ANSWER | QUESTION |
This can be its THEME | What is, The Main Idea |
This includes calandars, weather forecasts, information about the geography of the earth | What is , An Almanac |
"Unlike", "on the other hand", "however", "by contrast", and "differently" | What are, Words that signal difference |
You read why an event happened or what happened because of an event. It is often used in passages about science topics. | What is, Cause and Effect or Cause and Effect Results Order |
The same as time sequence. It begins with the event that happened first, a long time ago. then the passages tells what happened each year after that, in order by date. It is usually used in passages about history or someone's life (a biography) | What is, Chronoloical Order |
the same as similarities and differences. An author may write about the characteristics or qualities two things have in common. | What is, Comparison and Contrast |
Happens when the person telling the story remebers something that happened a long time ago (a memory). then, the narrator will return to the present time and tell what's happening now. | What is, A Flashback |
A one sentence summary of the ENTIRE passage. Answer choices may include details of the story as distractors. | What is, Main Idea |
It is often used in a fiction story. Something goes wrong and the story tells how the problem is solved. | What is, Problem/ Solution |
Presents a controversial issue. the author may give his point of view or write about a problem and then tell how he thinks it should be solved. | What is, author may use the Question and Answer organization of a passage |
Organized from top to bottom or left to right | What is, Spacial Order |
Facts, Examples, Definitions, Compare, Contrast, Anecdote | What is, How do writers support topic sentences and develop paragraphs |
Chronological Order, Cause and Effect, Compare, contrast, Most Important Arguement to Least Important Arguement, Problem and Solution, Main Idea followed by Details | What is, Patterns for organizing details in a paragraph |
First, Before, After, While, Next, Then | What is, Transitional Words that might be useful in a paragraph that uses chronological order as its pattern |
The context is a synonym, an antonym, or the general meaning of the passage | What are, Clues that help define a word in context |
A logical deduction based on evidence | What is, An Inference |
this BEST states the central idea of the passage | What is, Main Idea Question |
Primary Purpose Question | What is, questions that ask what "the primary purpose of this passage is to...?" questions |
Main Idea Question | What is, questions such as "the main topic of the passage is...? |
Title Question | What is, questions that ask 'What would be an appropriate title for this passage? |
Specific Detail or target Questions | What is, questions that ask "According to the passage...? |
Main Idea Question | What is, questions asking "Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?" |
Inference Question | What is, questions stating that "It can be inferred that the author makes which of the following assumptions?..." |
Specific Detail or Target Questions | What is, questions that say "the passage states that..." |
Main Idea Question | What is, questions asking "Which of the following is the principle topic of the passage?" |
Primary Purpose Question | What is, questions which say "the primary focus of this passage is on which of the following?..." |
Inference Question | What is, questions that ask "Which is an assumption underlying the last sentence of the passage? |
Title Question | What is, questions that ask "Which os the following titles BEST summarizes the passage as a whole? |
Primary Purpose | What is, questions that say "The primary purpose of the passage as a whole is to...?" |
Inference Question | What is, questions asking "Which of the following statements regarding ...would the author be MOST LIKELY to agree?" |
Primary Purpose Question | What is, questions that say "the passage is chiefly concerned with...? |
Author's Attitude Question | What is, questions that say "the author's attitude towards...could BEST be described as one of...?" |
Inference Question | What is, questions that say "Which of the following, if true, would MOST strengthen the hypothesis mentioned in ...?" |
Primary Purpose Question | What is, questions that say "In this passage, the author is primarily interested in ...?" |
Primary Purpose Question | What is, questions that say "The main concern of the passage is to...?" |
You are asked to identify the CORE TOPIC of the passage | What is, what main idea questions ask you to identify |
You are asked to identify the author's intention | What is, what do primary purpose questions ask you to identify |
Look in the first and last paragraphs of the passage | What is, where you should look , primarily, for the main idea of a passage |
Conclusion words such as "therefore", "thus", "so", "hence", etc | What is, types of words most that MOST LIKELY introduce the main idea |
More likely than not, it is NOT STATED explicitly | What is, is the main idea ALWAYS stated explicitly in the passage? or What is, Implied Main Idea |
This should give you a general structure or outline of the arguement , with which you can answer the main idea question | What is, why its important to RE-READ the 1st line of EVERY paragraph, and the last line of the first and last paragraphs |
After determining the general structure or content of the arguement | What is, when should you eliminate answer choices that are too broad or too specific |
Notetaking, while reading, helps you to recall specific details | What is, why should you "TAG" your text while regarding the main idea on the test booklet |
What the author 's trying to do or what the author's intentions are | What is, what do Primary Purpose questions ask |
His primary purpose might be to "critique" new studies | What is, if the primary purpose is to criticize two new books, then what is the author's intention |