Test Strategies
Read the title and questions first, then read the passage.
What is the suffix of the word unbelievable?
able
What is it called when you compare to things using LIKE or AS?
Simile
This part of speech is a person, place, thing.
Noun
You are reading the directions for the performance task. What do you highlight?
The type of Performance Task (opinion, story, or informational) and the summary of Source 1 and Source 2
You are reading a passage. What tool should you use to help you remember an important sentence?
The highlighter!
Who is the speaker?
the person telling the poem or story
What text feature lists heading along with their page numbers? (at the beginning)
Table of Contents
This part of speech is an action.
Verb
What do you do to your paper to make a rough draft/writing plan?
Fold it into 4 parts for 4 paragraphs.
Ex. Intro, S1, S2, and closing
You read a passage and are answering a question. You think you know the answer, but you are not 100% sure. What can you do?
REREAD!
What is the prefix of unhappy? What does it mean?
un means not
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the text.
This part of speech describes a noun.
How many sentences should you write for each paragraph?
At least 3!
Usually 2 answers are obviously wrong and 2 seem like they might be correct. What tool can you use to help you answer questions.
CROSSOUT/STRIKETHROUGH
What do we call "what a passage is mostly about?"
The Main Idea or central idea
What is dialogue?
What is a caption?
The writing under a picture.
How do you prove your answers?
By highlighting them in the passage.
You are beginning to write your paper for the Performance Task. What are the 3 steps?
1. Plan/Rough Draft
2. Type
3. Edit
What do we call "the message or the lesson of a story?"
The Theme
What are the "paragraphs" in poems called?
Stanzas
What is a story that is fake called?
Fiction
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