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A phrase to describe all phrases

a phrase is 3or 4 words in a sentence that describe something.

What is the purpose of critical thinking

To come up with answers to problems presented in a text

To converge on a select answer or set of answers by eliminating options using analysis, evaluation, logic and reasoning. This is a convergent process toward a purposeful end. The opposite would be creative thinking, which is divergent and attempts to generate options.

What word describes a person who assassinates someone else

a killer

An active reader will always

stay focused on the text.

Which of these is an example of someone using the process of analysis

A police detective trying to figure out the motive for a crime.

Making judgments and forming an opinion is part of the process of

evaluation

What process are you engaging in when you ask yourself What would happen if

Synthesis

What explains why you should read the end-of-chapter questions before reading the chapter

These questions indicate what you should look for as you read.

In order to make inferences you need to

use prior knowledge and/or clues in the text.

An Everything-I-Know chart is useful if you want to

organize your thoughts and questions.

What reading strategy involves combining prior knowledge with new information

The reading strategy that involves combining your prior knowledge with new information is inferences. When you make inferences you use reasoning, which combines you prior knowledge with new information.

The following sentences contain one homonym from a pair of homonyms. Which of the sentences below uses the correct homonym for the context

bann manje kaka

WHICH OF THESE SENTENCES INDICATES A STORY WRITTEN IN THE THIRD-PERSON OMNISCIENT PERSPECTIVE

JIM FELT TERRIBLE, BUT HIS BROTHER FELT EVEN WORSE

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