Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Penn Foster > Reading Skills > Flashcards

Reading Skills Flashcards

1
Q

Article

A

A complete piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Specific

A

Anything of a particular kind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Previewing

A

Using information you already know to guess what information is likely to follow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Fiction

A

A story that’s the product of the author’s imagination rather than factual information

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Nonfiction

A

Writing that refers to real events and factual information

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Scanning

A

a process that involves running your eyes quickly over lines, looking for specific information

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Passage

A

a part of an article or a portion of a book

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Proper Nouns

A

The names of specific persons, places , and things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Elements that commonly stand out when scaning

A
  1. proper nouns
  2. capital letters
    3. numbers
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Context

A

the way a word is used in a sentence or paragraph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

multiple meanings

A

when words have more than one meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

synonym

A

a word witht he same or similar meaning as another word

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

antonym

A

a word with the opposite meaning of another word

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

thesaurus

A

a reference that provides both synonyms and antonyms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

details

A

small facts that present information about a topic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

topic sentence

A

the main idea of a particular paragraph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

stated idea

A

when the writer says specifically what he or she means

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

implied idea

A

when thw writer hints at what he or she means

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

introduction

A

the first paragraph of an essay , where the author presents tha main idea of the essay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

conclusion

A

the last paragraph of an essay, where the author summarizes the idea toand details of the essay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

paragraph

A

a group of sentences that relate to the central or main topic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

fact

A

information that can be proved to be either true or false

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

opinion

A

what someone believes or thinks that can’t be proved

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

source

A

the person or group making a claim or a statem

25
Q

furtive

A

secretive or sly

26
Q

body

A

the second , third , and fourth paragraphs of an essay, where the author discusses supporting details to prove the main idea

27
Q

supporting details

A

bits of information that elaborate on the main topic

28
Q

compare

A

to show how things are alike

29
Q

contrast

A

to show how things are different

30
Q

general idea

A

an idea that can be applied to other more specific ideas

31
Q

3 ways readers benefit from organized paragraphs

A
  1. they can compare and contrast
  2. they can see the order of events
  3. they can see cause and effect
32
Q

Sentence Organization

A

when ideas in a sentence are arranged in a way that makes them easier to understand and read

33
Q

Explanation

A

tells you why something is happening in a sentence

34
Q

cause

A

why something happens

35
Q

effect

A

what happens as a result of a cause

36
Q

clue words

A

words that help the reader spot. comparisons and contrasts

37
Q

chronological order

A

a way to organize your writing: tells events or ideas in the order in which they occured

38
Q

indirect causes

A

a cause that produces an effect , which causes another effect

39
Q

conclusion

A

what you decide based on evidence or opinion

40
Q

fact

A

information that can be proved with evidence

41
Q

influence

A

to try to convince someone of something

42
Q

neutral

A

a word or statement that isnt meant to make readers feel a strong emotion

43
Q

opinion

A

what someone thinks or believes about something

44
Q

evidence

A

information that supports a conclusion

45
Q

vivid

A

a word That produces a stronger clear impression on the senses

46
Q

Stanza

A

two more lines of poetry that create divisions within a poem

47
Q

literal meaning

A

The meaning of a word that’s the same as his dictionary meaning

48
Q

Poetry

A

A form of writing that use imagery to make his reader feel certain things

49
Q

Imagery

A

A literary tool that suggests mental pictures of sites, sounds, smells, taste, feelings, and actions; also conveys emotions and moods

50
Q

Rhyme

A

Similarities in the sound of the ends of words

51
Q

Figure of speech

A

suggest meaning or effects that go beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase

52
Q

Simile

A

 The comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

53
Q

Metaphor

A

The comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as

54
Q

short story

A

a tale with a fully developed theme,which can be in one setting

55
Q

novella

A

a tale thats longer than a short story but shorter than a novel

56
Q

novel

A

a lengthy fictional story

57
Q

protagonist

A

the main character in a story

58
Q

abbé

A

a member of the French clergy

59
Q

petrified

A

turned to stone

Penn Foster (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions