TestTaking skills and Strategies C Flashcards

1

When you infer, you must

pay close attention to the characters if any
make a guess and hope that you're right
only the author can infer
use your background knowledge and text clues

2

What does narrative mean?

story
nonfiction
informational text
how-to

3

A conclusion you can draw from an event in the text

suggest
defer
infer
refer

4

to show the similarities and the differences

compare and contrast
prediction
subtract and divide
determine

5

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

To see what type of questions you'll be asked
To activate your prior knowledge
To get an idea of what you will be reading about
All of these are correct

6

The speaker is another word for ___________________________.

main character
topic
narrator / author
main idea

7

What does the reader need to look for to determine the main idea?

What the author is talking about and details to support it
the bibliography
what the character does
The most frequently used word

8

Words that mean the opposite are called _______________________

antonyms
synonyms
oxymorons
antiatoms

9

To judge carefully

predict
evaluate
infer
guess

10

To give valid evidence to support your answer

justify
mystify
classify
satisfy

11

What does expository mean?

informational-nonfiction
fiction
stories
narrative

12

To analyze means

to examine carefully
to make a guess
to infer
to predict the future

13

To give a detailed account of something

study
describe
examine
determine

14

To restate in a shorter way is to ____________________________.

sanitize
summarize
organize
analyze

15

specific Examples or exact quotes from the text

subjective
evidence
objective
propaganda

TestTaking skills and Strategies C

Questions 15

TestTaking skills and Strategies C

Questions 15