Na m e : ___ Date: _
Directions: Here’s a chance to show your reading detective skills. What signal is the author
intending to give by using the words or phrases below? Write each under the category
in which it belongs according the descriptions.
SIGNAL: An Important point is coming!
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SIGNAL: A comparison is coming!
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SIGNAL: A conclusion is coming!
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- as a result
- a key feature
- therefore
- rather
- the main point
- however
- in summary
- yet
- noteworthy
- in conclusion
- like; unlike
- most of all
- remember
- consequently
- but
- hence
- although
- principally