Reading Section:
Passages that you might have:
King Henry VII Expository
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The word infamous in the passage means – Notorious
Social Media
... [Show More] Persuasive
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It’s talking how now of days there’s a lot of news on the internet, which some are true and
some are fakes. People just
share them depends on how they feel about it.
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It’s trying toget people to fact checking before just posting random information. (By
Tamika Y.)
UFO Narrative
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It’s talking about aliens, and an old man that got lost. (READ THE PASSAGE, Ison The
GROUP :)
Greek Theater- Expository
The robbery passage (Dog and Humans are Best friend)- Persuasive
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When it asks how would you rename this passage answer is (Jewel Thief on the Lose)
Frida Kahlo- Expository/ Informative
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They will ask you toput her life in chronological order and the answer to that question is:
First, she got hit by a train;
Next, she started drawing pictures of herself; Then, she married Diego. (Credit to Tamika
Young for this)
Casino Passage- Persuasive
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It’s trying to explain how is better togoto a Casino then buying a lottery ticket. Buying a
lottery ticket, you have a lowest change of winning than going to a Casino and playing.
The Chili Recipe- Expository
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Read carefully the Recipe and the questions.
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One of the answers isto rinse the beans first.
Central Park Passage- Expository / Informative
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All I remember is that it’s a famous park in New York.
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The passage will ask you toput the sentences in chronological order. (By Tamika Y.)
Time Management
Chimney Passage
Type of Passages:
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Expository: Something you find inan academic journal, a recipe, etc. (Very technical)
(Teach, Inform, or explain.)
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Technical:Is like following steps to complete something.
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Narrative: Telling a story and entertain
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Persuasive: Making you believe something ortodo something.
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Descriptive: Give physical details or provide unique characteristics
Most know this:
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Author Purpose: His reason to write a specific topic.
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Theme: The subject to talk, a piece of writing, a person thoughts.
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Topic: that part of a sentence about which something is said. (a conversation) Main Idea: Is usually in the first sentence, overall idea of the paragraph.
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Fact: Something that it can be prove is true.
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Opinion: A view or judgment.
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Bia: Against something or someone.
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Compare: two or more
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Inform: Give facts
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Entertain: Fiction
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Express: Feelings
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Stereotypes: A characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, origin,
etc.
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Cause and Effect: The author describes a situation and then its effects.
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Compare and Contrast: The author explores the similarities and differences between two or
more things.
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Chronological: The author list events in the order in which they happened.
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Mood: Influences a reader emotional state in the piece.
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Tone: Describes the author’s attitude toward the topic.
To Respond to Questions, you Should know this:
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Almanac: A book that gives you important dates such tidal waves, astronomical events, etc.
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Thesaurus: A dictionary that has definitions, synonyms and antonyms.
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Bibliography: A listof books, magazines, articles, etc.
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Biography: Story of someone written by someone else.
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Autobiography: Story of someone written by the same person.
●Atlas: A book of maps or charts.
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Appendix: A section or table at the endof the book.
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Index: Reference in alphabetical order to where everything isin the book.
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Glossary: Alphabetical list of terms of words with definition.
The word Disseminate isin one the Passages and they ask you what does it means: Answer
will be (Spread of disperse)
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Metaphor: A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase
ordinarily and primarily
usedof one thing is applied to another. Example: Noah Has a heart of a lion
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Simile: A comparison of two different things using the words LIKE orAS. Example: On her
first day of school, Jane was
as cool as a cucumber.
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Forum: Online message board.
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Rhetorical: Used for effect not meaning.
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Memorandum: A written informal note usually used for business purposes.
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Sequential: Following SET of Orders. (First, Second, Third, Next, While, Last, Before, After)
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Anecdote: A short story that illustrates a concept but isn’t the main idea.
Math Section:
Percentages (Very Important, Must Know):
Covert Decimal to Percent by: Multiplying by100
Convert Percent to Decimal by: Divide by 100 Convert Decimal to a Fraction by:
Milli means: one thousand of something
1Liter (L) = 1000mL
1 Yard (Yd.) = 3 Feet (Ft)
12 Foot = 4Yd
1inch = 12Ft
Less than <
Less or Equal than ≤
Greater than >
Greater or Equal than ≥
Irrational Number: A number that can NOT Be expressed as terminating or repeating
decimals.
Rational Numbers: A number that can be expresses as a fraction.
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Example: 1/2
Contextual: Related to surrounding content.
Erroneous: Incorrect
Extraneous: Irrelevant
Solution: The answer
Terminate: To end
Percent means: Per 100
Area of a circle: A=× r^2 π
Area formula of a Square: A= L × L^2
Area of a rectangle: A= L × W
Area of a triangle: A= ½ × b × h [Show Less]