Advanced Reading Skills (English II)

If you had to choose a title for this section, which one would be best? O "The Road to Reading Enjoyment" O "The Skillful Use of Words" O "Six Plans of Writing" O "Reading to Unravel Meaning"

O "Reading to Unravel Meaning"

Which statement best approximates the main ideas of this section? O Paragraphs are the building blocks of a chapter. O Planning is important in all language activities. O Recognition of author's intent and the organization of his ideas makes comprehension easier. O Communication is a two-way process.

O Recognition of author's intent and the organization of his ideas makes comprehension easier.

Meaning that is implied (included but not directly stated) must be inferred for communication to occur. If meaning is inferred that was not implied, misunderstanding results. If your friend says she will eat dinner at six, do you imply or infer that she means six P.M.? O infer O imply

O infer

Read the following paragraph. William Penn once wrote of the Indian languages that he knew: "Their Language is lofty, yet narrow, but like the Hebrew; in Signification full; like Shorthand in writing; one word serveth in the place of three, and the rest are supplied by the understanding of the Hearer." The meaning which is supplied by the hearer is _____. O inferred O implied

O inferred

Process analysis

a "how to" method of writing

Illustration

an anecdote or story

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. A(n)________is the act of or process of arriving at a conclusion from facts or a premise.

inference

Contrast/comparison

like or unlike, similar or dissimilar

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. A(n)_________is a presupposition from which a conclusion is drawn.

premise

Cause/effect

reasons for or results of something

Classification

sorting into kinds or types

Definition

what something is