Reading

Question 1

what is topic

Answer 1

ask question ‘what I’m I reading about’. Usually a noun or group of nouns example healthcare. Has a main idea

Question 2

what is controlling idea

Answer 2

what about the topic is author trying to convey. Why is author writing this topic

Question 3

key points, supporting details

Answer 3

what points the author is trying to make that support this topic

Question 4

Explicit

Answer 4

who what when where clearly stated

Question 5

implicit

Answer 5

why and how not clear

Question 6

chronology

Answer 6

given in date order ascending or descending. set order if time yesterday today tomorrow never rarely often seldom

Question 7

sequence

Answer 7

when info is given in a pattern or set order…first second third

Question 8

descriptive words

Answer 8

adjectives..five senses

Question 9

topic sentence

Answer 9

will usually be first sentence. Main idea not too specific not too general

Question 10

relevant/irrelevant information

Answer 10

speaks directly about the subject/off subject

Question 11

signal words for sequence

Answer 11

first second then last finally…

Question 12

objective

Answer 12

fact

Question 13

subjective

Answer 13

emotion

Question 14

point of view

Answer 14

how author perceives something

Question 15

fact

Answer 15

proven true or false

Question 16

opinion

Answer 16

cannot be proven

Question 17

stereotype

Answer 17

categorization of a idea or person

Question 18

bias

Answer 18

based on emotions of the beholder

Question 19

ancedote

Answer 19

short story

Question 20

narrative

Answer 20

tells a story, fiction book

Question 21

expository

Answer 21

teaches

Question 22

persuasive

Answer 22

get the reader to agree to point of view, newspapers

Question 23

transitional phrases

Answer 23

therefore, again, even though, but however

Question 24

metaphor

Answer 24

uses word ‘is’

Question 25

simile

Answer 25

uses words ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 26

personification

Answer 26

human attributes to inanimate objects

Question 27

denotative

Answer 27

specific literal meaning

Question 28

connotative

Answer 28

allows for emotions feelings interpretation