All of the following are strategies for finding the main idea EXCEPT

Look for context clues such as synonyms or antonyms.

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Reading II Midterm

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1
One TENET of Islam is that its followers should not drink alcohol. TENET means:
guarantee
prediction
answer
teaching
2
A main idea that is not directly stated is ____________.
implied
absent
impossible to determine
poorly written
3
All are ways to organize details EXCEPT:
outlining
mapping
summary
memorizing
4
All of the following are strategies for finding the main idea EXCEPT
Separate the details out.
Look for context clues such as synonyms or antonyms.
Determine the topic.
Ask if the statement covers all the details.
5
Intricate means
complicated
simple
encouraging
creative
6
Succumb means
to cut short
to unite
to waste
to give in
7
Implausible means
believable
common
inspiring
unlikely
8
Garble means
pay back
respond
relieve
scramble
9
Stated main ideas can be found
usually in the middle of a paragraph
anywhere in the paragraph
only at the end of a paragraph
only at the beginning of a paragraph
10
Blight means
something that destroys
to take revenge
a guilty feeling
very obvious
11
Confiscate means
make up
seize
waste
interpret
12
Main ideas are _______ than supporting details.
neither more general or specific
more general
more specific
more prominent
13
Gaunt means
lonely
clean
challenging
thin
14
Signal words such as for example or for instance signal a ___ relationship.
comparision
time
illustration
addition
15
Speculate means
to guess
to uncover
to clean
to relieve
16
Minor details are ________ than major details.
more specific
more general
neither more specific or general
more prominent
17
Scrutiny means
decline
deteriorate
logical
attention
18
Constitute means
assume
coexist
form
seize
19
Transitions words such as one, first, also, and moreover signal a ___ relationship.
cause and effect
compare
spatial
addition
20
Signal words such as but, despite, and difference signal a _____ relationship.
Contrast
illustration
time
compare

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