Reading

Question 1

Key Ideas and Details

Answer 1

Questions ask about the main idea of the passage and the details that support that main idea.

Question 2

Craft and Structure

Answer 2

Questions ask about the craft of writing, including organization of the text, word choice, and the author’s purpose.

Question 3

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Answer 3

Questions require drawing conclusions from passages and integrating from multiple sources.

Question 4

Main Idea

Answer 4

The argument that the author is trying to make about a particular topic.

Question 5

Topic

Answer 5

The subject of the story.

Question 6

Topic Sentence

Answer 6

Usually appears early in the passage. Explains the main idea.

Question 7

Supporting Details

Answer 7

Reinforce the author’s main idea.

Question 8

Summary Sentence

Answer 8

Comes at the end of a passage, sums up passage and usually restates the main idea and author’s key evidence.

Question 9

Fact

Answer 9

Statement or thought that can be proven to be true.

Question 10

Opinion

Answer 10

An assumption, not based in fact, that cannot be proven to be true.

Question 11

Entertain

Answer 11

Entertain the reader or tell a story.

Question 12

Persuade

Answer 12

Persuade the reader of his or her opinion.

Question 13

Describe

Answer 13

Describe something, such as a person, place, thing, or event.

Question 14

Explain

Answer 14

Explain a process or procedure.

Question 15

Narrative Writing

Answer 15

Tells a story (novel, short story, play)

Question 16

Informational Writing

Answer 16

Informs people (newspaper and magazine articles)

Question 17

Technical Writing

Answer 17

Explains something (product manual, instructions)

Question 18

Persuasive Writing

Answer 18

Tries to convince the reader of something (Opinion column or a blog)

Question 19

Text Structure

Answer 19

Distinct organizational patterns, uses the logical relationships between ideas to improve the readability and coherence of a text.

Question 20

Problem - Solution

Answer 20

The author outlines a problem and then discusses a solution.

Question 21

Comparison - Contrast

Answer 21

The author presents two situations and then discusses the similarities and differences.

Question 22

Cause - Effect

Answer 22

Author recounts an action and then discusses the resulting effects.

Question 23

Descriptive

Answer 23

The author describes and idea, object, person, or other item in detail.

Question 24

Primary Source

Answer 24

An unaltered piece of writing that was composed during the time when the events took place. Usually these texts are written by people involved.

Question 25

Secondary Source

Answer 25

Might address the same topic but provides extra commentary or analysis. These texts can be written by people not directly involved in the event.

Question 26

Restatement Clues

Answer 26

State the definition of the word in the sentence.

Question 27

Contrast Clues

Answer 27

Include the opposite meaning of a word.

Question 28

Positive/Negative Clues

Answer 28

Tell you weather a word has a positive or negative meaning.

Question 29

Denotation

Answer 29

Definition.

Question 30

Connotations

Answer 30

Implied meanings and emotions that a word evokes in a reader.

Question 31

Figurative Language

Answer 31

The use of a word to imply something other than the words literal definition.

Question 32

Roots

Answer 32

The building blocks of all words.

Question 33

Prefixes

Answer 33

Elements added to the beginning of a word.

Question 34

Suffixes

Answer 34

Elements added to the ending of a word.