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Pert Exam (Reading) – Questions & Verified SolutionsTechnical passages Right Ans - Complex object or process
Nonfiction
Medical or tech field
Simply and clearly
- logical order
-subheadings and headings
- letters and number
Bias Right Ans - When the author is unfair or inaccurate in his or her
presentation.
- has a point of view
- ignores reasonable counter arguments
- distorts opposing viewpoints
Context Right Ans - The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events
surrounding a text.
Five main types of context clues
Illustrations- examples or explanations of the word (such as, including for
instance and like)
Synonyms- is a word that shares a near meaning with another word
Contrast- Antonyms of the clue
Inference- don't have clear synonyms or antonyms and we don't have an
illustration after the difficult word.
Punctuation- commas and Quotation marks can be used to clarify the meaning
of a word ( brackets can enclose additional explanations italics can further
define a word)
Credible Right Ans - Believable
Author needs to be Knowledgeable and unbiased
, Knowledgeable- writer needs to understand what they writing about.
Unbiased- the author doesn't need have a special agenda at hand they need to
present all view points equally and fairly instead of casting one viewpoint in a
negative light or casting another viewpoints in a positive light
Descriptive Texts Right Ans - -Focuses on One subject
-Depicts that subject clearly
-lots of adjectives and adverb
The writer has a lot of good details on the paper
Expository Passages Right Ans - Are used to teach and explain information
in an objective way.
Used them to inform,compare and contrast or show cause and effect
Expository essay will be about five paragraphs ( Introduction Body #1 Body
#2 Body #3 and Conclusion)
expressing feelings Right Ans - -Personal situation
-Persuade
- writers try to express feelings when they use the words I felt or I sense
-Recognize strong emotions
False Analogy Right Ans - The authors suggests that two things are similar
when in fact they are different
- false analogy( false comparisons)
-something unknown= something familiar.
- readers ignorance
For example Failing to tip a waitress is like stealing money out of somebody
wallet
False Dichotomy Right Ans - The author creates an artificial sense that
there are only two possibilities alternatives in a situation
- author limits the reader,s options and imagination
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