It's a Mix
What does it mean to make an inference? What do you use/need?
An educated guess, a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
The organizational pattern of information in a text
A. Structure B. Refine
C. elaborate D. develop
A. Structure
Take a look at "Dish Night", question number 14. What is the correct answer? Be prepared to defend!
How does the narrator’s encounter with the broken china during the war affect him?
The narrator’s experience with the broken dishes helps his memory.
The narrator’s remembrances about the Wells Theatre become less meaningful.
The narrator’s feelings about Dish Night begin to seem foolish.
The narrator’s determination to return home gets stronger.
Take a look at "Dish Night", question number 15. What is the correct answer? You MUST be able to defend your answer!
Which statement summarizes the selection?
A young man in love walks his girlfriend home from the movies every Wednesday night after collecting a dish.
A young couple’s connection to one another is developed through the practice of dish collecting.
After Pearl Harbor, a young man goes to Europe to fight in the war.
After the war, a young couple shop for more dishes to add to their collection.
to call forth (a feeling, an action, etc.), challenge, contrast
A. validate B. refine
C. provoke D. elaborate
C. provoke
stated clearly and directly, leaving no room for confusion or interpretation
To build or expand
A. illustrate B. explain
C. summarize D. develop
D. develop
Take a look at "Dish Night", question number 10. What is the correct answer? YOU MUST be able to defend it, as well.
What does the collection of dishes at the Wells Theatre symbolize?
A. the beginning of a valuable collection
B. the beginning of a life together
C. the beginning of a disaster
D. the beginning of an economic downfall
Take a look at "Dish Night" number 11. What is the correct answer? Be prepared to defend!
What is meant by “Business would pick up then” in paragraph 2?
The people would come to the theater only during certain times.
The theater would need to be moved to a new location.
The movie theater would begin to get a lot of customers.
The narrator and his girlfriend would come by all the time.
To present examples, descriptions, imagery
A. illustrate B. Structure
C. elaborate D. explain
A. illustrate
To briefly retell
A. explain B. summarize
C. illustrate D. introduce
B. summarize
To provide additional details, further explain
A. illustrate B. Refine
C. introduce D. elaborate
D. elaborate
What's the difference between theme and central idea?
Theme=message, moral, lesson; central idea=the concept or big idea that drives the story/article.
Take a look at "Dish Night", question 12. What is the correct answer? Prepare to defend!
How does the imagery in paragraph 3 impact the selection?
It shows the contrast of the Dish Night china, symbolizing innocence, with the broken china, symbolizing depression.
It shows china is very fragile and easily broken in the destruction caused by war.
It shows the contrast of the girlfriend’s china, symbolizing peace, with the broken china, symbolizing war.
It shows china became a symbol of home for the narrator, because he wanted to return to his girlfriend.
To give clarifying details to help readers understand
A. elaborate B. explain
C. develop D.introduce
B. explain
to support or corroborate, provide evidence and prove
A. illustrate B. elaborate
C. refine D. validate
D. validate
anything that students can read, write, view, listen to, or explore, including books, photographs, films, articles, music, art, and more
A. text B. poem
C. film D. excerpt
A. text
Define connotation and denotation. Be prepared to provide an explanation with an example.
Connotation: feeling created by a word
Denotation: dictionary definition
Ex: The door is blue. I am feeling blue.
Take a look at "Dish Night" number 13. What is the correct answer? Prepare to defend!
What effect does the author create by using the description of the china in paragraph 3?
It creates a sense of longing.
It creates an atmosphere of hopelessness.
It establishes an air of suspense.
It establishes a feeling of loathing.
Question 2
To make clear, deepen understanding of
A. explain B. illustrate
C. Refine D. summarize
C. Refine
to critically examine the components of a subject to understand its meaning and/or nature as a whole
A. analyze B. interpret
C. describe D. elaborate
A. analyze
a job or function in a particular activity or situation
A. text B. role
C. evidence D.detail
B. role
When asked an EOG question within this category, what are you typically looking for in an answer choice?
For example: How does ___ affect ____? What do ___'s thoughts reveal about ____? What causes ____?
Connection between elements (i.e. character and quote, character and character, event and character...)
Take a look at "Dish Night" question number 9. What is the correct answer? You must be able to defend.
Which detail from the selection supports the theme?
“Every Wednesday was Dish Night at Wells Theater.”
“We heard about Pearl Harbor at a Sunday matinee.”
“This would be the movie of my life, this walking home under the moon from a movie with a girl holding a dinner plate under her arm like a book.”
“I came home and washed the dishes every night, and she stacked them away, bowls nesting in bowls as if we were moving the next day.”
To present something for the first time
A. illustrate B. introduce
C. elaborate D. Refine
B. introduce