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Taking the test
Context Clues
What are those?!
Figurative Language
100

What type of essay tells a story?

a. explanatory essay

b. narrative essay

c. informational essay

d. nonfiction essay

narrative essay

100

What is the name of the test all 4th graders will take in the spring?

TNReady

TCAP

100

True or False:

An inference is an educated guess


True

You use the knowledge you have to make a guess!

100

Bold, italics, captions, underline, photographs

Text features

100

Life is like a bowl of cherries.

simile

200

Name 3 types of essays

opinion

narrative

explanatory/ informative

200

                           True or False?

You should wait until the end of your TN Ready test to bubble in your answers.

False!


You should bubble in your answers after you answer each question.

200

The young girl is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the soldiers. What a selfless person she is!

A selfless person                                     .

  1. is selfish
  2. has no name
  3. is too young to work
  4. likes scarves
  5. cares more about others than herself

5. Cares more about others than themselves

200

introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion

parts of an essay

200

My teacher is a tower.

metaphor

300

Name the part of an essay written to get the reader's attention.

Hook

300

What can you do first if you do not know the answer to a question on TCAP

a. ask your teacher

b. ask your classmate

c. cross out any answers you think are wrong 

c. First, Cross out any answers you think are wrong and see if this helps you make a better guess!

300

"The sailors will have an easy day sailing because the sea is calm." What best defines the word "calm"?

  1. wild
  2. beautiful
  3. without disturbance or motion
  4. old

3. without disturbance or motion

300

period, comma, question marks, explanation

punctuation

types of punctuation

300

Miguel put in foot in his mouth.

Idiom

400

Where in your essay would you see these words:

This shows that

The reason this is important is

Elaboration

400

Why is there sometimes a small number written next to a word in a reading passage on TCAP?


It shows you the definition of the word at the bottom

400

Your plan looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works.


Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?

  1. instrument
  2. take apart
  3. change
  4. carry out

4. carry out

400

informative

narrative

opinion


types of essays

400

The chair cried softly when the large man sat on it.

Personification

500

Name the 3 parts of an introduction paragraph

Hook, background, focus statement

500

Which one of the following is NOT a test taking tip?

a. read the title 

b. read the directions

c. do not look at the picture and illustrations

c. do not look at the pictures and illustrations

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS look at the pictures! It could help you understand what you are reading better!

500

When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were afraid that the Indians would attack them. However, the Indians that they ENCOUNTERED were a peaceful and generous tribe.



What does the word ENCOUNTER mean?

  1. meet
  2. fight
  3. hide from
  4. ignore

meet

500

first person

second person

third person

point of view

500

Woof! Woof! said Spot as he ran to get the ball.

Onomonopeia

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