1.1.

1 Checkup: Active Reading Strategies Checkup

U.S. Government and Politics

Use this sheet to keep track of the important concepts covered in this activity. If you
need help answering any of the questions or identifying key concepts, check with
your instructor. Save this sheet for review when preparing for quizzes and tests.

Define the following key terms. If you come across additional words you don't know,
write them in the blank spaces below. Try to figure out what the word means by
looking at its context. Then use your dictionary or the Internet to look up the correct
definition for the word.

Terms Definition

are tools that help you understand and make meaning of

active reading what you reading
strategies

fix-up strategies Techniques that help you understand a confusing part of a text.

inferences Ideas you develop based on information you have about a topic.

monitoring Checking to make sure you understand what you are reading.

Elements of text that stand out from other parts of a page. These
text features elements can include boldface text, block quotes, and titles.
 Non-text elements that stand out from other parts of a page.
These elements can include images, colors, and video.

visual cues

1. Fill in the chart to review your understanding of the eight main active reading
strategies.

Strategy Your definition

asking questions about information you’ve read can help

you understand confusing information, notice details you
haven’t seen before
Asking questions
 to have a visual idea of what you read

Making mental images

Understand the main points with your own words.

Summarizing

Activating prior To reflect about the information that you already know.
knowledge

Even though some things aren’t on the pages, you can

know with your knowledge or you can research.
Drawing inferences

Look on the pages and know what the most important

points

Using text features and

visual cues

Monitoring and Focus on what you don’t know and try to solve it.
applying fix-up
strategies

1. Imagine that you're reading about the different roles the president of the United
States plays, including commander in chief of the armed forces, chief diplomat
(which involves setting foreign policy and dealing with foreign governments), and
chief of state (which involves serving as the main representative of the country).
What mental image could help you remember these three roles? I would imagine the
word Government Regulation of monopolies and under the work there like a castle
with tree towers and every tower has a flag

2. You're reading a short newspaper article about the U.S. senators from your state.
The article says that while one senator has been present for 95 percent of the votes
in the Senate this year, the other has been present for only 68 percent. That second
senator has also spent more time on vacation. What inference could you draw from
this information? I would infer that the state does not have good worker
compensation and that the unemployment would define that

3. You're reading a long, difficult passage from a Supreme Court decision. When you
get to the end, you realize you didn't understand any of it. What active reading

strategy could you have used? What can you do now? I could have used fix-up
strategy and gone back reread the passages the I don’t understand
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1.1.1 Checkup: Active Reading Strategies