EOG Practice Questions

What is the question asking when it says:

What is the CENTRAL IDEA the author is CONVEYING in the text? 

• What is the text mostly about?  When choosing your answer, make sure all of the paragraphs or all of the sections are about that. 

• They're asking for character POV.

• Supporting details and inference about the text.

• None of these.

What should you do when you see a question like this:

What does the word ______mean in paragraph ___?

• Include details about the main idea in the text.

• Give the exact definition of the word.

• Use context clues to find out exactly what the word means in that specific part of the text. 

• None of these.

What should you look for when asked:

Which detail SUPPORTS the CENTRAL IDEA of the text? 

• Find the name of the author and explain their background.

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  Find a sentence that summarizes the text and tells what the WHOLE text is mostly about.

  
  

• Find a word you aren't familiar with and use inferencing skills to guess the meaning.

• None of these.

What is the following question asking?

What is the IMPACT of the author’s use of ________in paragraph ___?

• What do those particular words tell the reader?  What information do they give? Or, what type of feeling do they make the reader feel?

• What is the central idea of the paragraph?

• None of these.

• What is the main claim in this text?

What information is this question asking for?

What was the AUTHOR's PURPOSE for writing this text?

• Why did the author make this claim? Give supporting details.

• None of these.

• Explain what certain words mean and the impact they have on the text.

• Did the author write the text to inform (give facts on a topic - non-fiction), persuade (talk you into something), or entertain (just for fun, makes you laugh, cry, or feel some strong emotion)?

What is this question asking?

Which statement SUMMARIZES this text?

• Give the definitions of the words you know.

• Which sentence tells what the text is MOSTLY about (the WHOLE text)?

• None of these.

What is this question asking for?

Which THEME is found in this selection?

• What is the lesson/moral of the text?

• What is the author's background?

• Describe the setting in which this takes place.

If you are asked:

What is the EFFECT of using the word ______instead of the word ______in paragraph ____? 

What is this question asking?

• Define each word and why the author chose that word.

• State the central claim.

• How does the word that is used make you feel or think?  How does it make more sense than the other word? 

If you are asked:

Which sentence contributes to the DEVELOPMENT of the setting?

What should you look for to answer?

• Which sentence tells something about where and when the story takes place?  Does the setting (where and when) change?

• Describe the setting in detail.

• Explain the author's claim and the central idea.

What is this question asking?

How do paragraphs _____ contribute to the plot?

• Predict what will happen in the story.

• What do those paragraphs tell the reader about what happened in the text?

• What other information is needed to help the reader understand the plot?