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- 1. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you "how the author creates suspense," what should you do?
Find specific details that show where the author is giving you clues about what will happen
Find specific details that show where the author is holding back information or being vague to keep your attention
Find words you don't know and guess what they mean
Take an educated guess
- 2. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to "make a inference based on a specific detail," what should you do?
Find specific details that show where the author is giving you clues about what will happen
Find specific details that show where the author is holding back information or being vague to keep your attention
Think about what the line could mean, but that the author doesn't say directly
Take an educated guess
- 3. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to "find evidence to support this argument," what should you do?
Find specific details that show where the author is giving you clues about what will happen
Choose the argument you think the author is making
Think about what the line could mean, but that the author doesn't say directly
Think about the argument you're given and find specific details that the author uses to prove it
- 4. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to decide why the text was given its title, what should you do?
Think about the theme and main idea and how the title connects to those
Choose the argument you think the author is making
Think about what the line could mean, but that the author doesn't say directly
Find specific details in the story that use the words from the title
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you about the "impact of figurative language," what should you do?
Think about the theme and main idea and how the title connects to those
Find examples of metaphors and similes and see how they connect to each other
Think about what the title could mean and find the overall theme
Find specific details in the story that use the words from the title
- 6. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you why the author uses a particular word, what should you do?
Reread the part that has that word in it
Find examples of metaphors and similes and see how they connect to each other
Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean
Find specific details in the story that use the words from the title
- 7. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to determine what the author is saying and quotes a specific line from the text, what should you do?
Reread the part that has that line in it
Think about what the line is saying, but also what can be inferred from it
Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean
Find specific details in the story from where the line comes from
- 8. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to determine what word can be used to replace a word or phrase, what should you do?
Reread the part that has that line in it
Think about what the line is saying, but also what can be inferred from it
Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean
Think of similar word that wouldn't change the original meaning of the sentence and check against the answer choices
- 9. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to determine what "emotional impact" the tone has, what should you do?
Look for words or phrases that are emotional or expressive, and decide what emotion they're conveying
Think about what the words are saying, but also what can be inferred from them
Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean
Read it carefully and think about how it makes you feel
- 10. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you to choose an answer that contains an objective summary, what should you do?
Use SWBST to summarise the story, making sure to leave out opinions
Determine the main idea
Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean
Choose the one that best matches your opinion
- 11. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you about the tone of a text, what should you do?
Use SWBST to summarise the story, making sure to leave out opinions
Think about how the characters change
Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean
Look at the words the author uses and whether those words are positive, negative, or have a strong emotional feeling to them
- 12. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you about the central idea of a text, what should you do?
Use SWBST to summarise the story, making sure to leave out opinions
Think about how the characters change
Decide what the author wants you to think about in the text
Look at the words the author uses and whether those words are positive, negative, or have a strong emotional feeling to them
- 13. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you about the theme of a text, what should you do?
Use SWBST to summarise the story, making sure to leave out opinions
Think about how the characters change, and what the author wants you to feel after reading
Decide what the author wants you to think about in the text
Look at the words the author uses and whether those words are positive, negative, or have a strong emotional feeling to them
- 14. Multiple Choice
When the question asks you about the purpose of a text, what should you do?
Reread it really carefully and look for clues about why the author wrote it
Think about how the characters change, and what the author wants you to feel after reading
Decide what the author wants you to think about in the text
Look at the words the author uses and whether those words are positive, negative, or have a strong emotional feeling to them
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