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Terms for test taker
Question | Answer |
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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 | a truth |
opinion | 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) | a list of the main points you plan to include in a written answer |
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 |