Main Idea
What is the FIRST step to answering a Main Idea question?
Find the TOPIC in the first paragraph!
What is the FIRST step to answering a Fact/Detail question?
Find the KEYWORDS and WH-WORDS in the question!
What is the FIRST step to answering a vocabulary question?
Find the vocabulary word/phrase in the passage.
What is the FIRST step to answering a sentence insertion question?
Find clues in the new sentence!
What is the FIRST step to answering an INFERENCE question?
Find KEYWORDS in the question!
Which 2 sentences of the body paragraphs should you read when looking for the MI?
The FIRST and the LAST
For a vocabulary question, you only need to read _____ sentences from the passage.
3
What is the FIRST step to answering a PRONOUN question?
Check if the pronoun is singular or plural!
A sentence insertion question looks like this: Where would the sentence best _________?
Where would the sentence best fit?
An inference question can look like this: What is ______ ______ true about...?
What is most likely true about...?
A MI question looks like this: What is the passage ____________ about?
What is the passage MAINLY about?
To find the answer to a NEGATIVE FACT question, you need to find 3 answers in the passage that are ___________.
RIGHT
What should come first in a sentence: the pronoun OR the noun? (it VS the book)
The Noun
Which words are VERY helpful clues when finding clues?
Transitions
An inference question can also look like this: What can be ___________ about...?
What can be INFERRED about...?
Another way to ask an MI question is: What is the best ____________ for the passage?
What is the best TITLE for the passage?
What are the 6 WH-WORDS?
What is the LAST step to answering a vocabulary question?
Replace the word in the passage with your chosen answer and check if it makes sense.
What is the LAST step to answering a sentence insertion question?
Put the new sentence in the passage and check if it makes sense.
FREE POINTS!!
FREE POINTS!!
The thesis of the first paragraph usually starts with a ______________ word.
Transition
Which of the following is NOT true about Katy Teacher:
a. She is from Arizona
b. She has been to Australia
c. She is scared of heights
d. She has a cat
D
Is the pronoun THEY singular or plural? Does it represent people or objects?
plural, both
What are 2 other transitions that mean the same as THEREFORE?
So, Thus
What job requires the worker to make inferences?
A Detective