Reading

Question 1

Main idea

Answer 1

The argument or message the writer is trying to make about a topic

Question 2

Topic

Answer 2

The subject of the passage. What the passage is about

Question 3

What is one way to find the main idea?

Answer 3

ask “what is the author trying to say about the topic”?

Question 4

What are Supporting details?

Answer 4

details that support the main idea or argument

Question 5

What are signal words?

Answer 5

words or phrases that indicate a supporting detail

Question 6

What is the purpose of an index?

Answer 6

shows which pages words are located on to help readers find specific details about a topic

Question 7

When are italics used?

Answer 7

When writing titles of long works (novels, books, movies, plays, magazines)

Question 8

What are the four common purposes of writing?

Answer 8

entertain, explain a process, persuade, describe, inform

Question 9

Narrative writing

Answer 9

Tells a story (entertains)

Question 10

What is the purpose of informational (expository) writing?

Answer 10

To inform (news article)

Question 11

What is the purpose of Technical writing?

Answer 11

To Explain (instructions)

Question 12

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

Answer 12

tries to attempt to persuade the reader

Question 13

What is a problem and solution text structure?

Answer 13

the author outlines a problem and then discusses a solution

Question 14

What is a comparison and contrast text structure?

Answer 14

author presents two ideas then compares and contrasts them.

Question 15

What is a cause and effect text structure?

Answer 15

author recounts an action then discusses the resulting effects

Question 16

What is a descriptive text structure?

Answer 16

author describing something

Question 17

What is a primary source?

Answer 17

A source that was made during an event

Question 18

What is a secondary source?

Answer 18

A source that was made after the event.

Question 19

What are some rules about making inferences and drawing conclusions?

Answer 19

Inferences and conclusions must logically follow the ideas of the passage and are not mentioned at all in the passage

Question 20

Logos

Answer 20

Appeals to logic and reason. Facts, statistics,

Question 21

Pathos

Answer 21

Appeals to emotion

Question 22

Ethos

Answer 22

Credibility

Question 23

What are some characteristics of formal language?

Answer 23

• Third person (no first person pronouns)
• No slang
• Objective language
• No exclamation marks
  -No contractions

Question 24

What are some characteristics of informal language?

Answer 24

• First or 2nd person
• Slang/casual language

Question 25

Where is the main idea and topic usually located in a text?

Answer 25

Beginning of the text, the topic sentence or title

Question 26

When answering questions where you have to rewrite a sentence, what should you do?

Answer 26

Find out what the original sentence is saying then make sure the answer choice matches the ideas of the original sentence.

Question 27

What are some strategies when making inferences of texts?

Answer 27

Inferences are supported in the text. Eliminate the answer choices that contradict or aren’t supported by details in the text.

Question 28

What are some strategies when picking answer choices that support or weaken the author’s argument or main idea?

Answer 28

• Sum up the main idea/argument then see which answer choices support or go against that main idea
• the answer choice must support or weaken the argument

Question 29

When should you use quotations?

Answer 29

When writing the title of shorter works like songs. Put the song name in quotation marks but the album in italics since it’s a longer piece of work

Question 30

What are the steps in writing a summary?

Answer 30

1. Identify topic, main idea, and key points
2. Include the thesis, topic sentences and the details supporting each topic sentence.

Question 31

Topic sentence are a type of…

Answer 31

Key detail/supporting detail of the main idea

Question 32

Footnote

Answer 32

comment(s) at the bottom of a text or page that includes additional information about what’s covered in the text

Question 33

Glossary

Answer 33

A list of words and their meanings

Question 34

Table of contents

Answer 34

Lists chapter titles and their page numbers

Question 35

Difference between heading and sub heading

Answer 35

Sub heading is always smaller than the heading

Question 36

Side bar

Answer 36

Comments located to the side of a text that include additional information. Similar to footnotes

Question 37

What are italics used for?

Answer 37

Titles of longer works
foreign words/phrases
emphasis

Question 38

Where would the most relevant information regarding a topic come from?

Answer 38

First hand accounts, people involved or directly related to