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21 Test Taker Terms
Term | Definition |
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Cause/Effect | The reason something happened/what happened as a result |
Cite | provide evidence from the text |
Compare/Contrast | To find ways things are alike/to find ways things are different |
Conclusion | A decision made about information you are given |
Content | Information that makes up a passage |
Describe | To tell or write about |
Evaluate | To decide the value or amount of something, to judge |
Explain | To make clear or understandable |
Fact/Opinion | A truth/belief or idea that a person has |
Illustrate | To give examples, to make clear |
Infer | To draw a conclusion after reading all information given, to predict what will happen |
Main Idea | The most important thing the passage is about |
Mood (or Tone) | The feeling that the author expresses in the passage |
Outline (Organization) | The feeling that the author expresses in the passage |
Persuade | To try to get another person to think or feel the same way you do |
Problem/Solution | A question that needs solving/the answer to a problem |
Purpose | The reason something is done |
Sequence | The following of one thing after another |
Summarize | To give the main points of the passage |
Support | To give examples that help prove an answer |
Structure | The way that something is organized |