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Topic
<Ans> the general subject of the the text
Quiz Main idea
<Ans> the key message or thesis of the text
Quiz Key points
<Ans> key points and their supporting details develop the main idea
Quiz Summary
<Ans> a brief restatement of the main idea and the most important key points and details
Quiz Inference
<Ans> a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between the lines, applying logic to
facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Quiz Inference (explicit)
<Ans> clearly stated
Quiz Inference (implied)
<Ans> implied; not directly stated
Quiz Conclusion
,<Ans> a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on prediction, details, evidence,
and results
Quiz Descriptive
<Ans> includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture for the reader
Quiz Expository
<Ans> informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only facts and examples
Quiz Narrative
<Ans> tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge
Quiz Persuasive
<Ans> includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader feel, think, or behave a certain
way
Quiz Bias
<Ans> tendency toward a preconceived idea
Quiz Connotative meaning
<Ans> the implied meaning of a word, with assumptions or an emotional charge attached to it
Quiz Denotative meaning
<Ans> the standard dictionary definition of a word
Quiz Rhetorical device
<Ans> stylistic language used to have an emotional or persuasive effect on the reader
Quiz Tone
,<Ans> the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic
Quiz Argument
<Ans> a point the author believes
Quiz Compare and Contrast
<Ans> to compare means to look for similarities; to contrast means to look for differences
Quiz Prediction
<Ans> a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details found in the text
Quiz Primary source
<Ans> a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or creator; includes novels,
letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings photographs
Quiz Secondary source
<Ans> a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a primary source; includes textbooks
and many other nonfiction books, review articles, biographies
Quiz Tertiary source
<Ans> a reference work that consolidates information from primary and secondary sources;
includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
Quiz PEMDAS
<Ans> parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction
Quiz Least common denominator
<Ans> the smallest number into which two or more denominators will divide evenly
Quiz Decimals
, <Ans> represent parts of a whole
Quiz Ratio
<Ans> a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of another item
Quiz Mean
<Ans> the average of a set of numbers
Quiz Median
<Ans> the middle number
Quiz Mode
<Ans> the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Quiz Range
<Ans> measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Quiz Area
<Ans> the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Quiz Perimeter
<Ans> the distance around the shape
Quiz Volume
<Ans> the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured in cubic units
Quiz Pythagorean theorem
<Ans> applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2