2.  Preview  Read  Question  Test

3.  Look over your reading assignment. Get a sense of what it’s about, how it’s organized, where it’s going, and how long it is.  Read the first paragraph or first page.  Read the last paragraph or last page.  If there is a summary, read that.  Scan charts, tables, and pictures.

4.  Read headings and titles. Often in bold, italics, or all caps.  If there are no headings, read the first sentence of each paragraph.  Read the questions at the end of the chapter.  Read handouts from the teacher.  All of these things reveal what your teacher and the author of the book intend for you to retain as you read.

5.  Read one paragraph at a time.  On a 3x5 card, write at least one question about that paragraph.  On the back, write the answer to your question.  On the front, in the upper left corner, write the page number and paragraph.  The first paragraph on each page is #1.

6. Page 148 Paragraph 2 What is a substance called if it disappears in a solvent (dissolves completely)?

7. Soluble

8.  Some paragraphs have enough information for two or more questions. If so, use one card for each question and answer.  Reading this way takes effort and energy! However, the rewards are worth the effort.

9.  Test yourself using your question and answer cards.  When you answer a question correctly, put that card in a pile to your right.  Put those you miss in a pile to your left.  Keep working through your cards until they’re all on your right.  Shuffle the stack and go through it again.  Continue until you have mastered the information.

10.  You learn more.  Practicing with flashcards, instead of rereading the chapters, makes studying for tests faster and much easier.  Learning takes less time overall, even though PRQT takes more time than just reading an assignment straight through.  PRQT is less confusing than other reading techniques.

11.  Take notes on how to use the PRQT method.  For a reading assignment this week in one of your classes, use the PRQT method.  Be ready to turn in your cards next week in advisory.  When your teacher asks you to study for a test on the chapter you read using PRQT, use the cards to study for the test.  Report to your advisory class whether it made studying easier.