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Testing Tips
Multiple Choice
Essays
Use the Text
100
The number of English tests.
What is two?
100
The time AIR tests begin.
What is 8:00am?
100
If there is a Part A and a Part B to a question, what must you remember?
What is that the evidence in Part B must support the answer in Part A?
100
The two types of essays you will be asked to write on the AIR>
What is expository/informative or argumentative?
100
The poet admits that he is feeling depressed at the beginning of the poem. What simile does he use to describe this feeling?
What is "I wandered lonely as a cloud"?
200
The time given for each English test.
What is 105 minutes (one hour, 45 minutes)?
200
You should use this while planning your essay and taking notes while reading.
What is scratch paper?
200
It is important to read the directions in every question because...
What is because the directions might ask you to pick more than one choice?
200
Every essay has an __________, a ____________, and a __________.
What is an introduction, a thesis, and conclusion?
200
The meaning of jocund in stanza three.
What is cheerful? (Or similar words)
300
The number of minutes a student needs to work in order to be eligible for the ninth grade testing incentive.
What is 80 of 105 minutes?
300
A strategy that might be useful for staying focused on the text.
What is close reading or Cornell notes?
300
Provide a tip or strategy for a student who is struggling on a multiple choice question.
What is re-read the passage, take notes, read all of the choices and eliminate two....?
300
When writing an argumentative essay, your thesis reflects...
What is your opinion on the topic, based upon the information given in the texts?
300
An example of personification.
What is "Fluttering and dancing in the breeze" or "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance"?
400
The number of essays students must write.
What is one?
400
As soon as a student enters the essay portion of the test, they should....?
What is read the essay prompt?
400
If a question has check boxes, what must you do?
What is decide whether the answer applies to one of the two choices or both? Make sure that you check a box for every question.
400
Whether you are explaining the authors' thoughts on a particular topic or arguing your opinion, it is important to use information from at least _______ sources.
What is two?
400
An example of a time shift in the poem.
What is the last stanza?
500
The number of points a student needs to accumulate through AIR tests in order to graduate.
What is 18?
500
If you are struggling with a particular question, what should you do?
What is skip it and come back to it later?
500
You have 105 minutes to take the multiple choice portion of the test. It would be smart to spend a significant portion of your time...
What is reading the passages closely and taking notes?
500
If you find yourself with extra time on the essay portion of the test, what can you do?
What is: check for indentation, check for misspelled words, re-read your essay quietly to yourself, beef up your introduction and conclusion, add another paragraph with text evidence...?
500
I wandered lonely as a cloud (Stanza One) For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood (Stanza Four) A conclusion we can make about the narrator.
What is...he is often depressed, he is often alone, he comforted by nature...?
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