Reading Strategies
This strategy includes reading a question again to ensure you understand what is being asked before choosing an answer.
What is re-reading a question?
A conclusion drawn from evidence in the text plus what you already know.
What is inference?
________________ is the dictionary meaning of a word.
________________ is the emotional meaning of a word.
(cold = temperature cold=mean-spirited; heartless)
1. What is Denotation?
2. What is Connotation?
Choosing an answer that sounds right but is not supported by the text.
What is guessing with no evidence/proof?
The literary device used in the sentence “The classroom was a zoo."
What is a metaphor?
This strategy includes marking key ideas, circling important words, highlighting important details and writing notes while reading a passage.
The hints found in surrounding words that help determine an unfamiliar word’s meaning.
Strong readers do not just find answers, but instead they __________ them using evidence.
Choosing an answer that is true, but does not match the specific passage being read.
What is using irrelevant evidence?
The meaning of the word arid in the sentence: "The desert was extremely arid due to the lack of water supply and the blazing hot sun."
What is very dry?
This is a strategy where a reader removes clearly incorrect answer choices to improve the chance of selecting the correct answer.
What is the process of elimination?
The reason an author writes a text, including to inform, persuade, or entertain the reader.
What is author's purpose?
______ is the atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.
_____ is the attitude an author has towards a particular subject or topic of a text.
*Answer must be in the correct order*
1. Mood
2. Tone
Answering a question based on what you remember instead of what the question is actually asking.
What is not reading the question carefully?
The literary device used in the sentence: “The city never sleeps."
What is personification?
This strategy is used to avoid "trap" answers by carefully checking that each answer choice is fully supported by the text.
What is verifying answers with evidence?
The important detail in texts that is developed through repeated ideas, key details, and examples across paragraphs.
What is the central/main idea?
_____ is a word indicating what the author means for us to understand.
By using indirect characterization techniques, the author can __________ a character's traits.
What is imply/implied?
Overlooking important words like “best,” “most likely,” or “mainly” in a question.
What is missing key question words?
The meaning of the word famished in the sentence: “After skipping lunch, her stomach growled loudly, and she was famished by dinner."
What is extremely hungry?
This is a strategy of reading where a student actively interacts with the text, uses evidence to guide thinking, and applies multiple strategies to reach accurate answers.
What is active reading?
The way a text is organized, and includes about 5 types. Name 3 along with your definition.
What is text structure, including (cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, chronological order, description) ?
When using information from articles or multimedia sources, students must determine which facts are most __________ and __________ for the task being completed.
What are relevant and useful?
Failing to connect the question, the text evidence, and the answer choice together before selecting an answer.
What is not fully analyzing/ or reviewing ALL PARTS of the question?
The purpose of why an author would describe the sky as “a blanket of diamonds” in a text.
What is to help readers better picture the scene or provide an image of the sky?