SAMPLE Dental Hygiene Entrance Exam Prep

Dental Hygiene Entrance Exam Preparation Study Guide

Answering Inference Questions - Strategies

● Lookfor keywords such as imply, infer, predict, conclude, etc. They identify the question as an inference question. ● Make notes while reading. Pay special attention to words such as: but, yet, although, since, except, moreover, unless, nonetheless, however, in the passage. These words signal a shift, and the ideas that follow these words are often the subject of inference questions. ● Elimination, look for wrong answers . Incorrect answers to inference questions often involve making an unsupported leap based on the details of the passage or containing an error that goes against the information provided. The elimination of obviously wrong choices makes it easier to f ind the right answer. In these cases, it is best not to anticipate an answer but simply evaluate the answer choices given. 1.1.4 Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Genres, and Themes ● A topic is the general subject matter of the text. For example, a book titled Eating Clean: A Simple, Healthy Dieting Solution is about a new type of diet for healthy eating. What is the book’s topic? There are several answers which include dieting, healthy eating, and cooking healthy meals. All these answers are correct, but some are more general than others. ● The main idea ofa text is its specif ic message. It is also the reason why the text was written. For the dieting book in the example above the main idea can be expressed as, “In order to live a healthy lifestyle, eating a healthy, clean diet is imperative.” ● The supporting details of the text explain the main idea. These details give the reader reason to believe the main idea. The supporting details for the dieting book in the example could include studies conducted on healthy eating, specif ic foods which are good for your health, and examples of healthy recipes. ● A genre is a category of literature (or art/music) characterized by similarities in form, style, and or subject matter. Comedy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, Action & Adventure are just a few forms ofa genre. Genres are typically def ined based on the content or intention of a story. For example, comedies are meant to be humorous and elicit laughter. While anything in the horror genre should scare the audience. ● A theme is an idea, subject, or concept that a text refers to repeatedly. Eating Clean: A Simple, Healthy Dieting Solution might have the following themes: achieving good health, self-improvement, and positive body image.

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