Test Structure
Must Do!
Text Features
RACECES/Thinking Jobs
Random
100

How many texts will you read?

2 texts
100

What is the first thing you will do when your eyes hit the text?

SCAN FOR TEXT FEATURES!

100

You TEACH jots for NONFICTION should always connect back to your....

TOPIC!

What is the author teaching me about the topic?

100
How many points can a solid claim get you?

1 point

100

When you are done with the test what should you do?

Check it first, then read a book silently 

200
True or False: You should skip the directions on the top, and just go right to the text

FALSE! It sometimes tells you the genre

200

True or False: You only annotate for the first text. 

SUPER FALSE

200

What is the most SOLID text feature to prove a text is FICTION?

DIALOGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

200

Does the Lesson Learned ever include the characters names?

NO
200

What does Author's Point of View Mean?

The author's, thoughts, feelings or opinion ON THE TOPIC

300

How many multiple Choice questions per text?

4!

300

After making an underline, what must go under it?!

An initial to represent the underline! For example a "P" for problem

300

True or False: When the test says, "Read this PASSAGE", that means it will be fiction.

FALSE! It could mean either, but most of the time it happens to be NONFICTION. So you have to prove it with other text features!

300

What is the first Thinking Job you look for in a NONFICTION text?

THE MAIN TOPIC!

300

What helps you write your main idea?

Your thinking job annotations!
400

How many Short Responses per text?

1 per text

400

What do you need to do after annotating the text, and BEFORE answering the multiple Choice questions?

WRITE A MAIN IDEA!
400

What is the best way to prove a text is NONFICTION?

REAL facts & REAL information

400

What does RACECES stand for?

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Cite, Explain
400

What is another way to say central idea?

MAIN IDEA

500

How many questions total?

10 questions

8MC

2SR

500

When solving MC questions, what is the best way to make sure you're right?

Underline the evidence in the text, and labeling it with the question number. (example: Q1)
500

Which genre has headings?

NONFICTION

500

How do you get 2/2 points on a short response?

Valid claim, 2 details that support your claim, and explanations that connect back to the claim

500

How do we know a character's thoughts?

Through their internal dialogue 

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