GED Reasoning Through Language
Arts (RLA): Reading
inference.-.ans-
✔✔evidence.used.to.guide.the.reader.into.drawing.conclusions;.applying.logic.and.reason
ing.skills.to.evidence.to.draw.conclusions
main.idea.-.ans-✔✔the.most.important.point.the.writer.is.making
supporting.details.-.ans-
✔✔include.facts,.examples,.descriptions,.and.specific.pieces.of.information.that.support.th
e.main.idea
restating.ideas.-.ans-✔✔putting.the.idea.in.your.own.words
summarizing.-.ans-
✔✔including.only.the.most.important.facts.and.ideas.to.explain.the.main.idea.of.a.passage.
or.piece
application.of.ideas/applying.ideas.-.ans-
✔✔using.information.you.already.know.in.a.new.but.similar.situation
cause.and.effect.-.ans-
✔✔when.one.idea.or.event.influences.another;.how.one.thing.made.another.thing.happen
compare.and.contrast.-.ans-
✔✔pointing.out.what.is.similar.and.what.is.different.about.ideas.or.things
conclusion.-.ans-
✔✔taking.pieces.of.information.and.putting.them.together.to.figure.out.something.that.the.
writer.has.not.directly.stated
generalization.-.ans-
✔✔a.broad.statement.about.a.group.of.people,.objects,.or.things.or.about.a.type.of.event
connotation.-.ans-✔✔the.meaning.suggested.by.the.word.
(ie..dog,.mutt,.man's.best.friend-.each.connotes.a.specific.positive.or.negative.feeling)
Arts (RLA): Reading
inference.-.ans-
✔✔evidence.used.to.guide.the.reader.into.drawing.conclusions;.applying.logic.and.reason
ing.skills.to.evidence.to.draw.conclusions
main.idea.-.ans-✔✔the.most.important.point.the.writer.is.making
supporting.details.-.ans-
✔✔include.facts,.examples,.descriptions,.and.specific.pieces.of.information.that.support.th
e.main.idea
restating.ideas.-.ans-✔✔putting.the.idea.in.your.own.words
summarizing.-.ans-
✔✔including.only.the.most.important.facts.and.ideas.to.explain.the.main.idea.of.a.passage.
or.piece
application.of.ideas/applying.ideas.-.ans-
✔✔using.information.you.already.know.in.a.new.but.similar.situation
cause.and.effect.-.ans-
✔✔when.one.idea.or.event.influences.another;.how.one.thing.made.another.thing.happen
compare.and.contrast.-.ans-
✔✔pointing.out.what.is.similar.and.what.is.different.about.ideas.or.things
conclusion.-.ans-
✔✔taking.pieces.of.information.and.putting.them.together.to.figure.out.something.that.the.
writer.has.not.directly.stated
generalization.-.ans-
✔✔a.broad.statement.about.a.group.of.people,.objects,.or.things.or.about.a.type.of.event
connotation.-.ans-✔✔the.meaning.suggested.by.the.word.
(ie..dog,.mutt,.man's.best.friend-.each.connotes.a.specific.positive.or.negative.feeling)
