Question Types 1
The authors attitude towards the topic.
What is tone?
JS
Connects independent clauses
What is semicolons?
IP
attitude, overall feeling, point of view, narrator feel about, author believes, best expresses the opinion , the authors attitude regarding, perspective , convey
what is tone?
SW
Tone
What is 1.First of all, determine if the author is negative, positive, or neutral about the topic through the details from the passage. 2.Reject all distracters; POE 3.Look at the level of intensity of feeling in the passage?
A.M.
Which choices provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
A: Lines 10-13 ("Many...peers")
B: Lines 22-23 ("People...own")
C: Lines 31-32 ("Research...perspective")
D: Lines 44-47 ("Although...unfounded")
What is "best evidence" What is "CTE"
STEPS:
-Find keywords you can find in the passage part you can find the answer to your question
-Read the relevant section and come up with your own answer
-Match your idea to one of the answer choices
KM
Identifying how the author uses a word to influence the meaning, tone, or style of the passage
What is vocabulary?
JS
Is used to introduce information
What is colon?
IP
implied, most likely, most nearly, most reasonably, suggest, assume, conclusion, deduction
what is inference?
SW
Vocabulary
What is 1. Use the context (Read the sentence right before the sentenced used with the word. Then read the sentence after the used word 2.Determine the tone +,-, N 3.Eliminate opposite; POE 4. Plug in the answer choices into the sentence replacing the word to see if it make sense?
A.M.
As it is used in line 54 "envy" most nearly means?
A: Transport
B: Counteract
C: Exchange
D: Communicate
What is "most nearly means" What is "Vocabulary"
STEPS:
-Read the sentence before and after the sentence the word is used in
-Determine if its positive, negative or neutral
-Pull the answer choices replacing the word
KM
You are asked to find answers that are directly mentioned in the passage.
What is supporting details?
JS
when something is stated explicitly in a passage, it is directly stated, when you have to look at the intensity of feeling in the passage.
what is supporting detail, what is steps to answering a tone question?
JW
Based on, states, according, refers to, indicates, claims
what is supporting detail?
SW
Inference
What is 1.Read the stem carefully. What is implied? 2.Find keywords you can use to scan the relevant part of the passage 3.Form your own idea 4.Match your idea, go back and eliminate to other choices. POE?
A.M.
The state of mind of the speaker in the first paragraph (lines 1-10) is best described as:
A: Terrified
B: Startled but not frightened
C: Frightened at first; then pleased
D: Uneffected
What is "Tone". What is "the state of mind of the speaker".
STEPS:
-Determine if its positive, negative or neutral
-Eliminate all distractors
-Look at the level of intensity
KM
These questions ask you to read between the lines.
What is making an inference?
JS
question types uses the stem "according to the passage".
what is supporting detail?
JW
Best evidence,
What is CTE?
SW
Supporting Details
What is 1.Read the question stem carefully 2.Find keywords to scan the relevant part of the passage. 3.Form your own idea of the answer. 4.Match your idea to one of the answer choices?
A.M.
As used in line 2 "form" most nearly means
A: Appearance B:Custom C: Structure D: Nature
What is "Vocabulary"? What is "Most nearly means"?
STEPS:
-Use context clues
- Determine if its +, - N
- POE, eliminate all distracters
- Plug in
LL
Questions that ask you to explain your logic for answering another question the way you did.
What is the CTE questions?
CE
To make reasonable deductions based on what is the passage.
what is making an inference?
JW
Most nearly means
What is vocabulary?
SW
CTE
What is 1.Start with the second question first and refer to each line to help answer first question. 2.Use the same steps for supporting details 3.Then, because you already have the best evidence underlined, go to answer choices and use POE?
A.M.
The author refers to work by camerer and others (line 56) in order to
A: Offer an explanation
B: Introduce and argument
C: Question a motive
D: Support a conclusions
What is "Supporting Detail"? What is "refer"?
STEPS:
-Find keywords you can find in the passage part you can find the answer to your question
-Read the relevant section and come up with your own answer
-Match your idea to one of the answer choices
LL