Vocab Check #7

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Best word for this image?

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Inferencing

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Word that matches the image?

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Inferences

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paraphrase

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summarize

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logical

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central idea

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compare/contrast

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topical

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I am writing an essay about hip-hop; a __________ organizational pattern might work best.

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topical

Answer explanation

When a writer organizes his/her writing by main idea or topics/subtopics, we call this using the topical organizational pattern. This is one of the most common way to present information to an audience.

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When reading an article, look for the _______ _______ at the start.

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central idea

Answer explanation

In reading, we might refer to the central idea as the main idea, controlling idea, and/or the thesis. There is usually one large idea that the entire text expands on and supports, but there are central ideas in paragraphs and subsections of texts as well.