TSI Reading Skills (things that are on the test) terms with definitive solutions character traits - n Ans tells what a person is like Example: greedy, kind Qs draw a conclusion - n Ans something that must be true based on evidence that is directly

TSI Reading Skills (things that are on
the test) terms with definitive
solutions

character traits - n
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tells what a person is like


Example: greedy, kind


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draw a conclusion - n
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something that must be true based on evidence that is directly stated in the story


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conflict - n
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- the problem around which the action centers
- usually between two characters or between a character and an outside force
- a character can have an inner conflict, in which he must make a choice


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context - n
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the other words in a sentence/sentences in the paragraph that help to define an
unknown word


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, climax - n
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The point in a story where everything starts to turn around


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flashback - n
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a shift back in time to an event in the past


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foreshadowing - n
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a hint from the author about what is going to happen later in the story


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imagery - n
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sensory words that describe how something looks, feels, tastes, or sounds


Example: The leaves crackled under his feet.


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inference - n
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a conclusion that is suggested by evidence in the story, but is NOT directly written;
reading between the lines


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main idea - n
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