Instructions: Please read each question carefully and select the correct answer by clicking on the corresponding button. The answer key will be provided after the quiz is scored. Good luck!
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1. Reading slowly, word by word, increases comprehension.
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2. Speed-reading requires less concentration and energy than reading slowly.
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False
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3. In which of the following instances would speed-reading be inappropriate?
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Reading through newspaper and magazine articles to understand a political issue
Reading through a textbook chapter before an exam
Reading a novel for pleasure
Reading through some background material before a meeting
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4. Guiding your eyes with your finger while you read is a habit that slows down your reading speed.
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False
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5. When speed-reading, one quickly locates the important segments of text, and slows down to absorb the details.
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False
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6. In informational text, every word is of absolute importance to the meaning.
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False
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7. Sub-headings, bold typeface, and other types of accented text only serve to distract the eye and slow down the reading process.
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False
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8. The eye and brain are designed so that you can absorb only one word at a time.
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False
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9. Research has shown that listening to certain types of music while you speed-read can help you focus. Which category of music is recommended?
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Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi
Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Cream
Whatever type of music the individual prefers
Soft rhythm and blues
Any movie soundtrack
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10. To really get into the zone in order to speed-read effectively, what do the experts suggest you do before and/or during reading?
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Good posture
Slow, deep breathing
Physical exercise
Rolling your eyes back in your head
All of the above
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11. Proper speed-reading requires that you go through the text up to four times.
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False
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12. When finished reading the material, how should you ensure that you understand and will remember the material?
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By telling someone else about it
By talking out loud to yourself
By drawing a colorful mind map
All of the above
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13. Reading actively is necessary for maximum comprehension and requires that you:
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Read aloud
Mentally formulate questions that you expect the text to answer
Read standing up
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