Test Taking Strategies
How many hours of sleep should you get the night before the test?
A) 5 hours
B) 7 hours
C) 8 hours or more
D) 3 hours
C) 8 hours or more
What are the story elements?
A) Author, Illustrator, & Publisher
B) Characters, Setting, & Plot
C) First person or Third Person
D) Text Features, Text Structure, & Text Evidence
B) Characters, Setting, & Plot
What is it called when two words have the same meaning?
A) Simile
B) Synonym
C) Hyperbole
D) Analogy
B) Synonym
The point of view where the story is being told from an outside narrator. This means the narrator is not a character in the story.
Third person point of view
What is the MOST important thing you should do when taking a test?
A) Answer all questions as quickly as possible
B) Try your best even when it gets hard
C) Skip reading the passages and just read the questions
D) Fall asleep and hope the answers appear in your dreams
B) Try your best even when it gets hard
What does the setting tell us?
A) The who and what the story is about
B) The where and when the story takes place
C) The why and how the story happens
D) The beginning, middle, and end
B) The where and when the story takes place
Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?
“The boy was like a lion because he was so courageous”
Simile
How the author feels about a topic is known as...
A) Theme
B) Plot
C) Author’s Purpose
D) Author’s Perspective
Correct Answer: D) Author’s Perspective
What do you do if you don't know the answer to a question?
A) Flag it, leave it blank, and come back to it later
B) Don't flag it, just skip it...you will just know to come back without flagging it
C) Flag it, make an educated guess, and come back to it later
D) Do eenie, meenie, miney, mo
C) Flag it, make an educated guess, and come back to it later
Which text structure tells how something happened and why?
A) Compare and Contrast
B) Cause and Effect
C) Sequence
D) Description
B) Cause and Effect
Which word does NOT have a prefix that means, "not," or "opposite of"?
A) nonfiction
B) discontinue
C) replay
D) uncommon
C) replay.
The prefix "re-" means "again" or "back."
Which of the following are examples of character traits?
A) Kind, Brave, Honest
B) Tall, Blue, Fast
C) Happy, Sad, Angry
D) Running, Jumping, Swimming
Correct Answer: A) Kind, Brave, Honest
True or False: The first 5 questions are the most important since they set the path for the rest of the test.
TRUE!
What the story is mainly about is called the ________.
Central idea
"This bus it taking forever to arrive" is an example of a
A) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) personification
A) hyperbole
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration
What is a short version of the story that includes just the important details called?
A) Summary
B) Conclusion
C) Plot
D) Theme
A) Summary
True or False: Some questions have a Part A and a Part B. But don't worry... if you get Part B wrong, you will still get a point if Part A was correct.
FALSE! If you get Part B wrong, the entire question is scored as incorrect. Take your time and make sure Part B goes with Part A!
A Central Idea is the __________ + ___________.
Central Idea = Topic + Point
"The stars dance in the moonlight" is an example of
A) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) personification
D) personification
Personification is when you have something that is not a human, do human things. (Ex. stars can't really dance!) Think of PERSONification.
Which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Headings
B) Diagrams
C) Sentences
D) Bolded Text
E) Timelines
F) Table of Contents
C) Sentences
If the question or answer gives you a paragraph number...what should you do?
Go back and read that paragraph.
What is a theme?
The message, lesson, or moral the author wants you to learn.
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of
A) a hyperbole
B) a metaphor
C) an idiom
D) personification
C) an idiom
An idiom is a saying that means something else than what is said. For example, if someone says the race was, "a piece of cake," they mean that the race was easy. They do not mean that the race was actually a cake!
What are the sentences in a poem called?
A) Stanzas
B) Verses
C) Lines
D) Sections
Correct Answer: C) Lines
What tool can you use to mark important words in the text? (For example: If you think a sentence might be a central idea or key detail)
The highlighter tool
Which is not a theme:
A) Money doesn't always buy happiness
B) Honesty is the best policy
C) Be careful of who you trust
D) Red is the best color in the world
D) Red is the best color in the world
This is an opinion...not a lesson.
Raindrop is an example of
A) an open compound word
B) a closed compound word
C) a hyphenated compound word
D) a homophone
B) a closed compound word
What are the paragraphs in a poem called?
A) Stanzas
B) Verses
C) Lines
D) Sections
Correct Answer: A) Stanzas
What process should you use when answering multiple-choice questions?
Cross out answers that you know are just absolutely wrong.
Which text structure would and author use when teaching someone about the life of a very important person?
A) Cause and Effect
B) Sequence
C) Compare and Contrast
D) Problem and Solution
B) Sequence
Which word has a Greek Root that means, "sound"?
A) calligraphy
B) automobile
C) symphony
D) television
C) symphony
phon = sound
graph = write
auto = self
tele = distant
Find the Central Idea:
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first woman to be elected as the leader of an African country. As president of Liberia, she made huge improvements in peoples' lives. Before Johnson Sirleaf became president in 2005, Liberia was in debt, and most people didn't have jobs. The country had also been divided by a long war. After Johnson Sirleaf entered office, she asked other countries for help with the debt. She made it possible for more girls to go to school. She also worked for peace in Liberia. Because of the important work she did in Liberia, she won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.
A) Sirleaf's work made the lives of the people in Liberia better
B) Sirleaf worked to give girls the opportunity to go to school
A) Sirleaf's work made the lives of the people in Liberia better
Name a type of breakfast to eat on the morning of a test day.
Any filling and healthy breakfast that is not loaded with sugar.
Which text structure describes how things are alike and how they are different?
Compare and contrast
What is an antonym for kind?
Mean, rude, or anything that means the opposite of kind.
Which detail supports the idea that the cold made it hard for humans to find things to eat.
A) The Ice Age was a time when large portions of the world were covered in ice.
B)Humans made warm clothes and shelter from animal skin, fur and bones.
C) Food became hard to come by because few plants could grow and many animals couldn't survive.
D) People had to find ways to protects themselves against the cold.
Correct Answer: C) Food became hard to come by because few plants could grow and many animals couldn't survive.
What MUST you do before submitting your test?
Go back and read text. Then read every question, every answer choice, and make sure you still agree with the one you chose. It's as if you are retaking the test again.
A disposable plastic water bottle may not look like a major threat to the environment, but chances are it will end up taking up space in a landfill—or in the ocean. Americans buy and discard about twenty-nine billion of these bottles per year, so all that waste really adds up. One of the easiest methods to reduce your use of plastic water bottles is to carry a reusable bottle and refill it with tap water. And if you do buy bottled water, recycle the bottle.
What text structure is used:
A) Compare & Contrast
B) Sequence
C) Cause & Effect
D) Problem/Solution
D) Problem/Solution
Which of the following words has a suffix that means "relating to"?
A) fungused
B) fungusment
C) fungality
D) fungal
D) fungal
The suffix "-al" means, "relating to." Example: emotional = relating to emotion.
Which detail supports the idea that Delores Huerta made sure that workers would not give in during a strike?
A.) Delores helped organize a strike of workers to protest low wages in migrant farmers.
B.) If she found workers ready to give up and go to work, she blocked their cars with her truck of hid their car keys.
C.) Delores worked with Cesar Chavez to protest unfair treatment of migrant farmers in California
D.) Delores Huerta was quick-witted and fiesty.
B.) If she found workers ready to give up and go to work, she blocked their cars with her truck of hid their car keys.