an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is an Allusion
100
What is something you should know when constructing a sentence
Vocabulary
100
Meaning Not
What is IN
100
When you're asked for the big picture or what the point of the passage is, you're being asked for the
What is Main Idea
200
tending to keep a firm hold of something
What is Tenacious
200
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
What is Irony
200
You should start out by saying this for the missing word in a sentence
What is Blank
200
Meaning Before
What is PRE
200
information that is inferred is NOT directly stated. Instead, you're asked to figure out what a section of the passage seems to suggest.
What is Implied Information
300
perceive or recognize something
What is Discern
300
What is The main argument that an author tries to make in a literary work
What is Thesis
300
Look out for these, which make the logic of the sentence harder to follow.
What are negatives
300
UP Back or Against
What is ANA
300
You're asked to collect information that is directly stated in the passage. This doesn't seem that much of a task; however, there's a catch. (Always is, isn't there?)
What is Stated Information
400
renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).
What is abnegate
400
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is Theme
400
Try thinking of these before looking at answer choices
What is a word
400
Meaning Do
What is
ACT
400
The terms "tone" and "attitude" refer to emotions and feelings. The author's treatment of the subject reflects his or her attitude toward what he or she is writing about. Think "tone of voice" and connotations of words.
What is Mood
500
the faculty or power of using one's will.
Volition
500
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a Metaphors
500
Think of the significance or the this of a word
What is the importance
500
Meaning with or Jointly
What is CON
500
The question will identify a word and the line(s) where these appear. You're asked to infer (yes, here's that word again) the meaning from clues tucked around the word.