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1. four primary types of texts narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive
2. six major types of logical 1. Illustrations
organization 2. Definitions
3. Comparing
4. Dividing or classifying
5. Cause and effect
6. Problem and solution
3. what should an effective define the main idea and supporting details
summary include?
4. what must all posted an- contain all information the reader requires to act on the message
nouncements contain?
5. how is an index organized? organized into main topics, followed by the subtopics
non-fiction books will have an index at the end
6. implications the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not
explicitly stated
7. counterargument a challenge to a position; an opposing argument
8. six criteria for which jour- source, length, authority, date, audience, usefulness/relevancy
nal articles should be eval-
uated
9. text evidence information that supports a main point or minor points and can help
lead the reader to a conclusion
10. when drawing conclusions, always aim to to draw conclusions from information stated with a
what is an important passage
consideration test takes
should bear in mind?
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11. bias personal preference
12. technical passage describe a complex object or process: logical order
13. descriptive texts focuses on particular subjects and attempts to depict the subject in
a way that will be clear to readers
14. identify the logical conclu- combining information given by the text with what you already know
sion of a text
15. tips for tackling questions hedge words, no outside knowledge, and extreme positive or neg-
that ask for a conclusion ative answers
16. memo common form of written communication
17. primary characteristics of passage is non-fiction, exposition, organizing words
expository texts
18. format for a memo heading at the top
author, date, recipient, author's title and institution
19. theme main topic or central idea
20. elements that a text must a plot, characters, figurative language
have in order to be classi-
fied as a narrative
21. how should readers ap- scan directions
proach texts that require complete each step before moving on to the next
following a set of direc-
tions?
22. cause and effect cause is an act or event that makes something happen
effect is the thing that happens as a result of the cause
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