DTC1 Chapter 7 UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM Questions And Correct Answers
Comprehending - CORRECT ANSWERS a constructive, interactive process involving three
factors—the reader, the text, and the context in which the text is read.
schema - CORRECT ANSWERS the organized knowledge that one has about people, places,
things, or events. organized knowledge.
situation model - CORRECT ANSWERS a mental model, views comprehension as a "process of
building and maintaining a model of situations and events described in text
textbase - CORRECT ANSWERS the statements or ideas conveyed by the surface structure.
Propositions - CORRECT ANSWERS statements of information
Process of Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWERS interactive process involving three factors—
the reader, the text, and the context in which the text is read.
Factors of Comprehnsion - CORRECT ANSWERS the reader, the text, and the context
Schema Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS describes how familiar situations are understood
Situational Model Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS describes how new situations are
comprehended.
Constructing a Textbase - CORRECT ANSWERS the basis for building a mental model, requires
four key processing abilities: 1. understanding essential details at a literal level
2. integrating text across sentences and paragraphs;
, 3. making low-level, text-based inferences
4. monitoring for meaning
Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS a key component in comprehension. Students may be called
on to infer character traits, judge a solution, analyze a situation, compare settings, draw conclusions, form
concepts, apply a principle, or evaluate the credibility of information.
Role of Background Knowledge in Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWERS Comprehension relies
heavily on the reader's ability to use background knowledge to make inferences
Attention - CORRECT ANSWERS a factor in comprehension, Successful comprehension depends
in part on readers' ability to allocate their limited attention efficiently and effectively to the most relevant
pieces of information within the text and within memory
Surface Features - CORRECT ANSWERS can impede comprehension
Comprehension Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS One main approach to teaching.
Comprehension instruction for young children should be explicit and concrete and in keeping with where
they are developmentally.
Preparational Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS These are processes that readers use to prepare
themselves to construct meaning, such as surveying a text and predicting what it will be about.
Organizational Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS Comprehending the main idea, Determining
important details, Organizing details, Sequencing, Following directions and summarizing.
Elaboration Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS Making inferences, Imaging, Generating questions,
and Evaluating (critical reading)
Rehearsal Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS Outlining, taking notes, underlining, testing oneself,
and rereading are rehearsal strategies. Organizing, elaborating, and rehearsing are often used in
combination to learn complex material.
EXAM Questions And Correct Answers
Comprehending - CORRECT ANSWERS a constructive, interactive process involving three
factors—the reader, the text, and the context in which the text is read.
schema - CORRECT ANSWERS the organized knowledge that one has about people, places,
things, or events. organized knowledge.
situation model - CORRECT ANSWERS a mental model, views comprehension as a "process of
building and maintaining a model of situations and events described in text
textbase - CORRECT ANSWERS the statements or ideas conveyed by the surface structure.
Propositions - CORRECT ANSWERS statements of information
Process of Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWERS interactive process involving three factors—
the reader, the text, and the context in which the text is read.
Factors of Comprehnsion - CORRECT ANSWERS the reader, the text, and the context
Schema Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS describes how familiar situations are understood
Situational Model Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS describes how new situations are
comprehended.
Constructing a Textbase - CORRECT ANSWERS the basis for building a mental model, requires
four key processing abilities: 1. understanding essential details at a literal level
2. integrating text across sentences and paragraphs;
, 3. making low-level, text-based inferences
4. monitoring for meaning
Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS a key component in comprehension. Students may be called
on to infer character traits, judge a solution, analyze a situation, compare settings, draw conclusions, form
concepts, apply a principle, or evaluate the credibility of information.
Role of Background Knowledge in Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWERS Comprehension relies
heavily on the reader's ability to use background knowledge to make inferences
Attention - CORRECT ANSWERS a factor in comprehension, Successful comprehension depends
in part on readers' ability to allocate their limited attention efficiently and effectively to the most relevant
pieces of information within the text and within memory
Surface Features - CORRECT ANSWERS can impede comprehension
Comprehension Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS One main approach to teaching.
Comprehension instruction for young children should be explicit and concrete and in keeping with where
they are developmentally.
Preparational Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS These are processes that readers use to prepare
themselves to construct meaning, such as surveying a text and predicting what it will be about.
Organizational Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS Comprehending the main idea, Determining
important details, Organizing details, Sequencing, Following directions and summarizing.
Elaboration Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS Making inferences, Imaging, Generating questions,
and Evaluating (critical reading)
Rehearsal Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS Outlining, taking notes, underlining, testing oneself,
and rereading are rehearsal strategies. Organizing, elaborating, and rehearsing are often used in
combination to learn complex material.
