reading final exam pop quiz #1. question #1 words surrounding an unknown word that provide clues to...
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QUESTION #1
Words surrounding an unknown word that provide clues to its meaning are called
______________ _______.
QUESTION #2
There are four kinds of clues. One is synonyms and the others are _____,
________, and ________.
QUESTION # 3
When looking for Main Ideas, the first thing I ask myself is what is the _______ of this paragraph?
QUESTION # 4
I find the answer for #3 by asking the question, __________________________
or by looking for ________________.
QUESTION # 5
When I feel I’m ready to guess the Main Idea, I ask myself, “What is the _______ the author is making about the __________?”
QUESTION # 6
I check my Main Idea guess by looking at the _____________ _____________ and making sure my guess isn’t too broad or too narrow.
QUESTION # 7
A good way to find the Main Idea sentence is to look for LIST WORDS. An example of list words is __________________.
QUESTION # 9
The difference between an IMPLIED MAIN IDEA and a CENTRAL POINT is an Implied Main Idea is ___________ and the Central Point is ___________.
QUESTION # 13
A good argument has support for its point that is both ______________ AND ___________________.
QUESTION # 1
Words surrounding an unknown word that provide clues to its meaning are called
CONTEXT CLUES
QUESTION # 2
There are four kinds of clues. One is synonyms and the others are
EXAMPLES,
ANTONYMS, and
GENERAL SENSE OF THE PASSAGE
QUESTION # 3
When looking for Main Ideas, the first thing I ask myself is what is the _______ of this paragraph?
TOPIC
QUESTION # 4
I find the answer for #3 by asking the question,________________________ or by looking for ___________________________.
• “WHO OR WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?”
• REPEATED WORDS/IDEAS
QUESTION # 5
When I feel I’m ready to guess the Main Idea, I ask myself, “What is the _______ the author is making about the _________?”
• POINT• TOPIC
QUESTION # 6
I check my Main Idea guess by looking at the _________
__________
and making sure my guess isn’t too broad or too narrow.
• SUPPORTING DETAILS
QUESTION # 7
A good way to find the Main Idea sentence is to look for LIST WORDS. An example of list words is
• SEVERAL REASONS WHY
• SEVERAL STEPS TO
• A NUMBER OF FACTS ARE
• THREE EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE
QUESTION # 9
The difference between an IMPLIED MAIN IDEA and a CENTRAL POINT is
• THE IMPLIED MAIN IDEA IS– AN UNSTATED MAIN IDEA OF
A PARAGRAPH
• A CENTRAL POINT IS THE – THESIS STATEMENT OF
MORE THAN ONE PARAGRAPH
QUESTION # 10
TRANSITIONS are WORDS or phrases that show relationships between ideas, such as ~
• Addition words• Time words
QUESTION # 11
One example of a PATTERN OF ORGANIZATION is
• CAUSE AND EFFECT
• LIST (ADDITION WORDS)
• TIME ORDER (EVENT 1
EVENT 2
EVENT 3)
QUESTION # 13
A good argument has support for its point that is both ______________
AND
____________
ADEQUATE(GOOD ENOUGH)
and
RELEVANT(STAYS FOCUSED ON
THE TOPIC IN A MEANINGFUL WAY)
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