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Define Prediction
an act of saying what will or might happen in the future
Forecast
One of the great ______ of solar energy is that it provides virtually no pollution.
a. benefits
b. hazards
c. obstacles
d. tasks
a. benefits
mis
wrong
mistake
What does it mean to find the "feeling" of a word?
Find the +/- connotation of word in question then match to answer choices connotation
The more complicated our thoughts and emotions, the less effective is language as a tool of expression. This is not a simple matter of style or eloquence, for even the finest speakers and writers, using the most sensitive language, would be incapable of putting certain thoughts into words. For this reason, many people use poetry and music instead of prose. These two forms of communication convey subtle yet powerful meanings that cannot be expressed with ordinary words.
Which title best expresses the theme of this selection?
What type of question is this? What is the best answer choice?
A. Words, Poetry, and Music
B. The Hidden Meanings of Words
C. The Eloquence of Fine Speakers
D. Limitations of Language
Main Idea
D. Limitations of Language
The selection discusses some of the reasons and remedies for the limitations of language. Choices (A), (B), and (C) are incorrect because, though the topics are mentioned, they are not the theme of the selection.
Define Perplexed
unable to understand something clearly or to think clearly
baffled
While we use our vocal cords to produce complex sounds, whales lack _______ vocal cords yet still produce elaborate sounds without them.
a. functional
b. graceful
c. nagging
d. solitary
a. functional
mal
bad
malicious
Sentence with 2 blanks: what should you do with the answer choices?
Solve first blank and eliminate answer choices, Then solve second blank and eliminate
Track-and-field events are the only modern sports that would be recognizable in their original form. They can be traced back more than 2,500 years to the ancient civilization of Greece. The Greeks held their athletes in high esteem, and champions were looked upon as national heroes.
The present-day Olympics
What type of question is this? What is the best answer choice?
A. have a 2,500-year-old history.
B. are religious pageants.
C. have been held every four years for eight centuries.
D. are completely different from the Greek games.
Fact
A. Have a 2,500 year old history
Define Prejudiced
having or showing an unfair dislike of a person or group because of some characteristic (as race or religion)
biased
Emily Dickinson's short poems manage to clearly _____ profound ideas in very few lines.
a. convey
b. spell
c. muddle
d. renounce
a. convey
path
feeling
sympathy, apathetic
What are the different types of reading comprehension questions?
- main idea
- word in context
- inference
- fact
Back in 1944, Alfred Jermy was the proud owner of Flash, a frog that held the world's championship with a fifteen-foot, ten-inch leap. In 1950, a seven-year-old boy's pet, X-100, stole top honors with three jumps averaging fourteen feet, nine inches. As amazing as these might seem to the novice, these are mere puddle jumps.
The word novice in the passage means
What type of question is this? What is the best answer choice?
A. the judges.
B. the spectators.
C. the owners of the frogs.
D. inexperienced readers.
Word In context
D. Inexperienced readers
Define Reluctant
showing doubt or unwillingness
hesitant
Because the family picnic was cancelled, the ____.
a. the picnic was fun and healthy
b. youngest sibling was quite short
c. family ate inside instead
d. rain was cold and unpleasant
c. family ate inside instead
Phil
love
philanthropy
How can a "main idea" question be phrased?
The best title for this passage is...
The author's purpose is...
The main idea of this passage is...
The primary focus on this passage states...
A glass case in the British Museum houses the mummified remains of two Egyptian kings who lived beside the Nile. The exhibit includes a broken plow, a rusted sickle, and two sticks tied together with a leather strap. These were the "bread tools" of Egyptians who lived 4,000 years ago during the reigns of the two kings. They are not unlike the tools used by eighteenth-century American farmers, and, in fact, similar sickles may be viewed at Mount Vernon, George Washington's Virginia home.
We may conclude from this selection that the ancient Egyptians
What type of question is this? What is the best answer choice?
A. had only two important kings.
B. taught farming techniques to eighteenth-century Americans.
C. were relatively advanced in the use of agricultural tools.
D. neglected their equipment.
Inference
C. Were relatively advanced in the use of agricultural tools
The tools used by Egyptians 4,000 years ago are similar to those tools used by American farmers in the eighteenth century.
Define Reminisce
to talk or think about things in the past
remember
Biologists used to think that playing had no purpose, but today they ______.
a. think that play probably had no useful function
b. realize that development in puppies is different than in chimps
c. research play because they know it affects development.
d. continue to ignore this activity in research.
c. research play because they know it affects development.
pac
peace
pact, pacifier
What are strategies to use for a main idea question?
- underline/reread first and last sentences of passage
- ask what is the author trying to communicate
ask what did the author spend the most time talking about
In 1802, a French professor by the name of Champollion began studying the stone in an attempt to decipher the two unknown sets of characters using the Greek letters as a key. He worked with the stone for over 20 years and, in 1823, announced that he had discovered the meaning of the fourteen signs and in doing so had unlocked the secret of ancient Egyptian writing. Some 5,000 years after an unknown person had made those three inscriptions, the Rosetta Stone became a key, unlocking the written records of Egypt and sharing the history of that civilization with the rest of the world.
The word decipher is synonymous with
What type of question is this? What is the best answer?
A. translate.
B. encode.
C. transcribe.
D. transmit.
Word in context
A. translate
Decipher means to break a code and translate the message.