Reading

Question 1

What is the purpose of a summary?

Answer 1

To accurately define main idea of text

Question 2

What is a topic?

Answer 2

Subject of a text

Question 3

What is a main idea?

Answer 3

Most important point of a text

Question 4

How do you identify the main idea of a text?

Answer 4

Find the topic then find the main idea about the topic.

Question 5

What are the 6 types of supporting details?

Answer 5

Descriptions
Vocab
Proof
Voices
Explanation
Importance

Question 6

What is the voices of supporting details?

Answer 6

expert quotes, individual opinions, and different perspective that aid the main point

Question 7

Where is the topic sentence places?

Answer 7

at the beginning of a paragraph

Question 8

what is the purpose of a topic sentence?

Answer 8

to prepare the reader for what is to come

Question 9

Reading comprehension can be increased by what?

Answer 9

paraphrasing

Question 10

the amount of information included in a text can be (increased/decreased) by paraphrasing.

Answer 10

increased

Question 11

What is an inference?

Answer 11

Something implied but not writted out by the author

Question 12

What can you use from the text to make inferences?

Answer 12

context clues

Question 13

Inferences can occur in the form of what?

Answer 13

conclusions, predictions, and new ideas

Question 14

What is explicit information?

Answer 14

Info explicitly stated by author

Question 15

What is implicit information?

Answer 15

Must be implied, not directly stated.

Question 16

Who is a memorandum writter for?

Answer 16

written for and by members of the same organization

Question 17

What kind of punctuation can a memo include?

Answer 17

numbers and bullet points

Question 18

What does a glossary provide?

Answer 18

terms and their definitions

Question 19

What does an index provide?

Answer 19

where to locate info on a topic

Question 20

How is first person written?

Answer 20

“I” perspective

Question 21

How is second person written?

Answer 21

“you”

Question 22

How is third person written?

Answer 22

he/she/they

Question 23

Unique capability of second person

Answer 23

able to address audience

Question 24

T or F: third person cannot address writer or writers audience

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Can bias/prejudices be detected in third person?

Answer 25

yes but they are not as clear to identify

Question 26

How is bias conveyed in writing?

Answer 26

through tone

Question 27

Denotative language is the __ meaning of a word.

Answer 27

literal

Question 28

Connotative language is the __ and __ meaning of a word.

Answer 28

literal and subjective

Question 29

What does the acronym PIE stand for in terms of the authors purpose?

Answer 29

Persuade Inform Entertain

Question 30

What does an expository passage do?

Answer 30

inform + enlighten

Question 31

Are expository passages fiction or non fiction?

Answer 31

non fiction

Question 32

A narrative must contain these 3 things:

Answer 32

Plot Characters Figuartive Language

Question 33

When describing a complex science concept you may write a _____ passage.

Answer 33

technical

Question 34

A technical passage must describe things __ and ___.

Answer 34

simply and clearly

Question 35

What does a technical passage look like?

Answer 35

an outline

Question 36

When is emotional language NOT biased?

Answer 36

never

Question 37

How many types of logical organization?

Answer 37

6

Question 38

Logical organization types:

Answer 38

Illustrations Definitions Classification Compare/Constrast Cause/effect Problem/solution