Quiz About
Reciprocal Reading
Question 1
What is a short story?
A. A piece of
expository writing
B. A piece of narrative
writing 1 to 25
pages long
C. A piece of narrative
writing longer than
20 pages
D. A piece of narrative
writing 1 to 20
pages long
Question 2
What is a novel?
A. A book that you
read
C. A piece of factual
writing
B. A piece of narrative
writing longer than
20 pages
D. A piece of narrative
writing that is
longer than 100
pages
Question 3
What is a novelette?
A. A piece of factual
writing
B. A piece of narrative
writing over 20
pages long, but
shorter than 100
C. A piece of narrative
writing longer than
20 pages
D. A piece of narrative
writing 1 to 20
pages long
Question 4
What is the first stage of reciprocal
reading?
A. Summarize
C. Ask a question.
B. Ask for
clarification
D. Think Aloud
Question 5
List the six steps or parts of the
Reciprocal Reading strategy.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Question 6
List four questions you could ask
yourself during a Think Aloud.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Question 7:You are writing a title of a
short story that is called ‘the mystery of
the dead man’s riddle. What is the correct
way to write this title?
A. “The mystery Of the Dead Man’s riddle”
B. The Mystery of the Dead Man’s Riddle
C. “The Mystery of the Dead Man’s Riddle”
D. “The Mystery Of The Dead Man’s Riddle”
Question 8:You are writing a title of a
novel that is called ‘the secrets of a turtle’.
What is the correct way to write this title?
A. The Secrets of a Turtle
B. The secrets of A Turtle
C. “The Secrets of a Turtle”
D. “The secrets of a turtle”
Writing Titles – Rewrite each correctly.
lost in space
(novel)
 the diary of anne frank
(play)
 another day in paradise
(song)
 the bars and the bridge
(short story)
 the sinking of the titanic (book)
 the sound of music
(movie)
 the best clues are in the garbage (novel)
 the adventures of superman (TV show)
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Writing Titles (Part 2)
the wrath of khan
(movie)
 explosion rocks halifax
(article)
 the chronicle-herald
(newspaper)
 sniper kills three
(magazine article)
 better homes and gardens (magazine)
 dawn of the dead
(movie)
 to do or not to do
(novel)
 the ups and downs of the elevator (poem)
 wheat field with cypresses (work of art)
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End of quiz
Answer Key
1) D
 2) D
 3) B
 4) D
 5) Think Aloud, Predict, Read,
Summarize, Clarify, Question
 6) Various answers
 7) C
 8) A
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Writing Titles – Rewrite each correctly.
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Lost in Space
(novel)
The Diary of Anne Frank
(play)
“Another Day in Paradise”
(song)
“The Bars and the Bridge”
(short story)
The Sinking of the Titanic
(book)
The Sound of Music(movie)
The Best Clues Are in the Garbage
(novel)
“The Adventures of Superman” (TV show)