CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> CARS Strategy
Answer: Read passage first, then questions
>> Active Reading
Answer: Question author’s point, note tone
>> Main Idea Location
Answer: Usually first or last paragraph
>> Thesis Statement
Answer: Central claim
>> Supporting Evidence
Answer: Examples, data, analogies
>> Counterpoint
Answer: Acknowledges opposing view
>> Qualification
Answer: Limits scope of claim
>> Transition Words
Answer: However, although, yet (contrast)
, >> Moreover, furthermore
Answer: Addition
>> Thus, therefore
Answer: Conclusion
>> For example
Answer: Illustration
>> In contrast
Answer: Comparison
>> Tone
Answer: Author’s attitude toward subject
>> Positive Tone
Answer: Supportive, enthusiastic
>> Negative Tone
Answer: Critical, skeptical
>> Neutral Tone
Answer: Objective, detached
>> Ambivalent Tone
Answer: Mixed feelings
>> Inference Questions
Answer: Must be true