SAMPLE Dental Hygiene Entrance Exam Prep

Dental Hygiene Entrance Exam Preparation Study Guide

Chapter 1: Reading

Overview This chapter will focus on key concepts and details, structure, and how to assemble it so that it is readable to others. Integrative knowledge and ideas combine what you already know and what you read to come up with conclusions and other ideas that make what you read and write more meaningful.

1.1 Key Ideas and Details

1.1.1 Summarizing Complex Text To successfully answer the questions in your examination and understand the reading material you will encounter in the future, it is necessary to summarize complex texts. ● Comprehension One must read and understand the text, which may require breaking down long sentences and understanding diff icult words. Next, they must identify the main ideas and key points, which means they must have a good enough understanding of the text to know the di ff erence between what is essential and what is not. ● Communication To condense information into a smaller space. To reduce the number ofwords in your writing. To select the best words that convey your message and eliminate words that add no value to your writing. This means reducing information to essential ideas to expand the breadth or depth of your writing.

Text Summary What is included in the Text Summary? - Main Idea - Important Ideas - Key words - Use your own words

The purpose of text summaries is to determine your ability to identify and comprehend the main idea, purpose, and key supporting ideas of

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