Game Plan
Teacher Trivia
Test Vocab
Testing Basics
Miscellaneous
100

You should identify this when you begin reading a text.

What genre

100

Spell the last name of your 8th grade ELA teacher that is not Mr. Bergin

L-I-Z-A-R-D-I

100

It is very important that you understand the meaning of every single word within a text. 

False - you can use context clues to make an educated guess about what the word may mean. 

100

This is the recommended amount of time it should take you to finish the MC portion of the ELA State Test. 

What is 1.5-3 hours? 

100

This is the total number of students enrolled this year in PPA. (closest answer wins)

What is 588

200

True or False: When you find the perfect multiple choice answer, you should circle it and not bother reading the others in order to save time.

False - always consider every answer.
200

This is Mr. Lizardi's favorite sport's team.

What is the New York Yankees

200

These are synonyms for the word "convey"

What is reveal or show? 

200

True or False: If you find a text confusing, you should skip to the next text and come back to answer the questions at the end of the test.

False - once you've already read a text, stick with it!

200

This person is on the $10 bill.

Who is Alexander Hamilton? 

300
This is the best time to take strategic brain breaks.
What is between texts? 
300

These are the names of the administration here at PPA

Mr. Jeanty, Ms. Gyebi, Ms. Arrington, Mr. Quesada, and Ms. Hallinan

300

What is theme?

What is the lesson learned or message about life the text conveys

300

This is the amount of points that are counted toward a correct multiple choice answer.

What is 1 point?

300

This abolitionist taught himself how to read and write and wrote a bestselling autobiography

Who is Frederick Douglass?

400
You should always do this after reading/annotating a question and before looking at MC options.
What is attempt to answer the question yourself?
400

True or False?  Ms. Perez has been teaching longer than Mr. Lizardi.

True

400

These are synonyms for the word "affect"

What is impact or change?

400

These are things you should do before taking an important test. (list at least two)

What is get plenty of sleep, eat breakfast, arrive on time, and be positive!

400
This person was vice president during the Obama administration. 
Who is Joe Biden?
500

List all the steps of the game plan that you should use on the multiple choice portion of the test. (must have at least 5)

Read the text, annotate, ask yourself what the question is really asking, find evidence in text, use process of elimination to find the best answer

500

Which country is Ms. Perez from?

Honduras

500
You should try these strategies to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What is using context clues/looking for familiar words within the word/using prior knowledge?
500

These are standardized tests you might take in the future to get into college, graduate school, etc. (list at least two)

What is the SAT/ACT/LSAT/GED/GRE/GMAT?

500

This is the name of the artist who performed at the 2026 NFL Halftime Show

Who is Bad Bunny?

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