Question 1

What is the meaning of INFERENCE?

Accepted Answer

draw a conclusion based on what you already know about a text

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make an educated guess about information in the text

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use a technique about how the author describes a character

Question 2

What does the verb PREDICT mean when reading a text?

Accepted Answer

to make an educated guess about a topic before you read

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it a noun that helps you make an educated guess

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to make an educated guess based on what you already know about a topic

Question 3

What is the meaning of the verb CLARIFY?

Accepted Answer

to make something understandable; get rid of confusion

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to clean up something you do not understand or see

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to make something confusing or unclear

Question 4

Define the verb MONITOR in your own words.

Accepted Answer

It means to keep track of something.

Question 5

What are the elements of a short story?

Accepted Answer

characterization, plot, setting

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synthesis, inferencing, prediction

Question 6

What are examples of reading strategies?

Accepted Answer

predictions, monitoring, synthesis, questioning

Question 7

Annotations are an example of note-taking while reading a story.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 8

To SYNTHESIZE information means to bring several ideas together to understand something new.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 9

What does the word FICTION mean?

Accepted Answer

Fiction means a piece of literature that describes imaginary events that did not happen in history.

Question 10

What does the word NON-FICTION mean?

Accepted Answer

Non-fiction means literature that is based on facts, real events and people.

Question 11

Characterization is a technique an author uses to describe the place of a story.

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 12

Plot refers to the main action in a non-fiction text.

Accepted Answer

false

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true

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