Effective prior knowledge activation can be accomplished in teaching reading by:
a. using a variety of strategies.
b. learning one or two strategies and using them repeatedly. c. always reading the text aloud.
d. all of the above
[Ques. 2] When deciding how to help students activate prior knowledge before reading a text, which of the following should the teacher consider?
a. the type of text
b. students' existing prior knowledge c. students' spelling ability
d. both a and b
[Ques. 3] If students are reading a science text, which of the following strategies would be best for helping them activate prior knowledge?
a. story map
b. K-W-L
c. unstructured discussion
d. role playing
[Ques. 4] Which of the following teaching strategies for activating prior knowledge would be most effective in helping students overcome misconceptions in prior knowledge?
a. anticipation guide
b. brainstorming
c. structured previews
d. quick writing
[Ques. 5] When students need to see the relationship among ideas as part of their prior knowledge, which of the following strategies would be best to use?
a. picture walk
b. anticipation guide c. semantic mapping d. prequestioning
[Ques. 6] When students have some knowledge about the topic to be read, which of the following strategies would be best for activating further prior knowledge?
a. structured preview
b. brainstorming
c. quick writing
d. text walk
[Ques. 7] Which of the following is a strategy for helping students independently activate their prior knowledge for expository text in particular?
a. K-W-L
b. anticipation guides c. role playing
d. projects
[Ques. 8] Given what we know from research, which of the following techniques is least effective in helping students activate their prior knowledge?
a. free recall
b. word association
c. structured questions
d. unstructured discussion
[Ques. 9] What type of text consists of main ideas and supporting details?
a. narrative text
b. expository text
c. predicable text
d. none of the above
[Ques. 10] A text that tells a story is called:
a. narrative text.
b. expository text.
c. collection text.
d. sequential text.
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