College Reading

Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

FIVE TYPE OF CONTEXT CLUES

1. definition or synonym clue: is defined, means, is known as., / ( ) [ ] ( : ).
2. contrast clues : words that meant opposite, however, on the other hand..
3. example clues : for example, such as, like....
4. General sense which requires prior knowledge
5. Clue from another sentence

ANALYZE WORD STRUCTURE

root : base of the word itself
prefixes: word parts that attached at the beginning
suffixes : word parts that attached at the end

DETERMINING A TOPIC

1. special prints
2. repeated words
3. heading or title
4. mention at the beginning

 IDENTIFY MAIN IDEA

1. main idea must always contain the topic : a word, name, phrase that tells what the paragraph is abt.
2. main idea must always make a complete sense by itself
3. must b a general sentence that sums up the details in the paragraph.

IMPLIED MAIN IDEA

1. add essential information to a sentence in the a paragraph that almost states the main idea.
2. combine into a single or two sentence from the paragraph that express the complete main idea
3. summarize details into one general sentence
4. combine several important ideas into one sentence.