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36 Cards in this Set
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passive reading |
registering words without thinking |
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active reading |
registering and thinking about the meaning |
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non-fiction |
factual text |
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convey |
communicate understandable ideas |
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skimming |
get the gist of the whole text |
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scanning |
extract specific details |
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key words |
help you answer the question |
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distractors |
not relevant |
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informative writing |
non-fiction with no pics |
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topic sentence |
sums up the main idea |
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graphics |
diagrams or images |
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layout |
how the text and images are set |
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interpret |
look beyond the literal meaning |
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summary writing |
restatement of the main text |
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explicit |
obvious meaning |
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implicit |
suggestive meaning but not stated |
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note-making |
brief summaries |
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paraphrase |
rewording text to clarify meaning |
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synonym |
words with similar meaning |
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simile |
like or as, direct comparison |
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quotation |
extracted text to justify answers |
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adjective |
to describe a noun |
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equal weighing |
same importance |
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written expression |
accuracy and efficacy |
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concision |
express info clearly |
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objective |
neutral tone |
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impersonal |
synonym of objective |
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register |
form of language in a specific social context |
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factual |
true details and facts |
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factual writing |
straightforward unbiased text |
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rhetorical questipnd |
to emphasise a point |
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imaginative writing |
fiction |
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adverb |
end with ly to describe the action expressed by a verb |
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imagery |
language such as similes to create a figurative description |
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exclamation |
sudden outcry or remark |
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paragraph |
distinct portion of writing |
