Main Idea
To find topic sentence, you have to read __________ of passage
first few sentences or beginning
Underline ___ Question and K______ in given question.
WH -
Keywords
What is a noun?
List 5 nouns in 7 secs!
Name, Place, Animal, or things
Inference is What I ______ + What I __________
Rhetorical devices tell us w___ the author is saying and h___ he/she persuades the readers to believe
what, how
repeated words
Step 2 - Find K_______ in p_______.
keywords, passage
What is a pronoun?
Name me 5 pronouns in 7 secs!
Words used to replace nouns
What is mentioned in the passage can be the answer.
True or False?
False.
For listening, you need to listen to the v_____ of speaker for tone, emphasis, stress, and rhythm
voice
examples of keywords are: events, n_____, p______, ideas, and other nouns
names, places
What is synonym?
Name me 2 synonyms of "cold" in 5 secs!
different words, but same meaning
freezing, chilly, cool, frosty, icy, etc.
To find out the answer, you have to read sentence ________ the pronoun.
before
Other than stories, you have to avoid S_________ (best, highest, worst...) in Inference Questions.
Superlatives
(Listening-Prosody) watch out for s______ !!
Give one example of s_______ in 10 seconds!
sarcasm
email passage: Read topic sentence and C ________ sentence
Conclusion
What is antonym?
Give me 2 antonyms for "friendly" in 5 secs!
opposite meaning
- mean, rude, enemy-like, bully, cruel, harsh, etc.
Check grammar!
You have to find out if pronoun is
p______ or o_______
and if they are one or more than one
person or object
When you take notes, you have to A.S.K
What does A.S.K stand for?
Abbreviation
Symbol
Keywords
(Listening) Think about c_______ (situation) to find correct answer.
ex. late for class = negative tone
context
How do you find concluding sentence?
Read ___ to _____ sentences at the _____ of passage.
two to three
end
Process of Elimination is when you e_____ answer choices that certainly cannot be the answer.
erase
Who is she??
Kim
Give me examples of 3 words that are used in Inference questions!
What is p_________ true about...?
What is i________ about....?
What does the passage s_________ about.....?
probably
inferred
suggest
You have to find out purpose of author
Give me two other purposes author might have in reading.
ex. To explain...
to support..., to give example..., to describe..., to support..., to compare..., to criticize....