Skill 07-Read Faster-Patterns of Organization

analyze

to look at something carefully by attention to its parts (v) The ability to _ information is an important critical thinking skill.

trend

a pattern of change over time (n) I am not familiar with current ___s in fashion.

caution

to warn (v) Teachers often ____students about taking too many classes.

consistent

always behaving or happening in a similar, usually positive, way (adj) The teacher always gives quizzes on Mondays. She is ____ with her quiz schedule.

decline

decrease (v) (n) The company saw a steady _ in sales.

fatal

causing death (adj) There was a _ accident on the freeway. Four people were killed.

intense

very strong or extreme (adj) He felt ____ pain when he stepped on the nail.

perceive

to understand, know, become aware of (v) Our five senses provide basic ways that we ____ our world.

psychologist

someone who has studied the human mind and feelings (n) He made an appointment with a _ to discuss his problems.

respond

to react to something that has been said or done (v) Most students _ positively to praise.

pattern

a particular way that something is often done or repeated (n) Looking for an organizational helps the reader to understand.

chronological

arranged in order of when things happen (adj) Most stories are told in order, but some use flashbacks to go back in time..

spatial

relating to the position, area, and size of things (adj) _ order is often used for describing the locations of objects in a room.

likely

expected to happen (adj) Smokers are more ____ to get lung cancer than non-smokers.

stereotype

a fixed idea that people have about what a particular type of person is like, especially an idea that is wrong (n) A common____ of females is that they are weaker than males.