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What is the #1 most important thing to do when answering a multiple choice question?
Know the answer before reading the passage.
Read all of the options carefully before answering.
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Everything you read has a main idea.
False
True
3
A test question asking for the CAUSE often contains words such as "because", "why" and "reason".
True
False
4
If you aren't sure of the answer to a question, what should you do?
Underline important words in the passage.
Re-read the relevant section of the written passage.
Try reading all of the options again.
Guess the answer.
5
How can we tell that a new paragraph has started?
If the first word is INDENTED
If it just seems like it
If the first word is in a different colour
If it goes in on the right hand side
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The main idea is a statement about the topic that summarises the most important details.
True
False
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An OPINION is a statement that cannot be proved.
True
False
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Which one of the following is a clue word for CONTRASTING?
similar
both
alike
whereas
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A fact is…
Something that can be tested and proven
What someone thinks, feels or believes
Something that is usually true
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A question might ask you to find the main idea by asking what the paragraph is...
Maybe about
Moderately about
Mostly or mainly about
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"Write a sentence that tells what the article was mostly about" is asking you to find...
the last word
a fact
the author's favourite colour
the main idea
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"Serious hikers should check out the Andes Mountains" is an example of..
A fact
An opinion
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The effect is…
Why something happened
What happened
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Another word for "effect" is...
reason
result
consequence
cause
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Another word for "cause" is...
reason
effect
result
consequence
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Which reading comprehension strategy have we NOT learnt yet?
Identifying the main idea
Distinguishing between fact and opinion
Recognising cause and effect
Summarising texts
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“We sell the best coffee in the world” is an example of...
A fact
An opinion
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Cause and effect signalling words are... select all that are correct!
So
If... then...
But
Then
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Which of the following is a good trick to help you read long passages?
underline important words
try to read quickly
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True or false? Examples of cause and effect can be found almost everywhere.
False
True
21
"I was born on the 1st of March" is an example of...
An opinion
A fact
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The main idea is usually found in…
The first or last sentence of a paragraph.
Beneath the paragraph.
The Title
In the middle of the paragraph.
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What is normally in the first sentence of a paragraph?
An example or evidence
The best sentence
The main idea
Something funny
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Which of the following punctuation marks does NOT tell you to stop reading?
.
,
?
!
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Which reading comprehension strategy involves combining cues from a written passage and personal knowledge?
A) Recognising Cause and Effect
C) Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences
B) Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
D) Identifying The Main Idea
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How are OPINIONS distinguished from facts?
By using adjectives
By using punctuation marks
By signaling words such as "think", "feel"
By using verbs
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If a sentence contains statistics and numbers it is most likely...
A fact
An opinion
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"As a result" signals that the sentence is probably talking about:
an opinion
cause and effect
a fact
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Which of the following is the correct definition of a SIGNALLING or CLUE word?
A word that helps you to solve the crime.
A word that is very long.
A word that should be read quietly.
A word that helps you to answer a question.
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The cause is…
Why something happened
What happened
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"Autumn is the best season" is an example of...
A fact
An opinion
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An inference is...
A conclusion you draw on your own.
Something funny.
Something you figure out using written clues and your own knowledge.
Something that isn't directly stated.
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The main idea of an article titled "World Cup Soccer: Uniting the World" is likely to be...
World Cup soccer unites the world.
Billions fo people watch sport.
Uruguay won the first World Cup.
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Which of the following punctuation marks tells you to take a quick pause but not stop reading?
.
,
!
-
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True or false? "The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world" is an example of an opinion.
False
True
