Mtel reading subtest Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MTEL Communication & Literacy Skills Test: Reading Subtest Review

excavate - ANSWER to dig out of the ground and remove Smash - ANSWER to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it depict - ANSWER To give a picture of; to describe virtue - ANSWER behavior showing high moral standards Medieval - ANSWER Another name for the Middle Ages. Luminescence - ANSWER (n.) - light from non-thermal sources Luminescence - ANSWER light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or bio...

excavate - ANSWER to dig out of the ground and remove Smash - ANSWER to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it depict - ANSWER To give a picture of; to describe virtue - ANSWER behavior showing high moral standards Medieval - ANSWER Another name for the Middle Ages. Luminescence - ANSWER (n.) - light from non-thermal sources

affect Mary's suggestion did not affect me. - ANSWER v. to influence effect The plan was effected with great success. The effect of the medicine is excellent. - ANSWER v. to cause to happen n. result principal Her principal reason for leaving was boredom. - ANSWER adj. first or highest in rank or value n. head of a school principle The principle of physics was reviewed in class today. - ANSWER n. the ultimate source, origin, or cause of something; a law, truth prophe...

absolute phrase - ANSWER a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, but has no grammatical relationship to the phrase. Ex. "The movie over......," abstract noun - ANSWER a noun that names a quality or mental concept active voice - ANSWER the subject performs the action antecedent - ANSWER the noun, usually before the pronoun, that the pronoun replaces. clause - ANSWER a group of related words containing both a subject and a predicate. comparative adjective - ANSWER compa...

Schema - ANSWER Your prior knowledge Pre-reading Strategies - ANSWER Building word and background knowledge (examples: read the titles and subtitles of the chapter or reading) Skimming - ANSWER Looking at a text or chapter quickly in order to have a general idea of the contents Scanning - ANSWER Looking at a text to find some particular information Text Features - ANSWER Include all the components of a story

excavate - ANSWER to dig out of the ground and remove Smash - ANSWER to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it depict - ANSWER To give a picture of; to describe virtue - ANSWER behavior showing high moral standards Medieval - ANSWER Another name for the Middle Ages. Luminescence - ANSWER (n.) - light from non-thermal sources Luminescence - ANSWER light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or bio...

Schema - ANSWER Your prior knowledge Pre-reading Strategies - ANSWER Building word and background knowledge (examples: read the titles and subtitles of the chapter or reading) Skimming - ANSWER Looking at a text or chapter quickly in order to have a general idea of the contents Scanning - ANSWER Looking at a text to find some particular information Text Features - ANSWER Include all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text. These include the table of co...

Schema - ANSWER Your prior knowledge Pre-reading Strategies - ANSWER Building word and background knowledge (examples: read the titles and subtitles of the chapter or reading) Skimming - ANSWER Looking at a text or chapter quickly in order to have a general idea of the contents Scanning - ANSWER Looking at a text to find some particular information Text Features - ANSWER Include all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text. These include the table of co...