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READING QUESTIONS Flashcards

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2 Division of Reading Questions

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Basic Information and Inferencing Question

Reading to Learn Question

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Enumerate the 8 types of Basic Information and Inferencing Questions.

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  1. Factual Information
  2. Negative Factual Information
  3. Inference
  4. Rhetorical Purpose Question
  5. Vocabulary Question
  6. Reference Question
  7. Sentence Simplification Question
  8. Insert Text Question
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Enumerate the two types of Reading to Learn Questions.

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  1. Prose Summary

2. Fill in a Table

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This type of question asks you to identify the meaning of the individual words or phrases as used in the reading passage.

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Vocabulary

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The art of speaking or writing effectively.

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Rhetoric

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This type of question asks you WHAT type of information an author has presented.

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Factual Information

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This type of question asks you WHY the author has presented that piece of information.

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Rhetorical Purpose Question

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This type of questions ask you to verify what information is NOT true or NOT included in the passage.

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Negative Factual Information

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In this type of question, you are asked to choose a sentence with the same essential meaning as a sentence that has occurred in the passage.

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Sentence Simplification Question

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This question measures your ability to comprehend an argument or an idea that is strongly implied but not explicitly stated in the passage.

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Inference Questions

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In this type of question, you are given a new sentence and are asked where the passage would best fit.

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Insert Text Questions

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In this type of question, you are given a partially completed table based on the information in the passage. You are tasked to complete the table by clicking on correct answer choices and dragging them to their correct locations.

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Fill in a Table

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This type of question measures your ability to understand and recognize the major ideas and the relative importance of the information in a passage.

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Prose Summary

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The word “x” in the passage has is closest in meaning to…

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Vocabulary Question

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The author’s description of “X” mentions which of the following?

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Factual Information

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Which of the following best expresses essential information in the highlighted sentence? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

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Sentence Simplification

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In this type of question, you are given 6 answer choices and is then asked to pick three that express the most important idea in the passage.

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Prose Summary

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This type of questions measure your ability to conceptualize and organize major ideas and important information from the passage and then place them in appropriate categories.

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Fill in a Table

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This requires the ability to understand rhetorical functions. As said so, enumerate the types of rhetorical functions.

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Fill in a Table

  • cause and effect
  • compare and contrast
  • arguments
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Types of organizations in typical passages:

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  • compare/contrast
  • problem/solution
  • cause/effect
  • alternative arguments (theories and hypotheses)
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The word “X” in the passage refers to…

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Reference questions

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This question asks about referential relationships between the words in the passage. Often times, the relationship is between the pronoun and its antecedent.

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Reference questions

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According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true of X?

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Negative Factual Information Question

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The author discusses X in the paragraph 2 in order to…

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Rhetorical Purpose

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In stating X, the author means that…

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Vocabulary question

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Look at the four squares that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.

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Insert Text Questions

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Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about x?

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Inference question

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The phrase X in the passage is the closest in meaning to…

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Vocabulary Question

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According to the paragraph, which of the following is true of x?

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Factual Information

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Why does the author compare x to y?

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Rhetorical Purpose Question

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Why does the author mention X?

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Rhetorical Purpose

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According to the paragraph, x did y because…

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The author’s description of X mentions which of the following?

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Factual Information

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According to the paragraph, why did x do y?

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Factual Information

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According to the paragraph, X occurred because….

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Factual Information

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