What is a stem?
a long and thin supportive or main section
Focus on the……………………….to determine what type of question it is.
stem
What are the four types of questions?
1) Main Idea 2) Explicit 3) Implicit 4) Vocabulary
What there is in black and white refers to what kind of question?
Explicit
Implicit questions pertain to………………………………
Conclusions drawn from what is written _what is between the lines
For a main idea question one strategy is to…
Focus on the beginning and end of the passage for thesis and concluding statements.
A Vocabulary questiion has to do with…
Meaning of words
One strategy for explicit question is to…
Underline any words in the passage that match any words in the Question OR Possible Answer
In the case of an implicit questiion a strategy is to…
focus on the body and the relationships between ideas
A stratgey for a Vocabulary question is to…
underline the word in the passage
- According to the passage …
- The author states (makes the point) that …
- According to the author, all of the following are true except…
- The “ ” referred to by the author is …
These are indicative of what type of question?
Explicit
- The primary purpose of the passage is to …
- The best title for the passage is …
- The main idea (theme) of the passage is …
- The central thought of the passage is …
- The best summary (paraphrase) of the passage is …
- The author stresses …
Suggests what type of Question?
Main Idea
- It can be inferred (concluded) that …
- The writer implies that …
- The writer’s attitude is …
- The passage suggests …
- Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
- Which of the following sentences would be the most appropriate continuation (additional part) of this passage?
What type of question does the above suggest?
Implicit
- The word “ ” is used to mean …
- A word that could be used in place of “ ” in this passage is …
What type question is suggested by these?
Vocabulary
