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01·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is an explicit meaning in a text?
Answer
Information or meaning stated directly by the writer.
02·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is an implicit meaning in a text?
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An idea suggested by the text rather than stated directly.
03·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is an inference?
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A reasonable conclusion drawn from textual clues and what they imply.
04·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is textual evidence?
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A relevant detail or short quotation that supports an answer.
05·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is a writer’s attitude?
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The writer’s feelings or position towards a person, event or subject.
06·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What does active reading involve?
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Thinking carefully about meaning and questioning the text as you read.
07·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is passive reading?
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Recognising words without consciously exploring their meaning.
08·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What does skimming help a reader identify?
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The gist or overall subject and direction of a text.
09·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is scanning used for?
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Finding specific details relevant to a question.
10·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What does the gist of a text mean?
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Its central or general meaning.
11·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is a topic sentence?
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A sentence expressing a paragraph’s main idea; it is not always first.
12·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is a fact?
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A statement that can in principle be checked against evidence.
13·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is an opinion?
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A judgement or personal view rather than an independently provable fact.
14·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is a key word in a comprehension question?
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A word identifying the task or the information the answer must focus on.
15·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What does “give two reasons” require?
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Two distinct explanations supported by information in the passage.
16·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What does “using your own words” require?
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Restating the meaning without copying the original wording.
17·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What does “identify” usually require?
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Selecting the requested detail, word or phrase from the text.
18·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is relevant information?
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Material that directly helps answer the specific question.
19·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is a distractor in a passage?
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An interesting but irrelevant detail that does not answer the question.
20·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is the main purpose of informative writing?
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To communicate factual information or explain a subject.
21·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is narrative writing?
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Writing that recounts events or tells a story.
22·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is descriptive writing?
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Writing that presents the qualities or impressions of a person, place or thing.
23·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
What is argumentative writing?
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Writing that develops a viewpoint and aims to influence a reader’s judgement.
24·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
Why should readers annotate a passage?
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To mark important clues, questions and relevant ideas for later reference.
25·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
“The gates were locked at six.” Is this explicit or implicit information?
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Explicit: the sentence directly states when the gates were locked.
26·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
“Mira checked her watch for the fourth time.” What might you infer?
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She may be impatient or anxious about time; the repeated checking is the clue.
27·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
“He smiled, but his hands trembled.” What is a supported inference?
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He may be nervous despite appearing cheerful; his shaking hands support this.
28·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
“The teacher thanked the class warmly.” What attitude is conveyed?
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Appreciation or gratitude, indicated by “thanked” and “warmly”.
29·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
“The journey took three hours.” Is this a fact or opinion?
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A factual claim about duration that could be verified.
30·1 Reading Comprehension and Inference
“The journey was unbearably dull.” Is this fact or opinion?
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Opinion: “unbearably dull” expresses a personal judgement.