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PRE-TEST A NSWER K EY Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Answer d c a b b c a d e b c a b b c c b a c b d a b a c d b c b a Chapter Intro, 1 11 6 12 8, 19 1 11 17 9 Intro, 4, 8, 9 6 6 2 16 17 7 12 4 6 9, 10 2 4 16 , 18 8, 19 2 2 2 11 12 17 9 SECTION 1 S ETTING Y OURSELF U P FOR R EADING S UCCESS E ven the most experienced readers had to start somewhere,... reading success Strategies to help you remember what you read are also included in each chapter CHAPTER Reading success depends upon your active participation as a reader This chapter will show you how to use pre-reading strategies to “warm up” to any reading task T 1 P R E -R E A D I N G S T R AT E G I E S he difference between a good reader and a frustrated reader is much like the difference between... basic reading comprehension strategies You’ll learn a few key strategies that will help you better understand, and therefore better remember, what you read In this section, you’ll learn how to: • Use pre-reading strategies • Use a dictionary • Find the basic facts in a passage • Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in context These are fundamental skills that will give you a solid foundation for reading... on the sidelines A good reader is always actively engaged in the reading task Frustrated readers, on the other hand, think of reading as a passive “sideline” task, something that doesn’t require their active participation As a result, they often have difficulty understanding and remembering what they read Perhaps the most important—and most basic—thing you can do to improve your reading skills is to get.. .READ BETTER, R EMEMBER MORE Second Edition P RE - TEST B efore you begin this book, you might want to get an idea of how much you already know and how much you need to learn If so, take the following pretest The pretest consists of two parts Part I contains 10 multiple-choice questions addressing some of the key concepts covered in this book In Part II, you’ll read two passages and... lot of questions on the pretest, don’t despair These chapters are designed to teach you reading comprehension and retention skills step by step You may find that the chapters take you a little more than 20 minutes to complete, but that’s okay Take your time and enjoy the learning process 2 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE You can record your answers on a separate sheet of paper, or, if you own this book,... You will also find your- 3 4 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE self cleaning up after your boss a lot, tidying up papers and files the same way a parent tucks away a child’s toys and clothes And, like a parent protects his or her children from outside dangers, you will find yourself protecting your boss from certain “dangers”—unwanted callers, angry clients, and upset subordinates 11 The main idea of this passage... are still unproven b the laws of heredity are much more complicated than the example indicates c Mendel deserves more credit than he gets d parents should seek genetic counseling This passage is organized according to which organizational strategy? a cause and effect b chronology c general to specific d order of importance 7 8 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE 29 The sentence “Still, Mendel’s contribution... tall Where there is no dominant T, offspring will be short Imagine, for example, that each parent has two “markers” for height: TT, Tt, or tt The child inherits one marker from each parent 5 6 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE If both parents have full tallness (TT and TT), the child will definitely be tall; any marker the child could receive is the dominant marker for tallness If both parents have full shortness... your questions and reactions c major supporting ideas d (a) and (c) only e (a), (b), and (c) 10 When you read, you should: a never write on the text b underline key ideas c highlight every fact d skip over unfamiliar words PART II Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow Passage 1 Being a secretary is a lot like being a parent After a while, your boss becomes dependent . and Reactions 13 1 14 Visualizing to Remember 14 1 15 Putting It All Together 15 3 Section 4: Reader, Detective, Writer 16 1 16 Word Choice and Point of View 16 3 17 Determining Tone 17 5 18 Finding an. Elizabeth L. Read better, remember more / Elizabeth Chesla. — 2nd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: How to read and remember more in 20 minutes a day. 1st ed. 19 97. ISBN 1- 57685-336-5 (pbk.) 1. Reading comprehension. Notes and Outlining 91 10 Putting It All Together 99 Section 3: Improving Your Reading IQ 10 7 11 Recognizing Organizational Strategies 10 9 12 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 12 3 13 Recording Your