Vocabulary terms related to reading comprehension

General Terms

Valid: Well-founded, reasonable, justified.

Assumptions: Things accepted as true without proof.

Rational: Based on reason, logic, and sound judgment.

Practical: Focused on doing or using something, likely to succeed.

Logical: Clear, sound, sensible, based on reason.


Drawing Conclusions

Implications: Unstated conclusions or consequences of something.

Crucial: Decisive or critical, essential for success.

Critical: Analyzing merits and faults, offering disapproval.

Imply: Suggest something indirectly, hint at a conclusion.

Inference: A conclusion reached based on evidence.

Infer: To deduce or conclude something from evidence.

Crux: The most important point or difficulty.

Argue: To give reasons or evidence to persuade someone.

Corollary: A proposition that follows logically from another one.

Understanding Text

Main Idea: The central thought of a paragraph or section.

Essential: Extremely important, absolutely necessary.

Combining Concepts

Valid Assumptions: Assumptions that are reasonable and logical.

Rational & Practical Implication: A logical conclusion that can be acted upon.

Logical and Crucial Message: A message that is important, well-reasoned, and decisive.

Crux of Passage: The most important part of the passage.

Most Logical & Rational Inference: A conclusion based on evidence and sound reasoning.

Critical Message: A message that highlights both positive and negative aspects.

Seems to Imply: Suggests something that is not explicitly stated.

Logical & Rational Corollary: A conclusion that follows logically from a well-reasoned argument.

Essential Message: The most important message in the text.

Post a Comment