Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
TRUE/FALSE
1. Reading at the college level helps you achieve your career goals, life goals, and earning ability.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
2. Reading your college textbooks is a primary way to gain more knowledge and give you new
perspectives on knowledge you already have.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
3. To acquire a degree in nursing, a student will not need to read textbooks in anatomy, physiology,
pharmacology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, and psychology.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
4. Reading is a passive or inactive process.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
5. Setting goals and visualizing your dreams is the first step to achieving your goals and making your
dreams come true.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
6. The three classifications of purposes for visual and written media are: to persuade, to inform, and to
entertain.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
7. Anything you do not know about a subject is called your prior knowledge.
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,Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
8. To determine the purpose of an article you need to consider the title and the source of the article.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
9. Guessing the purpose to an article, surveying it to get an overview, predicting what it might be about,
and thinking about what you already know about the subject (your prior knowledge) are four
pre-reading skills which will dramatically improve your comprehension.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
10. An interactive reader will ask questions while they are reading, such as: "Can I explain this using my
own words?"
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
11. There can be more than one purpose to a reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
12. You should not look at the photos and captions when you are surveying a reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
13. A fluent reader naturally chunks words and phrases together.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
14. It is easier to be a fluent reader if you just read one word at a time.
a. True
b. False
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,Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
15. Your reading rate is based on your reason for reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
16. Good readers do not adjust their speed to the material they are reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
17. Even if an article has more than one purpose, there is always a main purpose to why it was written.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
18. Your prior knowledge will speed up your reading if you are familiar with the content.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
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, Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-B—Vocabulary Comprehensive Exam
Chapter 1, Test 1-B—Vocabulary Comprehensive Exam
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the best answer choice.
1. Stacia had a very good ____ with her manager at work. They understood each other well, respected
one another, and enjoyed working together.
a. conscious
b. rapport
c. disparage
d. savvy
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
2. Bob determined that the article in the magazine was not ____ to the research paper he was writing. The
material was out-dated and did not give any information that would support his thesis statement.
a. refrained
b. neglected
c. relevant
d. collaborated
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
3. Veronica, Marian, Martha, and Vivien ____ together to work on the group project which was assigned
in their Sociology class.
a. collaborated
b. self-deprecated
c. refrained
d. hobbled
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
4. After being unemployed for six months, Harry was ____ that he would ever find a job.
a. disparaged
b. melding
c. skeptical
d. persisting
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
5. After the boy fell over while riding his bike, he was ____ down the road to his house to get help.
a. empowering
b. self-deprecating
c. hobbling
d. melding
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Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
TRUE/FALSE
1. Reading at the college level helps you achieve your career goals, life goals, and earning ability.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
2. Reading your college textbooks is a primary way to gain more knowledge and give you new
perspectives on knowledge you already have.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
3. To acquire a degree in nursing, a student will not need to read textbooks in anatomy, physiology,
pharmacology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, and psychology.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
4. Reading is a passive or inactive process.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
5. Setting goals and visualizing your dreams is the first step to achieving your goals and making your
dreams come true.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
6. The three classifications of purposes for visual and written media are: to persuade, to inform, and to
entertain.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
7. Anything you do not know about a subject is called your prior knowledge.
1
,Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
8. To determine the purpose of an article you need to consider the title and the source of the article.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
9. Guessing the purpose to an article, surveying it to get an overview, predicting what it might be about,
and thinking about what you already know about the subject (your prior knowledge) are four
pre-reading skills which will dramatically improve your comprehension.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
10. An interactive reader will ask questions while they are reading, such as: "Can I explain this using my
own words?"
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
11. There can be more than one purpose to a reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
12. You should not look at the photos and captions when you are surveying a reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
13. A fluent reader naturally chunks words and phrases together.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
14. It is easier to be a fluent reader if you just read one word at a time.
a. True
b. False
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,Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-A—Chapter Summary
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
15. Your reading rate is based on your reason for reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
16. Good readers do not adjust their speed to the material they are reading.
a. True
b. False
ANS: F PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
17. Even if an article has more than one purpose, there is always a main purpose to why it was written.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
18. Your prior knowledge will speed up your reading if you are familiar with the content.
a. True
b. False
ANS: T PTS: 1 OBJ: Chapter 1 Summary
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, Test Bank For Engage: College Reading
Chapter 1, Test 1-B—Vocabulary Comprehensive Exam
Chapter 1, Test 1-B—Vocabulary Comprehensive Exam
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the best answer choice.
1. Stacia had a very good ____ with her manager at work. They understood each other well, respected
one another, and enjoyed working together.
a. conscious
b. rapport
c. disparage
d. savvy
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
2. Bob determined that the article in the magazine was not ____ to the research paper he was writing. The
material was out-dated and did not give any information that would support his thesis statement.
a. refrained
b. neglected
c. relevant
d. collaborated
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
3. Veronica, Marian, Martha, and Vivien ____ together to work on the group project which was assigned
in their Sociology class.
a. collaborated
b. self-deprecated
c. refrained
d. hobbled
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
4. After being unemployed for six months, Harry was ____ that he would ever find a job.
a. disparaged
b. melding
c. skeptical
d. persisting
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: Vocabulary | Comprehensive
5. After the boy fell over while riding his bike, he was ____ down the road to his house to get help.
a. empowering
b. self-deprecating
c. hobbling
d. melding
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