GED Through Language Arts (RLA): Rea
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ding
inference/-
/ correct/answer✔✔/evidence/used/to/guide/the/reader/into/drawing/conclusions;/applying/lo
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supporting/details/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ include/facts,/examples,/descriptions,/and/specific/pieces/of/information/that/support/the/mai
n/idea
restating/ideas/-/correct/answer✔✔/putting/the/idea/in/your/own/words
summarizing/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ including/only/the/most/important/facts/and/ideas/to/explain/the/main/idea/of/a/passage/or/pie
ce
application/of/ideas/applying/ideas/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ using/information/you/already/know/in/a/new/but/similar/situation
cause/and/effect/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ when/one/idea/or/event/influences/another;/how/one/thing/made/another/thing/happen
compare/and/contrast/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ pointing/out/what/is/similar/and/what/is/different/about/ideas/or/things
, conclusion/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ taking/pieces/of/information/and/putting/them/together/to/figure/out/something/that/the/writer/
has/not/directly/stated
generalization/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ a/broad/statement/about/a/group/of/people,/objects,/or/things/or/about/a/type/of/event
connotation/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ the/meaning/suggested/by/the/word/(ie./dog,/mutt,/man's/best/friend-
/ each/connotes/a/specific/positive/or/negative/feeling)
figurative/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ words/or/phrases/that/imply/more/than/their/literal/meaning/using/similes,/metaphors,/person
ification/or/hyperbole
similes/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ using/the/words/like/or/as/to/compare/two/things/(ie./The/new/sports/car/was/like/a/spaceship.
)
metaphor/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ a/direct/comparison/(ie./The/new/sports/car/was/a/sleek/spaceship.)
personification/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ giving/human/characteristics/to/something/that/is/not/human/(ie./The/storm/slashed/at/the/win
dows/and/pounded/on/the/doors.)
hyperbole/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ using/extreme/exaggeration/to/make/a/point/(ie./I'm/so/hungry/I/could/eat/a/horse.)
// / / / /
ding
inference/-
/ correct/answer✔✔/evidence/used/to/guide/the/reader/into/drawing/conclusions;/applying/lo
gic/and/reasoning/skills/to/evidence/to/draw/conclusions
main/idea/-/correct/answer✔✔/the/most/important/point/the/writer/is/making
supporting/details/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ include/facts,/examples,/descriptions,/and/specific/pieces/of/information/that/support/the/mai
n/idea
restating/ideas/-/correct/answer✔✔/putting/the/idea/in/your/own/words
summarizing/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ including/only/the/most/important/facts/and/ideas/to/explain/the/main/idea/of/a/passage/or/pie
ce
application/of/ideas/applying/ideas/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ using/information/you/already/know/in/a/new/but/similar/situation
cause/and/effect/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ when/one/idea/or/event/influences/another;/how/one/thing/made/another/thing/happen
compare/and/contrast/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ pointing/out/what/is/similar/and/what/is/different/about/ideas/or/things
, conclusion/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ taking/pieces/of/information/and/putting/them/together/to/figure/out/something/that/the/writer/
has/not/directly/stated
generalization/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ a/broad/statement/about/a/group/of/people,/objects,/or/things/or/about/a/type/of/event
connotation/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ the/meaning/suggested/by/the/word/(ie./dog,/mutt,/man's/best/friend-
/ each/connotes/a/specific/positive/or/negative/feeling)
figurative/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ words/or/phrases/that/imply/more/than/their/literal/meaning/using/similes,/metaphors,/person
ification/or/hyperbole
similes/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ using/the/words/like/or/as/to/compare/two/things/(ie./The/new/sports/car/was/like/a/spaceship.
)
metaphor/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ a/direct/comparison/(ie./The/new/sports/car/was/a/sleek/spaceship.)
personification/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ giving/human/characteristics/to/something/that/is/not/human/(ie./The/storm/slashed/at/the/win
dows/and/pounded/on/the/doors.)
hyperbole/-/correct/answer✔✔
/ using/extreme/exaggeration/to/make/a/point/(ie./I'm/so/hungry/I/could/eat/a/horse.)
