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Test Bank For
Reading Across the Disciplines College Reading
and Beyond, 8th edition Kathleen
T. McWhorter
Answer Key
For
Reading Across the Disciplines
College Reading and Beyond
Eighth Edition
Kathleen T. McWhorter, Niagara County
Community College
Answer Key
for
1
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,Part 1
A Handbook for Reading and Thinking in
College
Chapter 1 READING ACTIVELY
Exercise 1-1 Evaluating
Textbook Learning Aids
Answers will vary.
Exercise 1-2 Active Reading (p. 33)
1. annotate as you read, compare and contrast the
poems’ subject matter, language, and meaning
2. underline key steps, visualize the process,
focus on overall purpose of the lab
3. underline, write summary notes, discover how
the article relates to course content
2
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,Exercise 1-3 What Did You Learn from
Previewing? (p. 37)
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
Exercise 1-4 Previewing (p. 38-40)
1. the nature of zoos
2. Zoos can help prevent the extinction of
species.
3. Zoos kept animals in small cages and the
animals’ welfare was not important.
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.
Exercise 1-5 Activating Background
Knowledge (p. 41) Answers will
vary.
Exercise 1-6 Checking Your
Comprehension (p. 42) Answers
will vary.
3
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, Exercise 1-7 Using
SQ3R (p. 44) Answers
will vary.
Exercise 1-8 Highlighting 1 (p. 46-47)
1. B
2. Example A contains too much highlighting.
Too many details are highlighted, and the
highlighting will not save much time in
reviewing.
Exercise 1-9 Highlighting 2 (p. 47)
Answers will vary. See AIE for sample
highlighting.
Exercise 1-10 Annotating 1 (p. 54)
Answers will vary. See AIE for sample
annotations.
Exercise 1-11
Annotating 2 (p. 54)
Answers will vary.
4
Copyright © 2025, 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Test Bank For
Reading Across the Disciplines College Reading
and Beyond, 8th edition Kathleen
T. McWhorter
Answer Key
For
Reading Across the Disciplines
College Reading and Beyond
Eighth Edition
Kathleen T. McWhorter, Niagara County
Community College
Answer Key
for
1
Copyright © 2025, 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
,Part 1
A Handbook for Reading and Thinking in
College
Chapter 1 READING ACTIVELY
Exercise 1-1 Evaluating
Textbook Learning Aids
Answers will vary.
Exercise 1-2 Active Reading (p. 33)
1. annotate as you read, compare and contrast the
poems’ subject matter, language, and meaning
2. underline key steps, visualize the process,
focus on overall purpose of the lab
3. underline, write summary notes, discover how
the article relates to course content
2
Copyright © 2025, 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
,Exercise 1-3 What Did You Learn from
Previewing? (p. 37)
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
Exercise 1-4 Previewing (p. 38-40)
1. the nature of zoos
2. Zoos can help prevent the extinction of
species.
3. Zoos kept animals in small cages and the
animals’ welfare was not important.
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.
Exercise 1-5 Activating Background
Knowledge (p. 41) Answers will
vary.
Exercise 1-6 Checking Your
Comprehension (p. 42) Answers
will vary.
3
Copyright © 2025, 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, Exercise 1-7 Using
SQ3R (p. 44) Answers
will vary.
Exercise 1-8 Highlighting 1 (p. 46-47)
1. B
2. Example A contains too much highlighting.
Too many details are highlighted, and the
highlighting will not save much time in
reviewing.
Exercise 1-9 Highlighting 2 (p. 47)
Answers will vary. See AIE for sample
highlighting.
Exercise 1-10 Annotating 1 (p. 54)
Answers will vary. See AIE for sample
annotations.
Exercise 1-11
Annotating 2 (p. 54)
Answers will vary.
4
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