PSAT Practice English

Janet is focused on reading the first four lines of Romeo and Juliet. She is using a/an __________________ reading strategy.

• close

• big picture

• fine print

• recurring details

Which of the following BEST demonstrates a reader who is using a big picture reading strategy?

• Jim hones in on the first paragraph of Tolstoy's War and Peace

• Jim reads a graphic novel that is filled with finely detailed drawings of all of the characters and situations.

• Jim pays close attention to the many times that different characters wear sneakers in a Dog's Life.

• Jim keeps the idea of redemption and Shakespeare's treatment of that idea in mind as he reads Hamlet.

Which of the following is an example of a close reading strategy?

• Discerning the main theme of the poem.

• Noting details that recur throughout the poem

• Researching the historical background of the poem

• Examining the sound patterns of a poem

What is denotation?

• The global and personal associations words carry

• A word meaning that varies based on individual experiences

• The literal meaning of a word

• A word meaning that varies by culture and socioeconomic status

Which is the best definition for the connotation of a word?

• Underlying meanings we associate with a word

• A word's literal meaning

• Alternate meanings of a word, such as slang

• A word's former literal meaning, before it was re-defined to mean something different

You see a person cough and conclude that they have a cold. You remember coughing the last time you had a cold. What is being used to make the inference?

• Background and observation

• Background and fact

• Observation and fact

• The statement is a fact and not an inference

The best approach to making an inference is to _____________.

• Review the background, research related

• Research related topics,take notes, and then draw a conclusion

• Review the background, ask questions, make predictions, and then draw a conclusion

• Review the background, take notes, and then draw a conclusion

When reading a story, it is important to _____________ or find the intended meaning.

• Look for common themes

• Look for what the author is trying to teach us.

• Make predictions about the next chapter

• Ask questions about the characters

Which is the correct order to a narrative structure?

• Plot introduced, turning point, crisis, and resolution

• Plot introduced, complications/crisis, turning point, and resolution

• Complication introduced, plot developed, turning point, and resolution

• Resolution, plot introduced, crisis/complication, and turning point resolved

An author creating structure is NOT similar to:

• An artist tracing before a painting

• A dancer choreographing steps before dancing

• A pitcher on a baseball team throwing the first pitch of a game

• An architect drawing a blueprint