Test Talk Nuts and Bolts of Test Question

Test Talk Nuts and Bolts of Test Question Savvy

Major Question Types To infer or make an inference – this type of question relies on YOU to form a conclusion or a general statement based on text evidence BUT NOT actually stated in the passage.

We can infer from the passage that…. Based on the passage we can infer that …

Determining the author’s purpose – this question is asking you to determine WHY the author is sharing the information he or she is sharing with the reader. What is the passage designed to do?

The author’s purpose in this passage is … After reading the passage, the author’s purpose is one of …

Understanding the main idea of a passage – What is the main topic in the passage and what is the author saying about that topic?

The main idea of the last paragraph is… Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

*Generalizations and Conclusions – are based on the text/passage but not directly stated information.

Based on the description of the character, we can conclude that…. Which of the following generalizations is based on details from the passage?

WHAT IS IRONY? *dramatic – when the implications of a situation, speech, etc, are understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play *situational – occurs when the final outcome is contradictory to what was expected *verbal – occurs when the speaker says the opposite of what they mean

Sarcastic Caustic Objective Whimsical Didactic Nostalgic ….

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