Pert Reading Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
A topic is usually a specific person, place, thing, o issue. - ANSWER-Topic of a passage
Idea or concept that the author refers back to frequently. Ex. importance of family -
ANSWER-Theme
Include the opposite meaning of a word. Words like but, on the other hand, and
however are tip offs that a sentence contains a contrast clue. - ANSWER-contrast clues
The authors purpose in writing a book, article, story, etc - ANSWER-Main Idea/Central
Idea
Introduces the topic discussion - ANSWER-topic sentence
sum up the information that was just presented, driving home the message so the
reader cannot forget--often found at the end of the paragraph, section, or chapter. Can
provide closure - ANSWER-summary sentence
a main idea that is suggested or inferred but not directly stated - ANSWER-Implied Main
Idea
provide support for the author's main idea - ANSWER-supporting details
tells you that a supporting fact or idea will follow, and so can be helpful in identifying
supporting details. If a sentence begins with one of these phrases, it will likely be too
specfic to be the main idea. - ANSWER-Signal words
the problem is, the difficulty is, it is possible to, question, one challenge is, solution,
therefore, since, solve. - ANSWER-Signal words for problem and solution
Since, because, if, due to, as a result of, leads to, consequently - ANSWER-Signal
words for cause and effect
Similar, unlike, just like, unlike, on the other hand, in contrast to - ANSWER-Signal
words for compare and contrast
the author presents an action than discusses the resulting effects - ANSWER-Text
Structure: Cause and Effect
Solutions
A topic is usually a specific person, place, thing, o issue. - ANSWER-Topic of a passage
Idea or concept that the author refers back to frequently. Ex. importance of family -
ANSWER-Theme
Include the opposite meaning of a word. Words like but, on the other hand, and
however are tip offs that a sentence contains a contrast clue. - ANSWER-contrast clues
The authors purpose in writing a book, article, story, etc - ANSWER-Main Idea/Central
Idea
Introduces the topic discussion - ANSWER-topic sentence
sum up the information that was just presented, driving home the message so the
reader cannot forget--often found at the end of the paragraph, section, or chapter. Can
provide closure - ANSWER-summary sentence
a main idea that is suggested or inferred but not directly stated - ANSWER-Implied Main
Idea
provide support for the author's main idea - ANSWER-supporting details
tells you that a supporting fact or idea will follow, and so can be helpful in identifying
supporting details. If a sentence begins with one of these phrases, it will likely be too
specfic to be the main idea. - ANSWER-Signal words
the problem is, the difficulty is, it is possible to, question, one challenge is, solution,
therefore, since, solve. - ANSWER-Signal words for problem and solution
Since, because, if, due to, as a result of, leads to, consequently - ANSWER-Signal
words for cause and effect
Similar, unlike, just like, unlike, on the other hand, in contrast to - ANSWER-Signal
words for compare and contrast
the author presents an action than discusses the resulting effects - ANSWER-Text
Structure: Cause and Effect
