TSI Reading
main idea -
☑️the author's central thought; what an author wants to say about a topic
topic -
☑️overall subject of a text
compare (verb) -
☑️to find similarities
contrast (verb) -
☑️to find differences
context clue -
☑️a word, phrase, or sentence in the text around an unfamiliar word that helps you
identify the word's meaning
text evidence -
☑️evidence from the reading selection that proves the answer to a question about the text
author's purpose -
☑️the author's intent either to inform, to entertain, or to persuade
inference -
☑️a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
simile -
☑️a direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
supporting details -
☑️facts or details that help develop and support the main idea
author's argument -
☑️the position/stance the author puts forward, supported by reasons or assumptions
analogous (adj.) -
☑️comparable to; like
metaphor -
☑️a direct comparison that is literally false; does not use "like" or "as"
personification -
☑️the treatment of something inanimate as if it were alive; giving human qualities to
something or someone non-human
hyperbole -
☑️deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
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, exaggeration -
☑️a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is; overstatement
irony -
☑️the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning
paradox -
☑️a seeming contradiction; seems untrue at first, but upon reflection, can be true
primary (adj.) -
☑️most important
author's attitude -
☑️how the author feels about their topic
mood -
☑️how the reader feels about the text while reading
author's tone -
☑️the author's attitude toward their topic
paraphrase (verb) -
☑️to restate in other words
ambivalent (adj.) -
☑️having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
analytical (adj.) -
☑️intending to understand the nature of something by analysis or logical reasoning
apathetic (adj.) -
☑️showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifferent
baffled (adj.) -
☑️confused
condescending (adj.) -
☑️possessing an attitude of superiority; patronizing
contemptuous (adj.) -
☑️showing disdain; disrespectful; scornful
cynical (adj.) -
☑️doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives
defiant (adj.) -
☑️boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
detached (adj.) -
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main idea -
☑️the author's central thought; what an author wants to say about a topic
topic -
☑️overall subject of a text
compare (verb) -
☑️to find similarities
contrast (verb) -
☑️to find differences
context clue -
☑️a word, phrase, or sentence in the text around an unfamiliar word that helps you
identify the word's meaning
text evidence -
☑️evidence from the reading selection that proves the answer to a question about the text
author's purpose -
☑️the author's intent either to inform, to entertain, or to persuade
inference -
☑️a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
simile -
☑️a direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
supporting details -
☑️facts or details that help develop and support the main idea
author's argument -
☑️the position/stance the author puts forward, supported by reasons or assumptions
analogous (adj.) -
☑️comparable to; like
metaphor -
☑️a direct comparison that is literally false; does not use "like" or "as"
personification -
☑️the treatment of something inanimate as if it were alive; giving human qualities to
something or someone non-human
hyperbole -
☑️deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
1
, exaggeration -
☑️a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is; overstatement
irony -
☑️the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning
paradox -
☑️a seeming contradiction; seems untrue at first, but upon reflection, can be true
primary (adj.) -
☑️most important
author's attitude -
☑️how the author feels about their topic
mood -
☑️how the reader feels about the text while reading
author's tone -
☑️the author's attitude toward their topic
paraphrase (verb) -
☑️to restate in other words
ambivalent (adj.) -
☑️having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
analytical (adj.) -
☑️intending to understand the nature of something by analysis or logical reasoning
apathetic (adj.) -
☑️showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifferent
baffled (adj.) -
☑️confused
condescending (adj.) -
☑️possessing an attitude of superiority; patronizing
contemptuous (adj.) -
☑️showing disdain; disrespectful; scornful
cynical (adj.) -
☑️doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives
defiant (adj.) -
☑️boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
detached (adj.) -
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