GLA Reading Comprehension Strategies Flashcards

What is 'close reading' as it applies to GLA assessments?

Answer: A careful, deep analysis of a short text focusing on language, structure, and meaning

Close reading involves carefully examining a text multiple times to analyze how language, structure, and details contribute to its overall meaning.

How do context clues help readers understand unknown words in GLA passages?

Answer: They offer surrounding information — such as examples, synonyms, or contrasting ideas — that hint at the word's meaning

Context clues are words and phrases near an unknown term that provide enough information to infer its meaning without a dictionary.

What does the term 'author's tone' refer to in GLA reading analysis?

Answer: The author's attitude or feeling toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and style

Author's tone is the emotional attitude the writer conveys toward the subject or audience, revealed through diction, imagery, and syntax.

Which reading skill involves analyzing and comparing information presented across two or more texts on the same topic?

Answer: Synthesizing across texts

Synthesizing across texts requires readers to identify similarities, differences, and connections in how multiple sources address the same topic.

What is the purpose of identifying a text's 'central argument' in a GLA informational passage?

Answer: To understand the main claim the author is making and how evidence supports it

The central argument is the core claim the author advances; identifying it helps readers evaluate the relevance and strength of supporting evidence.

How does summarizing differ from paraphrasing in GLA reading tasks?

Answer: Summarizing condenses the main ideas of a whole text; paraphrasing restates a specific passage in your own words

A summary captures the essential points of an entire text in a brief form, while a paraphrase rewrites a specific section using different words at roughly the same length.