Accuplacer next generation reading
terms exam questions and answers5
summary - ANSWERS -states the main point of the story
Focus on the
* Key ideas
* Main points
*conclusion
DONT LOOK INTO DETAILS
important information - ANSWERS -information the author wants you to know
one paragraph - ANSWERS -Typical a summary is _____ _______ in length
Inductive reasoning - ANSWERS -Starts with facts and details and general conclusion
-Is probabilistic
- can be proved false
ex: We have seen 30 white swans. Therefore all swans are white
ex: Basketball players all tall, therefore Tim must be tall because he plays basketball
Inductive reasoning - ANSWERS -"Bottom up": We build on facts and details to eventually lead
us to a conclusion
Deductive reasoning - ANSWERS -Starts with a conclusion and then leads to facts, details and
conclusions
, -links premises with conclusions
-if all premises are clear and true, then the conclusion also must be clear and true
ex: All dogs are mammals. All mammals have hearts. Therefore dogs must have hearts
Deductive reasoning - ANSWERS -"Top-down": Start with known conclusions and then go to
facts and details
cause and effect relationship - ANSWERS -When something happens that makes something else
happen
The rain came down so hard that all of the leaves fell out of the tree - ANSWERS -Cause: Heavy
rain, effect: Leaves fell off of the trees
Billie was skating on the ice rink. The laces of one of his shoes came loose and it caused him to
be unable to control his skating. This caused him to collide with another skater - ANSWERS -
Cause: loose laces. effect: collision with another skater
POV - ANSWERS -the perspective from which a story is told
First person - ANSWERS -Main character, saying "I, me we"
Third person - ANSWERS -Most common POV, saying "he, she and they"
third person omniscient - ANSWERS -the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of
the characters in a work
Main point - ANSWERS -what the author is trying to convey (what the author is hoping to
achieve)
terms exam questions and answers5
summary - ANSWERS -states the main point of the story
Focus on the
* Key ideas
* Main points
*conclusion
DONT LOOK INTO DETAILS
important information - ANSWERS -information the author wants you to know
one paragraph - ANSWERS -Typical a summary is _____ _______ in length
Inductive reasoning - ANSWERS -Starts with facts and details and general conclusion
-Is probabilistic
- can be proved false
ex: We have seen 30 white swans. Therefore all swans are white
ex: Basketball players all tall, therefore Tim must be tall because he plays basketball
Inductive reasoning - ANSWERS -"Bottom up": We build on facts and details to eventually lead
us to a conclusion
Deductive reasoning - ANSWERS -Starts with a conclusion and then leads to facts, details and
conclusions
, -links premises with conclusions
-if all premises are clear and true, then the conclusion also must be clear and true
ex: All dogs are mammals. All mammals have hearts. Therefore dogs must have hearts
Deductive reasoning - ANSWERS -"Top-down": Start with known conclusions and then go to
facts and details
cause and effect relationship - ANSWERS -When something happens that makes something else
happen
The rain came down so hard that all of the leaves fell out of the tree - ANSWERS -Cause: Heavy
rain, effect: Leaves fell off of the trees
Billie was skating on the ice rink. The laces of one of his shoes came loose and it caused him to
be unable to control his skating. This caused him to collide with another skater - ANSWERS -
Cause: loose laces. effect: collision with another skater
POV - ANSWERS -the perspective from which a story is told
First person - ANSWERS -Main character, saying "I, me we"
Third person - ANSWERS -Most common POV, saying "he, she and they"
third person omniscient - ANSWERS -the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of
the characters in a work
Main point - ANSWERS -what the author is trying to convey (what the author is hoping to
achieve)
