Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
Language
Day of Infamy Speech by FDR
100
This is standard RL 1.1, and what you should always do to support your answer.
What is cite evidence?
100
This is a passing score for the FSA.
What is 343 for 9th grade and 350 for 10th?
100
What traditional character is Della most like?
A. A damsel in distress
B. A mean witch
C. An evil stepmother
D. A kind princess
D. A kind princess?
100
One way to determine the meaning of words we don't know is to use this two-word strategy that relies on the other words in the sentence.
What are context clues?
100
Roosevelt hopes that the U.S. will respond to the attack by..
A. conducting a thorough investigation in order to better understand Japan's motives.
B. launching an attack on the Japanese mainland.
C. beginning development on nuclear weapons.
D. bolstering defenses and declaring war on Japan.
D. bolstering defenses and declaring war on Japan.
200
When you make an educated guess or "read between the lines" in a text.
What is make an inference?
200
Standard RI 2.6 covers this three-word term, which is another word for the author's perspective.
What is point of view?
200
Part A: What theme is revealed in this passage?
A. Love is blind
B. Love is the best gift
C. Love is foolish
D. Love is a strange feeling
Part B: Which paragraph from the passage best shows the same theme?
A. Paragraph 6
B. Paragraph 9
C. Paragraph 14
D. Paragraph 17
B. Love is the best gift
D. Paragraph 17
200
This is how long the average student (who is not ESOL and does not get extended time) gets to take the FSA.
What is 120 minutes?
200
In the "Day of Infamy" speech, paragraph 18 seeks to inspire people by
A. describing how God will help
B. listing ways people can help
C. explaining how the armed forces will overcome
D. showing faith that victory will come
D. showing faith that victory will come
300
This is what's covered by standard RL 1.2, and is otherwise known as the author's message or a universal truth found within the text.
What is the theme?
300
You might be asked to explain how an author's choices in how they structure a text affect this, which is covered by standard RL 2.5:
What is the plot?
300
Read the excerpt from paragraph 12:
And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat...
The author compares Della to a cat in order to
A. show how quickly she moved
B. draw attention to how small Della is
C. suggest that Della is animal-like
D. create the idea that Della is a cat
A. show how quickly she moved
300
This is the term for a type of figurative language where something non-human is given human qualities.
What is personification?
300
What is Roosevelt's overall purpose in his speech?
A. to inform Japan that the U.S. will take any means necessary to enact revenge
B. to notify the American people of the losses suffered in the Japanese attacks
C. to warn of impending danger in the form of more attacks from Japan and it's allies
D. to reassure the American people that actions are being taken to protect the country
D. to reassure the American people that actions are being taken to protect the country
400
This is the largest number of words in a single passage can be on the FSA.
What is 1300 for 9th grade and 1350 for 10th grade?
400
This cluster is what the highest percentage of questions on the FSA ask about (hint: the "clusters" are what we have been reviewing the past three weeks).
What is Craft and Structure?
400
Part A: What is the meaning of the word "chronicle" as it is used in the last paragraph?
A. Memory
B. Explanation
C. Reflection
D. Story
Part B: Which of the details from excerpt helps the reader understand the meaning of "chronicle".
A. "And here I have lamely related to you.."
B. "...who most unwisely sacrificed for each other..."
C. "...the greatest treasures of their house."
D. "...in a last word to the wise of these days..."
D. Story
A. "And here I have lamely related to you..."
400
When you're asked to evaluate something, you're being asked to do this... but you won't look quite like the image below:
What is judge?
400
Which statement from the "Day of Infamy" speech suggests it has historical significance?
A. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of was or of armed attack.
B. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implication to their very life and safety of our nation.
C. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
D. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.
D. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.
500
A verb that shows up in many standards that means to examine and pick apart.
What is analyze?
500
Standard RI 2.6 might ask you to analyze this, regarding the way an author advances their point of view or purpose.
What is rhetoric?
500
What is emphasized by the artist that is not emphasized in the text?
A. Della's excitement in presenting the watch to Jim
B. Jim's apprehension in telling Della he had sold his watch
C. The flash and reflection of the watch's shine
D. The love that Jim and Della have for one another
B. Jim's apprehension in telling Della he had sold his watch
500
One part of the standards involves knowing language conventions, otherwise known as this.
What is grammar/usage?
500
Roosevelt begins paragraphs 8-11 with little variation of the words "Last night, Japanese forces..." Why is this structure effective in helping Roosevelt make his argument"
A. It emphasizes the brazenness of Japan's multiple attacks against the U.S. and its allies.
B. It allows the reader to determine which of Japan's offenses was most destructive
C. It contrasts Japan's behavior with that of the United States.
D. It presents a clear plan of response to the Japanese attacks.
A. It emphasizes the brazenness of Japan's multiple attacks against the U.S. and its allies.