Test Taking Strategies
How many times should you check your answers before submitting your benchmark?
What is 4 times.
What is main idea?
What is what the text is mostly about.
What is a central idea?
What is the main idea of an informational text.
Define claim.
What is an opinionated statement that can be argued.
What are context clues?
What is the surrounding words of the unknown word that can help a reader figure out what the unknown word means.
How many times should you read the question?
What is at least two times.
What is characterization?
What is how the characters are developed are in the story.
What is the purpose of an informational text?
What is to inform.
Define statement.
What is a sentence that is a fact, and it can be proven true or false.
What are text features?
What is problem/solution, cause/effect, compare and contrast, etc.
Why is it important to take your time on your benchmark?
What is doing your best on the test to show an accurate measure of how much you know.
What is theme?
What other than the text can help tell you what the text will be about?
What is illustrations, the title, endnotes/definitions of unknown words.
What is a counterclaim?
What is the opposing viewpoint of a stated claim.
Where are the 5 parts to a five paragraph essay?
Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Why should you use all of the allotted time for the test?
What is to double check of your answers, reread the questions to make sure you answered the questions correctly, and reread the passages to make sure you understand them.
Define conflict.
What is the tension or main issue of the story/text.
Why do students struggle when it comes to informational texts?
What is lack of interest or boring topics.
How do you find evidence to support a claim?
What is finding evidence within the passage to support the claim. Solid evidence.
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
What is the feeling of the word, and what is the definition of the word.
How do you rule out incorrect answers?
What is plug the answers back into the question, and mark out the ones that do not make sense with the question.
What is the purpose of a piece of literature?
What is to entertain readers.
True or false. The sole purpose of informational texts are to entertain readers.
What is false.
Why is it important to determine if a claim is substantial?
What is being able to decide if a claim is reliable, trustworthy.
Define point of view.
What is the perspective of the author or character(s). A view in which the story/text is told.