Reading Skill 1
What is reading skill 1?
Understand Vocabulary from Context
What is reading skill 2?
Recognize Referent
Define ambivalence.
State of having conflicting emotional attitudes
What is the job of the topic sentence when speaking?
Job: introduce the main idea of your piece/speaking.
- Simple
- Compound
- Complex
What is the purpose and the question key phrases of reading skill 1?
Purpose:
Determine meaning of the word using the surrounding info
QKP:
- could best be replaced by
- closest in meaning to
What is the purpose and question key phrase of reading skill 2?
Purpose:
ID the original word
QKP:
refers to
What is the definition and POS (part of speech) of acclaim?
Def: announce with great approval
POS: verb
What is the location, amount, and elements of the topic sentence?
Location: at the beginning -- first sentence
Amount: one
Elements: Topic + Focus
***100 extra point if you identify what you do NOT do in the topic sentence***
Write a simple, compound and complex sentence.
I like pie. It is so good, yet so bad for you. I wish I could eat it all the time even though I know it's bad.
What are the 6 strategies for reading skill 1?
1. Familiarity
2. Break word
3. POS
4. Small context
5. Connection words
6. Big context
What are the 5 basic strategies of reading skill 2?
1. What is the word type?
2. Match the number
3. Read the context
4. Replace and check
5. Eliminate answers after question word
What is the definition and POS of amorphous?
Additionally, write a simple double sentence with the word.
Def: lacking in shape or definition
POS: adjective
EX sentence:
- The amorphous heart and liver worried the doctor.
***add 'so' the cc for 100 extra points***
What are the two types of questions used in speaking as well as examples of each?
1. open ended
- What is your favorite color?
2. close ended
- Do you think pie or cake is healthier?
What are the differences between the simple, compound, and complex sentences?
Simple sentences only focus on one subject or verb, and do not have a coordinate conjunction or subordinate conjunction separating two independent clauses (simple sentences).
Compound and complex differ in the type of conjunctions they use. Compound uses coordinate conjunctions that are only formatted one way while complex sentences use subordinate conjunctions that use two format styles.
According to the following paragraph, what could "disabled" best be replaced by?
But now, after a roughly 25-year run, Flash is dead. In December 2020, Adobe officially ended support and distribution of Flash Player, the browser plugin we all associate most strongly with the technology. And already, months ahead of the end-of-life switch, Flash was disabled in most Web browsers (often flagged as a security risk should you choose to override the default settings). Even Google Chrome, long the browser of choice for Flash content, removed Flash Player.
a. utilized
b. impaired
c. downloaded
d. updated
B. impaired
What are all 9 word types for reading skill 2?
1. Subject Pronoun
2. Object Pronoun
3. Possessive Adjective
4. Possessive Pronoun
5. Demonstrative Pronoun
6. Demonstrative Adjective
7. Relative Pronoun
8. Quantifier
9. Clause Subordinator
***400 extra points for the strategies of each***
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Write ONE simple sentence of any form with ALL of the following vocab words:
- acrid
- affirmation
- alleviate
EX:
Her affirmation of the acrid smell alleviated our decent into insanity.
Provide a Topic Sentence response to the following questions:
- When was a moment you experience ambivalence?
- Do you think it is better to acclaim or advocate for something?
Answers will vary.
***100 extra points if you can ID the topic and focus in each of your answers***
Add the missing punctuation to the paragraph below:
I have a hard time writing these the major reason is that I wait until the last minute to do so I wish this weren't the case but I am a major procrastinator I want this to be challenging and difficult I really want it to make you think I think it might be too easy though because I use the word I too much I wish you luck in completing the question easily quickly and without much struggle but I honestly hope you struggle a bit
I have a hard time writing these. The major reason is that I wait until the last minute to do so. I wish this weren't the case, but I am a major procrastinator. I want this to be challenging and difficult. I really want it to make you think. I think it might be too easy though because I use the word I too much. I wish you luck in completing the question easily, quickly(,) and without much struggle, but I honestly hope you struggle a bit.
***400 extra points if you can ID the sentence types***
According to the following paragraph, what is "seeds" closest in meaning to?
And, What is the clue that supports your answer?
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The history of sci-fi cinema is littered with the question of whether an AI can feel emotion, particularly love; what that might truly mean for the humans whom they love; and whether contained within that love might be the seeds of human destruction. The 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, for instance, toys with the example of emotion in artificial “replicants,” some of whom may not even realize they’re not actually human. Love is a constant concern through Ridley Scott’s film; one of the more memorable tracks on its Vangelis soundtrack is the “Love Theme,” and it’s not accidental that one of the main characters in the 2017 sequel Blade Runner: 2049 is a replicant named Luv.
- cause
- related to "human destruction". Planted seeds do not destroy humans.
What do the that, they, and it refer to:
I was at a lunch with some girlfriends when the subject came up – someone had read an essay that had gone viral last month, on the website Insider, by a woman who refused to share a bed with her beloved. Luana Ribiera, 40, from south Wales, believes that all couples should sleep in separate bedrooms ‘to make sure they are well rested’, as the alternative can lead to ‘crabbiness and less patience with your partner’. Far from dousing the embers of their passion, the arrangement has even produced a baby, who they take it in turns to deal with in the night. “We are almost always well rested,” wrote Ribiera. “This seems simple, but I know from experience and from friends that this not always the case when sharing a bedroom.”
that: an essay
they: all couples
it: a baby
Write either ONE compound or complex sentence with ALL of the following words:
- adverse
- acquiesce
- adherent
- altruistic
- advocate
- ambivalence
EX compound:
The altruistic adherents advocated against ambivalence, but many were adverse to acquiescing to an unknown charity.
EX complex:
Although we suffer from a rather adverse bout of ambivalence, we cannot acquiesce to or advocate for your seemingly altruistic adherents.
***an additional 500 points for the POS and definitions of each word***
Provide and open ended as well as a close ended question for one of your group mates.
Your group mate must answer the questions correctly.
Answers will vary.
Write a paragraph about how you feel about taking the test.
It must be 6 sentences ONLY!
Answers will vary.