Active Reading Practice

The activities below allow you to find out how well you understand active reading strategies. If you have a difficult time recognizing reading strategies and informational text features, you may return to review the information in the Let's Study section and then try these practice activities again.

Activity 2

Below, you'll find several questions that help you practice how to preview a text. Each question targets a different part of the text that you should preview. After following the directions and selecting your answer, scroll down to read the feedback and continue to the next question.




Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-before-reading/previewing/previewing-activity/
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