Passage structure recognition and question-type strategies for the ISEE and SSAT reading comprehension sections.
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- What do main idea questions on the ISEE/SSAT ask?
- The primary purpose or central point of the entire passage
- Best strategy for answering detail questions
- Reread the specific line or paragraph mentioned and find the exact information stated there
- Define an inference question
- A question asking for information that is suggested but not directly stated in the passage
- First step when answering a vocabulary-in-context question
- Read the sentence without the word to understand its meaning from surrounding context
- What does a tone question ask about?
- The reader's overall impression of the author's attitude or emotional perspective
- Name four common purposes authors have in writing passages
- To explain, to persuade, to entertain, or to describe
- What is a problem-solution passage structure?
- The author introduces a problem early in the passage, then offers a solution
- Describe a chronological passage structure
- Events and ideas are presented in the order they happened over time
- What is a comparison-contrast passage structure?
- The author shows similarities and differences between two or more things
- What is a cause-and-effect passage structure?
- The author explains why something happened or what happened as a result of an action
- What is the skimming technique for ISEE/SSAT passages?
- Quickly scan passage headings, topic sentences, and final sentences to understand overall structure
- Name three things to mark when annotating a passage
- Main ideas, key details, transition words, and the author's tone
- What should you focus on during your first read of a passage?
- Understanding the main idea and overall structure, not memorizing every detail
- What are supporting details?
- Facts, examples, and explanations that develop or prove the passage's main idea
- What do transition words show in a passage?
- How ideas connect and the logical flow of the author's argument