Testing Strategies
This is what I should do if I am struggling with a question for too long
Skip ahead and mark the question so I can return later
What are the 5 ways that an author can structure a nonfiction text?
What is: Cause/Effect Chronological Order Problem/Solution Main Idea/Supporting Detail Compare/Contrast
What are the genre frames you should be looking for when you have a narrative text?
Character
Problem
Solution
Lesson Learned
Looking for the genre, genre frames, and annotating the text.
You should always read the multiple choice questions before reading any text. True or False & Why?
True, because it will give your reading purpose and help you save time
These are two things I should do when I find myself losing focus
Take a 10 second refocusing break
What is a non-narrative nonfiction text feature that you might find underneath a photograph?
What is a caption
Describe what is meant by the attitude of a character
What is the character's opinion or feeling about something
When writing a short response, how should you always begin?
Restating the question fully
When asked a question about the meaning of a word in a story or article, what 3 strategies could you use to decipher the word's meaning?
What is use context clues, use word parts (prefix, root word), use connotation, or plug the word choice into the sentence
These are things I can do before my test to give myself the best chance at success
Get a good night of sleep and eat a big breakfast
These are the text features you can use to help you determine main idea (there are 5)
Title, headings, subheadings, topic sentences, concluding sentences
Alex was like a ray of sunshine, always happy. What kind of figure of speech is this?
Simile
How do you figure out how many paragraphs to use in your extended response?
Use the bullets presented in the prompt
Before I answer a multiple choice question, what are some strategies I can use?
1. Read the question carefully 2. Underline important information in the question that helps me locate a place in the text to find evidence 3. Locate and underline evidence in the text that supports the question being asked 4. Use the process of elimination to narrow down my choices 5. Magic Maybes. 6. Prove your answer
When reading an informational text what are the genre frame questions you are answering?
BT
TTM
authors POV
This is how you determine the author's point of view on a topic
Identify word choice connotation (positive or negative), find opinions expressed
Karen was a ray of sunshine What type of figurative language is presented in the sentence above?
metaphor
Name two ways I can start a justification, and two ways I can start my evidence
"this shows that" and "this proves that" What is "the text states" and "in the text"