Study Skills and Reading Comprehension Flashcard

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What is the process of adding notes or comments to a text to mark significant features?

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Annotating

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Which term describes an idea that is clearly stated and leaves little room for interpretation?

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Explicit meaning

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What is the term for a logical guess made by connecting bits of information?

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Inference

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What is the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture or book?

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Note-taking

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What does it mean to restate the meaning of something in different words without evaluation?

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Paraphrasing

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What is a form of inference where the reader anticipates forthcoming events?

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Prediction

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What is the purpose of summarizing a text?

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To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea

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What is characterization in literature?

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The method of constructing a character by stating or revealing aspects of their personality

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What does conflict in literature refer to?

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The opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action

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What is figurative language?

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Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning