You flip a coin. This is the percentage of chance that you land on heads.
What is 50%?
100
The acronym used by a student to identify that he or she has included all essential parts to his or her answer.
What is RAGE?
100
Don't forget to add this small, but important, detail to the top of your essay!
What is a title?
100
Make sure to eat a good one of these each day before your ISTEPs next week! (No, it does not include Flaming Hot Cheetos!)
What is breakfast?
100
This is the central idea that is present throughout a work.
What is a theme?
200
This number can be used to solve for "x" in the following equation: 36/16 = x/4
What is 9?
200
When beginning the constructed response portion to ISTEP, a student should look at these first.
What are the questions?
200
Unless stated otherwise (Ex. "Write a speech to your student body..."), this is audience for your essay.
What are the ISTEP graders? (Also known as "The large group of older people sitting around a table in Minnesota," etc.)
200
This is the consequence of talking/playing with a cellular device/sleeping during the ISTEP testing.
What is invalidation?
200
This is the instrument that the sister played in "The Biggest Gift."
What is a violin?
300
8 x 12 + 6 divided by 3 = This number
What is 98?
300
Although one should use R.A.G.E. to formulate a good response, full sentences are needed in a good answer. These make up a full sentence...
What are subjects and predicates? (Or nouns & verbs)
300
These are the three parts necessary for an essay. Remember: This means you need AT LEAST (at the VERY least) three paragraphs...
What are introduction, body, and conclusion?
300
This is the amount of suggested rest you will need to have your brain and body ready to conquer the ISTEP each day!
What is 8-10 hours?
300
This is a sentence in an essay that states its purpose.
What is a thesis?
400
There is a 3/8 chance you WILL NOT land on "red" on a red and blue spinner. This is the probability you WILL land on "red" on the same spinner.
What is 5/8?
400
These are the key words one should circle when beginning reading in the following ISTEP practice question: How does the information in this advertisement compare to and contrast with the information in the article? (2)
What are "compare" and "contrast"?
400
This is what the "P" stands for in the acronym "P.A.T.," which is what one should complete before starting his or her essay prewriting/preplanning.
What is "Purpose"?
400
Be prepared for the English/Language Arts written portions of ISTEP! These are the two days they will be taking place.
What are Tuesday and Wednesday?
400
This is Ms. Tantillo's favorite author.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
500
Last year, Kim earned $8 per hour at her job. This year, Kim earns $10 per hour at her job. What is the percent of increase, in dollars earned per hour, from last year to
this year?
What is 25%?
500
One needs at least this many SPECIFIC EXAMPLES in his or her answer to receive the highest score possible.
What is two?
500
If an essay prompt is asking one to "persuade," this is what it is asking of him or her.
What is "to convince"?
500
This is Mr. Burke's incentive to the student body to do well on ISTEP.
What is "shave his head"?
500
This is a college/university/school from which one has graduated.