When you're asked for the big picture or what the point of the passage is.
What is Main Idea
100
The prefix of the word "indifferent"
What is in-
100
the repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
100
main idea is the first sentence
What is an upside down traingle
200
an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
What is concept
200
When you're asked to collect information that is directly stated in the passage.
What is stated information.
200
The suffix of the word "conciliatory"
What is -tory
200
the author's attitude toward the subject and toward the audience
What is tone
200
main idea is broken up; it appears in several locations
What is a square
300
unproductive of success
What is vain
300
A question that will identify a word or phrase and the line(s) where it appears and then asked to infer the meaning from clues around the word or phrase.
What is words or phrases in context
300
the root word of the word "circuitous"
What is circuit
300
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman