Advanced Reading Flashcards
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An author opens an article with a startling statistic. The most likely purpose is to:
Answer: Hook attention and establish urgency
A surprising statistic grabs attention and signals the topic's importance.
The tone of a passage that uses words like 'gloomy,' 'desolate,' and 'fading' is best described as:
Answer: Melancholy
Words conveying sadness and decline create a melancholy tone.
An inference differs from a stated fact because an inference is:
Answer: A logical conclusion drawn from clues
An inference is a reasoned conclusion based on textual evidence, not explicitly stated.
An author writes a sentence fragment—'Total silence.'—after a long paragraph. This stylistic choice most likely:
Answer: Emphasizes a dramatic pause
A deliberate fragment isolates an idea to heighten dramatic effect.
The word 'pragmatic' most nearly means:
Answer: Practical and realistic
Pragmatic describes a sensible, practical approach focused on results.
In an argumentative text, acknowledging an opposing viewpoint before refuting it is called:
Answer: Addressing a counterclaim
Recognizing and then answering the other side is addressing a counterclaim.
Two poems use the image of a river but one treats it as freedom and the other as danger. This shows that a symbol's meaning:
Answer: Depends on context and the author's intent
The same symbol can carry different meanings depending on how each author uses it.