18 Questions
What reading approach emphasizes what the reader brings to the text?
Top-down approach
Which type of text structure provides explicit information about a certain subject?
Expository
What is the main difference between narrative and expository texts in terms of content?
Elements of story grammar
In the transactive reading model, what may occur during the processing of information?
Non-linear processing
What does a narrative text typically include in terms of characters?
People, except in fables
Which approach combines both the bottom-up and top-down reading strategies?
Interactive reading approach
What is the term for the initiating event in a story that introduces the characters and setting?
Exposition
Which of the following refers to the central or dominating idea in a narrative from which morals or values can be drawn?
Theme
What type of text is written to explicitly explain a particular topic or subject and provides factual information?
Expository Text
In what part of a story does the conflict reach its highest point of suspense?
Climax
Which pattern of development requires chronological ordering and uses transitional words signaling time?
Narration
What type of paragraph gives vivid descriptions of something, conveying how it sounds, smells, tastes, feels, and looks?
Description
What is a connected discourse?
A continuous and interrelated sequence of language in meaningful action
Why is unity important in a text according to the text?
To emphasize the central idea of the text
What does the Bottom-Up reading model emphasize?
The meaning derived from the combination of words
What is the primary purpose of reading according to the text?
To gain and share information and ideas
How are ideas in a text related according to the text?
They must be combined to emphasize the central idea
What is a text according to the information provided?
Sentences used in connected stretches of language
Test your knowledge of text-based reading approaches and strategies, including top-down and schema activation methods. Explore how readers construct meaning from texts by utilizing prior knowledge and experiences.
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