Test Prep for Reading

The central idea of a text is

• the overarching point emphasized in the text

• a unifying symbol

• the ethics of the text

Point of View is not only the pronoun group (first person, second person et.) it is the

• tone of a real person in informational writing

• image of a real person in informational writing

• attitude and opinion of a real person in informational writing

Choose a sentence providing support for the author's assertion.

In this context, what does "assertion'' mean?

• perspective

• confident statement of fact of belief

• attitude

Automobile fuels are quite different.

What evidence supports that claim?

• All of the fuels burn inside the engine.

• There is gasoline, diesel and biodiesel.

• Gasoline will ruin a diesel engine.

What message does the author convey through the use of words such as "contemptuous" and "disdainful"

• That the subject has no respect for authority.

• That the subject has no manners.

• That the subject is suffering from a migraine headache.

What is the connotative meaning of the last word in paragraph 9?

What is the meaning of the word connotative?

• explicitly stating a fact or claim

• inferring a satirical twist to a text

• implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicity stated

Transitions have different roles.

Which one signals a change?

• Also

• In Conclusion

• On the other hand

Which transition signals "piling on'' more evidence?

• Subsequently

• Moreover

• Primarily

Writers use various strategies to convey their points.

A descriptive, adjective-filled text is akin to

• imagery

• opinion

• expository

Writers use various strategies to convey their points.

A text supplemented with graphs and charts and percentages is using ____________________ strategy?

• historical fact

• statistics

• graphic organizer