CBEST READING TEST WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
vocabulary/word passage - ANS-KEY THING:
give you different definitions of a word.
some may be correct but not correct of how its used in a passage.
Inference - ANS-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.
Sweeping generalizations - ANS-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 - ANS-the main idea
"what the passage is about"
Thesis Statement - ANS-similar to a theme, but usually applies to argumentative writing.
"main point the writer is trying to make"
topic sentence - ANS-the central idea of what that paragraph is about.
sometimes the first sentence, not always
ex. sentence 3, main point of the paragraph.
, title - ANS-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 - ANS-ask you what is your purpose or who is the
audience of the writing
Subject matter - ANS-would this topic be appropriate?
ex. is this a general news story? general audience?
(for scientist, teach children)
style and diction - ANS-vocabulary is simple, high-level, academic, conversational?
jargon: terms used in certain field.
formal: publication
informal: write to friend
tone - ANS-what is the author's view of the subject?
written for people who like:
-comedy
-thriller
for the intended audience
Passage organization - ANS-what way was this passage organized?
LOOKING AT
structure of ideas
(how one idea flowed to the next in so far)
PROMPT
what is each sentence trying to accomplish how they relate to one another.
common organizational patterns - ANS-be on the look out for
broad concepts - ANS-specific details or
Example:
-California has lots of dif. theme parks such as Disneyland, Knotts, and Sea World.
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
vocabulary/word passage - ANS-KEY THING:
give you different definitions of a word.
some may be correct but not correct of how its used in a passage.
Inference - ANS-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.
Sweeping generalizations - ANS-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 - ANS-the main idea
"what the passage is about"
Thesis Statement - ANS-similar to a theme, but usually applies to argumentative writing.
"main point the writer is trying to make"
topic sentence - ANS-the central idea of what that paragraph is about.
sometimes the first sentence, not always
ex. sentence 3, main point of the paragraph.
, title - ANS-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 - ANS-ask you what is your purpose or who is the
audience of the writing
Subject matter - ANS-would this topic be appropriate?
ex. is this a general news story? general audience?
(for scientist, teach children)
style and diction - ANS-vocabulary is simple, high-level, academic, conversational?
jargon: terms used in certain field.
formal: publication
informal: write to friend
tone - ANS-what is the author's view of the subject?
written for people who like:
-comedy
-thriller
for the intended audience
Passage organization - ANS-what way was this passage organized?
LOOKING AT
structure of ideas
(how one idea flowed to the next in so far)
PROMPT
what is each sentence trying to accomplish how they relate to one another.
common organizational patterns - ANS-be on the look out for
broad concepts - ANS-specific details or
Example:
-California has lots of dif. theme parks such as Disneyland, Knotts, and Sea World.
