Reading comprehension, grammar and usage, and extended response structure for the GED language arts test.
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- What is the main idea of a passage?
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The most important point or central message the author wants to convey- How do you identify supporting details in a text?
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Look for specific examples, facts, or explanations that develop and strengthen the main idea- What is an inference?
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A logical conclusion drawn from evidence in the text and your own knowledge- What does author's tone mean?
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The writer's attitude or feeling toward the subject, such as sarcastic, serious, or hopeful- How is a summary different from the main idea?
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A summary includes both the main idea and supporting details in shortened form- What is point of view in a text?
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The perspective from which a story or passage is told (first, second, or third person)- What is the author's purpose?
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The reason the author wrote the text, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain- What are context clues?
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Words or phrases surrounding an unfamiliar word that help you understand its meaning- What is the difference between fact and opinion?
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A fact can be proven true or false; an opinion is a personal belief or judgment- What does chronological order mean?
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Events or information arranged in the order they happened over time- What is a problem and solution text structure?
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The text presents a problem and then explains one or more solutions to it- What is author's bias?
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A one-sided preference or prejudice that affects how the author presents information- What role do transition words play in a passage?
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They connect ideas and show relationships between sentences or paragraphs, like therefore, however, and next- What is the rule for subject-verb agreement?
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The subject and verb must match in number, singular subjects use singular verbs and plural subjects use plural verbs- What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
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A pronoun must match the noun it refers to in number (singular or plural) and gender
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