Exam 1: Active Reading

Read the questions below and fill in the correct answer. -When an author writes a piece to change another person's feelings or beliefs, he/she is writing to __________.

After you read a section it is important to do all of the following EXCEPT

When an author tries to change your opinion on a topic, he/she is writing with the purpose to

Which of the following choices describe interactive reading?

What is prior knowledge?

When surveying a text, look at all of the following EXCEPT

Read the selection below and answer the questions that follow. A Tense Moment in Iraq During the early days of the second American invasion of Iraq, a group of soldiers set out for a local mosque to contact the town's chief cleric. Their goal was to ask his help in organizing the distribution of relief supplies. But a mod gathered, fearing the soldiers were coming to arrest their spiritual leader or destroy the mosque, a holy shrine. Hundreds of devout Muslims surrounded the soldiers, waving their hands in the air and shouting, as they pressed in toward the heavily armed platoon. The commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Hughes, thought fast. Picking up a loudspeaker, he told his soldiers to "take a knee," meaning to kneel on one knee. Next he ordered them to point their rifles toward the ground. Then his order was: "Smile." At that, the crowd's mood morphed. A few people were still yelling, but most were now smiling in return. A few patted the soldiers on the back, as Hughes ordered them to walk slowly away, backward - still smiling. Adapted from Activate College Reading, 1st ed. -What did the Iraqi citizens think the soldiers were going to do?____________________

Read the description of the passages and titles below and write the purpose you anticipate the author has for the material. -Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary _____________

Read the description of the passages and titles below and write the purpose you anticipate the author has for the material. -Cosmopolitan Magazine _____________

The questions you can ask yourself after you read should begin with

Read the description of the passages and titles below and write the purpose you anticipate the author has for the material. -The Top Chef Cookbook _____________

Read the description of the passages and titles below and write the purpose you anticipate the author has for the material. -Magazine Advertisement _____________

The purpose of Predicting is

Read the description of the passages and titles below and write the purpose you anticipate the author has for the material. -Why school uniforms should be banned _____________