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More Review and Mastery Tests
Click one of the following for a brief discussion and exercises on the following topics:
Reading Textbooks
Figurative Language: Metaphors and Similes
Reading the Dictionary
Select one of the following lab activities to continue.
Chapter 1: A Reading System for Effective Readers
Lab Activity 1: Prior Knowledge
Lab Activity 2: The Reading Process: Before Reading
Lab Activity 3: The Reading Process: During Reading
Lab Activity 4: The Reading Process: After Reading
Lab Activity 5: A System of Reading for Effective Readers
Chapter 2: Vocabulary Skills
Lab Activity 6: Context Clues
Lab Activity 7: Roots
Lab Activity 8: Prefixes
Lab Activity 9: Suffixes
Lab Activity 10: Vocabulary Skills
Chapter 3: Stated Main Ideas
Lab Activity 11: Identifying Topics and Main Ideas
Lab Activity 12: Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
Lab Activity 13: Placement of Topic Sentences
Lab Activity 14: Topic, Central Point, and Details
Lab Activity 15: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Points
Chapter 4: Supporting Details
Lab Activity 16: Questions for Locating Details
Lab Activity 17: Supporting Details
Lab Activity 18: Major and Minor Details
Lab Activity 19: Creating a Summary from Annotations
Lab Activity 20: Creating a Summary Using Headings and Content Words
Chapter 5: Outlines and Concept Maps
Lab Activity 21: Outlining
Lab Activity 22: Formal Outlines
Lab Activity 23: Concept Maps
Lab Activity 24: More Concept Maps
Lab Activity 25: The Table of Contents in a Textbook
Chapter 6: Transitions and Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 26: The Time Order Pattern
Lab Activity 27: The Space Order Pattern
Lab Activity 28: The Listing Pattern
Lab Activity 29: The Classification Pattern
Lab Activity 30: Transitions and Thought Patterns
Chapter 7: More Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 31: The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern
Lab Activity 32: The Cause-and-Effect Pattern
Lab Activity 33: The Generalization and Example Pattern
Lab Activity 34: The Definition and Example Pattern
Lab Activity 35: More Thought Patterns
Chapter 8: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
Lab Activity 36: Implied Main Ideas
Lab Activity 37: Implied Main Ideas in Analogies
Lab Activity 38: Implied Main Ideas in Literature
Lab Activity 39: Implied Central Ideas
Lab Activity 40: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Idea
Chapter 9: Fact and Opinion
Lab Activity 41: Fact and Opinion
Lab Activity 42: Biased Words and Qualifiers
Lab Activity 43: Reading Critically in Context
Lab Activity 44: Fact and Opinion in a Newspaper Article
Lab Activity 45: Fact and Opinion in a Textbook
Chapter 10: Tone and Purpose
Lab Activity 46: Subjective and Objective Tone
Lab Activity 47: Author's Purpose
Lab Activity 48: Purpose and Tone in Nonfiction
Lab Activity 49: Verbal and Situational Irony
Lab Activity 50: Purpose and Tone
Chapter 11: Inferences
Lab Activity 51: Inferences: Educated Guesses
Lab Activity 52: Valid Inferences
Lab Activity 53: Making VALID Inferences and Avoiding Invalid Conclusions
Lab Activity 54: Inferences in Creative Expression
Lab Activity 55: Inferences in Texts and Visuals
Chapter 12: The Basics of Argument
Lab Activity 56: Claim and Support
Lab Activity 57: Relevant and Adequate Support
Lab Activity 58: Argument in a Periodical Article
Lab Activity 59: Bias in Political Cartoons
Lab Activity 60: Argument
Chapter 13: Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques
Lab Activity 61: Fallacies That Ignore the Issue
Lab Activity 62: Propaganda Techniques That Use Irrelevant Details
Lab Activity 63: Fallacies That Oversimplify the Issues
Lab Activity 64: Propaganda Techniques That Use Inadequate Details
Lab Activity 65: Examining Biased Argument
Practice Tests
Practice Tests for the Florida State College Basic Skills Exit Test
Practice Tests for the Texas Academic Skills Program Reading Test
Diagnostic Pre-Test for Effective Reader
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