GACE - Elementary Education Test I & II
Combo (501) Questions and Answers
Introductory statement Provides a bridge between any previous, relevant text and the
content to follow, it provides information about the text and also sets the tone and parameters
Summary statement A concise presentation of the essential data from a passage
Supporting details Sentences that give more information about the topic and the main idea
Logical order So a reader can follow the information easily and quickly
Sequence of events Details are presented in the order in which they have occurred
Statement support The main idea is stated and the rest of the paragraph explains or proves
it
,Comparison-contrast When a paragraph describes the differences of similarities of two or
more ideas, actions, events, or things
Classification The paragraph presents grouped information about a topic
Cause and effect This pattern describes how two or more events are connected
Transitions Words that signal relationships between ideas that can help to improve the
flow of a document
Summarization Students go over the main point of the text along with strategically chosen
details that highlight the main point
Question answering Students answer questions regarding a text, either out loud in small
groups, or individually on paper
Question generating The opposite of question answering, where students learn to ask
questions and think critically about texts
,Graphic organizers Graphical representations of the content in a text
Text structure The use of headings, sidebars, and more that give important clues to the
reader about what to look for in a story
Monitoring comprehension Making certain that the text is making sense to the reader
Textual marking Where students interact with the text as they read, for example, with
sticky notes, to help them focus on the importance of small things and provide a reference point
for review
Discussion The process by which students are encouraged to see the range of possibilities
in a text by sharing their thoughts about it in a group
Persuasion A piece of writing whose purpose is to change the minds of the audience
members or to get them to do something
Exposition Discourse whose only purpose is to inform
, Narration Discourse that is arranged chronologically
Description Discourse whose purpose is to make an experience available through one of
the five senses
Fact Something that is true and can be proved
Opinion Something that a person believes, thinks, or feels
Figurative language Language that uses creative or poetic methods to convey points
Hyperbole The literary version of exaggeration
Metaphor Any time one thing is used in place of something else in text, signifying some
sort of resemblance
Personification Whenever an author gives human life to an inanimate item
Combo (501) Questions and Answers
Introductory statement Provides a bridge between any previous, relevant text and the
content to follow, it provides information about the text and also sets the tone and parameters
Summary statement A concise presentation of the essential data from a passage
Supporting details Sentences that give more information about the topic and the main idea
Logical order So a reader can follow the information easily and quickly
Sequence of events Details are presented in the order in which they have occurred
Statement support The main idea is stated and the rest of the paragraph explains or proves
it
,Comparison-contrast When a paragraph describes the differences of similarities of two or
more ideas, actions, events, or things
Classification The paragraph presents grouped information about a topic
Cause and effect This pattern describes how two or more events are connected
Transitions Words that signal relationships between ideas that can help to improve the
flow of a document
Summarization Students go over the main point of the text along with strategically chosen
details that highlight the main point
Question answering Students answer questions regarding a text, either out loud in small
groups, or individually on paper
Question generating The opposite of question answering, where students learn to ask
questions and think critically about texts
,Graphic organizers Graphical representations of the content in a text
Text structure The use of headings, sidebars, and more that give important clues to the
reader about what to look for in a story
Monitoring comprehension Making certain that the text is making sense to the reader
Textual marking Where students interact with the text as they read, for example, with
sticky notes, to help them focus on the importance of small things and provide a reference point
for review
Discussion The process by which students are encouraged to see the range of possibilities
in a text by sharing their thoughts about it in a group
Persuasion A piece of writing whose purpose is to change the minds of the audience
members or to get them to do something
Exposition Discourse whose only purpose is to inform
, Narration Discourse that is arranged chronologically
Description Discourse whose purpose is to make an experience available through one of
the five senses
Fact Something that is true and can be proved
Opinion Something that a person believes, thinks, or feels
Figurative language Language that uses creative or poetic methods to convey points
Hyperbole The literary version of exaggeration
Metaphor Any time one thing is used in place of something else in text, signifying some
sort of resemblance
Personification Whenever an author gives human life to an inanimate item
