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Alchemist. Dis Questions. Annotating a text. GMAT Critical Reasoning Practice Test 01. GMAT Critical Reasoning Practice Test 01 Sue: Commercial flights currently contribute more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in one year than does the whole of Africa.

GMAT Critical Reasoning Practice Test 01

If we want to reduce global warming we need to restrict the number of flights we take. Dave: Did you know that by taking one inter-continental flight you cause more pollution than you would in twelve months of car travel? Dave’s response to Sue’s comment serves to A. reinforce Sue’s contention that flights are a major contributor to increased carbon dioxide levels B. add more weight to her contention that we should reduce the number of flights we take C. mitigate the force of her argument by suggesting that there is an alternative approach D. suggest an alternative that will reduce the effect of pollution E. question whether she really understands the severity of global warming It is not unusual to see the ball fall into a black slot on a roulette wheel four times in a row. A. A. The speaker assumes that A. Test information home. Finding-the-Main-Idea.pdf. Reader Response Questions and Prompts for Fiction and Nonfiction. Reader Response Prompts for Fictionreader response questions 1.

Reader Response Questions and Prompts for Fiction and Nonfiction

Explain a character's problem and then offer your character advice on how to solve his/her problem. 2. Explain how a character is acting and why you think the character is acting that way. 3. From what you've read so far, make predictions about what will happen next and explain what in the text makes you think it will happen. Answering_cause_and_effect_questions_in_the_reading_test.pdf. Ils_nc_gr5_u3_c05_l3.pdf. Jcstevens_36412.pdf. Summarizing Worksheets. Summarizing is one of those skills that may seem very easy to a teacher but can be difficult for students who have not been properly taught how to summarize.

Summarizing Worksheets

For many years I did not even teach my seventh and eighth grade students how to summarize. I would just ask them to summarize texts and then get mad at them when they failed to produce quality summaries. I was wrong in doing this. Now I always teach my students how to write summaries. Writing a good summary is not as easy as it may appear.

Here are some resources that I used in my classroom to teach my students how to summarize. Summarizing Lesson – Here is an animated PowerPoint slideshow teaching students how to summarize. Summary and Main Idea Worksheet 1 – Students will read four nonfiction paragraphs about trains. Summary and Main Idea Worksheet 2 – My students loved reading these four nonfiction passages about ninjas and I hope yours do too. Summarizing Practice – Here is a PowerPoint slideshow with four practice passages. Summary-worksheet-3.pdf.

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Book-specific materials. Reading Speed. Lessons and Responses. Poetry 180 - Did I Miss Anything. Multi-level. High. Intermediate. Low. Memory Enhanced by a Simple Break After Reading. If you find it difficult to remember what you’ve read, try giving the memory time to consolidate.

Memory Enhanced by a Simple Break After Reading

I have a great memory for books I’ve read on trains. I always thought this had something to do with the nature of train travel: the rocking of the carriage, the rhythm of the stops, the continually changing picture window. Perhaps the combination of all these helps induce a focus which is harder to achieve in familiar circumstances. Or perhaps the answer is simpler. Psychologists have found that brief resting periods after learning aids memory. It is thought that this little rest helps consolidate the memory, making it easier to retrieve.

I began to wonder if this suggested why I find it easier to recall books I’ve read on trains. Unlike at home where I read continuously, on a train I tend to stop more frequently to look out of the window or see who is getting on at the next stop. The problem is these findings have only been shown over very short periods. Image credit: Jens Schott Knudsen.