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Psych1300A1O2

Assignment 1 option 2

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What does ACT stand for? A. American Core Testing B. American College Testing C. Allied Course Training B. American College Testing
The act of running your eyes over a page only to realize you don't recall a thing you read, is called A. Active Reading B. Main Idea C. Mindless Reading C. Mindless Reading
According to the American College Testing (ACT) nearly half of the _____ students who recently took the ACT college entrance test scored low in reading. 1.2 million
What is Active Reading characterized by? Active reading is characterized by intense mental engagement in what you are reading.
Examples of key concepts include... Inflation, mitosis, Word War II, or symbolic interaction.
A secondary idea is sometimes called a A. Secondary sentence B. Topic sentence C. Main idea D. Key concept B. Topic sentence
The fastest way to preview is to look at the _____ __ ________. Table of Contents
True or False Charts, graphs, and illustrations are examples of Visual Elements. True
True or false If you read in chunks your will increase your speed and your comprehension. True
True or false When reading mindfully, you are not collecting key concepts. False
True or false A key concept is not the main topic you are reading about. False
True or False A secondary idea elaborates on a main idea by answering questions that readers may have about it. True
True or false Chapter objectives are usually placed at the end of a chapter. False
Since much of your reading time occurs while you pause to take in words (called a "_____"), the fewer times you pause, the faster you can read. Fixation
Many college texts provide a _____ at the end of a chapter. Summary
Words in capitals, bold, italics, or color are examples of _____ _____. Special Formatting
The use of specially formatted text is to call attention to a special _____ Vocabulary
If you do not fully understand a passage, what should you do? A. Skip it B. Reread it. C. Reflect on what you read. B. Reread it
Chapter Titles and Headings provide what? A. Nothing B. A helpful overview of the topics you'll be reading about. C. A helpful overview of the entire book. B. A helpful overview of the topics you'll be reading about.
To keep the big picture in mind ask yourself what? A. How am I going to read this? B. Should I be reading something else? C. What's the point of what I'm about to read? C. What's the point of what I'm about to read?
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