Painless Reading Comprehension - Darolyn “Lyn” Jones Ed.D. 2021

Brain ticklers—the answers
Reading strategies

Set # 8, page 151

1. c. Remember that denotation is the dictionary definition of a word and connotation is the meaning you associate with a word.

2. a. The research says that you have to see a word as many as fifteen times before you know it. The more exposure you have to a word—such as seeing it in a Word Write, writing it, and then encountering it later in reading—means you have a greater chance of remembering that word.

3. d. The author most likely will not say exactly so it is up to you, the reader, to read between the lines and gather evidence so you can know the characters.