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What passage do you read first

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The one you like the most

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When reading do what to nouns and verbs

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Mark then

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Write things down in the margins for each paragraph for the summary

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For the main idea make sure the choice isn’t too broad or too narrow

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How to solve a tough supporting detail question

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Skip them at first and do the easy ones first

Clock time, if you have at least a Minuit look for the answer if not give it your best guess

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Vocabulary

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Read the content because they will use various correct definitions of the words
Plug and chug the words in.

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Step 1 for reading a passage and answering quesion

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Separate Tough from Easy
Remember tough question do not reference a location in the text.
Do this by circling easy questions.

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Step 2 for reading a passage and answering quesion

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read the first easy. put in own words to make sure you understand it.

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Step 3 for reading a passage and answering quesion

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Read and mark up the paragraph.

1) underline nouns and verbs
2) Summarize the main idea using short hand or even pictures.

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Step 4 for reading a passage and answering quesion

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POE and Answer the easy Repeat for all easies

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Step 5 for reading a passage and answering quesion

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READ and MARKUP the rest of the passage

For tough questions read the rest of the paragraphs you didn’t read be for.

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Step 6 for reading a passage and answering quesion

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try and answer easy ones in head and then look for the answer

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How to find the Main Idea of a paragraph

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A summary that is too narrow is too specific- it only uses one or two ideas from the text.
A summary that is too broad is too general- it says more then what is provided, it says things that are not given

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How to find the Main Idea of a passage.

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Paragraph + Paragraph = Passage

Look at the short hand or pics of the paragraphs for all of them

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Vocabulary “in line 5 Most nearly means:

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only read that sentence

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Difference between Author and Narrator.

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Author is the person that wrote it and the narrator is the person the author is using to tell the story.

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What will an easy voice and purpose ask for?

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It will ask why they said this in a certain part of the passage.

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how to solve easy voice and purpose question

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Use signal words

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What are the signal words.

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1) Compares_____ shows similarities
2) Contrast_____ Shows differences between ideas
3) Criticizes_____ Shows a negative opinion of an idea
4) Describes/ illustrate_____ paints a pic of an idea
5) Explain_____ Breaks down an idea into simple words
6) Identify or list_____tells reader about an idea or series of ideas
7) Intensify/Heighten______ makes an idea greater
8) Suggest______ Proposes an idea

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What will an easy voice and purpose ask for?

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It will ask why they said this in the whole passage.

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How to solve Tough Voice and purpose questions

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1) Which of the following best describes the structure of the passage. (a dialogue a character sketch)
2) Based on the passage, which of the following statements best describes the overall attitude of the narrator?
3) The author most nearly characterizes the role of earthquakes in continent for mation as one that:
4) Based on details in the passage, the author’s general attitude about extreme sports could be described as:

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Easy Supporting Detail question want you to do what?

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Locate the correct answer.

It is easy as long as you underline noun and verbs as you read.

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How to solve easy supporting detail EXCEPT qustion

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True and X out

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When and How to solve hard supporting detail question?

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do these last

if you have a minute left then search for it, however, if not then gess and then just go on.

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Making inferences

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Translate the answer choices into a more understandable form