Reading comprehension strategies and question type recognition tested on the Praxis Core reading test.
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- What is the primary purpose of a main idea question?
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To identify the central point or key message of the passage.- What strategy helps you find the main idea quickly?
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Read the opening sentences, closing sentences, and skim for repeated concepts.- What is a detail question asking for?
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A specific fact or piece of information explicitly stated in the passage.- How do you identify a detail question?
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Look for phrases like 'According to the passage' or 'The passage states that'.- What does an inference question require?
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Using evidence from the passage to reach a conclusion not directly stated.- What is the difference between a main idea and a supporting detail?
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Main idea is the central point; supporting details are specific examples or evidence that back it up.- What does 'vocabulary in context' test?
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Your ability to determine a word's meaning from surrounding words and sentences.- What strategy works best for vocabulary in context questions?
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Cover the word, read the sentence, and predict what kind of word would fit before looking at choices.- What does an author's purpose question ask?
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Why the author wrote the passage: to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain.- How do you identify an author's purpose?
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Look at the tone, the types of arguments used, and what the passage emphasizes.- What is tone in a reading passage?
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The author's attitude or emotional attitude toward the subject.- What clues help you determine the author's tone?
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Word choice, descriptive language, punctuation, and whether the passage is critical or positive.- When you encounter an unfamiliar word, what should you do first?
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Use context clues from surrounding sentences before looking at the answer choices.- What do transition words signal in a passage?
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The relationship between ideas: addition, contrast, cause and effect, or sequence.- What does a 'best supports the answer' question ask?
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For evidence from the passage that backs up a conclusion or statement.
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