Main idea
Patterns of organization
Figurative Language
Pot Pourri of Chapters
Inference
100
This is the name, word and phrase that labels the subject but does not give the specific contexts of the text.
What is a topic
100
The signal words for this pattern of organization include groups, types, elements or categories.
What is classification
100
The use of as and like differentiates these two forms of figurative language.
What is simile and metaphor
100
These words signal the logical relationship within and between sentences or paragraphs.
What are signal or transitional words.
100
Reading between the lines defines this form of drawing a conclusion based on stated and unstated ideas.
What is making an inference
200
This is the message the author is trying to convey about a topic.
What is main idea.
200
With this pattern, the concept is defined initially defined and then expanded with examples and restatements.
What is definition.
200
the expression costs an arm and a leg is an example of this figurative language
What is an idiom
200
The word result will most likely signal this pattern of organization.
What is cause and effect
200
This process takes place when a writer suggest an idea without stating it openly.
What is implying.
300
This topic or general term unifies the following items coffee, tea, coke and chocolate.
What is caffeine
300
The following topic sentence is an example of this pattern of organization: The southern way of life was transformed as a result of the invention of air-conditioning.
What is cause and effect
300
This figurative language can be described as an exaggeration or an overstatement of something being more than it actually is
What is a hyperbole
300
This pattern of organization points out the way two or more ideas, items or living things are different.
What is contrast
300
To draw this important information, the reader must make a logical deduction from hints, facts and prior knowledge
What is conclusion.
400
The word central focus is another term that refers to this important element of a passage.
What is main idea?
400
The following sentence is an example of the following pattern of organization: Women are different from men in their style of communication.
What is contrast.
400
The following sentence is an example of this form of figurative language: "The sea awoke at midnight from its sleep." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
What is personification.
400
The following idea is a wrong conclusion that is not based on details or facts that can be verified in the text.
What is an assumption
400
this is another word for inference
What is implied meaning
500
This word or phrase usually identifies the topic being discussed.
What is a title.
500
The following pattern of organization is used in this sentence: "Branding or the creation of a specific name to advertise a product, such as Quaker Oats for oatmeal or Coca Cola for a soft drink, started to grow in importance in the late 19th century."
What is definition
500
The following sentence is an example of this form of figurative language: "Great! someone stained my new dress"
What is verbal irony.
500
This sentence usually follows a definition to show how a word is used or applied.
What is an example
500
You can't totally depend on this specific knowledge to help you understand details that are implied rather than directly stated.
What is prior knowledge
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