brooklyn quizs

“problem is”

• Signal phrase for Problem and Solution — introduces the issue to be solved.

• A phrase used to describe a solution without identifying the problem.

• An expression that indicates a positive outcome.

• A rhetorical question that highlights a dilemma.

scribe/script

• Means 'to draw' — Example: describe, manuscript, scribble

• Means 'to write' — Example: describe, manuscript, scribble

• Means 'to read' — Example: describe, manuscript, scribble

• Means 'to erase' — Example: describe, manuscript, scribble

“first / next / then / finally”

• Common signal words for Sequence — show steps in order.

• Words that indicate contrast in a text.

• Terms used for summarizing information.

• Phrases that introduce examples.

Cause and Effect

• Shows how one thing causes another — signal words: because, as a result, therefore, consequently

• A method of comparing two different things

• A way to summarize a text

• An approach to analyzing character development

aud

• Means 'see' — Example: visual, video, vision

• Means 'hear' — Example: audience, audio, auditorium

• Means 'speak' — Example: verbal, vocal, voice

• Means 'feel' — Example: tactile, touch, sensation

struct

• Means 'create' — Example: create, creator, creation

• Means 'build' — Example: construct, structure, destruction

• Means 'destroy' — Example: destruct, destruction, destructive

• Means 'form' — Example: form, formation, formative

auto

• Means 'self' — Example: autograph, autobiography

• Means 'car' — Example: automobile, autocrat

• Means 'water' — Example: aquatic, aquarium

• Means 'life' — Example: biology, biography

graph

• Means 'write' — Example: paragraph, telegraph, autograph

• Means 'draw' — Example: photograph, graphic, cartography

• Means 'speak' — Example: biography, phonograph, demography

• Means 'measure' — Example: seismograph, topography, calligraphy

Problem and Solution

• Presents a problem and explains how it’s solved — signal words: problem is, solution, if…then

• Describes a situation without any issues or resolutions.

• Focuses solely on the benefits of a solution without mentioning the problem.

• Lists various problems without providing any solutions.

“on the other hand”

• Signal word for Compare and Contrast — shows a difference.

• Indicates a cause-and-effect relationship.

• Used to summarize information.

• A phrase that introduces an example.