Duplicate of Mrs. T's Reading & Test-Taking Strategies

Question 1

The title can tell you-

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what the selection is mostly about

Question 2

What does EXPOSITORY mean?

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nonfiction or informational text

Question 3

What does NARRATIVE mean?

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story

Question 4

A fiction summary can be done using-

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CPR

Question 5

The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph because...

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to give a visual of what that paragraph describes

Question 6

Main Idea tells readers...

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what the selection is mostly about

Question 7

The "speaker" is another word for-

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narrator

Question 8

A nonfiction summary can be made using-

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IBC

Question 9

"Evidence from the selection" is the same as-

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proof found in the text

Question 10

The "main message" is the same as-

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main idea

Question 11

An example of a text feature would be-

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both of these are examples

Question 12

Words that mean the opposite are called-

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antonyms

Question 13

What do you call words that mean the SAME?

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synonyms

Question 14

Stories most often contain structures like-

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dialog and paragraphs

Question 15

The subtitles are also known as-

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subheadings

Question 16

What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?

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What it's mostly about and supporting details

Question 17

After you read the title of a test selection or passage, you should...

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underline it and activate schema

Question 18

When you PREDICT, you...

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use evidence and what makes sense to guess what happens NEXT

Question 19

Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?

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Both of these are correct

Question 20

When you INFER, you must...

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use text clues to make an educated guess

Questions 20