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what is skim reading?5

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this when you read quickly through a text trying to grab a main point.

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2
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if a question starts ‘according to the text ….’ should you give your opinion about the text.

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no

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if a question asks you to find something from the first paragraph, should you use information from the other paragraph

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no

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4
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what is paraphrasing?

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this means referring to text without using the exact words from the text.

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5
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what is paraphrasing useful for?

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summarizing.

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6
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what is a quotation?

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this is a word or phrase taken directly from the text.

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7
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when you quote from the text what do you put at the start and the end of the text?

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inverted commas or quotation marks.

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8
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what is the full meaning of the acronym PEE?

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point evidence and explanation.

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9
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Name the two different ways of referring to the text.

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paraphrasing and quotation

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10
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what does it mean to infer?

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To understand something that is not directly stated.

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what does it mean to imply?

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this is when people want you to understand something beyond their actual words.

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12
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what does it mean to deduce?

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this is when you work something out from the information you are given.

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13
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what does it mean to interpret something.

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this means to explain the meaning of something.

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14
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who implies something the writer or the reader?

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the writer

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15
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can there be more than one answer to a question?-

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yes

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16
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How can you show that your inference or interpretation6 is a reasonable one?

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By supporting it with evidence from the text

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17
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state fur ways in which we can learn about characters.

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description by the writer
What the character does
how others react to him or her
what characters say and how they speak.

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18
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if your asked why something happens in a text, can you guess the answer.

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no

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19
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how can you show your answer is based on the text?

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by using a quotation based on the text

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20
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should you give more than one interpretation of something?

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yes

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21
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what is structure?

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The order in which events are mentioned.
why the writer has chosen to arrange things in a certain way.

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22
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what the does* opening do

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this usually draws you in

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23
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Can Non- fiction texts also start with dramatic statements?

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yes

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24
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can endings of story’s vary

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yes

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25
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what are turning points.

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this is when something to change direction of the story or attitude of the characters.

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26
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why might a text start with a rhetorical question?

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to make you think about the subject.

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27
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what are chronological order?

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this mentions events in the order which they happen.

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28
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what is the most common way to start a story?

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in chronological order

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29
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what are the other ways of ordering information.

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alphabetical order

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30
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what are poems divided into?

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stanzas

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31
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in non-fiction what do paragraphs start with

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topic sentence

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32
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what do poems that look like their subject called?

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shape or concrete poems

33
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name three presentaional features

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headlines, subheadings, bullet points, text boxes, font style and size, color, illustration.

34
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what sort of text can be in a reverse chronological order?

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blog or discussion forum

35
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how could a sub-heading save time for the reader?

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to help find information easier.

36
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why might a text include diagrams or graphs?

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to pass information in a different way.

37
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what is onomatopoeia

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this is the use of words that sounds like their meaning

38
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what is alliteration

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this is the use of the same sound at the beginning of a string of words.

39
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what is assonance

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this is the repetition of vowel sounds in a string of words

40
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what are slang words often associated with

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young people

41
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what can ryhme be used for

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comic effect

42
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happy harry hates horses

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alliteration

43
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youre an angel amara

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metaphor

44
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it hit me like a ton of bricks

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simile

45
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the fireworks popped and fizzed

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onomatopoeia

46
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what are rhetorical questions

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this are question who do not demand an awnser

47
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what does repetition mean?

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this emphasizes an important point

48
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what is a hyberbole

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emphasises emotion or feeling in either a positive or negative way.

49
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what is emotive language?

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this is when writers use language to play on readers emotions

50
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what does the first person make the text feel

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personal

51
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what does the second person makes the text feel

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they address readers directly

52
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what does the third person makes the text feel

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detached and neutral

53
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what do exclamation marks indicate?

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shock, surprise and excitement

54
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what do ellipsis do

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the show words can be missed out.

55
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he said it again. And again. And again.

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Repititon

56
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I was so happy, happier than the happiest people ever lived!

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hyperbole

57
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is it the sort of future you want for your children

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rhetorical question

58
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they taunted the poor creature heartlessly.

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emotive language

59
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a series of short sentences can be used to give a sense of

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anxiety and depression

60
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how can you understand the purpose of a text

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content
its tone
the kind of language used
its presentation

61
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——– and ———- written to entertain, but may also want us to think about ideas and issues.

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novels and stories

62
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both ———- and ————- describe people ,places and experiences.

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fiction and non-fiction

63
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———– and ————- writing are often descriptive.

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biographies and travel

64
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what does it mean to inform

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to tell people about something

65
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things that include information

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textbooks, advert, and magazine articles

66
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what does it mean to instruct

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tell someone how to do something

67
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what does it mean when a text gives you advice?

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it suggests a way of dealing with problems.

68
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name how text can give a point of view.

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argue in support or arguing against it.

69
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what does it mean to persuade?

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to support a point of view.

70
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name 7 purposes to do some thing.

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entertain
describe
inform
instruct
advise
argue
persuade

71
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a leaflet advertising a pizza restaurant

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inform

72
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a recipe for a birthday cake

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instruct

73
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a letter to the newspaper disagreeing with something the council has done

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argue

74
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a booklet telling you how to take care of a guinea pig

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advise

75
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when you asked what is the effect on the reader

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you are usually being asked how it made you feel and what it made you think.

76
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what is meant by a person’s attiude?

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his or her feelings or opinions

77
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what is meant by the effect of a text on readers

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thier reaction

78
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if you are given three bullet points how many should you write about

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three

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