Testing Strategies
When reading the answer choices you should:
A. Remember the answer from what you read in the text.
B. Go back in the text to find the correct answer.
C. Take a wild guess
B. Go back into the text to find the answer.
Name 3 of the text structures
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Chronological
Sequential
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
In the poem, "I Wandered a Lonely Cloud" the author writes:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
The author uses which type of figurative language?
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Simile
D
Which character betrayed Oswald by stealing his wife?
A. Absolom
B. Nicholas
C.Palamon
D. Matt Miller
B
When writing an argumentative statement about why social media is beneficial to teens, explain what would be the best evidence to use.
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Use evidence that has facts, numbers, or is research based.
You should stick to your first instict when answering a question and don't second guess yourself.
A. True
B. False
A. True
How does the author structure this text?
No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions. Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado. Though there is still much mystery surrounding tornados, many people believe that when warm moist air meets cool dry air, tornados can result.
A. Compare and Contrast
B. Cause and Effect
C. Problem/Solution
D. Sequential
B: they provide causes and effects of how tornados form.
What was the theme of the poem, "We Wear the Mask"?
People hide their true feelings
People have to cover up who they really are just to please others
Which story told the tale of two cousins at odds over a girl.
A. The Miller's Tale
B. The Nun's Priest's Tale
C. The Knight's Tale
D. The Reeve's Tale
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How can you find out the theme of a text when reading?
Figure out what the text is mostly about and how the reader can learn from the text.
What should you do if the question asks you about a specific paragraph?
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Go back and summarize that paragraph
Which text structure is presented in this paragraph:
When playing some sports, athletes are required to wear special shoes. Two such sports are golf and bowling. Golf shoes have sharp metal spikes called cleats. These cleats help golfers keep their footing while swinging the club. On the other end of the spectrum are bowling shoes, which are very smooth and have almost no traction at all. Bowling shoes help bowlers slide down the lane while throwing the ball. While both of these types of shoes help athletes perform, I wouldn't wear either of them outside of games. Aside from looking ridiculous, golf shoes and bowling shoes do not have soles that are fit for street use
Compare and Contrast
What figurative language is represented both of these lines from poetry:
"SOFT silence of the summer night! "
"He danced along the dingy days"
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Alliteration
What quote is an example of Simile?
A. Bright glared murderously at the Miller, but what could he say?
B. As Bright and Spark crept downstairs, the Miller's wimpers were rising.
C. She raised such a hellabaloo that the Mill-race froze in terror.
D. But his wife's eyes opened as wide as sunflowers.
D
When writing your essay, what should be included in your thesis statement?
Your claim and 2-3 reasons that support your claim.
What should you do if you come across a very difficult question? There are two possible answers.
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1.Skip it and come back to it when you have completed your test.
2. Rewrite the questions or break it down, so it makes sense.
The scenario below represents which type of text structure:
In 1984 Mrs. Righter was born (yes they had color photographs)
In 2006 She had her first child, Jason Laun'Dale
In 2010 she became a teacher
In 2017 she had her daughter, Vallerie Belle
In 2022 she had her son Braxton Drew
In 2026 she bought a puppy named Hashbrown
Chronological order
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Which figurative language is MOST represented in the poem below:
The shadows of the crying ships rock on the crest
In the low blue lustre
Of the tardy and the soft in rolling tide.
A long brown bar at the dip of the smiling sky
Puts an arm of sand in the span of salt.
Personification
Who creates the idea for the story competition?
A. The Scholar
B. The Inn Keeper
C. The Knight
D. The Pardoner
B
Read the short poem below.
The wind whispered secrets through the trees,
The sun smiled warmly over the hills,
The leaves danced lightly in the breeze,
And the moon watched quietly as night grew still.
The wind wispered secrets is an example of:
A. Persinification
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Onomatopoeia
A
What is something you SHOULD NOT do if a poem question asks you about a specific stanza or a specific line?
You shouldn't focus on any other part of the poem except for the specific stanza or line in the question.
Which text structure would most likely be written for a political campaign that will convince the reader to vote for the candidate?
Problem/Solution
How does the poet structure this poem:
I SING the song of the great clean guns that belch forth death at will. "Ah, but the wailing mothers, the lifeless forms and still!" I sing the song of the billowing flags, the bugles that cry before. "Ah, but the skeletons flapping rags, the lips that speak no more!"
A. The author uses similes to compare life to death
B. The author uses alliteration to show the reader the speakers singing abilities
C. The author uses imagery to help the reader visualize the detestation of war.
D. The author uses hyperboles to emphasize the honorable war heroes
C. The author uses imagery to help the reader visualize the devastation of war.
Place the Medieval Heirarchy in order form hightest rank to lowest:
Tradesman
Nobel
Peasants
Knights
Clergy
Nobel
Knights
Clergy
Tradesman
Peasants
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Read the poem below:
The wind whispered secrets through the trees,
The sun smiled warmly over the hills,
The leaves danced lightly in the breeze,
And the moon watched quietly as night grew still.
What is the theme of the poem?
A. The wind is sneaky, while the sun is more outgoing.
B. Nature can be scary when the moon comes out.
C. People should write poems in nature
D. Nature is alive and peaceful, offering calm and beauty to the world.
D. Nature is alive and peaceful, offering calm and beauty to the world.