Deck 7: Reading Your Textbook

Question 1

At what point in your reading should you underline or highlight material?

A) after you finish a paragraph or headed section
B) at the end of the chapter
C) as you come to important information
D) as you finish reading each sentence

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The third step in the problem-solving process is:

A) consider the alternatives
B) think about your resources
C) make a plan
D) take action

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Critical thinking involves

A) discovering information within the text that is important
B) evaluating information in order to decide what to accept or believe
C) looking for errors or misstatements in the text material
D) find faults in a person, idea, or a chapter

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Narrow questions can lead to narrow reading and isolated learning when you use

A) the P2R reading/study system
B) the SQ3R reading/study system
C) the S-RUN-R reading/study system
D) all of the above reading/study systems

Question 5

The main reason that SQ3R works is because

A) it allows you to go through the material quickly.
B) it is the newest and most innovative system in use.
C) it takes more time than all of the other systems.
D) it requires a great deal of repetition.

Question 6

The author of the definition of critical thinking that includes the phrase "to clarify and improve our understanding" is"

A) Richard Paul
B) Robert Ennis
C) Gerald Nosich
D) John Chaffee

Question 7

Doing a review after you read your textbook chapter is helpful for all of the following reasons except:

A) it provides you with opportunities to test your understanding
B) it encourages you to use a variety of strategies
C) it allows you to see how the information is connected
D) all of the above are correct

Question 8

When you read your textbook and other sources of information, you need to think critically about

A) the credentials of the author(s)
B) the accuracy of the information
C) any bias that may be apparent in the material
D) all of the above

Question 9

S-RUN-R is an effective method of reading text material for all of the following reasons except:

A) it helps students formulate questions before reading the material.
B) it helps students put the information in their own words.
C) students get a great deal of repetition on the material.
D) it helps students focus on smaller segments of the material.

Question 10

Which of the reading/study systems discussed in the text stresses the concept of active reading?

A) SQ3R
B) P2R
C) S-RUN-R
D) none of the above

Question 11

Connecting what you read to your own prior knowledge so that you can use it in a new or different way is part of the definition of which of the following critical reading skills?

A) application
B) analysis
C) comprehension
D) evaluation

Question 12

You need a reading/study system when you read college texts for all of the following reasons except:

A) college texts are more difficult than high school textbooks.
B) a reading/study system helps you become a passive reader.
C) a reading/study systems helps you identify the point when comprehension breaks down.
D) a reading/study system helps you prepare your text for later study.

Question 13

According to the text, how should a fifty-page reading assignment be handled?

A) Read the entire fifty-page chapter at one time.
B) Read the first thirty pages in one study session and the remaining twenty pages in a second session.
C) Split the chapter into two twenty-five-page readings.
D) Plan to read about ten or fifteen pages at any one time.

Question 14

Research indicates that previewing can

A) increase your comprehension by 10 to 20 percent
B) increase your comprehension by 30 to 40 percent
C) reduce your reading rate by 10 to 20 percent
D) increase your reading rate by 30 percent

Question 15

The three reading/study systems discussed in the text had characteristics in common with one another. All three require you to read the material. What else do they all have in common?

A) underlining or highlighting
B) making up questions
C) previewing the chapter
D) taking notes on the reading