Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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A passage includes the sentence: 'While critics praised the film, audiences found it confusing.' What relationship does the word 'while' signal here?
Answer: Contrast or contradiction
In this context, 'while' introduces a contrasting idea—the critics' positive view versus the audiences' negative experience.
Which of the following is the best evidence that a text is persuasive rather than informational?
Answer: It uses loaded language and appeals to emotion to convince readers
Persuasive texts use emotional appeals and charged language to influence the reader's opinion, unlike purely informational texts.
A student reads two passages with conflicting information about the same topic. What should the student do FIRST to evaluate which source is more reliable?
Answer: Check the author's credentials and the publication's credibility
Evaluating an author's expertise and the publication's credibility is the most important first step in determining source reliability.
In a story, the setting suddenly shifts from a sunny park to a dark, stormy forest. How does this shift most likely affect the story's mood?
Answer: It creates tension and a sense of danger or unease
A shift from a bright, safe setting to a dark, stormy one typically signals a change in mood toward tension, fear, or danger.
An author writes: 'I've told you a million times to clean your room!' What literary device is being used?
Answer: Hyperbole
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for effect; 'a million times' overstates the number to emphasize frustration.
A student wants to identify the central idea of a long informational article. Which strategy is MOST efficient?
Answer: Read the introduction, conclusion, and topic sentences of each paragraph
Introductions, conclusions, and topic sentences contain the most concentrated expressions of a text's central idea.
A fictional story is told entirely through diary entries written by the main character. How does this format most affect the reader's experience?
Answer: It limits the reader to one character's personal, subjective view of events
Diary-entry narration restricts the reader to one character's private, subjective perspective, including their feelings, biases, and limited knowledge.