vocabulary/word passage correct answers KEY THING:
give you different definitions of a word.
some may be correct but not correct of how its used in a passage.
Inference correct answers MAKE SURE:
conclusion based on the evidence in passage.
-what does it mean?
-what are they trying to say?
figure out what other things would be true based on what they told you there in passage.
Sweeping generalizations correct answers makes an oversimplified statement about a group
based on limited information
RED FLAGS:
-all of something
-never true
-never does
-none
-always
(these extremes are not the case)
Theme correct answers the main idea
,"what the passage is about"
Thesis Statement correct answers similar to a theme, but usually applies to argumentative
writing.
"main point the writer is trying to make"
topic sentence correct answers the central idea of what that paragraph is about.
sometimes the first sentence, not always
ex. sentence 3, main point of the paragraph.
title correct answers the key choosing the best title for a passage is to choose the title that
"best reflects the central idea of the passage."
the title need not be the flashiest choice.
KEY THING ITS DESCRIBING WILL LEAD YOU TO THE BEST TITLE
Purpose and intended audience correct answers ask you what is your purpose or who is the
audience of the writing
Subject matter correct answers would this topic be appropriate?
ex. is this a general news story? general audience?
, (for scientist, teach children)
style and diction correct answers vocabulary is simple, high-level, academic, conversational?
jargon: terms used in certain field.
formal: publication
informal: write to friend
tone correct answers what is the author's view of the subject?
written for people who like:
-comedy
-thriller
for the intended audience
Passage organization correct answers what way was this passage organized?
LOOKING AT
structure of ideas
(how one idea flowed to the next in so far)
PROMPT
what is each sentence trying to accomplish how they relate to one another.
common organizational patterns correct answers be on the look out for
broad concepts correct answers specific details or