Test Bank For Reading for Results 14th Edition by Laraine E. Flemming

Test Bank For Reading for Results 14th Edition by Laraine E. Flemming
Answer Key for Reading for Results 14:
Chapters 1–12
Chapter 1: Strategies for Learning from Textbooks
Chapter 2: Building Word Power
Chapter 3: Looking for Specific Topics and General Main Ideas
Chapter 4: Getting to the Point of Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Getting to the Point of Longer Readings
Chapter 6: Focusing on Supporting Details in Paragraphs
Chapter 7: Focusing on Supporting Details in Longer Readings
Chapter 8: Focusing on Inferences in Paragraphs
Chapter 9: Understanding the Role of Inferences in Longer Readings
Chapter 10: Learning from Organizational Patterns in Paragraphs
Chapter 11: Combining Patterns in Paragraphs and Longer Readings
Chapter 12: Responding to Persuasive Writing
Putting It All Together
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ANSWER KEY FOR CHAPTERS 1–12
CHAPTER 1:STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING FROM TEXTBOOKS (pp. 1–72)
Exercise 1: Surveying Visual Aids (pp. 7–8)
Answers will vary. Yes, mothers and fathers parent differently.
The difference in the length of the bar graphs makes it clear that mothers and fathers do not
parent to the same degree, which supports the idea that there might be other differences.
Exercise 2: Surveying for Advance Knowledge (pp. 8–9)
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True Note: Both the title and highlighted words would suggest that this is precisely
what the reading does.
Check Your Understanding (pp. 9–10)
1. A survey should (1) give you a general idea of what the chapter covers, (2) give you a
feel for the writer‘s style and method of organization, (3) help you figure out what‘s
important in the chapter, and (4) identify breaks in the chapter that will help you
decide how many pages you want to read in each study session.
2. Reading flexibility is crucial to surveying and every other aspect of reading. Each new
reading assignment calls for a different set of reading strategies that reflect the kind of
material you are reading, the author‘s style, and your own purpose in reading.
3. Often, visual aids reveal the author‘s main idea or key point.
4. Making comparisons between different groups.