Reading
Test Strategies
Writing
Context Clues
Grammar
100

She looked at her mother and said, "I love you so much!" Her mother smiled.

What POV is this in?

Third Person

100

What's the most important thing you can do the night before gmas?

What is get a good night's rest/ Plenty of sleep

100

What type of writing asks your personal thoughts and ideas about something?

What is Opinion writing/essay? 

100

Sarah did not like the way her bedroom was designed. The bed and the dresser seemed too close together. She decided to rearrange the room by moving the dresser to the opposite wall. This made her feel a lot better. What does the word "rearrange" mean?

What is move around

100

The brown dog RAN quickly down the street.

What part of speech is the BOLD word?

Verb

200

Name three structural elements of poetry

Rhyme, Stanza, Line, Verse, Rhythm, Meter

200

On the ELA portion of the Gmas what should you do before reading the passage?

Read the questions first!

200

How many paragraphs are in a normal constructed response writing?

What is ONE?

200

Gutenberg's printing press, which allowed for the dissemination of printed materials, helped lead to widespread changes in European society. What does dissemination mean?

What is spread or passing out?

200

The brown dog ran QUICKLY down the street. 

What part of speech is the BOLD word?

Adverb

300
Name three ways to find the main idea of a passage.

Think about what the text is mostly about, look at titles or photos, look for repeated words or phrases, check the first or last sentence, or look for a topic sentence.

300

What do you do if you are struggling with a question or want to remember to come back and review it?

Flag the question!
300

What type of writing asks you to defend your point of view?

What is argumentative essay/writing

300

Initially, Hannah's mother was not going to let her go to the birthday party on Saturday, but when Hannah brought home her report card, she saw she made many improvements in her grades and changed her mind. What does initially mean?

What is AT FIRST

300

The BROWN dog ran quickly down the street. 

What part of speech is the BOLD word?

Adjective

400

Give me a simile about the weather.

Simile sentence

400

The mornings of GMAS, remember to do this!

What is Eat breakfast!

400

What are the 3 parts of an essay?

What are INTRODUCTION, BODY PARAGRAPHS, AND CONCLUSION?

400

As a reward for everyone doing well on their test, Mrs. Baker gave a ceremonious speech and bought everyone candy and popcorn. What does ceremonious mean?

What is grand, great, or awarding

400

Jason passed all of his exams, ______ did I.

What conjunction correctly fills the blank?

SO
500

In 1997, Noah Ewing was born. He was born with brown hair and hazel eyes. Noah grew up in Oklahoma and developed a passion for the outdoors. When Noah Ewing graduated high school in 2016 and joined the Marines. After he finished serving in the military he went to college for Parks and Recreation Management.

Firsthand or Secondhand? How do you know?

Secondhand, this is based on research and is in 3rd person POV.

500

If you want to remember an important part of the text, which tool do you use?

Highlighter tool!

500

What is it called when you use information from the text to support your argument in a writing?

Citing your sources!
500

Gandhi may be best remembered for his hunger strikes, which have come to epitomize his ways of peaceful protest. What is epitomize?

What is REPRESENT or BE AN EXAMPLE OF?

500

What is wrong with this sentence?

At chili's I ordered lemonade chicken tenders and fries. 

It needs commas and Chili's needs to be capitalized.

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