Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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In a passage, the author writes: 'The city was a jungle of steel and glass.' What literary device is being used?
Answer: Metaphor
Calling the city 'a jungle of steel and glass' is a metaphor — a direct comparison between two unlike things (a city and a jungle) without using 'like' or 'as.'
A passage about deforestation uses phrases like 'forests are the lungs of the Earth' and 'trees breathe life into ecosystems.' What is the passage's most likely THEME?
Answer: Forests are vital to the planet's health and must be preserved
Both metaphors emphasize the life-sustaining importance of forests, consistently supporting the theme that forests are vital to Earth's health and deserve protection.
When an author writes, 'The thunder groaned and the rain wept upon the roof,' what literary device is being used?
Answer: Personification
Assigning human qualities — 'groaned' and 'wept' — to non-human things like thunder and rain is personification.
An author argues: 'Every student should learn coding because it develops logical thinking, and every person benefits from logical thinking.' Which flaw in reasoning does this argument contain?
Answer: It makes an unwarranted generalization
The argument makes an unwarranted generalization by assuming coding is the only or best way to develop logical thinking, ignoring many other methods.
An author uses the phrase 'a mountain of paperwork' to describe someone's workload. This is an example of:
Answer: Hyperbole
'A mountain of paperwork' is a hyperbole — an extreme exaggeration used for dramatic emphasis, since paperwork cannot literally become a mountain.
A nonfiction passage supports a scientific claim with three peer-reviewed studies. A second passage supports a similar claim using only one person's personal story. Compared to the second, the first passage is:
Answer: More reliable because it uses multiple verified and repeatable sources
Multiple peer-reviewed studies provide stronger evidence than a single anecdote because they represent verified, repeatable research from independent sources.
Which of the following BEST demonstrates a reader synthesizing information from a passage?
Answer: Combining information from multiple paragraphs to form a new, deeper understanding
Synthesis involves integrating information from different parts of a text (or multiple texts) to build a new, deeper understanding — not simply restating or memorizing.