Vocab

Question 1

Central Idea

Answer 1

is the most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys.

Question 2

Objective summary

Answer 2

is a summary that does not include any opinions or judgments about what is written in the text. Instead, it only includes information that comes from the text

Question 3

News report

Answer 3

is a report on recent events

Question 4

5 Ws and H question

Answer 4

who, what, where, when, why, and how to help cover important details

Question 5

supporting details

Answer 5

examples, facts, statistics, and anecdotes that provide a basis for the central idea.

Question 6

editorial

Answer 6

an opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper

Question 7

fact

Answer 7

a statement that can be proved

Question 8

opinion

Answer 8

a statement of belief or feeling

Question 9

claim

Answer 9

writer’s position or opinion

Question 10

reasons and evidence

Answer 10

support the claim

Question 11

counterarguments

Answer 11

responses to differing opinions

Question 12

terminal

Answer 12

the end of a railroad or other transport route, or a station at such a point.

Question 13

pier

Answer 13

a platform supported on pillars or girders leading out from the shore into a body of water, used as a landing stage for boats.

Question 14

disturbed

Answer 14

having had its normal pattern or function disrupted.

Question 15

qualifications

Answer 15

a quality or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity.

Question 16

posthumously

Answer 16

after the death of the originator.