Test Taking- True or False
You should always read the title of the passage to get an idea of what you're about to read.
TRUE
Getting at least 8 hours of this.
What is sleep?
In a story, this part of the plot is where the story has the most action.
What is the climax?
You use key details to identify what the text is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
Which sentence has a mistake?
A We saw two airplanes in the sky.
B The sheeps walked across the field.
C Becky will eat lunch with her cousins.
D Please turn off the lights before you leave.
B The sheeps walked across the field.
You should always:
1.Read the question.
2.Try to predict what the answer could be.
3. Then fill in the circle that is closest to your prediction.
TRUE!
Eating this before the test will help you be ready!
What is breakfast?
Characters learn this most important lesson or theme during the story.
What is the central message?
This text feature describes what is in a photograph or picture.
What is a caption?
Which sentence has a spelling mistake?
A. I like to collect pennies.
B. He can carry the box by himself.
C. You can be successful if you try hard.
D. The toy broak when it fell off the chair
D. The toy broak when it fell off the chair
Reading the directions is not important on the PSSAs.
FALSE!
You have to be here at 8:30am, ON TIME!
What is school?
This kind of point of view has the character tell the story using words like "I" and "me".
What is first person?
This text feature shows you where in the world something is located.
What is a map?
The meaning of the suffix “-ly” helps the reader know the word “loudly” means
A. in a loud way.
B.one who is loud.
C.less loud.
D.not loud.
A. in a loud way.
The test will never try to trick you.
FALSE!
If you feel yourself start to get frustrated, it helps to take a deep one of these!
What is a deep breath?
When you make this about a character, you take your own background knowledge and clues from the text.
What is an inference?
When you are being asked to support a main idea, you are being asked to give a _____.
What is a key detail?
The suffix “-less” helps the reader know that the word “clueless” means ____.
What is without clues?
If you don't know the answer, it is a good idea to skip it and come back later.
TRUE!
Instead of rushing to be done early, you should always take your ____?
What is take your time?
This person is the one who is telling the story.
What is a narrator?
If you don't know what a word means, looking around the word in the text for hints or clues means that you are using ________.
What is context clues?
Which two words are most alike in meaning? A.turned – trotted
B.climbed – sank
C.stopped – drove
D.spoke – whispered
D.spoke – whispered