complete subject - ANSWER Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
inferences - ANSWER look for an answer choice that has a similar phrase to the statement in question
drawing conclusion
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complete subject - ANSWER Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
inferences - ANSWER look for an answer choice that has a similar phrase to the statement in question
drawing conclusion - ANSWER look for critical phrases such as likely, may, can etc. Never an extreme negative or positive
correct answer derive from passage, no outside info needed.
implication - ANSWER something suggested
paraphrasing - ANSWER Putting into words the ideas or feelings you have perceived from the message
Sumarizing - ANSWER main idea + supporting details
Descriptive Text - ANSWER focus on particular subject, contains many adjectives and adverbs
expository passage - ANSWER aims to inform and enlighten
includes first, next. for example etc
clarity and comprehension
persuasive passage - ANSWER change the mind of readers
appeal authors emotions and opinions
cause and effect chain - ANSWER When cause and effects are linked
narrative passage - ANSWER plot,characters,figurative language
technical passage - ANSWER written to describe a complex object or process; common in medical and technological fields
jargon - ANSWER vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
Identifying Author's Purpose - ANSWER to persuade
to inform
to describe
to entertain
denotative meaning - ANSWER the literal meaning of a word
connotative meaning - ANSWER the affective or interpretive meanings attached to a word
metaphor - ANSWER A comparison without using like or as
purpose to entertain - ANSWER colorful language
colorful language - ANSWER Creates a strong image through unusual and striking words, especially adjectives.
Similie - ANSWER A comparison using "like" or "as"
figure of speech - ANSWER a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect.
Prefixes for Time and/or space - ANSWER dia- through, across
dis- away, off, down
epi- upon
ex- out
hypo- under, beneath
prefixes for time and space - ANSWER cata- down, away
circum- around
com- with, together
contra- aganist, opposing
de- from
Structural anaylsis - ANSWER recognize words thru analysis of word unit
prefixes for time and space - ANSWER post- after
pre- before
pro- foward
retro- back
sub- under, beneath
ob- aganist
per- through
peri- around
more prefixes - ANSWER a- in, on, of, up, to
ab- from, away, off
ante- before
anti- aganist
even more prefixes to know - ANSWER mis- bad, poorly
mor- death
neo- new
omni- all, everywhere
ortho- right, straight
noun suffixes - ANSWER -ess feminine
-hood state, condition
-ion action, result,
-ism act, manner
overgeneralization - ANSWER Overly broad view of the objects or events that a concept includes.
inductive reasoning - ANSWER specific to general
deductive reasoning - ANSWER use of general facts or premises to come to specific conclusion
straw man fallacy - ANSWER oversimplification or distortion of opposing
circular reasoning - ANSWER a fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence
dual passage (comparative essays) - ANSWER always read in or
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