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ACT/Compass Reading test-taking strategies
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What makes an implied main idea different from one that is stated directly?
It comes at the beginning of the writing
It comes at the end of the writing
It is a bit harder to find
The writer never tells us
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What exactly is a main idea?
The conclusion paragraph
The overall message of a passage
A counter-argument
Evidence that supports the writer's argument
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What is a useful strategy that can help keep up with the main point as you read?
Making notes as you read
Skimming the entire reading
Skip the question and come back to it
Answering the questions without reading
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How will a writer deliver a directly stated main idea?
Deeply hidden throughout clues
In the conclusion of the passage
Plain and clear
In the introduction of the passage
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Where is the main idea most commonly found within a piece of writing?
In the margins
First and last paragraph
In the body
In the title
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What does a transitional element do?
States or implies the main idea
Introduces the topic to the reader
Helps the passage shift from one point to another
Brings the passage to a close
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What is point of view?
How the writer structures their writing
How the writer delivers their argument
How a writer feels about what they are writing
The perspective from which the story is told
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What does it mean to summarize a passage?
Give a brief restatement in your own words
To tell an extended version of a story
To tell someone the least important details
Retell the story word for word
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What is the function of a passage?
How the author wrote the passage
Who wrote the passage
Explains what the passage says
What role a portion of the text plays
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Which one of these isn't a tip for finding the main idea?
Read the entire passage
Skim through the passage to save time
Paraphrase
Read the title
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What is the best way to find the best answer when more than one seems correct?
Use the process of elimination
Guess and keep going to save time
Look for the most repetitive themes
Leave that question blank
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What are the two different ways a main idea can be stated?
In the beginning or end
Loudly or quietly
Fast or slow
Directly or Indirectly
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Which one of these wouldn't be considered a supporting detail?
Facts
Events
Reasons
Evidence
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What is an author's method?
What they chose to write about
How they accomplish their purpose
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What is an author's voice?
How an author delivers their main idea
Rather the author is right or wrong
How an author feels about what they are writing
Rather the author is male or female
