{"id":8268,"date":"2013-10-29T18:42:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T18:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=8268"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:41:25","slug":"when-theres-no-keyword","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/when-theres-no-keyword\/","title":{"rendered":"When There&#8217;s No Key Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>When There&#8217;s No Key Word<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmDeferVideoEncompass_mcGA2Xzjlx0\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" id=\"videoThumbnailImage_mcGA2Xzjlx0\" data-source-videoID=\"mcGA2Xzjlx0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" alt=\"When There&#8217;s No Key Word Video\" height=\"464\" width=\"825\" class=\"size-full\" data-matomo-title = \"When There&#8217;s No Key Word\">\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style>img#videoThumbnailImage_mcGA2Xzjlx0:hover {cursor:pointer;} img#videoThumbnailImage_mcGA2Xzjlx0 {background-size:contain;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/204-when-theres-no-keyword-1.webp\");}<\/style>\n\t\t\t<script defer>\n\t\t\t  jQuery(\"img#videoThumbnailImage_mcGA2Xzjlx0\").click(function() {\n\t\t\t\tlet videoId = jQuery(this).attr(\"data-source-videoID\");\n\t\t\t\tlet helpTag = '<div id=\"mmDeferVideoYTMessage_mcGA2Xzjlx0\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;top: -24px;width: 100%;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: small;border-top: 1px solid #fc0;\">Having trouble? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v='+videoId+'\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\tlet tag = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\ttag.id = \"yt\" + videoId;\n\t\t\t\ttag.src = \"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/\" + videoId + \"?autoplay=1&controls=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0&egm=0&iv_load_policy=3&hd=0&enablejsapi=1\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.frameborder = 0;\n\t\t\t\ttag.allow = \"autoplay; fullscreen\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.width = this.width;\n\t\t\t\ttag.height = this.height;\n\t\t\t\ttag.setAttribute(\"data-matomo-title\",\"When There&#8217;s No Key Word\");\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_mcGA2Xzjlx0\").html(tag);\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_mcGA2Xzjlx0\").prepend(helpTag);\n\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(function(){jQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoYTMessage_mcGA2Xzjlx0\").css(\"display\", \"block\");}, 2000);\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>Welcome to this Mometrix lesson on key words.<\/p>\n<p>When answering questions for an exam or just generally trying to figure out information, knowing what to do in the presence and absence of key words is a crucial skill. Most of the time when taking exams, your questions will give a key word, telling you what you should be looking for in your answer. <strong>In other words, key words are the answers to our questions.<\/strong> They direct the reader\u2019s understanding of something specific and at the very least, they hone in on what the reader should be paying attention to in a passage. Before we get into what to do in the absence of a key word, let\u2019s look at a couple of examples that have them just to make sure we know what we\u2019re dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>What color is Jan\u2019s car?<\/p>\n<p>Can you guess what the key word is in this question?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Color is the key word.<\/strong> Let\u2019s look at this next collection of sentences to determine what information goes with the key word.<\/p>\n<p>Jan drives a small SUV. It has a back-up camera, has a sunroof, has enough room for all of her friends, and it\u2019s red. Jan bought her car over the summer, so she could take it on trips to the beach.<\/p>\n<p>What is the correct answer to our first question based on the key word given in the question?<\/p>\n<p>If our key word is color that means we should be looking for a color in the given paragraph to answer our question. The answer is: Jan\u2019s car is red.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve looked at using a key word to answer a question, let\u2019s look at what to do when there\u2019s not a key word present. Typically, if there\u2019s not a key word in the question, you\u2019ll have to rely on key words in the answer to determine the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/choosing-the-correct-adjective\/\"><strong>correct<\/strong><\/a> choice. Additionally, when there\u2019s not a key word, finding the answer will usually require some amount of comparing and contrasting skills. Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n<p>Of the choices below, which is the most correct?<\/p>\n<p>This is a pretty broad question. You can\u2019t be sure whether it\u2019s asking what makes her car special on its own or when presented in a group. For this reason, you have to look at the answer choices and decide which makes the most sense given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/how-to-write-a-good-paragraph\/\"><strong>paragraph<\/strong><\/a> from earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Jan\u2019s car is fast.<br \/>\nJan\u2019s car is large.<br \/>\nJan\u2019s car can fit all of her friends.<br \/>\nLooking at these options and comparing them with the previous paragraph discussing the features of Jan\u2019s car, we can rule out options A and B because neither is mentioned in the paragraph. Though those attributes may be true, they were not listed in the given information. We can conclude that option C is the correct answer. It was listed that Jan\u2019s car could fit all of her friends, thus, this must be what makes this answer most true amongst the others.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember that you can still find the answer even without a key word; you just might have to work a little harder for it. Identify key words in your answers and compare them with the larger text until you find the matching information.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this video, be sure to \u201clike\u201d it and \u201csubscribe\u201d to our channel for more study tips. 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