Figuarative Language
Reading Strategies
Benchmarks
Your Class
Test-taking Strategies
100
A figure of speech which compares two things with the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
100
Writing the most important information on the side of the passage.
What is marginal note-taking?
100
This benchmark will ask you to draw similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
100
Student who is allways saying "Are you gonna give me a candy for that?"
Who is (Andre)
100
This means eliminating the choices you know are wrong.
What is process of elimination?
200
Repeated consonant sounds occuring at the beginning of words or within words.
What is alliteration?
200
Looking at the hints in a sentence or paragraph to define unknown words or phrases.
What are context clues?
200
This benchmark will ask you to determine the essential message of the passage.
What is main idea?
200
The Boxer!
Who is (Dan the Man)
200
This tip will give you at least a 25% chance of getting a question that you don't know, right.
What is taking an educated guess.
300
A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or an idea.
What is personification?
300
You can quickly identify important information in each paragraph using this strategy.
What is underlining?
300
this benchmark will ask you to determine why the passage was written.
What is the author's purpose?
300
Student who is always applying makeup/ beautifying herself.
Who is (Stephanie)
300
This will cause you to ALWAYS, 100% of the time, get the question wrong.
What is leaving a question blank?
400
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
400
These types of questions should be previewed first before you begin reading the passage.
What is multiple choice, short or extended responses?
400
This benchmark will ask you to read between the lines to draw a conclusion.
What is making an inference?
400
Finish this quote by Mr. Perez: "If you dont do what you gotta do..."
What is (Your gonna get kicked out of school.)
400
This will happen to you if you don't follow the testing rules.
What is invalidation?
500
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point.
What is hyperbole?
500
These are three of the many pre-reading strategies you have learned in class.
What is read the title, preview pictures, preview graphs, read subtitles, footnoes, etc.?
500
This benchmark will ask you to understand the reasons WHY something happens and the RESULTS.
What is cause and effect?
500
The best teacher at Miami Jackson Sr. High School.
Who is (Mr. P)
500
The two most important strategies Mr. Perez has always told you to do while taking the FCAT. (If you do not do this you will not answer the question correctly.)
What is (understand the question, understand the passage, re-read each question, go back to the passage, take your time, etc.)?
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