Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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A passage includes this sentence: 'Unlike traditional classrooms, online learning offers flexibility.' The word 'unlike' tells the reader to expect:
Answer: A contrast between two things
'Unlike' is a contrast signal word indicating the author is highlighting a difference between traditional classrooms and online learning.
What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?
Answer: Restate the passage's main ideas and key details in your own words, briefly
Summarizing means condensing the passage's most important ideas into your own words, omitting minor details.
An author's word choice consistently uses words like 'catastrophic,' 'devastating,' and 'irreversible' to describe an environmental issue. This word choice most strongly suggests the author's:
Answer: Alarmed, urgent tone
Strong, negative words like 'catastrophic' and 'irreversible' signal an alarmed, urgent tone, suggesting the author wants readers to feel the severity of the issue.
A student reads: 'The soldiers were exhausted, having marched for three days without rest.' The student concludes the soldiers' morale was likely low. This conclusion is:
Answer: An inference supported by the text's details
The student infers low morale from the explicit detail of extreme physical exhaustion — this is a valid, text-supported inference.
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a fact and an opinion in a text?
Answer: Facts can be verified as true or false; opinions express beliefs or judgments
A fact is a statement that can be objectively verified, while an opinion expresses a personal belief, judgment, or interpretation.
A reader notices that a passage uses mostly short, simple sentences and plain vocabulary. What can the reader infer about the intended audience?
Answer: The passage targets a general or younger audience
Simple sentence structure and plain vocabulary typically signal that a text is written for a broad, general, or younger audience rather than specialists.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
Answer: A diary entry written by a soldier during a battle
A diary entry written by someone who directly experienced an event is a primary source — an original, first-hand account.