TSI Reading Skills (things that are on the test) PRACTICE QUESTIONS FULLY SOLVED 2024

character traits tells what a person is like Example: greedy, kind draw a conclusion something that must be true based on evidence that is directly stated in the story conflict - the problem around which the action centers - usually between two characters or between a character and an outside force - a character can have an inner conflict, in which he must make a choice context the other words in a sentence/sentences in the paragraph that help to define an unknown word climax The point in a story where everything starts to turn around flashback a shift back in time to an event in the past foreshadowing a hint from the author about what is going to happen later in the story imagery sensory words that describe how something looks, feels, tastes, or sounds Example: The leaves crackled under his feet. inference a conclusion that is suggested by evidence in the story, but is NOT directly written; reading between the lines main idea what the text is mainly about metaphor a comparison of two things which suggests one thing is the other; does NOT use "like" or "as" Example: He was our rock during the crisis. mood the feeling you get from a story, such as tension, fear, etc. narrator the person or character who is telling the story personification giving human qualities to nonliving things plot the structure of the events in a story point of view who is telling the story and how they see things (a narrator or a character) resolution the solving of the conflict in a story sequence the order in which the events of the story happen setting the time and place a story happens simile a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" Example: Her arms were as solid as rocks. summary a brief review of the story; it only includes the most important parts (SWBST) supporting details facts that give further information about the main idea symbolism using an object to stand for, or symbolize, an idea or concept ex: a heart = love theme the underlying message of the story; the truth that is proven by the story topic the subject of a story or article figurative language language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling