Reading CBEST Flashcards
topic
What does the passage mostly talk about
That passage will have the most sentences
Genres
Type
Check reading level
What grade level is reading passage for?
Compare and contrast
Common wrong answers:
Invalid: comparison and contrast
- contrasting or comparing 2 things but not supported by what in passage even it it is true
Comparison and contrast not support in the passages ( whether valid or invalid)
-valid references- to ideas in the passage that do not specifically compare and contrast “ the different from this or this similar to this”
Whimsical definition
Reading for detail
- last part or most memorable will mislead me into the wrong answer
-focus more on broad concepts ( details with specific examples) Throughout the passage or nuances ( subtle concepts)
Ex: what is the most popular jeans for girls?
Choose 1 :levi sold more than gap
Choose 2: girls gap jeans are their favorite but Levi affordable
Extrapolation and application questions
Avoid supporting SWEEPING generalization “ ALL NEVER , NONE , AVOID . ANY EXTRA INFORMATION
After reading the passage you may be asked to apply what you have learned or extrapolate what would likely be true in a given scenario based on information provided in the passage.
The correct answers are usually qualified or limited
Example ; ALL benefits from refinance - wrong
MANY benefit from refinance
Avoid choosing information that is not given in the passage
Logic
Before and after
Which sentence of paragraph would best fit in a blank in a passage
Best answer is one which gives continuity to the passage logical flow
- Summarize for yourself what is being said BOTH before and anger . then find missing link between the ideas.
Do not simply choose an answer that makes sense following the sentence that proceeds it. “ make sure it connect to the sentence b4 and after.
Relevant information
Relevant to the topic in the particular paragraph
Summarize what the paragraph is actually about
Then choose statement tha is directly relevant to that topic
- is it really related to the ideas developed in paragraph
- Lincoln election us
- as he was a boy he swam
- dont get caught up with main idea of the passage but focus on what is being asked specific to the paragraph the are asking
Authors Point of view
It has to be something I can point to in passage
1st person - author of himself
3rd person- narrator not in story but telling story
Mainly tha is the authors outlook or attitude towards a subject
View points needs to be supported in passage ; something i can point too
Summarizing
Main pionts only
Non conclusions
Includes all main points
Concise - short and to the point
No new information
Avoid omitted information
Avoid info that is expanded on
Logic
Alliteration
Repeated silly sally the sound s
Developing literacy
Phonics approach
- learning phonemes to sound out words
Cant put sound together to make word
Can blend
Can decode
Meta congnition
Knowing yourself
Rhyme
Repition of sound : care, bare, tare
Internal = same line aa but
External - each line ab ac
Slant rhyme = similar sound but not the same
Meter
Metro dome
