Reading Comprehension

Question 1

Main idea

Answer 1

The central or most important idea in a text

Question 2

Topic

Answer 2

Word or phrase that describes roughly what the text is about.

Question 3

Topic sentence

Answer 3

Identifies the topic/main idea in a single sentence

Question 4

Supporting details

Answer 4

Develop the main idea, contribute further information, or provide examples

Question 5

Summary

Answer 5

A text that restates the ideas from a different way.

Question 6

Graphic Elements

Answer 6

Information that is presented in pictures, graphs, or diagrams

Question 7

Diagram

Answer 7

Presents a picture with labels that shows the parts of an object or functions of a mechanism

Question 8

Flow Chart

Answer 8

Shows a sequence of actions or decisions involved in a complex process. Usually will start with a yes or no question or gives an instruction. Then the reader will follow arrows.

Question 9

Bar Graph

Answer 9

Uses bars of varying sizes to represent numbers. Larger bars equate to larger numbers to convey a grater magnitude between two numbers at a glance.

Question 10

Pie Chart

Answer 10

Useful for representing all of something. Larger wedges mean larger percentages of the whole, and the values are usually written directly on the chart or on a key to the side.

Question 11

Tone

Answer 11

The author or speaker’s attitude towards the subject.

Question 12

Mood

Answer 12

The feelings an author produces in the reader.

Question 13

Transitions

Answer 13

Connecting words and phrases that help readers follow the flow of a writers thoughts.

Question 14

Purpose

Answer 14

The reason why an author puts words on paper.

Question 15

Inform

Answer 15

Designed to share knowledge

Question 16

Persuade

Answer 16

Argues a point

Question 17

Entertain

Answer 17

When the text is for fun

Question 18

Point of View

Answer 18

General outlook or set of opinions about the subject.

Question 19

Rhetorical Strategies

Answer 19

Techniques an author uses to support an argument or develop a main idea.

Question 20

Rhetorical Strategy Types:

Answer 20

Appeal to Reason, Establish Trust, or Invoke Emotions.

Question 21

Argument

Answer 21

The author is trying to convince the readers of something.

Question 22

Fact

Answer 22

Verifiably true.

Question 23

Opinion

Answer 23

Someone’s Belief.

Question 24

Faulty Reasoning

Answer 24

Any claim that is not supported by sufficient evidence.

Question 25

Circular Reasoning

Answer 25

Restating the argument in different words instead of providing evidence.

Question 26

Either/Or Fallacy

Answer 26

Presenting an issue as if it involves only two choices when in fact it is not so simple.

Question 27

Overgeneralizations

Answer 27

Making a broad claim based on too little evidence.

Question 28

Assumptions

Answer 28

Unstated and unproved ideas about what is true.

Question 29

Stereotype

Answer 29

Particularly harmful type of bias that applies specifically to groups of people.

Question 30

Bias

Answer 30

A preconceived idea that makes a person more likely to show unfair favor for certain thoughts, people, or groups.

Question 31

Primary Sources

Answer 31

Firsthand witness accounts of events, research described by the people who conducted it, and any other original information.

Question 32

Secondary Sources

Answer 32

Respond to, analyze, summarize, or comment on primary sources. Add value to a discussion of a topic by giving a reader new ways to think about the content.

Question 33

Tertiary Sources

Answer 33

Compile information in a general, highly summarized, and sometimes simplified way. Their purpose is not to add anything to the information, but to present the information in an accessible manner.

Question 34

Credible

Answer 34

Trustworthy

Question 35

Inference

Answer 35

When we use the information we have to figure out something that nobody has told us directly.