CASA Test Prep Reading Exam
Questions and Answers
Main Point (main idea) - -What the author is trying to convey (what)
- Purpose - -WHY the author is trying to convey the information/main point
(why)
- Premises - -foundation or building blocks to support the main point/idea
- synonym - -A word that means the same as another word
- antonym - -a word that means the opposite of another word
- Tone - -tone (attitude: happy, sad, angry, etc) can be used as a context
clue to better understand words you may not know
- inductive reasoning - -starts with facts and details and moves to a general
conclusion. This conclusion can be:
-probabilistic (has some probability to it)
-strong or weak
- proved false
- deductive reasoning - -starts with a conclusion, then explains the facts
and details (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on
Tuesday morning.)
- Expository writing - -writing that explains or informs
- No plot
- Literary writing - -writing such as novels, essays, short stories, drama, and
poetry created as an art form
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- prefix - -a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its
meaning
- root word - -The base word you start with before adding prefixes or
suffixes
- suffix - -A word or letter placed after the root word.
- Foreshadowing - -when the author uses hints and clues to suggest what
will happen later in a plot
Questions and Answers
Main Point (main idea) - -What the author is trying to convey (what)
- Purpose - -WHY the author is trying to convey the information/main point
(why)
- Premises - -foundation or building blocks to support the main point/idea
- synonym - -A word that means the same as another word
- antonym - -a word that means the opposite of another word
- Tone - -tone (attitude: happy, sad, angry, etc) can be used as a context
clue to better understand words you may not know
- inductive reasoning - -starts with facts and details and moves to a general
conclusion. This conclusion can be:
-probabilistic (has some probability to it)
-strong or weak
- proved false
- deductive reasoning - -starts with a conclusion, then explains the facts
and details (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on
Tuesday morning.)
- Expository writing - -writing that explains or informs
- No plot
- Literary writing - -writing such as novels, essays, short stories, drama, and
poetry created as an art form
-
- prefix - -a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its
meaning
- root word - -The base word you start with before adding prefixes or
suffixes
- suffix - -A word or letter placed after the root word.
- Foreshadowing - -when the author uses hints and clues to suggest what
will happen later in a plot
