Reading Comprehension
This is the process of taking provided information and making an educated guess/conclusion based on that.
inferring
This one sentence is the most important in any ECR or SCR
Thesis Statement
This type of text will ask you to look for corrections that need to be made in the blurb
Editing
Based on paragraphs 1-3, what can the reader infer about the author?
A. The author wishes she felt differently about meeting up with friends.
B. The author feels she has been away from home for too long.
C. The author is nervous about visiting with people she has not seen for a while.
D. The author has made too many plans to meet with friends.
A. author wishes she felt differently about meeting up with friends
What is the most likely reason the author included the words "grouse" and "chore" in paragraph 3?
A. To convey a feeling of dread
B. To create a feeling of concern
C. To express a sense of skepticism
D. To reveal a sense of regret
A. To convey a feeling of dread
This is the piece of text above the title that tells the reader what the passage will be about, and what kind of questions they should expect.
The blurb
This question type has a character limit of 475 characters
What is Short-Constructed Response?
This type of passage will mainly ask you to add and substitute entire sentences.
Revising
Who is the intended audience of the article?
A. Experts on the subject of behavior and decision-making
B. Students who are seeking new research opportunities
C. People wanting to understand why they don't enjoy planned leisure time
D. Individuals who want to try new and exciting leisure activities
C. People wanting to understand why they don't enjoy leisure time
Which quotation best shows that people's lives were less scheduled and organized in years past?
A. But to my surprise, as the date approached, I started to feel reluctant and unenthusiastic about these long-awaited reunions.
B. We increasingly rely on scheduling to organize our lives: phone calls, appointments, dates— and, yes, fun social activities.
C. We found that this simple, relaxing activity was associated more with work-like qualities when it was scheduled, . . .
D. In several follow-up studies, we found that simply scheduling something fun—like a movie or social outing—felt like work. . . .
B. "We increasingly rely on scheduling to organize our lives: phone calls, appointments, dates - and, yes, fun social activities."
Although a text may have many topics, this is the main topic or message behind a text.
Theme
Turn the following prompt into a thesis statement: Explain how the author persuades the audience that traditions matter.
The author persuades the audience that traditions matter by ___ and ___.
What correction needs to be made: I have always admired the way that their television commercials highlight the value you place on building relationships with your customers and their pets.
Change their to your
OR
Change you to they and your to their
In paragraph 18, what does the word alleviate mean?
A. To make a decision about
B. To make less severe
C. To emphasize
D. To disregard
B. To make less severe
Which quotation best express the author's concession to the argument that plans cannot always be made spontaneously?
A. We think that it has to do with how scheduling structures time.
B. The only difference was that some of the participants had strict schedules, while others didn't.
C. We found that structuring not only made the activity feel more like work, but also decreased participants' desire to engage in them.
D. For those who do need to make plans days or weeks in advance, something called "rough scheduling" can work wonders.
D. "For those who do need to make plans days or weeks in advance, something called "rough scheduling" can work wonders."
The description of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels is called ___.
Imagery
What three things do you need in Body Paragraph 2 of an ECR?
Topic sentence, text evidence, explanation
An appositive adds ___ to a sentence, but does not ___.
context/specificity/detail
change the overall meaning/change the sentence
What is the most likely reason the author included the information in the section "A rough solution"?
A. To propose an alternative to the reader
B. To provide evidence that reinforces her claim
C. To summarize the key arguments in the article
D. To recognize a counterargument to the main claim
A. To propose an alternative to the reader
Which statement best represents the author's claim on the best way to plan leisure activities?
A. Agree on plans in advance, but be willing to adjust plans if necessary.
B. Schedule time for events, but do not determine the activity in advance.
C. Commit to having fun, even when activities are scheduled in advance.
D. Avoid making plans ahead of time, and have fun when the time is right.
A. Agree on plans in advance, but be willing to adjust plans if necessary
The following is an example of which poetic device:
Keep it like a warm coat
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,
Simile
How do you support your thesis in both an ECR and SCR?
With text evidence
Correct the following sentence: Furthermore, I serve as secretary of the sophomore class, and I volunteer weekly at our local Humane Society.
Change Humane Society to humane society
What is the most likely reason the author included the rhetorical shift in paragraph 17?
A. To introduce another argument against scheduling
B. To recognize that there are different opinions about scheduling
C. To acknowledge that scheduling can sometimes be necessary
D. To provide a variety of alternatives to scheduling
C. To acknowledge that scheduling can sometimes be necessary
Finish the summary: Scheduled activities are sometimes met with dread as the date of participation nears. Studies have presented people with activities that could be scheduled ahead or that do not require any advance planning. Participants in the study who had rescheduled the activity reported not enjoying it as much as those who had not planned for the activity.
D. This is due to the fact that scheduled activities seemed too much like work to be truly enjoyable.