CBEST READING EXAM QUESTIONS
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vocabulary/word passage - ✔✔KEY THING:
give you different definitions of a word.
some may be correct but not correct of how its used in a passage.
Inference - ✔✔MAKE SURE:
conclusion based on the evidence in passage.
-what does it mean?
-what are they trying to say?
figure out what other things would be true based on what they told you there in
passage.
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,Sweeping generalizations - ✔✔makes an oversimplified statement about a group based
on limited information
RED FLAGS:
-all of something
-never true
-never does
-none
-always
(these extremes are not the case)
Theme - ✔✔the main idea
"what the passage is about"
Thesis Statement - ✔✔similar to a theme, but usually applies to argumentative writing.
"main point the writer is trying to make"
topic sentence - ✔✔the central idea of what that paragraph is about.
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, sometimes the first sentence, not always
ex. sentence 3, main point of the paragraph.
title - ✔✔the key choosing the best title for a passage is to choose the title that
"best reflects the central idea of the passage."
the title need not be the flashiest choice.
KEY THING ITS DESCRIBING WILL LEAD YOU TO THE BEST TITLE
Purpose and intended audience - ✔✔ask you what is your purpose or who is the
audience of the writing
Subject matter - ✔✔would this topic be appropriate?
ex. is this a general news story? general audience?
(for scientist, teach children)
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
vocabulary/word passage - ✔✔KEY THING:
give you different definitions of a word.
some may be correct but not correct of how its used in a passage.
Inference - ✔✔MAKE SURE:
conclusion based on the evidence in passage.
-what does it mean?
-what are they trying to say?
figure out what other things would be true based on what they told you there in
passage.
Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 1
,Sweeping generalizations - ✔✔makes an oversimplified statement about a group based
on limited information
RED FLAGS:
-all of something
-never true
-never does
-none
-always
(these extremes are not the case)
Theme - ✔✔the main idea
"what the passage is about"
Thesis Statement - ✔✔similar to a theme, but usually applies to argumentative writing.
"main point the writer is trying to make"
topic sentence - ✔✔the central idea of what that paragraph is about.
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, sometimes the first sentence, not always
ex. sentence 3, main point of the paragraph.
title - ✔✔the key choosing the best title for a passage is to choose the title that
"best reflects the central idea of the passage."
the title need not be the flashiest choice.
KEY THING ITS DESCRIBING WILL LEAD YOU TO THE BEST TITLE
Purpose and intended audience - ✔✔ask you what is your purpose or who is the
audience of the writing
Subject matter - ✔✔would this topic be appropriate?
ex. is this a general news story? general audience?
(for scientist, teach children)
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