Lab Activity 3: The Reading Process: During Reading

Chapter 1: A Reading System for Effective Readers
Lab Activity 3: The Reading Process: During Reading

Objective:
To practice comprehension strategies while reading.

Step 2: Refer to the passage in the Student Lab Manual to answer the following questions.

1. Having lampooned the Eisenhower administration as stodgy and unimaginative, President Kennedy made a show of his style and wit.

Lampooned means__________

a. made fun of.

b. honored

c. studied.

d. given into.

2. Having lampooned the Eisenhower administration as stodgy and unimaginative, President Kennedy made a show of his style and wit.

Stodgy means __________

a. cheerful.

b. creative.

c. dull and boring.

d. inspiring enthusiasm.

3. He flouted convention by naming his younger brother Robert attorney general.

Flouted means ___________

a. mocked.

b. obeyed.

c. created.

d. followed.

4. He flouted convention by naming his younger brother Robert attorney general.

Convention means ____________

a. a sibling.

b. an ordinary custom.

an invention.

a paper trail.

5. "I can't see that it's wrong to give him a little legal experience before he goes out to practice law," the president quipped.

Quipped means _____________.

a. warned.

b. spoke in a serious manner.

c. wondered.

d. joked.

6. He played and replayed recordings of Winston Churchill, hoping to imprint the great orator's sonorous cadences on his own flat Bostonian vowels.

An orator is _____________

a. an organizer.

b. an architect.

c. a good speaker.

d. a judge.

7. He played and replayed recordings of Winston Churchill, hoping to imprint the great orator's sonorous cadences on his own flat Bostonian vowels.

Sonorous means ____________

a. unimpressive.

b. having a powerful, impressive sound.

c. soft and barely audible.

d. silent.

8. He played and replayed recordings of Winston Churchill, hoping to imprint the great orator's sonorous cadences on his own flat Bostonian vowels.

Cadences means ______________

a. weight.

b. letter.

c. discussion.

d. rhythm.

9. At the instigation of his elegant wife, Jacqueline, Kennedy surrounded himself with the finest intellects at glittering White House galas to honor Nobel Prize winners and celebrated artists.

Instigation means _____________

a. urging.

b. avoidance.

c. money.

d. disinterest.

10. At the instigation of his elegant wife, Jacqueline, Kennedy surrounded himself with the finest intellects at glittering White House galas to honor Nobel Prize winners and celebrated artists.

Galas means _____________

a. public tours.

b. work sessions.

c. festive occasions.

d. camping trips.

11. Which question would an effective reader ask while reading this passage?

a.. Who was the president of France during Kennedy's administration?

b. Which of President Kennedy's brothers is currently a U.S. senator?

c. What do I already know about President Kennedy?

d. Where was Kennedy born?

12. Which question would an effective reader ask while reading this passage?

a. Who were Robert Frost, Dante, and Winston Churchill?

b. Who established the Pulitzer Prize?

c. What other leaders have won the Pulitzer Prize?

d. How did Kennedy meet his wife Jacqueline?

13. Which question would be helpful for an effective reader to consider while reading this passage?

a. What do I know about the play Camelot and the outcome of King Arthur?

b. How many members of Kennedy's staff attend Harvard University?

c. What other magazines did Kennedy read besides Sports Illustrated?

d. What were Kennedy' favorite TV shows

14. Which mental picture would an effective reader create while reading paragraph 3?

a. Kennedy playing touch football.

b. Kennedy watching TV and eating pork rinds.

c. Kennedy watching movies and eating popcorn.

d. Kennedy napping in the Oval Office.

15. Which mental picture would an effective reader create while reading paragraph 4?

a. Kennedy in a hospital bed.

b. Knights in armor and beautiful women.

c. Studious scholars in dimly lit libraries.

d. Long lines at the gas pumps.

16. Which mental picture would an effective reader create while reading paragraph 6?

a. Kennedy on a five-mile run.

b. Kennedy with a sparring partner in a boxing ring.

c. Kennedy painfully using crutches or a cane.

d. Kennedy playing beach volleyball.

17. After reading paragraph 7, an effective reader would connect

a. the press's treatment of Kennedy's extramarital affairs to this treatment of other presidents.

b. Kennedy's handling of the Cuban missile crisis.

c. Kennedy's struggling with the Bay of Pigs incident.

d. Kennedy's concerns about the Civil Rights Movement.

18. Which is the best restatement of paragraph 2?

a. Kennedy's staff was comprised of some of the country's most intellectually elite, who had proved their success in other venues.

b. Most of Kennedy's staff members were too young to serve in the difficult positions in which they had been appointed.

c. While he was very bright, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara should have stayed at the Ford Motor Company.

d. Though very bright, many of Kennedy's staff members did not have enough government experience to serve the country's best interests.

19. What is the best restatement of paragraph 3?

a. Kennedy was responsible for the establishment of MTV.

b. Kennedy was a strong critic of the film industry.

c. Kennedy was concerned that the country's students were spending too much time in front of the television and not enough time in our nation's libraries.

d. Kennedy was concerned that young people were becoming less active, so one of his first accomplishments was his school physical fitness campaign.

20. What is the best restatement of paragraphs 5-7?

a. Kennedy was largely responsible for the popularity of the James Bond films.

b. Much of what the public saw in President Kennedy was based on the image he presented rather than the reality that existed.

c. The president was not as physically fit as he was portrayed by the press.

d. Though a well-kept secret, the president suffered from a chronic illness.