Question Types 1
Used to introduce additional information or to list.
What is Colon?
YRF
Question that determines the authors attitude
What is Tone
N.O
1. Read question and answer choices
2. Refer to the lines provided.
3. Use textual evidence to answer question.
What is Citing Textual Evidence?
BD
Has the keyword "best evidence".
What is Citing Textual Evidence (CTE)?
JL
The passage indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers in lines 41-44 may be
A) insincere
B) unreasonable
C) incorrect
D) substantiated
What is supporting detail?
KEYWORD: indicates
Steps:
1. read the question stem
2. scan the relevant part
3. form own idea
4. match your idea to one of the answer choices.
YL
Used to connect sentences that could stand as their own.
What is Semicolon?
YRF
Question that provides lines from the passage in the previous question
What is CTE
N.O
1. See what detail you're being asked for 2.Find detail in text using keywords. 3.Read relevant section and create your own answer.
4.Match ideas and eliminate.
What is supporting detail?
BD
Mood, attitude, overall feelings, point of view.
What is tone?
TL
As used in line 68, "hold" most nearly means
A) maintain
B) grip
C) restrain
D) withstand
What is vocabulary?
Keyword: most nearly means
Steps:
1. use the context and read sentences before, with + after the word.
2. determine the tone +,-,n
3. eliminate opposite P.O.E
4. replacing the word
YL
Requires you to correctly identify the definition of a word,or to identify how an author uses the word.
What is Vocabulary?
YRF
Question that asks for the definition of a word
What is Vocab
N.O
1. Determine if the question is positive, negative neutral.
2.If author is positive reject all distractions.
3.P.O.E
4.Look at level of intensity and answer.
What is Tone?
BD
Implied, most likely, most nearly, most reasonably, suggest assume, conclusion, deduction.
What is inference?
JL
In the passage, Akira addresses Chie with
A) Affection but not genuine love
B) Objectivity but not complete impartiality
C) Amusement but not mocking disparagement
D) Respect but not utter deference
What is tone?
Keyword: look at the answer choices
Steps:
1. determine if the author is negative, positive, or neutral
2. Eliminate all distractors
3. look at the level of intensity
4. typically in your answer choice, its described with a word or two
YL
Feelings or attitude expressed through words and details.
What is tone?
YRF
question that needs you to refer back to the passage?
what is supporting detail?
A.B
1.use the context (re-read the sentence before and after)
2.Determine the tone (tell if its +,-,n)
3.p.o.e eliminate the opposite
4.pull the answer choice into the sentence (replace the word)
what is tone?
A.B
Most nearly means...
What is vocabulary?
TL
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer in the previous question?
A) Lines 60-63("some...prestige")
b) Lines 74-76("the resources...earth")
c) Lines 81-83("one...avoided")
D) Lines 85-87("without...insecure")
What is best evidence?
Start with CTE question
Use same steps as SD
Go to answer choices and use POE
A.S.
Ask you to read between the lines and to make reasonable deductions based on the passage.
What is inference?
YRF
Question that focus on what is being implied
What is inference?
A.S.
1.determine what is implied
2.find keywords;scan the relevant part of the text
3.form your idea
4.match your idea;eliminate the other choices
what is inference?
A.B
States, according to, based on, indicates, claims.
What is Supporting Detail (SD)?
JL
The author of passage 2 would most likely respond to the discussion of the future of space mining in lines 18-28, passage 1, by claiming that such a future.
A) Is inconsistent with the sustainable use of space resources
B) Will be difficult to bring about in the absence of regulations
C)Cannot be attained without technologies that do not yet exist
D)Seems certain to affect Earths economy in a negative way
What is inference?
What is most likely?
Find keywords-scan relevant part of passage "What is implied?"
Form your own ideas
A.S.
Match your idea and eliminate other choices that don't match your idea.