Testing Strategies
What is rereading?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The author uses these to support or build on the main idea.
What are supporting details?
Letters added to the beginning of a word which change the meaning?
What is a prefix?
A statement that can be verified or proven.
What is a fact?
This method can be used to track the main idea of each paragraph in non-fiction passages.
Comparing two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
What all the smaller details have in common.
What is the main idea?
Letters added to the end of a word which change the meaning.
What is a suffix?
What is author's claim?
This helps you keep track of characters, times, places, and events.
What are 5 W notes?
What is personification?
These 5 w's can help you determine the main idea.
What are who, what, when, where, and why?
Words that have the same meaning.
What is a synonym?
How the author's words sound to the reader.
What is voice?
Drawing this can help you track the sequence of events in a story.
What is a plot chart?
a phrase or expression that has a meaning that's different from what the words literally say
What is an idiom?
These should not be included in a main idea statement.
Words and phrases which can help you identify the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What are context clues?
The author's attitude towards the topic.
What is voice?
What is DWC.
Use of exaggeration to emphasize a point.
What is a hyperbole?
The central idea of the text isn't directly stated.
What is implied main idea?
The emotial weight a word carries.
What is connotation?
The author uses this to support their claim.