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Reading Comprehension Test Taking Skills Review Mid-Qtrly Check 1
Reading Comprehension Test Taking Skills Review Mid-Qtrly Check 1
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When using the skimming technique, the reader can get a ....
Both a sense of topics and ideas
Sense of the topics
Sense of the important ideas
Neither a sense of topics and ideas
2
What does the reader learn about the narrator in paragraph two? Question Type?
inference
figurative language
summary of ideas
main idea
3
A clue that a multiple choice answer is wrong is when it is___.
based on knowledge that exists "outside" the passage
using an extreme word such as "always/never"
too similar to the 'best' answer
All of the above
4
The main idea of a passage is usually going to be located at the end of the first paragraph or 'chunk.'
False
True
5
The reason many of us didn't get #10 right was from over-thinking it.
True
False
6
When selecting a passage question answer...
Never use skimming as a reading technique
Never choose an answer that has incorrect information
Never close read
Never read the passage twice
7
If the question includes "in paragraph four", make sure to ______.
read & chunk the questions by paragraph
review your prior knowledge on this topic
don't review any other paragraphs
review paragraph before eliminating incorrect answers
8
Which Question Type caused us to guess and miss the correct response the most?
main idea of passage
regonize a summary of ideas
inference
fact or opinion idea?
9
For main idea questions, always re-read ___ because they are often ignored by nervous test takers.
None of the paragraph
The entire paragraph
The first and last sentences
The challenging words
10
Don't confuse the main idea with a supporting detail. A supporting detail___.
Explains nothing
Repeats the main idea
Is always in the middle of a paragraph
Gives examples or illustrations of the main idea
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#10. Which choice provides the best "text evidence" for your answer to #9?
Ln 39: "I don't want to trouble you."
Ln 39-42: "Normally...I've an opportunity to go to America"
Ln 58-9: "Depending on your response, I may stay in Japan"
Ln 72-3: "I see I've startled you"
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Should you pick an answer based on your prior knowledge or reviewing passage content?
Re-reading passage content
Your Knowledge of vocabulary or the subject
13
"As used in line 1, 'DIRECTLY' most nearly means" is a ______ ? TYPE.
vocabulary in context
literary figurative language vocabulary
accurate summary
inference
14
Imagery can enhance a writer's words. Which of the following is NOT imagery?
You are probably not sensible of this...
Fiery floods of fierceness
Pit of glowing flames
Hell's wide gaping mouth
15
Why do students pick the incorrect answers on questions with the word "not" in them?
they don't re-read the question
they don't re-read the passage paragraph
all of these
a small word inverts the rest of the question
16
The figurative language device most commonly asked about on literary tests is ___.
Sarcasm
Oxymoron
Irony
Litotes
17
In our District tests, a large amount of possible answers have a _____.
all the answers seem incorrect
all the answers seem the same
second-best answer that would usually also work
18
For a sequence (or cause-effect) question, don't expect that___.
All the events to be given to you in correct passage order
All the events to make sense
All the events to actually be in the passage
All the effects have just one cause
19
"The main purpose of the first paragraph is to [analyze a reaction]. " ? type= "Accurate Summary"
False
True
20
Draw an accurate conclusion through inference. Recognize a good summary of the ideas. What are these?
the most used question types
the same question type
the least used question types
21
The writer's audience is ___to the delivery of the message.
Never important
important
Very important
22
Which answer does NOT show the author's purpose, what is the Question Type?
inference or draw conclusions
fact or opinion?
main idea
recognize accurate summary
23
If the words in answer are only slightly different than the passage words, the teacher is testing ...
Your recognition skills
your ability to spell correctly
vocabulary in context
your ability to recognize synonyms
24
Fact or opinion?
questions will usually include personal value word
clues
, such as__.
very, much, and always
often, seldom and never
should/should not, (in)efficient, (in)effective
value, expensive, costly
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"Which reaction does Akira most fear..." is a _ ? TYPE.
vocabulary in context
inference
figurative language
accurate summary
