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Details Title: MTEL Review Description: Rules of the MTEL, vocab, grammar, definitions and whatever else it takes to pass the test. Total Flash Cards: 33 Created: 02/26/2006 19:18:30	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Defining nouns Definition Determine what catergory it belongs in. What distinguishes it from the catergory. Example: Democracy: a system of government, each person gets a vote. ANSWER: A democracy is a system of government in which each person gets a vote. Term Defining Verbs Definition use the infinitive, "to ___". Example: Define Abolish. ANSWER: To abolish is to eliminate Term Defining Adjectives (or adverbs) Definition Use a plug in form of: "charecterized by ____" or "Of a _____ nature" Define rebellious. ANSWER: charecterized by defiance, Of a quarrelsome nature. Term Six types of Reading Comp Questions Word Meaning Definition Use the context of the passage to determine the meaning of words phrases and figurative expressions Term Six types of Reading Comp Questions Main Idea and Detail Definition identify explicit and implicit main ideas that support, illustrate or elaborate the main idea of a passage. Term Six types of Reading Comp Questions Writer's Purpose Definition recognize a writers express or implied purpose for writing the passage. identify the appropriatness of the passage for various purposes or audiences. determine the likely effecton an audience of a writer's choice of words. analyze the phrasing of a passage to determine the writers opinion or POV Term Six types of Reading Comp Questions Idea Relationships Definition identify a sequence of events or steps in a passage identify cause and effect relationships analyze relationships between different ideas. identify solutions to problems draw conclusions from info stated or implied in the passage. Term Six types of Reading Comp Questions Critical Reasoning Definition Evaluate the stated or implied assumptions on which the writers argument depends. judge the relevance or importance of facts evaluate the logic of the argument distinguish between fact and opinion assess the credibility or objectivity of the writer Term Six types of Reading Comp Questions Study Skills Definition organize and summarize info for study purposes follow written directions or instructions interpret info presented in charts, graphs or tables. Term The 5 Paragraph Essay - What is the set up Definition Intro (lead sentence, order of paper, thesis sentence), 3 paragraphs, and conclusion (reword thesis, summary, end with big broad statement). Term The Written Summary Definition Each paragraph of summary should be at least 3 sentences long. don't write and intro or conclusion, do not include own voice or opinion. should be approx. half the length of the original peice Term Comma Definition seperate 2 long independent sentences seperate items in a series seperate adj. that equally modify the same nown (ex. long,slow twilight). Term Semicolon Definition Links dependent clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction (ex.i did not call myself a poet; i told people i wrote poems) divided indepnedent clausesthat are linkied by transitional phrases (ex. however) creating lists (to group similar objects in long list) Term colon Definition used to intor a list (ex. shared the same fundamental needs: family, food) to emphasize a word Term Apostrrophe Definition possesive form of a singular noun words ending in S show possesion by adding apostrophe (no extra S) Term Eight Parts of Speech NOUN Definition A word used to name a person place or thing or idea Term Eight Parts of Speech PRONOUN Definition a word used in place of a noun (he she it) Term Eight Parts of Speech ADJECTIVE Definition word used to midfy a noun or pronoun (describe it) Term Eight Parts of Speech VERB Definition a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement by linkin the subject to a word or idea Term Eight Parts of Speech ADVERB Definition a word used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb (usually ends in LY Term Eight Parts of Speech PPREPOSITION Definition a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence (on, above, over) Term Eight Parts of Speech CONJUNCTION Definition a word which joins words or groups of words (ex. both, and, either, or) Term Eight Parts of Speech Interjection Definition an exclamatory word or phrase that expresses strong emotion and can either stand by itself or as part of a sentence. (ex. wow!) Term The Four Types of Sentences DECLARITIVE Definition a sentence which makes a statement Term The Four Types of Sentences INTERROGATIVE Definition sentence which asks a question Term The Four Types of Sentences IMPERATIVE Definition a sentence which gives a command Term The Four Types of Sentences EXCLAMATORY Definition sentence which expresses a strong feeling Term Four Sentence Structures Simple Sentence Definition containting a single independent clause Term Four Sentence Structures Compound Definition sentence containing two or more independent clauses Term Four Sentence Structures Complex Definition sentence containing one independent clause and at least one dependent clause Term Four Sentence Structures Compound-Complex Definition sentence containing at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Term Relative Pronouns Definition May be singular or plural depending on its antecedent. if the antecedent is plural, the relative pronoun is plural. If antecedent is singular than relative pronoun is singular. (ex. The speaker was a researcher who [is, are] working on cancer cures. ANSWER: Is} Term Indefinite Pronoun Definition Singular Pronouns: another, anybody, anone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, one, somebody, someone. Plural: both, fre, many, several Singular or plural: all, any, most, none, some