1.5 - Strategies for Reading and Understanding Different Types of Passages
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Practice Questions
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What should you focus on when reading a factual passage?
💡 Hint: Think about what type of information is usually included.
Name one key feature of literary passages.
💡 Hint: What type of emotional or artistic quality do they have?
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Which of the following best describes a factual passage?
💡 Hint: Think about how factual passages are structured.
True or False: The 3-Pass Method includes reading the text before checking the questions.
💡 Hint: Remember the order of operations in the method.
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Create a detailed analysis of a fictitious discursive passage, identifying the author's main argument and at least three supporting details.
💡 Hint: Use key phrases to guide your identification of arguments and details.
Draft a summary of a literary passage, ensuring to incorporate the mood, tone, and key symbols. Include a maximum of 80 words.
💡 Hint: Focus on distilling the essence of the passage into concise language.
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