Chapter Tests 1-3, 5 & 6

______ is the body of information that is learned throughout a lifetime of experience.

_______ is an understanding of information.

Effective readers divide the reading process into the following three phrases.

There are four (4) types of ___________.

Using context clues is a wise, or _______, reading method.

List the four (4) tpes of context clues used in SAGE.

_______ help you see the shade of a word's meaning by showing you what the original is not.

The _____ is the basic or main part of a word.

The ______ is a group of letter with a specific meaning added to the beginning of a word (root) to make a new word.

The _____ is a group of letters with a specific meaning added to the end of a word (root) to make a new word.

In a dictionary, the words at the top of the page are _______.

The sounds of consonants and vowels are indicated by ________ symbols.

A dictionary entry may also provide the ______, the history of the word.

Each subject matter has its own ______ vocabulary.

The ________ is the author's controlling point about a topic.

The ______ is a single sentence in a paragraph that states the author's main idea.

The _______ is the general subject matter of a reading passage.

The topic can be stated in just a few _______.

To identify the main idea ask yourself two ________: "What is the topic?" and "What is the author's controlling point about the topic?"

When you ask the question "Who or what is the paragraph about?" you must be sure that your answer is neither too general nor too _____.

_______ are specific ideas that develop, explain, or support the main idea.

The topic sentence can be place at the _______ of a paragraph, within a paragraph, or at the end of a paragraph.

The _____ is the main idea of a passage made up of two or more paragraphs.

The _____ is a sentence that states a longer passage's central idea.

_________ explain, develop, and illustrate a main idea.

To locate supporting details, an effective reader turns the main idea into a _________.

One helpful question for locating a main idea is _______.

A _________ directly explains, develops, or illustrates the major detail.

A ______ directly explains, develops, or illustrates the main idea.

In a paragraph or passage, ideas usually flow from general to ___________ ideas.

Creating a summary is an effective _________ activity.

A _________ is a brief, clear restatement of the most important points of a paragraph or passage.

To _________ meant to restate the ideas in your own words.

To create a summary after reading, you can _________ or mark your text ____________ by underlining main ideas and important supporting details and examples.

An _____ shows the relationships among the main idea, major supporting details, and minor supporting details.

An author often uses _______ such as a few causes. A number of reasons, several steps, or several kinds to introduce a main idea.

An author often uses signal words such as first, second, furthermore, moreover, next, or finally to indicate that a ______ is coming.

A ______ uses Roman numerals to indicate the main idea, capital letters to indicate the major details, and Arabic numbers to indicate the minor details.

A _________ is a diagram that shows the flow of ideas from the main idea to the supporting details.

SQ3R stands for ____________, Question, Read, Recite, Review.