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It's All in the Words
What's the Big Idea
Find the Hidden Meaning
Say It Like You Mean It
Convince Me
100
Technique of using the words around an unknown word to understand it's meaning.
What is context clues?
100
The central idea of a passage.
What is the main idea?
100
Making connections between the information in a passage by "reading between the lines."
What is inference?
100
Using language in a way that what is being said is different from the actual literal meaning of the words.
What is figrative language?
100
A type of persuasive monologue or one-sided message intended to coerce others to agree with an idea or to take a particular action.
What is propaganda?
200
Type of context clue that uses words like: but, in contrast, however, or instead of
What is an antonym or contrast clue?
200
The facts, reasons or examples that support the main idea.
What are the details?
200
Taking an inference and applying to a larger group
What is generalization?
200
The repetition of the same consonant sound in lines of poetry or prose.
What is alliteration?
200
A description of a product, an issue, or a political candidate that sounds great but is an umprovable praise.
What are glittering generalities?
300
The dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotations?
300
In the title or the beginning or end of the passage.
What is where a stated main idea can be found.
300
Using your background knowledge along with the details in a passage, to make a judgment or opinion about a topic.
What is drawing conclusions?
300
A direct comparison between two unilke things without using the words "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
300
Techniques that writers use to make their presentations memorable and interesting and to help move an audence to a desired feeling or acion.
What are rhetorical devices?
400
The emotional association with a word.
What is connatation?
400
Read the title, skim the passage for repeated key words,read the entire passage, match key words with words in the answer choice, summarize passage, choose the answer that is the best restatement of the passage.
What is how to find the main idea?
400
Relating the information in a passage to the what will happen in the future.
What is predicting?
400
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. Double jeopardy: Name the three types and explain them.
What is irony? Verbal - sarcasm Dramatic - the audience knows something the character doesn'tj Situational - what is expected to happen doesn't happen
400
A reference to a well-known place, work of art, famous person, historical event or famous statement.
What is an allusion?
500
The meaning of the word pernicious in the following sentence: Smoking is likely to have a pernicious effect on one's health; they're not called"cancer sticks" for nothing.
What is harmful?
500
The main idea of the following passage.
What is volunteering is not all about making a difference, but is rewarding?
500
The correct conclusion you can draw after reading the passage. A. Bill Haast has unique powers. B. Other people could build immunity in half the time. C.Very few people support Bill's lifestyle. D. Bill Haast is not afraid of death.
What is D?
500
The lines in the passage that are an example of hyperbole.
What are lines 3 and 4?
500
The main type of propogands used in the ad? A. visual propaganda B. emotional words C. in-crowd appeal D. bait and switch
What is B?