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