Test Day
Essay
Revising and Editing
Literary/Reading Terms
Short Answer
100
What time should you be at school tomorrow?
8:30 a.m.
100
What is the most important sentence in your essay?
Thesis statement!
100
Only eliminate an answer choice in what situation?
If you are 100% sure it's wrong and can explain WHY.
100
What does conflict mean in literature?
The main problem in the story.
100
Name at least ONE synonym for "THEME" or Describe what a theme is.
It is the message, moral, advice, truth, lesson, or main idea of a story. It usually contains an abstract noun.
200
Name at least one device that is prohibited on the day of the test and that must be turned off and put in your backpack.
What is a cell phone, smart watch, e-book reader, and/or music player. Any electronic device is unacceptable.
200
What should you do BEFORE writing your essay?
BRAINSTORM and CREATE A THESIS.
200
Explain what a comma splice error is.
It is when two complete sentences are joined with only a comma. A comma isn't strong enough to do this. It needs a conjunction (FANBOYS) to support it, or you can replace it with an AAAWWUUBBIST, period, or semicolon.
200
Name at least three figurative language devices and define them.
Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole Understatement Paradox Oxymoron Allusion Imagery ETC.
200
How many short answers will you have to answer on the test?
TWO (One single, one crossover)
300
True or false: You will be allowed to use a Dictionary and Thesaurus except for the revising and editing section
False; you can use a dictionary on ANY part of the test. You may even request a bilingual dictionary if necessary.
300
Name at least THREE types of examples you can use to support your thesis.
1.) Academic (Literature, history, science, current events/news, etc.) 2.) Pop culture (Movies, TV shows, video games, celebrities, etc.) 3.) Personal experience or hypothetical (made up) examples
300
What predictable tricks from the test makers should you look for? (There are multiple things you could say)
Look for wordiness (pick the shorter answer) Look for repetitiveness Look for answers that change the meaning of the original sentence. Look for COMMA SPLICES
300
When a question is asking you for a summary of the passage or plot, what does the answer need to include?
The beginning, middle, and end.
300
What structure should you use to answer the crossover question?
A B C B C
400
True or False: On the day of the test, you should dress in layers, eat a good breakfast, bring a small snack and bottle of water, and a book to read.
True! On the day of the test, you should dress in layers, eat a good breakfast, bring a small snack and bottle of water, and a book to read if you finish early. (If you erase a lot, bring a good eraser. If you have allergies, bring tissues!) You will get a sack lunch provided and there will be a short break, but you can bring your own lunch if desired.
400
What are the FOUR paragraphs that your essay should contain?
Introduction (Thesis) Example #1 Example #2 Conclusion (Restate thesis)
400
Name at least TWO brushstrokes (all of which need to be separated from the main sentence with commas)?
Appositives Adjectives out of order Participles/Participial Phrases Absolute Phrases
400
What does point of view mean?
The narrator/who is telling the story. 1st person or 3rd person.
400
If a question asks you for a similarity between two passages but doesn't give much more information, what should you assume the question is asking you to look for?
A similar THEME between the passages.
500
True or False: You have 5 hours to work on both the writing and reading portion of the test, and you must have ALL of your answers BUBBLED in and completed on your answer document BEFORE time is called
TRUE. You have five hours to complete the test, and ALL answers MUST be bubbled in BEFORE time runs out. Take your time! Encourage your friends to take their time, too. :)
500
If you get stuck on your examples, use SWSBSI. What does each letter in this SEVEN letter acronym stand for?
Somebody Wanted So But So IF...
500
Name at least TWO comma rules. (Small rules exist, but focus on the FIVE major ones that we focused on this year)
1. ,FANBOYS 2. AAAWWWUUBBIST 3. Unnecessary info 4. Equal adjectives 5. Lists
500
What is the solution to the conflict called in a plot?
The resolution
500
What score would you give the following short answer? Question: What similar idea do Of Mice and Men and Romeo and Juliet share? Of Mice and Men and Romeo and Juliet share the similarity that the characters died tragically. In Of Mice and Men, the narrator explains how George shot Lennie: "He [George] pulled the trigger....Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering." This is a a tragedy because George and Lennie were friends, yet they were forced in a situation where one had to kill the other. Similarly, when Romeo makes the decision to kill himself to be with Juliet, he says, "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." This is a tragedy because if he had just waited to get the whole story, he would not have died. Thus, both stories contain at least one character who died tragically.
This answer would be a one because it doesn't focus on a idea. It focused on what happened to the characters, but that is NOT an idea. If the question isn't more specific, focus on a theme! It would be a high one because it does use evidence though!
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