Testing Strategies
When you don't immediately know an answer, what should you do?
What is...Pick the best one at this time, flag it, and come back to it later
True or False: Teacher appreciation week is this week!
What is...True?
An appeal to emotion
What is...Pathos
What is the meaning of the Root "Aqua"?
What is...Water?
This text was a dystopian short story in which one of our main characters was 7 feet tall!
What is... Harrison Bergeron?
Why is it important to read/highlight the title of the text?
What is...it helps activate prior knowledge and prepares you for what you are about to read?
Mr. Ryan HATES these to exist on your one pager.
What is...stick figures?
An appeal to Logic
What is...Logos?
What is the meaning of the Root "Bio"
What is...Life?
This text had us worried about the sanity of a man who thought everything figurative was literal.
What is...The Eyes Have It
This strategy helps you focus on a couple answer choices instead of all of them.
What is...eliminating answer choices?
Which 7th Grade ELA teacher recently published her first novel?
A. Mr. Ryan
B. Ms. Mac
C. Ms. Henley
What is...B. Ms. Mac?
An appeal to Credibility
What is...Ethos?
What is the meaning of the Root "Cent"?
What is...One Hundred?
This poem made us very sad, but not as sad as Edgar Allen Poe!
What is...Annabel Lee?
You finish with plenty of time leftover in the test. You should...
What is...go back over your answers and make sure you fell confident before you submit!
What year was PBMS founded?
What is...2007?
A doctor recommends a certain medication to you and explains all the benefits of it.
What is...Ethos?
What is the meaning of the Root "Chron"
What is...Time?
This poem has a line that is used in Kanye's famous song "Praise God"
What is...Speech to the Young
This can be used to jot down important thoughts as you read the texts on the FAST test.
What is...the scratch paper?
What letter is the most frequently used in the English Language?
What is..."E"
A speech about climate change that describes a family losing their home to flooding uses this to persuade listeners to take action.
What is...Pathos?
What prefix could I add to the beginning of "understanding" to make it mean I am not understanding something.
What is...Mis
The very first text we read together in class.
What is...The Wise Old Woman?