Reading

Question 1

the specific message of the text

Answer 1

main idea

Question 2

expository

Answer 2

introduces/explains a subject

gives groundwork that is necessary for understanding later ideas

analyzes info objectively

Question 3

comparison-contrast

Answer 3

author presents 2 different cases to make the reader consider the differences or similarities between them

Question 4

author presents the action first and then describes the effects that results form that action

Answer 4

cause-effect

Question 5

cause-effect

Answer 5

author presents the action first and then describes the effects that results form that action

Question 6

problem-solution

Answer 6

text that contains the problem and a solution

Question 7

tells a story

relates a chain of events

Answer 7

narrative

Question 8

themes

Answer 8

subjects that a text frequently touch upon

ideas or concepts that the text comes back to again and again

Question 9

text that contains the problem and a solution

Answer 9

problem-solution

Question 10

topic sentences

Answer 10

express the main point of a paragraph

this sentence is backed up with supporting ideads

Question 11

appear at he end of a paragraph or text

sum up earlier text, drive the point home

it draws a conclusion

Answer 11

summary sentences

Question 12

author presents 2 different cases to make the reader consider the differences or similarities between them

Answer 12

comparison-contrast

Question 13

main idea

Answer 13

the specific message of the text

Question 14

topic

Answer 14

general subject matter of the text

Question 15

related info in close proximity

bulleted or numbered list

Answer 15

sequence

Question 16

summary sentences

Answer 16

appear at he end of a paragraph or text

sum up earlier text, drive the point home

it draws a conclusion

Question 17

subjects that a text frequently touch upon

ideas or concepts that the text comes back to again and again

Answer 17

themes

Question 18

these flesh out and explain the main idea of a text

Answer 18

supporting details

Question 19

introduces/explains a subject

gives groundwork that is necessary for understanding later ideas

analyzes info objectively

Answer 19

expository

Question 20

general subject matter of the text

Answer 20

topic

Question 21

narrative

Answer 21

tells a story

relates a chain of events

Question 22

express the main point of a paragraph

this sentence is backed up with supporting ideads

Answer 22

topic sentences

Question 23

supporting details

Answer 23

these flesh out and explain the main idea of a text

Question 24

text with precise informatoin about a specific topic

formal or semiformal

Answer 24

technical

Question 25

sequence

Answer 25

related info in close proximity

bulleted or numbered list

Question 26

technical

Answer 26

text with precise informatoin about a specific topic

formal or semiformal

Question 27

primary source

Answer 27

first hand record of events, theories, opinions or actions

can come from published or unpublised documents, recordings, artifacts and they must be contemporary