Strategically Speaking
This is often a clue to the central idea.
What is the title of a text?
Capitalize proper ones of these, or the names of people and places. Ex. Ryan goes to North Bay Haven.
What are nouns?
Get this the night before the exam.
What is a good night's rest?
Use the words around a word that has a meaning that is __________ to you to help you figure out that word's meaning.
What is unfamiliar?
These are usually presented with number subscripts and give you extra information about a reading selection.
What are footnotes?
Subject-Verb Agreement: Anybody in your group of friends is/are welcome to come to the party.
What is "is"?
Your Chromebook needs you to do this the night before your exam.
What is charge it?
Use these, or the words around a word that has a meaning that you do not know, to help you try and figure out the meaning of that unfamiliar word.
What are context clues?
This information, when provided, may give you the context of reading selection before you read it.
What is background information?
Read this sentence: I went to Cafe Nola in Defuniak Springs on Friday night.
Cafe Nola is capitalized because it is this.
What is a proper noun?
or
What is the name of a place?
Come to class well-rested, relaxed, and ready to _______ the day of the exam.
What is read?
"I jettisoned all the traditions I’d never cared for: creamed onions, squabbling ancillary relatives, overly marshmallowy yams..." (Lyall).
The word in the quote that means "secondary or serving as an addition."
What is ancillary?
Making connections to the text, journaling while reading, and discussing the text with a friend are all strategies for doing this.
What is active reading?
True/false: This sentence uses correct capitalization:
I am from the North, but I like Southern cuisine, and I drive east toward work in the morning.
What is true?
Minimize these during the exam.
What are distractions?
Pitmasters may squabble over sauces, smoke, and wood types, but the tradition of cooking meat over an open fire goes far beyond just technique.—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
"Squabble" means __________________.
What is argue or quarrel over small matters?
In addition to helping you remember what you read and helping you identify important details, the main purpose of active reading is to help you monitor and repair this.
What is your comprehension or understanding of the text?
Katrina loves to lift weights, sketch portraits, and help people. This sentence has demonstrates __________.
What is parallelism or parallel structure?
Sometimes it helps t write a one-sentence ________ of each paragraph in the margins of the reading selection.
What is summary?
Accidents, particularly involving gas cylinders and electric short circuits, aren't uncommon in India and often result in casualties, underlining the need for authorities to implement stringent safety protocols and regulatory oversight.—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
"Stringent" means __________.
What is strict or particular, especially pertaining to rules?