Active Reading Flashcards
1
Q
Rank and order passages
A
decide if passage is:
now
later
never
2
Q
Preview the questions
A
read the question STEMS
don’t identify question types yet
3
Q
Work the passage
A
hightlight key words and phrases link and predict major themes take notes on scratch paper keep it simple translate the main idea of each paragraph summarize the main point of passage
4
Q
making notes
A
annotate main points of each paragraph and the bottom line
5
Q
highlighting funciton
A
question topics transitions (pivotal words and continuations) conclusions opinon indicators emphasis words comparisons and contrasts examples list markers names
6
Q
MAPS
A
main point
attitude
purpose
structure
7
Q
Bottom Line
A
main point and tone of entire passage
do after reading the passage
8
Q
attack the questions
A
specific ones first
then general
then reasoning and application
9
Q
inspect section
A
check all questions have been answered
don’t change any answers
