reading

Question 1

the summary

Answer 1

laying out the most important details or arguments

Question 2

the topic

Answer 2

the subject of a text what the text is about

Question 3

the main idea

Answer 3

the most important point being made by the author

Question 4

supporting details

Answer 4

provide evidence and backing for the main point

Question 5

jargon

Answer 5

no extra stuff

Question 6

paraphrasing

Answer 6

putting a portion of a text into the reader’s own words; requires a citation

Question 7

inference

Answer 7

implied but not written outright by the author

Question 8

the contextual clues

Answer 8

find the answer that is the best answer out of the given choices

Question 9

implication

Answer 9

things that the author does not state directly, assume based off the authors words

Question 10

explicitly

Answer 10

the reader is told by the author exactly what is meant

Question 11

italics

Answer 11

emphasize important words

Question 12

footnote

Answer 12

bottom of a page

Question 13

endnote

Answer 13

end of paragraphs

Question 14

facts

Answer 14

can be proven or disproved

Question 15

opinion

Answer 15

personal thoughts or feeling

Question 16

bias

Answer 16

when the author is purposefully or grossly unfair or inaccurate in their presentation

Question 17

denotative

Answer 17

meaning of a word is the literal meaning

Question 18

connotative

Answer 18

meaning goes beyond denotative

Question 19

similes

Answer 19

comparing using like or as

Question 20

metaphor

Answer 20

equates something with another thing not using like or as

Question 21

personification

Answer 21

describing a non human thing, like an animal or an object

Question 22

informative text

Answer 22

written to educate and enlighten reading

Question 23

persuasive writing

Answer 23

author attempting to pass off opinion as fact

Question 24

expository

Answer 24

aims of inform and enlighten readers

Question 25

narrative

Answer 25

is a story

Question 26

cause

Answer 26

is an act or event that make something happen

Question 27

effect

Answer 27

happens as a result of the cause

Question 28

theme

Answer 28

an issue, an idea, or a question raised by the text

Question 29

thesis

Answer 29

what he or she argues for or against

Question 30

rhetorical devices

Answer 30

appeal to the reader emotion in an attempt to persuade

Question 31

spatial organization

Answer 31

seen information

Question 32

chronological oranization

Answer 32

in a sequence

Question 33

logical organiztion

Answer 33

presenting material in a logical pattern that makes intuitive, there are 6 types