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Reading Comprehension Practice 1
Reading Comprehension Practice 1
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How can a reader distinguish a "good summary" from a "bad summary?" A good summary is...
long with NO details.
short with a main idea and supporting details.
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When answering a multiple choice question about a paragraph or passage's summary, you should...
get overwhelmed and circle the 1st answer
none of the above
quickly look for key words and answer right away
evaluate each answer choice to find the best
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Realistic fiction can best be described as...
an unbelievable story with made up characters
a story about a person's life told by someone else
a true story
a made up story that could actually happen
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The speaker or person telling the story
narrator
cast
first person
point of view
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When answering a vocabulary question from a passage, you should...
guess
answer D
skip the problem
use context clues & substitute choices in place of the word
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The reason why something happens
cause
effect
plot
climax
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The most important events that make up a story
sensory details
plot
meter
theme
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Surrounding words that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
playwright
stanza
context clues
dialogue
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The turning point in the action of a story
setting
resolution
climax
plot
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A short version of a paragraph or text that only includes the main points
summary
outline
sequence of events
genre
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What a piece of writing is MOSTLY about
main idea
point of view
characters
theme
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The following of one event after another
sequence of events
details
props
line breaks
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The perspective from which the story is told
narrator
list of characters
point of view
plot
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PRIDE stands for
all of the above
investigating what the questions are asking for
determining clues from the text & evaluating answer choices
previewing the text and then reading with taking brief notes
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Using prior knowledge (schema) plus clues from the text to help with understanding
inference
cause
plot
effect
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The reason the author wrote the selection
author's purpose
reasoning
climax
moral
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The central idea or message of a selection
summary
main idea
theme
climax
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A conversation between two people
quotation marks
lines
dialogue
talking
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The problem in the story
resolution
conflict
theme
climax
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Told from the view point of one of the characters using "I" and "we"
first person point of view
third person point of view
second person point of view
autobiography
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Finding a solution to the problem
point of view
plot
resolution
ending
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Combining several pieces of information to make an inference
problem and resolution
cause and effect
drawing conclusions
comparing and contrasting
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When answering multiple choice reading questions, you should...
stress out
highlight everything
use your strategies, take your time, & give your best effort
lay your head down and take a nap
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Where and when the story takes place
plot
scene
conflict
setting
