CBEST questions are not about selecting the "right" answer, but the Correct Answer: "best" answer
Critical Analysis and Evaluation Questions Correct Answer: -Identify the author's tone, attitude, opinion, or viewpoi
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CBEST questions are not about selecting the "right" answer, but the Correct Answer: "best" answer
Critical Analysis and Evaluation Questions Correct Answer: -Identify the author's tone, attitude, opinion, or viewpoint expressed in the passage
-Find the techniques used by an author to make his or her point
-Identify the assumptions an author makes to support his or her claim
-Recognize the type of audience that the author is trying to address
-Find examples, details, or facts that support an author's claim
-Predict the outcome of an event based on the information presented in a written passage
-Choose statements that will strengthen or weaken the claims made by the author in a reading selection
-Distinguish between facts and opinions within a reading passage
-Compare/contrast ideas of information presented in different sections of a reading selection
-Identify inconsistencies or differences in points of view
-Determine whether facts or ideas are relevant to an argument
-Challenge the statements and opinions presented in the passage
Comprehension and Research Skills Questions Correct Answer: -Recognize the order of a passage (outline, separate general ideas from specific ideas, ad determine sequence of events or steps)
-Identify the main idea of a passage
-Summarize or paraphrase
-Identify the conclusion of a passage
-Determine the meaning of underlined words in the context of the passage
-Identify words and phrases that serve as transitions between ideas in a passage
-Make an inference based on the information provided
-Identify facts and details presented in a reading section
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