reading stragies
this active reading strategy includes underlining or highlighting key ideas and important details while reading.
What is "marking the text"?
The order of a basic positive sentence is...
Subject-Verb-Object
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
Annie and her brothers are at school.
The pedestrian was hit by a car, sitting on the curb.
A car hit the pedestrian who was sitting on the curb. or
The pedestrian sitting on the curb was hit by a car. or Sitting on the curb, the pedestrian was hit by a car.
what is the largest animal in the world?
Antarctic Blue Whale
This type of reading involves going through a text without fully engaging with it, often just reading the words without thinking critically.
What is "passive reading"?
Which is correct?
You're looking good or Your looking good
You're looking good
Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
Benito doesn't know the answer.
Anna suggested often that the children should play outside. change the sentence?
Anna often suggested that the children should play outside. OR Anna suggested that the children should play outside often.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet.Why?
he was bald
In throwaway reading, you might do this to a text when you only care about finding specific information, not the full story.
What is "skimming"?
The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.
Bill fell asleep under a tree, tired from the long hike up the mountain.
Tired from the long hike up the mountain, Bill fell asleep under a tree.
what can you keep after giving someone?
your word
When identifying evidence, you should look for this type of detail that explains why something happens or is true.
What is "reasoning"?
A dependent clause can begin with a relative pronoun or a ....
A.a subordinating conjunction
B.a coordinating conjunction
A.a subordinating conjunction
Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
Failing to pay a royalty for the performance of a song, fair use was claimed by the singer.
Failing to pay a royalty for the performance of a song, the singer claimed fair use.
how much does an average thanksgiving turkey weigh
0.15 pounds
This type of evidence is when the author uses words directly from the text to support an idea.
What is "a quote"?
A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and
A.one or more dependent clauses
B.two or more dependent clauses
A.one or more dependent clauses
The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
The committee members lead very different lives in private.
Surrounded by allegations of mismanagement, shareholders demanded the resignation of the company’s president.
Shareholders demanded the resignation of the company’s president who was surrounded by allegations of mismanagement.
What is the longest- running Broadway show of all time?
The phantom of the Opera