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RACES
What does it Stand for?
What do you know?
100

1 What lesson can the reader learn by reading about Jane Goodall?

 D Hard work and perseverance can make childhood dreams come true.

100

1 What is the central idea of the paragraph written by Kade?

B A cut vine grows very slowly.

100

What does the R in RACES stand for?

The R stands for Restate, you will have to restate the question.

100

What do you have to use when using Cite in your answer...?

What is the sentence stem we all use?

According to "  " in paragraph ____, it said, "    ."


100
The main idea, or the central idea of a selection/ means  what?

The the text is mostly about.

200

2 The reader can tell the text is a biography because –

F it is a nonfiction text about a real person’s life

200

2 How might Aisha best summarize her conclusions in a single sentence?

F Given 5 milligrams of water for five days, an ivy vine only grows 3 centimeters.

200

What does the A stand for in RACES?

The A stands for Answer, you will have to answer in your own words, not the direct "quote" from the text.
200


What is the sentence stem used for Explain in RACES?

This proves, 

This shows, 

200

How do you know if you are writing a SCR, a short constructive response.... 

The character count is 475

300

3 Which of the following is a good example of the type of sentences commonly found in biographies?

C Jane Goodall was born in 1934 in England.

300

3 According to Aisha’s observations, how long did her longest vine grow?

 C 3 cm

300

What does the C stand for in RACES?

The C stands for Cite, you have to Cite the evidence that supports your answers. 

300

What do you use for the Summary in RACES?



What sentence stem do you use?

In conclusion, 

300

How would you combine the following sentences?

I went home to study for my upcoming test.

I made sure I went to bed early.

Hint, use FANBOYS

I went home to study for my upcoming test, and I went to bed early.

400

4 Read this sentence from paragraph 7. 

However, she spends most of her time traveling and teaching others about chimpanzees, Africa and the importance of taking care of our planet.

Based on this description, with which of the following statements would Jane Goodall most likely agree?

G People want to protect nature when they learn about animals.

400

4 What is the best summary of the selection?

G they come from the tropical waters near the equator

400

What does the E stand for in RACES?

The E stands for Explain, you have to explain that your 

Answer and Cite are correct.


400

What does theme stand for in a selection?

The message, moral lesson, a characters learn in the story.

400

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For

And

But

Or

Yet

So

500

What should you ask for when you come back from the restroom on STAAR Testing Day?

Sticky Note

Pencils

Paper 

Reference Sheet

500

What is the Genre of this selection?

The Genre is Informational

500

What does the S stand for in RACES?

The S stands for Summary, you have to restate your RA to show once again your answer is correct.

500

What does "how is the text structure of the the passage oraginzed?"

Cause and Effect

Problem and Solution

Sequence 

Compare and Contract

500

What is wrong with the following sentence?


amarah and Lacy walks to school in the mornings.


Amarah and Lacy walk to school in the mornings. 

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