Applied Concepts Flashcards

Which of the following BEST demonstrates a reader applying synthesis during reading?

Answer: Combining information from multiple sources to form a new understanding

Synthesis involves integrating information from multiple texts or ideas to create a new, broader understanding.

A reader notices that a persuasive essay uses only statistics from one company to support its claim. This observation reflects which critical reading skill?

Answer: Recognizing biased or limited evidence

Recognizing that evidence comes from a single, potentially biased source is a critical reading skill related to evaluating source credibility.

The phrase 'the storm had a mind of its own' is an example of which literary device?

Answer: Personification

Attributing a human quality ('a mind of its own') to a non-human subject (the storm) is personification.

A student reads a news article and identifies three facts and two opinions. Which skill is being practiced?

Answer: Distinguishing fact from opinion

Separating verifiable facts from personal judgments or beliefs is the skill of distinguishing fact from opinion.

After reading a story about a boy who lies and loses his friends' trust, a student connects it to a time she broke a promise. This is an example of:

Answer: Text-to-self connection

Connecting a text's events or themes to personal experiences is a text-to-self connection.

A reader loses track of meaning halfway through a dense paragraph. Which fix-up strategy is MOST effective?

Answer: Re-read the confusing section more slowly

Re-reading a confusing section at a slower pace is the most direct and effective fix-up strategy for recovering meaning.

Which sentence contains a signal word that indicates a cause-and-effect relationship?

Answer: The town had no rain for months; consequently, the river dried up.

'Consequently' signals that the dried-up river is a result of the months without rain, indicating a cause-and-effect relationship.