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Question 1

What is the difference between the topic and the main idea?

Answer 1

The topic is the subject. The main idea is important point the author makes.

Question 2

What are the supporting details, and what is the purpose?

Answer 2

Supporting details provide evidence and backing for the main point… in order to show that a main idea is correct, or valid, authors add supporting details that prove their point.

Question 3

What should an effective summary include?

Answer 3

•Define the main idea
•Lay out the most important supporting details or arguments from the passage. All of the significant supporting details should be included, and none of the details included should be irrelevant or insignificant.

Question 4

What is paraphrasing?

Answer 4

One puts what they have read into their own words by rephrasing what the author has written, or one translates all of what the author shared into their own words by including as many details as they can.

Question 5

What is an inference?

Answer 5

A piece of information that is implied but not written outright by the author.

Question 6

How should readers go about choosing the correct answer to inference-based questions?

Answer 6

The contextual clues will help you find the answer that is the best answer out of the given choices. An answer can be true but not correct.

Question 7

How does a reader identify the logical conclusion of a text?

Answer 7

By combining the information given by the text with what you already know.

Question 8

When drawing conclusions what is an important consideration test takers should bear in mind?

Answer 8

When possible, one should always aim to draw conclusions from information stated within a passage, rather than to draw them from mere implications.

Question 9

What are implications?

Answer 9

Things that the author does not state directly, but readers can assume based on what the author does say.

Question 10

How should readers approach texts that require following a set of directions?

Answer 10

First, it’s a good idea to scan the directions to determine whether special equipment or precautions are needed.

Question 11

For what purposes are bold and italics used in writing?

Answer 11

When test is made bold, it is often because the author wants to emphasize the point the is being made, bold text indicates importance.

Italics may be used like bold for emphasize, but there are some specialized usages for italics as well. A word is placed in italics when it is being used to describe.

Question 12

How is an index organized?

Answer 12

A nonfiction book as them at the end, the index is organized into main topics, followed by subtopics.

Question 13

How is table of contents organized?

Answer 13

Is at the beginning of the book, and lists different subjects or chapters with page numbers, there are numbers on the bottom corner of the book

Question 14

What is a memo?

Answer 14

Memos are considered to be official documents, and so are usually written in a formal style.

Question 15

What is the standard format for a memo?

Answer 15

It is typical for there to be a heading at the top indicating the author, date, and recipient.

Question 16

In order to be effective, what must all posted announcements contain?

Answer 16

They need to contain all of the information the reader requires to act on the message.

Question 17

What does the typical classified ad contain?

Answer 17

An ad usually beings with a word or phrase indicating what is being sold or sought.

Question 18

What is text evidence?

Answer 18

Information that supports a main point or minor points and can help the reader to a conclusion.

Question 19

What should readers be cautious of when reading texts with a problem-solution text structure?

Answer 19

The author’s agenda.

Question 20

What is a counterargument?

Answer 20

An argument that opposes the opinion taken by the author.

Question 21

What are the primary characteristics of descriptive texts?

Answer 21

A descriptive text focuses on a particular subject and attempts the depict the subject in a way that will be clear to readers.

Question 22

How do authors demonstrate bias?

Answer 22

A bias is evident when an author is purposefully or grossly unfair or inaccurate in his or her presentation.

Question 23

What is a stereotype?

Answer 23

A stereotype is like a bias in that it is a generalized, but a stereotype is applied specifically to a group or place.

Question 24

What is the difference between the denotative and connotative meaning of a word?

Answer 24

The denotative meaning of a word is the literal meaning of the word in a dictionary. The connotative meaning goes beyond the denotative meaning include the emotional reaction that a word may evoke.

Question 25

What type of figurative language is represented in the following sentence?

The bird was an arrow arcing through the sky.

Answer 25

Metaphor, which is a type of figurative language in which the writer equates one thing with a different thing.

Question 26

What is the different between a fact and an opinion?

Answer 26

A fact be subjected to analysis and can be either proved or disproved. An opinion, on the other hand, merely conveys an author’s personal thoughts or feeling, which may not be based on or even affected by research or evidence.

Question 27

What are six major types of logical organization that are frequently used?

Answer 27

•Illustrations
•Definitions
•Classifying information
•Comparing and contrasting
•Cause and effect
•Problem and Solution

Question 28

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile, and why might an author choose to use one over the other.

Answer 28

The decision of which device to use is based on the authors intended tone.