When the author's purpose is to give facts or details.
What is to inform?
100
Words or phrases from the text that may suggest the meaning of an unknown word.
What are context clues?
100
When you are finished writing your answer you should do this to assure that you have answered all parts of the question and that your writing is clear.
What is reread your writing?
100
While reading a text, you should do these two things.
What is make mind movies, ask questions, etc.
100
When answering multiple choice questions, you should use reasoning to ________________ wrong answers.
What is eliminate?
200
Most fictional stories are usually written for this purpose.
What is to entertain?
200
When trying to determine this, we ask ourselves first, "What is the topic?" and then, "What is the author trying to say about this topic?"
What is main idea.
200
The first sentence of each paragraph should tell the readers what the paragraph will be about and is called the ___________________.
What is a topic sentence?
200
First thing you should do when the teacher tells you to begin.
What is start reading sitting up in LP!
200
Questions whose answer is directly in the text.
What is an explicit or right there question?
300
When an author is trying to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way.
What is to persuade?
300
Parts of the text such as headings, subheadings, key words, and captions, that help us to better understand the text.
What are text features?
300
To prove your main idea you need details that __________
Answer the question, come from the text, make sense
300
When you know that the test contains short answers or an essay, always do this before you begin reading the passage.
What is read the questions first?
300
What should you do when the question asks you to read a particular sentence.
What is go back to that paragraph and reread
400
The images an author paints in a reader's mind by using language that goes beyond the literal.
What is figurative language?
400
A view or judgement. Cannot be proven.
What is an opinion?
400
After each detail you should give a sentence or two that explains how your detail supports your main idea. This is called an _____________________.
What is an analysis or explanation?
400
First, see if you can identify the ______ by looking at structure, purpose, text type, etc. You should be able to tell if it is fiction or nonfiction.
What is genre?
400
Phrases such as "which detail best shows" or "most likely" tell you that the question is an _________________ question.
What is a question that is implicit or where you have to make an inference?
500
Who the author had in mind when writing the text.
What is audience?
500
Something that can be proven with evidence.
What is a fact?
500
Name all parts of RACE.
Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, and Explain
500
When the question is a right there question, you should do this.
What is go back to the text?
500
If you find yourself getting anxious during the test, you can........?
What is take a deep breath and remember what your teachers taught you?