Genres
This is a book about a person's life written by someone else.
What is a biography?
In this word, the prefix un- means the same as it does in "unfair".
A. until
B. uncle
C. understand
d. unpaid
What is D. unpaid?
This is the resource where we would be most likely to find the synonym for the word "happy."
What is a thesaurus?
On SOL day, my phone should be...
Any of these:
What is at home?
What is powered off and in my backpack at the front of the room?
What is with my teacher?
What I should do if there is not an obvious right answer.
Any of these, but all are great strategies:
What is highlight key words?
What is eliminate obvious wrong answer?
What is choose the best answer?
If Mrs. Meerdo wrote a book about her life, the book would be considered this genre.
What is an autobiography?
Adding the affix -less to the word count makes a word that means
A. Counted often
B. Counted incorrectly
C. Needing to be counted
D. Not able to be counted
What is D. Not able to be counted?
This is the resource we would need to find the correct pronunciation for the word "hyperbole."
What is a dictionary?
If someone uses a phone to look up information on the SOL test, this is one thing that is likely to happen.
Any of these (but they are all likely to happen!).
The student will get a score of 0.
The SOL report will show that the student cheated.
The score will count as a fail score for the school.
Parents will be notified.
The student will not get to retake the SOL test that year.
I should flag these questions for review later.
Any of these answers count (but all are correct)!
What is any TEI (technology-enhanced item)?
What is any question I am unsure of?
All nonfiction books feature -
A. facts
B. stories
C. animals
D. buildings
What is A. facts?
In this word, the suffix -er means the same as it does in teacher.
A. cheer
b. writer
c. mother
d. her
What is B. writer?
This is where we would look to find the population of Virginia in 2009.
What is the almanac?
True or false: A student who earns a score from 375 to 399 may have extra prep sessions with a teacher and retake the SOL test.
What is true?
The best answer always has the most -
A. words
B. evidence
C. figurative language
D. chocolate
What is B. evidence?
This word is used to classify any literary work that is written in sentences and paragraphs?
A. poetry
B. prose
C. tome
D. information book
What is B. prose?
In this word, the affix re- means the same as it does in recycle.
A. rent
B. really
C. realize
D. retest
What is D. retest?
This is where we would look to find which countries border Spain.
What is an atlas?
True or false: If I don't know the answer, I should just click something.
What is false?
(You should highlight key words, eliminate obvious wrong answers, and choose the best answer from the ones you have left.)
I should do this if there seem to be no good answers.
What is eliminate obvious wrong answers?
What is look for evidence for each answer choice?
What is choose the best answer (the one with the most evidence).
This book would best give the reader information about creating jewelry with beads.
A. Beaded Bracelets Made at Home
B. Tips to find the Right Bead
C. The History of Beading
D. Beads the World Over
What is A. Beaded Bracelets Made at Home?
In this word, the root bio- does NOT mean the same as it does in biography.
A. biology
B. biome
C. bicycle
D. biosphere
What is C. bicycle?
This is the resource we would most likely use to find information about Thomas Edison's life and inventions.
What is an encylopedia?
True or false: When I get my test ticket, I should immediately sign in to the computer.
What is false? You need to wait for the examiner to tell you to sign in.
I should do this if there's a long capitalized name that I don't know.