Test Strategies
Two things you should do the night BEFORE the ELA State Exam.
What is going to bed EARLY and getting a good nights REST?
So get 8 hours of sleep and don't stay on your cell phone all night!
All of the questions given on Day 1 of the ELA State Exam are ____
What is multiple choice?
This means to build over the course of a text.
What is develop?
This requires a claim/ 2 text details/ and analysis or significance.
What is a short response?
*AKA proper paragraph format
To do this you need to identify the 5w's and give ONLY key details.
What is summarizing?
Which is NOT the same as retelling the whole story!
To stay focused, engaged and better understand the text.
What is Annotating?
This is the first thing you do when determining the correct answer for a multiple question.
What is dissect the question?
These words mean to find the likeness & distinctions.
What is compare & contrast?
This requires an introduction/ multiple body paragraphs/ and a conclusion
What is an extended response?
*AKA proper essay format
Someone's background, culture, family, upbringing and experiences can give insight into their _____ on life.
What is point of view or perspective?
You dissect these in order to understand and answer all 3 parts of the ELA State Exam,
What are questions?
This is the second thing you do when answering a multiple choice question.
What is Process of elimination?
Always try to eliminate the 2 worst answer choices.
Paragraph 10 _____ to the development of the theme in the story.
What is contribute?
You cannot score higher than a 2 out of 4 if your essay does not include a _____ and _____
What is an introduction & conclusion?
You do this when you examine claims, relevant details, and rebuttals to counter-arguments.
What is evaluating an argument?
You identify the subtitles, footnotes, illustrations etc in advance of reading the passage.
What is previewing the text?
Students need these 2 qualities to be successful for the ELA state exam.
What is Preparation & Confidence?
This word describes the feelings of the reader while the other word describes the attitude/feelings of the author towards the subject.
What is mood vs tone?
Students need these 2 qualities to be successful for the ELA state exam.
What is Preparation & Confidence?
An author can use this text structure to show the impact of vaping on students health.
What is cause & effect?
A great strategy to create your claim is at the top make it pop and do this.
What is restating the question?
The first 2 things students should do when reading a test question.
What is annotating & dissecting the test question?
It includes any AND all of these stages:
exposition- rising action- climax- falling action- resolution.
What is Plot?
In an extended response, you turn these into body paragraphs.
What are the essay bullet points?
You look for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and inferences in the sentence the unfamiliar word is found, the sentence before, and the sentences after.
What are context clues?
There are 4 types of context clues.