Test taking Strategies
Before reading the story or non-fiction text, do this first
What are questions
When an author uses "you" often in the writing
What is second person point of view
People/animals that are in a story
What are Characters
When given a non-fiction article, you must set your mind to do this before answering questions
What is read the entire selection carefully
The mood of this poem:
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand —
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep — while I weep!
What is sad/dark
When you are torn between several answers, it is the process you use to narrow down to one
What is the Process of Elimination
An author will often say "I" or "we"
What is first person point of view
The theme of a story is this
What is the lesson that you learn from the story
The main thought that the author is conveying
What is central idea
Figurative Language used:
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
What is personification
If you do not know a word within a sentence, it's where you should look for clues
What is the sentence it is in, the sentence before and the sentence after.
When an author tells a story through only one character's thoughts and feelings
What is third person Limited
One word for all of the events that take place in a story is
What is plot
restating a specific paragraph or portion of a text using new words to clarify the passage, but retaining its content or idea
What is paraphrasing
Perhaps the self-same song that found a path
Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home,
She stood in tears amid the alien corn;
This is an example of which literary technique
What is alliteration
If you cannot figure out an answer to a question, it is best to do this
What is skip it and return to it after you complete questions you do know
An author tells the story through a neutral character that doesn't know others' thoughts or feelings
What is third person objective
When a character in a story is struggling with feelings or making a decision. EVERY story needs this to move the plot
What is conflict
This will help guide you to information more quickly; it helps organize an article so you know what each section is about
What are subtitles
Figurative langauge used in:
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises
No demands
Love is a battlefield
What is a Metaphor
When you read a question, you should do this before you read all of the possible answers
What is try to come up with an answer on your own first which will make you more confident in choosing the correct answer
When an author makes it known that he knows the thoughts and feelings of every character in the story
What is third person omniscient
Why is the setting important to the story
It tells the reader when and where the story takes place.
If you are unsure what a picture or chart is conveying, you can refer to this for clarity
What is a caption
Example of which figurative language (not personification):
“I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street.”
What is hyperbole