Reading Vocab
The meaning of "cite" in the context of a reading passage.
What is to quote or reference evidence from the text?
This term refers to the total amount of space covering the outside of a three-dimensional object.
What is surface area?
What you should do first when you see a multiple-choice question.
Answers will vary
What you should do if a question is too difficult.
Move on to the next question and come back to it later if time allows.
The term "identify" means this.
What is to recognize or name something? (or something similar.
This means to briefly restate the main points of a text in your own words.
What is summarize?
The definition of "volume" as it relates to math.
What is the measure of the capacity that an object holds or the space it occupies?
Why it is important to eliminate obviously wrong answers.
What is it increases your chances of guessing correctly?
The term "best" means this in a multiple-choice question.
What is it refers to the answer that is most correct or most appropriate among the options provided? (or similar response)
A term that means to back up with evidence or facts.
What is support?
These two verbs mean to identify similarities and differences between two or more items.
What are compare and contrast?
If one angle is 30 degrees, this is its complement.
What is 60 degrees?
Why it is a good idea to review your answers before submitting.
What is to catch any mistakes?
When you should guess on a multiple-choice question.
What is when you have eliminated at least one or two options?
A term that refers to facts or information that prove something.
What is evidence?
The definition of "theme" in a story.
What is the main idea or underlying message in a piece of literature?
For an upcoming field trip, 75 students at most can go. 35 have already signed up. This many more can go.
What is 40?
How you can use the process of elimination effectively.
What is by crossing out options you know are incorrect?
Name three things you should make sure to do before a test. This could be the week before, the night before, the morning of, etc.
Answers will vary
What it means to interpret something.
What is to explain the meaning of something?
Explain the term "author's purpose" and give an example of what an author's purpose could be.
What is the reason why the author wrote the text?
Common reasons why: to inform, entertain, persuade, express, etc.
A triangle has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm. The scale factor is 3. These are the lengths of the sides of the new triangle.
What are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm?
What to do if two answer choices seem correct.
What is look for clues in the question? (or other various responses)
How to identify a "trap" answer. (A trap answer is like a distractor; it appears ALMOST right.)
What is look for answers that are partially true but do not fully answer the question? (or some form of this response)
A term that means to find out or come to a decision.
What is determine?