Review 4/19/23

Avoid random guessing on multiple-choice tests. If you simply cannot determine the correct answer, _____ at least one or two choices before taking an educated guess.

Answer explanation

To pass the Reading EOG, you only need to get a little over half the questions correct. Therefore, your odds of passing improve greatly if you can eliminate 2 choices when you aren't sure of the correct answer.

Reading the title of an informational article can help you figure out its central idea. Other great places to get help figuring out the central idea are in the _____ and the conclusion of the article.

Answer explanation

Consider taking about a minute to look at the title, the introduction and conclusion paragraph, and the images and captions before you read an informational article. It will help you to get ready to understand what you read.

Ricky was loquacious, and his sister, Ruth, was also talkative. The type of context clue used is this sentence to help you figure out the meaning of the underlined word is _____.

Answer explanation

If Ricky is loquacious, and his sister, Ruth, is ALSO talkative, you can infer that loquacious means talkative. Two words with the same or similar meanings are called synonyms.

Big and small are _____ because they have opposite meanings.

Answer explanation

On the EOG, if two of the answer choices are antonyms, it's likely that one of them is the correct answer to the question!

Main ideas are supported by _____.

Answer explanation

On the EOG, if the question asks for the main idea, often the incorrect choices are supporting details from the text. If you can recognize that 3 of the choices explain and support the remaining choice, you have probably found the main idea.

A conversation between characters in a book, story, or play.

Answer explanation

Character dialogue in fiction will be surrounded by quotation marks. Each time a new character speaks, a new paragraph will begin.

Clues which help you describe a character (called characterization) can be found in what he says, what he does, and what he _____.

Answer explanation

A common question on the EOG will ask you, "Which word best describes Character A?" This question requires you to make an inference based on his words, thoughts, and actions.

Cause and Effect, Comparison/Contrast, Sequence, and Description are all common text ____ you will encounter as you read.

Answer explanation

One of the best ways you can become a better reader is to be able to recognize the structure authors use as they write. It will help you more clearly figure out main idea and key details.

1. I would gladly die again for the country I love.

2. He loves his country enough to die for it.

3. I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

These 3 sentences all mean the same thing. Number 2 is a _____.

Answer explanation

A summary is usually much shorter than the text it summarizes, but in the case of summarizing a single sentence, it won't always be.

Characters, setting, conflict, plot, theme, resolution are all terms we associate with which type of writing?

Answer explanation

Every fictional story has a conflict. Recognizing the major conflict and how it is resolved (how it ends) is the key to figuring out the theme of a story.