to quote something as evidence
What is "cite"
the main idea of a text or the main point an author is trying to make
What is "Central Idea"
The parts of the story
What is "Story Elements"
the way a text or passage is organized
The attitude or feelings of the characters in the story
What is "point of view"
A sentence that provides evidence to support the main idea.
What is "Supporting Details"
What should not be included in a summary?
personal opinion or judgments
How does the author's supporting evidence develop the idea.
Some suggest that Eurovision’s wide popularity springs from one idea: music as a universal language. Any kind of music can trigger emotion, regardless of the language, a 2011 study from McGill University reported. One example is the 2017 hit song “Despacito,” by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. The English-Spanish fusion song stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 List for 16 weeks.
The author gives examples of songs being popular worldwide despite the language barriers. The McGill University study shows support that music is cross cultural.
Sequence of events
What is "Chronological"
the main reasons why the author wrote the story
What is "author's purpose"
Which quote supports the idea that there were not enough lifeboats available for the passengers of the Titanic?
A. “Lifeboat after lifeboat was lowered in a pandemonium of rushing figures.” (paragraph 5)
B. “Over the tumult, the voice of a ship’s officer roared, ‘Stand back! Women and children first!’” (paragraph 5)
C. “Besides, the crowd around the boats on that deck was so thick that it was useless to try to approach them.” (paragraph 7)
D. “Lifeboats were being solemnly filled with women, while officers and male passengers helped to launch them.” (paragraph 9)
B. “Over the tumult, the voice of a ship’s officer roared, ‘Stand back! Women and children first!’” (paragraph 5)
What is a summary?
Is a short statement that covers the most important ideas in a text.
How can the reader notice a connection between the ideas and points that are made in a text?
By considering the order in which specific points are made, how the author introduces and develops ideas or events, features that provide additional information, such as charts, maps, sidebars, and photo captions
to see how things are similar between two or more things
What is "comparison"
The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Which statement can be inferred from the author’s description of Cosmo’s experience as an “experience that nearly broke his heart and ruined his life?”
A. Cosmo was distressed by the chaos around him.
B. Cosmo was distressed by the fact that the unsinkable boat was sinking.
C. Cosmo was distressed by his inability to convince his wife to leave him for safety.
D. Cosmo was distressed by the fact that he could not go first when they were loading the lifeboats.
C. Cosmo was distressed by his inability to convince his wife to leave him for safety.
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Develops
"Willingly, I consented, little knowing that doing so was exposing him to a nightmarish experience that nearly broke his heart and ruined his life." (paragraph 3)
"Only now, after so long, can I bring myself to reflect on that terrible last night aboard the doomed Titanic." (paragraph 4)
"I shall never forget how black and deep the water looked below us, and I vividly remember how I hated leaving the giant "unsinkable" ship for this miniscule, frail boat." (paragraph 11)
The effect that individuals, ideas, and events have on each other
What is "Interact"
To see how things are different between 2 or more things
What is "Contrast"
Part B
Which sentence best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “He laughed, ‘Why, the boat is unsinkable! Her watertight compartments would enable her to weather the fiercest sea, . . .’” (Paragraph 3)
B. “Over the tumult, the voice of a ship’s officer roared, ‘Stand back! Women and children first!’” (Paragraph 5)
C. “. . . if it had not been for my husband’s arm, I should have certainly fallen and been overrun by the chaos.” (Paragraph 6)
D. “Cosmo pleaded with me while three of four boats were launched, and the crowd thinned.” (Paragraph 10)
D. “Cosmo pleaded with me while three of four boats were launched, and the crowd thinned.” (Paragraph 10)
How does the author develop the central idea of the passage?
A. through an argument, which condemns the captain of the doomed vessel
B. through figurative language, which describes the impact of events upon Cosmo
C. through a sequenced accounting, which depicts the events as they occurred
D. through a series of details, which illustrate the close relationship between the author and Cosmo
C. through a sequenced accounting, which depicts the events as they occurred
Which quotation from the “Little Women” supports the idea that Amy is proper?
A. “…Amy, though the youngest, was a most important person…”
B. “…A regular snow maiden, with blue eyes, and yellow hair…”
C. “…always carrying herself like a young lady who was mindful of her manners…”
D. “…she was small enough to be borne out shrieking by the villain of the piece..”
C. “…always carrying herself like a young lady who was mindful of her manners…”
Read the sentence from paragraph 3.
This deluge caused the Cumberland River, which the city of Nashville is built around, to breach the city’s flood walls, clearing them by nearly 11 feet.
What does the word deluge mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. Condensation
B. Downpour
C. Infusion
D. overflow
B. Downpour
Read this sentence from paragraph 11.
Suddenly we saw that everyone in the vicinity had dispersed, except for some sailors who were launching a little boat.
Which two choices are most similar in meaning to the word dispersed as it is used in this sentence?
A. collected
B. scattered
C. crowded in
D. expanded
E. moved away
B. scattered
E. moved away