CBEST - California Basic Educational Skills Reading: Vocabulary and Text Structure Flashcards
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Read: "Unlike traditional classrooms, online learning allows students to set their own schedules." This sentence structure signals which text pattern?
Answer: Compare and contrast
The word 'unlike' signals a contrast between two subjects.
The word 'benevolent' most nearly means:
Answer: Kind and generous
'Benevolent' comes from Latin meaning 'well-wishing' and describes a kind, charitable person.
A passage about California's water crisis first identifies the problem, then suggests conservation strategies. This is an example of:
Answer: Problem and solution
Presenting an issue and then offering ways to address it is a problem-and-solution structure.
In the sentence 'The arid, or extremely dry, climate made farming difficult,' what type of context clue is used?
Answer: Definition clue
The phrase 'or extremely dry' directly defines 'arid' within the sentence.
Which word is the best antonym for 'concise'?
Answer: Verbose
'Concise' means brief and clear; 'verbose' means using more words than necessary — the opposite.
A nonfiction article lists events in the order they happened. Which signal words would most likely appear?
Answer: First, then, next, finally
Sequential signal words like first, then, next, and finally indicate chronological order.