General Test Tips
My phone, headphones, smart watch, and water.
What can I NOT bring into the room?
Introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion
What are the parts of an essay?
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What is an example of a simile?
Several words in a sentence that begin with the same letter or sound.
What is alliteration?
A paragraph in a poem, often made up of a small assortment of lines.
Stanza
At least 8 hours
How much sleep should you get the night before?
Topic sentence, at least 2 examples
What are the three parts of a body paragraph?
Boom; Bang; Pow; Pop
What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
What is a simile?
Words that have the same ending sound, often found at the end of a line.
Example:
Sound/Round
What is a rhyme?
Stay quiet in the classroom; raise my hand when I'm ready to submit; raise my hand for scratch paper; put my head down or read when I'm done.
How should you act during the test?
Hook, Background Information, and Thesis Statement
What are the three parts of the introduction?
Football fever fuels fans.
What is an example of alliteration?
What is an personification?
The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each line.
What is a rhyme scheme?
Read the questions first if possible
What should I do when reading a passage?
5-7 minutes
How long should you take to plan your essay?
The classroom was a zoo of rowdy students.
What is an example of a metaphor?
A reference to a person, place, or event from history or another story.
What is an allusion?
Figurative language that involves the readers 5 senses (touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell). Very often used in poetry.
What is imagery?
Eliminate answers before you pick; read the question CAREFULLY
What should you do when answering questions?
Restate thesis, summarize body paragraphs, and final statement
What are the parts of a conclusion?
I met a man who was romantic and a true Romeo.
What is an example of allusion?
A comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as.
Metaphor
The moral of the story/poem, what the author wants the reader to learn.
What is a theme?