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Flashcard 1: Which sentence is most likely the main idea: a broad topic sentence or a small detail sentence?
Answer: A broad topic sentence. Main ideas are general statements, not specific examples.
Flashcard 2: What is a prediction in reading?
Answer: A careful guess about what will happen or what the text will be about. Uses text clues to anticipate content or events.
Flashcard 3: What should you do when a text has a title and headings before you start reading closely?
Answer: Preview the title and headings to predict the topic. Titles and headings give clues about the content before reading.
Flashcard 4: What should you do after reading to check that you met your purpose?
Answer: Answer the question or task using evidence from the text. Confirms you achieved your reading goal with text support.
Flashcard 5: What should your voice do at a question mark to show understanding while reading aloud?
Answer: Your voice should rise at the end. Rising intonation signals a question in oral reading.
Flashcard 6: Identify the best fix-up strategy if you lose your place: keep guessing, reread, or stop forever.
Answer: Reread. Rereading helps regain understanding when confused.
Flashcard 7: What is the meaning of "context" when reading?
Answer: The words and sentences around a word or idea. Context provides clues to understand meaning.
Flashcard 8: Which clue best supports a prediction: text evidence, a random guess, or an unrelated memory?
Answer: Text evidence. Evidence from the text makes predictions logical, not random.
Flashcard 9: What is a prediction in reading?
Answer: A reasonable guess about what will happen next. Predictions use text clues to anticipate future events.
Flashcard 10: Which is the best summary choice: only the ending, every detail, or the main points?
Answer: The main points. Summaries include key ideas, not every detail or just the ending.
Flashcard 11: What is the main idea of a paragraph?
Answer: What the paragraph is mostly about. The main idea captures the central topic or message.
Flashcard 12: What does it mean to summarize a text?
Answer: State the main points in your own words, briefly. Summarizing captures key information concisely.
Flashcard 13: Which question best helps you find the main idea: "What is this mostly about?" or "What is one small fact?"
Answer: "What is this mostly about?". This question focuses on the overall topic, not minor details.
Flashcard 14: What are supporting details in a paragraph?
Answer: Facts or examples that explain the main idea. Details provide evidence and expand on the main idea.
Flashcard 15: Which punctuation mark most strongly signals you should stop and take a full pause?
Answer: A period. Periods indicate the end of a complete thought.
Flashcard 16: Which punctuation mark usually signals your voice should rise at the end of a sentence?
Answer: A question mark. Rising intonation indicates a question is being asked.
Flashcard 17: Which punctuation mark often signals strong feeling and an excited tone?
Answer: An exclamation point. Exclamation points show emphasis or strong emotion.
Flashcard 18: What does it mean to self-monitor comprehension while reading?
Answer: Check that the text makes sense and fix confusion. Self-monitoring ensures ongoing understanding while reading.
Flashcard 19: What is the purpose of reading with purpose and understanding?
Answer: To read for a goal and make meaning from the text. Reading with purpose means having a specific goal to guide comprehension.
Flashcard 20: What should you do before reading to set a clear purpose?
Answer: Decide why you are reading and what you need to learn. Setting a purpose helps focus your attention on relevant information.
Flashcard 21: Which purpose matches reading a recipe: to be entertained, to learn, or to follow steps?
Answer: To follow steps. Recipes provide instructions that must be followed in order.
Flashcard 22: What is the best reading pace for understanding a difficult paragraph?
Answer: Slow down and reread as needed. Difficult text requires careful reading to ensure comprehension.
Flashcard 23: What should you do when a sentence does not make sense while reading?
Answer: Reread and use context to fix meaning. Context clues help clarify confusing passages.
Flashcard 24: What does it mean to read with expression (prosody)?
Answer: Read with correct phrasing, stress, and intonation. Prosody makes reading sound natural and conveys meaning.
Flashcard 25: What is a summary?
Answer: A short statement of the most important ideas. Summaries capture essence without unnecessary details.
Flashcard 26: Identify the best summary focus: include every detail or include only key events and ideas?
Answer: Include only key events and ideas. Good summaries focus on what matters most.
Flashcard 27: What is the best way to read dialogue with understanding?
Answer: Pay attention to who is speaking and what they mean. Understanding dialogue requires tracking speakers and intent.
Flashcard 28: Which fix-up strategy best helps with an unknown word: use context clues or stop reading forever?
Answer: Use context clues. Words around an unknown word often hint at its meaning.
Flashcard 29: What should you do before reading to help set a purpose using text features?
Answer: Preview headings, pictures, and captions. Text features give clues about content before reading.
Flashcard 30: Which text feature most helps you predict what an article section is about: heading or page number?
Answer: Heading. Headings tell you what each section will discuss.