factors which affect reading ability are:

A.   Word recognition, fluency, and/or comprehension

B.   Listening comprehension, fluency, and/or translating written text

C.   Oral expression, fluency, and/or revising written text

D.   Word recognition, fluency, and/or text structure

25: Factors which affect the development of written expression are:

A.   Phonemic awareness and phonics

B.   Phonics and spelling

C.   Spelling and handwriting

D.   Spelling and phonics

26: Most beginning readers have a:

A.   Larger reading vocabulary than speaking vocabulary

B.   Speaking vocabulary that is equal to the reading vocabulary

C.   Larger speaking vocabulary than reading vocabulary

D.   Speaking vocabulary that the teacher develops

27: Memory is not a major factor in the development of reading and writing proficiency.

A.   True

B.   False

28: Phonemic awareness is the ability to match sounds to letters.

A.   True

B.   False

29: Instruction for at-risk readers should include sequenced instruction and teacher–student interaction that support the students.

A.   True

B.   False

30: A student’s first language proficiency is not a factor in the development of a second language.

A.   True

B.   False

31: Fluency affects reading comprehension.

A.   True

B.   False