SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ narrative passages. Answer: tell a story / can contain chain of
events
◉ expository passages. Answer: discusses a topic/subject giving
groundwork information for understanding later ideas, or analyzes
information objectively
◉ technical passages. Answer: listing ; facts ; no opinions ; precise
information (formal / semi - formal)
◉ persuasive passages. Answer: written in order for the reader to be
"pulled" toward what the writer is stating
◉ themes. Answer: usually words/topics that are brought up in the
essay
◉ main idea. Answer: usually a sentence that contains the purpose
of the writing ; specific message
,◉ topic. Answer: usually look at the title and that will give an idea ;
couple of words
◉ supporting detail. Answer: explains the main idea throughout the
passage
◉ summary sentence. Answer: usually found at the end of the
passage ; concludes/sums up point in earlier text
◉ topic sentence. Answer: usually found in early part of the passage
; main point of the paragraph or larger text structure
◉ inform. Answer: gives the reader fact or event ; newspaper
articles
◉ persuade. Answer: particular viewpoint from the writer ;
advertisements
◉ entertain. Answer: fiction novels purpose of entertainment
◉ express feelings. Answer: poetry ; give the reader a sense of
emotion
◉ sequence. Answer: bullet points / listing
,◉ problem - solution. Answer: problem in one paragraph & solution
in another or it can be put together
◉ comparison - contrast. Answer: two cases that will be making the
reader consider the difference
◉ cause - effect. Answer: action first (cause) then describes the
effect
◉ table of contents. Answer: overview of the document ; usually in
the front ; basic structure
◉ index. Answer: looking up various topics at the end of the book ;
gives pages for more information of certain topics listed
bold text = pictures are on that page
◉ Sun. Answer: the Earth's energy source ; Earth travels around the
sun
◉ autotroph formula. Answer: carbon dioxide + water + energy
(sun) > oxygen + glucose
, ◉ heterotroph formula. Answer: oxygen + glucose > carbon dioxide
+ water + energy
◉ heterotroph vs. autotroph. Answer: autotroph produces its own
energy source but heterotrophs cannot
◉ PEMDAS. Answer: parentheses exponent multiply/divide
add/subtract
◉ numerator / denominator. Answer: N/D
◉ real numbers. Answer: irrational & rational (AKA all numbers)
◉ irregular numbers. Answer: numbers that cannot be written as a
fraction ; numbers that do not repeat but continue ; square/cube
roots that are not complete #
◉ rational numbers. Answer: can be repeated numbers, can be
fractions, terminating numbers (they end)
◉ of. Answer: X
◉ is. Answer: =