Cbest reading 2025 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CBEST reading with Correct Solutions 2024 vocabulary/word passage - Answer -KEY THING: give you different definitions of a word. some may be correct but not correct of how its used in a passage. Inference - Answer -MAKE SURE: conclusion based on the evidence in passage. -what does it mean? -what are they trying to say? figure out what other things would be true based on what they told you there in passage. Sweeping generalizations - Answer -makes an oversimplified statement about a grou...

Cracking the CBEST – Reading with Verified Solutions 2024 Which is the most important piece of the reading section? The Passage or the Questions - Answer -The questions; they will determine what parts of the reading passage you will need to use. Strategy for "specific" questions (like "Which of the following is the best meaning of the word SOLUTION as it is used in the passage?") - Answer -Locate the word and read enough of passage to above and below the word to understand the contex...

CBEST reading comprehension Questions and Correct Answers 2024 Theme - Answer -a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly Thesis Statement - Answer -Similar to theme, but applies to argumentative writing. The thesis is the main point that the author is trying to make Topic Sentence - Answer -A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs Title - Answer -Choosing the best title that best reflects the centra...

CBEST reading with Verified Answers indifference - Answer -unconcern, disinterest, unimportance, irrelevance, insignificant inference - Answer -deduction, conclusion, assumption, guess logic - Answer -reasoning, argument prevailed - Answer -win, triumph, succeed, overcome, conquer assumptions - Answer -hypothesis, guess, belief, expectation persuasive - Answer -fitted, intended to persuade, able citing respected authorities - Answer -"quotes" citing upholster(ing) - Answer -to cover th...

CBEST Practice Test Reading (Version 1) Questions and Correct Answers 2024 Which of the following best describes how the author organizes his main argument? - Answer -By identifying a distinction in storytelling, and then elaborating one's merits over the other's weaknesses According to the information presented in the passage, the difference between humorous storytellers versus comic storytellers is best summarized by the statement: - Answer -The comic displays his knowledge of the funn...

CBEST reading comprehension with Correct Solutions 2024 Strong Language - Answer -CBEST Authors want to make sure that the correct answer is not open to interpretation, therefore, avoid extreme language. (i.e. must, always, impossible, never, cannot, all, only, etc) Understanding the Author - Answer -An author will not be overly critical of professionals, teacher, administrators, etc. Define Inference - Answer -The act or process of teaching about something from known facts or evidence ...