Critical Reading

According to the passage, what is critical reading?

• A) A skill students learn in college

• B) A skill students have practiced since the first grade, often appearing on standardized tests

• C) A type of writing

• D) A type of math problem

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is a likely question in a critical reading test passage?

• What is the writer's favorite color?

• What is the literary form of the passage?

• What is the weather like?

• What is the name of the publisher?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Fill in the blank: In reading for meaning, the most frequently asked question is about the passage’s _________?

• main idea

• author's name

• word count

• publication date

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of text that passages may be chosen from in a critical reading test?

• Fiction

• Biography

• Scientific equations

• Newspaper columns

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the main focus of questions on reading for analysis?

• Understanding what the passage is saying

• Understanding how the writer says what they say

• Memorizing dates

• Identifying the author’s name

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Fill in the blank: Letters have a sense of sharing thoughts with a ________ person.

• particular

• random

• distant

• unknown

According to the passage, what do speeches have that letters do not?

• A) A wide audience and a keen awareness of that audience

• B) Descriptions of settings

• C) A fictional plot

• D) A list of characters

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In reading for analysis, recognizing the way the writer organizes material may involve identifying if the text flows chronologically. What does it mean if a text is organized chronologically?

• The events are presented in time order.

• The text is organized by importance.

• The text is organized by cause and effect.

• The text is organized by comparing and contrasting.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In reading for analysis, you may be asked to recognize the way the writer writes, including how the writer organizes material. Describing a place using spatial organization means:

• arranging details based on how things fit together in space

• listing events in chronological order

• comparing and contrasting two ideas

• explaining causes and effects

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In reading for analysis, recognizing the way the writer organizes material may involve identifying if the text is structured as an argument with points in order of importance or as a comparison and contrast.

• Recognizing the organization of material

• Identifying the writer's tone

• Memorizing specific facts

• Summarizing the main idea

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10