Vocabulary
Short Answer Responses
Poetry
Figurative Language
Testing Habits
100

What does it mean when an author "develops" an idea?

They support it, discuss its significance, and show how it connects to the rest of their essay and thesis statement

100

What is one strategy to write a short answer response?

RACE, PEEL

100

What is a stanza in a poem?

A break in a poem; Similar to a paragraph

100

The salsa was so hot that my tongue began to melt.

Hyperbole

100

What is the FIRST step when taking a test? CAREFUL

Reading ALL the directions

200

What is an inference?

An assumption we can make about a text based on evidence

200

How do you start written response?

Restating and answering the question.

200

What do we look for when we annotate? (List at least 2)

Figurative language, theme, important details, repetition

200

The flower was soft as silk.

Simile

200

What does Ms. Robinson recommend doing before the test?

Eat a GOOD AND HEALTHY breakfast

300

What is difference between a central idea and a theme?

A central idea is the main idea of a text that is text-specific. A theme is a life lesson/message that can apply to multiple texts.

300

What can evidence from the text be? (List the 2 possibilities)

Direct quotes or summary of part of the text

300

What can you expect to find in a poem? (not just the structure)

Figurative language, vivid description, a literal meaning and a deeper meaning, sensory language

300

The fire crackled and popped as we roasted marshmallows.

onomatopoeia

300

What is your first step if you receive the following question?

In “Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?,” what effect does the repetition of the word “concentrate” in paragraphs 8 and 9 have on the information in the section “Fighting Digital Distractions”? Use two details from the article to support your response.

Go to paragraphs 8 and 9 

400

What is a climax/ turning point in a story?

The spot where something changes or conflict comes to a head. 

400

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

The tone

400

Identify the figurative language in the following line:

"And the plane to the pine-tree is whispering some tale of love/Till it rustles with laughter and tosses its mantle of green,"

Personification

400

Could you please put a sock in it?

Idiom

400

What should you do if you get stuck on a question?

Circle/flag it so you remember to come back and move on to the next question

500

The word choices used to show what the author is feelings/attitude about a subject

Tone

500

How to properly punctuate and cite the following quote:

Nature's first green is gold line 1

"Nature's first green is gold," (line 1).

500

Create a theme statement from the following short poem:

"Risk" by Anais Nin

And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom.

Sometimes change is easier than remaining the same.

500

It’s easy to like musicians because they are very upbeat

Pun

500

What is it to underline details that answer a question or answers a who, what, where, when, why or how question?

Annotating 

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