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Instructor’s Manual/ Complete Answer Key

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Active Reading Skills
Reading and Critical Thinking in College



Third Edition



Mary Dubbé
Thomas Nelson Community College

Jeanne Michel Jones




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,Instructor’s Manual/Test Bank to accompany McWhorter/Sember, Active Reading Skills: Reading and Critical
Thinking in College, Third Edition

Copyright ©2012, 2008, 2005, Pearson Education, Inc.

All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Instructors may reproduce portions of this book for
classroom use only. All other reproductions are strictly prohibited without prior permission of the publisher, except
in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Longman
is an imprint of
ISBN 10: 0-205-02844-6

www.pearsonhighered.com ISBN 13: 978-0-205-02844-3

, TABLE OF CONTENTS

Guide for Instructors
Features of the Book v
General Suggestions for Teaching the Course x



Part I: College Reading Skills
Chapter 1: Reading College Textbooks: An Active Approach 3
Chapter 2: Strengthening Your Vocabulary 13
Chapter 3: Identifying and Analyzing Main Ideas 23
Chapter 4: Examining Details and Transitions 40
Chapter 5: Working with Implied Main Ideas 53
Chapter 6: Organizing Information 66
Chapter 7: Examining Basic Patterns of Organization 71
Chapter 8: Examining Comparison/Contrast and Cause/Effect Patterns 84
Chapter 9: Making Inferences and Analyzing the Author’s Purpose 99
Chapter 10: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 110
Chapter 11: Analyzing Tone and Bias 119
Chapter 12: Reading Arguments 128


Part II: Student Resource Guide 141
Student Resource Guide A: Test Taking, Exit Exams, and Competency Tests 142
Student Resource Guide B: Evaluating Internet Sources 149


Part III: Useful Teaching Materials
Sample Syllabus 155
Reading Analyses I (in order of sequence) 159
Reading Analyses II (in order of difficulty) 160
Introduction Bingo 161
Reading Survey (Pre-Course Personal Assessment) 162
KWL Chart 164
Suggested Reading List for Nontraditional Students 165
Book Review Project 166


Part IV: Complete Answer Key 169

Test Bank
Introduction
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, Part One: Chapter Review Quizzes

Test Bank 1
Chapter 1 ......................................................................................................................................197
Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................................199
Chapter 3 ......................................................................................................................................201
Chapter 4 ......................................................................................................................................203
Chapter 5 ......................................................................................................................................205
Chapter 6 ......................................................................................................................................207
Chapter 7 ......................................................................................................................................209
Chapter 8 ......................................................................................................................................211
Chapter 9 ......................................................................................................................................213
Chapter 10 ....................................................................................................................................215
Chapter 11………………………………………………………………………... 217
Chapter 12………………………………………………………………………... 219
Answer Key to Chapter Review Quizzes—Test Bank 1 ………………………… 221

Test Bank 2
Chapter 1 ………………………………………………………………………… 225
Chapter 2 ………………………………………………………………………… 227
Chapter 3 ………………………………………………………………………… 229
Chapter 4 ………………………………………………………………………… 231
Chapter 5 ………………………………………………………………………… 233
Chapter 6 ………………………………………………………………………… 235
Chapter 7 ………………………………………………………………………… 237
Chapter 8 ………………………………………………………………………… 239
Chapter 9 ………………………………………………………………………… 241
Chapter 10 ……………………………………………………………………….. 243
Chapter 11………………………………………………………………………... 245
Chapter 12………………………………………………………………………... 247
Answer Key to Chapter Review Quizzes—Test Bank 2 ………………………… 249


Part Two: Mastery Tests

Test Bank 1
Chapter 1 ......................................................................................................................................253
Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................................256
Chapter 3 ......................................................................................................................................259
Chapter 4 ......................................................................................................................................263

Chapter 5 ...................................................................................................................................... 267
Chapter 6 ...................................................................................................................................... 271
Chapter 7 ...................................................................................................................................... 276
Chapter 8 ...................................................................................................................................... 281
Chapter 9 ...................................................................................................................................... 286
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