Controlling Idea and Main Purpose
When you're looking for the controlling idea, where in an essay should you look to find details, facts, and examples that support this one idea?
The whole essay/text because the controlling idea will be supported in each paragraph.
What is the organizational pattern when an author present benefits and drawbacks of a topic, such as the pros and cons of social media?
Advantage/Disadvantage
What can you infer about nature in this sentence: After the volcano erupted and covered the land in ash, scientists noticed new growth in the ground after just two years.
It is possible for plants to withstand and regrow even after extremely harsh conditions.
True or False. The word convey means to make an idea or feeling known to someone.
True
When reading an informational passage, why should you pay attention to text features such as headings, subheadings, graphs, and pictures?
One of these is a topic and the other is a controlling idea. Which one is the controlling idea? A. school lunches B. School lunches should include healthier options for students.
B. School lunches should include healthier options for students.
What is the organizational pattern when an author explains how something happened and what the result was, such as describing how heavy rainfall led to flooding?
Cause and Effect
What can be inferred after reading this piece of text: "Dr. Martinez spent every weekend for 3 years collecting water samples from the river, carefully recording her information, even during holidays and family events."
She is extremely dedicated to her work as a scientist.
Which sentence uses the word convey correctly? A. She wanted to convey her feelings to him. B. He conveyed and decided not to share his feelings.
A. She wanted to convey her feelings to him.
When answering multiple choice questions for an informational piece of text, which of the following is a strong strategy? A. read through the text once. B. Go back to the text with each question to see if that answer choice can be supported by text evidence.
B. Go back to the text with each question to see if that answer choice can be supported by text evidence.
True or False. The controlling idea answers 2 questions: What is the topic, and what is the author trying to tell me?
True
What is the organizational pattern called when an author describes events in the order they happened, such as explaining the events of the American Revolution from the Boston Tea Party to the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Chronological Order
What does it mean to make an inference?
When "read between the lines" and use your background knowledge to figure out what the author is saying without directly stating it in the text.
Which sentence uses the word primarily the correct way? A. The essay primarily serves to inform the reader. B. The primarily is the main point of the essay.
A. The essay primarily serves to inform the reader.
True or False. When answering a multiple choice question, if you find the right answer, you don't have to read all of the answer choices.
False. No way! Read ALL the choices to make sure you haven't missed a better answer or made a careless error in your choice.
Which sentence best supports teamwork is important for success? A. By working together, students finished the project early B. By working hard, Sue finished her project early.
A. By working together, students finished the project early.
What are 3 signal words for the organizational pattern Classification?
Group, family, organization, larger, smaller, within, category, piece
If inferencing requires background knowledge, what is background knowledge?
Personal experiences, facts, and knowledge you already have that you use along with text evidence to help you answer a question.
What does the word persuade mean?
To cause someone to believe something.
When taking a test, what should you do when you come to a word in a piece of text, and you do not know what the word means?
Use context clues (words in the sentence before, the sentence itself, and the sentence after) to help you figure out the meaning.
What is most likely the author's main purpose for wring a book about a girl overcoming her fear about public speaking by joining the debate team?
To encourage their reader to do the same or give them courage to do whatever they fear.
What are 3 definition and example signal words?
For example, involves, can be, defined, for instance, also, within, contain, make up
What can you infer about the following piece of text: "The ancient Egyptian pyramids were not built with modern machinery, yet the massive stones fit together perfectly."
Egyptians were highly skilled in architecture and construction.
What is the definition of recruited in this sentence: She recruited as many people as she could to join her volunteer program.
When taking a multiple choice test, what should you do when you get the answer choices down to two answers, and you are trying to figure out which one is correct?
Go back to the text, and consider each answer choice within the text to see which one best answers the question.