S.R.P.
Investing in the Question
Written Responses
State Test Design
Best Practices
100
What is the first step of the Strategic Reading Plan and why?
Preview the text to get an understanding of what the text will be about.
100
Why is it important to invest in a question?
To get an understanding of what the question is asking you.
100
How many points is a short response worth?
2 points.
100
How many sessions are there for the ELA State Test?
2 Sessions!
100
What are three things you should do the night before the exam?
1. Go to bed early.
2. Lay out your clothes.
3. Eat a healthy dinner.
200
What are the two steps or questions for investing in the question?
What is the question asking in my own words?
What is my plan?
200
The following question is what type of question?
A main idea/summary question.
200
How many points is an extended response worth?
4 points.
200
What skill(s) is this a test of?
Reading or comprehension skills and writing skills.
200
What are three things you should do the morning of the exam?
1. Wake up early.
2. Eat a healthy breakfast.
3. Positive affirmations.
300
What is the last step of the Strategic Reading Plan?
Check your work!
300
What is your plan for answering the following question? (must have all 5 steps)
1. Invest in the question.
2. Go back to the text and read for context/understanding.
3. Label your evidence.
4. Get my own answer.
5. Use process of elimination.
300
What must you include in order to get a Level 2 short response?
Inference based claim, 2 pieces of evidence, analysis statement.
300
How many written response questions are there?
6 short responses and 1 extended response for all grades.
300
What time should you be at school?
By 7:20am
400
What is the first step for attacking the questions?
Cover answer choices.
400
What is your plan for answering the following question:
1. Invest in the question by annotating the sentence.
2. Go back to paragraph 7 for understanding/context.
3. Label evidence.
4. Get my own answer.
5. Use process of elimination.
400
What are the major parts of a short response?
Claim, context, evidence and analysis.
400
How many reading passages and multiple choice questions are there?
3rd and 4th Grade: 4 passages and 24 MC questions
5th Grade: 5 passages and 35 MC questions
400
What is one thing that will most help you pass the exam?
Having a positive growth mindset, showing effort, or the Strategic Reading Plan.
500
What are the 4 major steps of the Strategic Reading Plan?
Preview the text, read and jot main idea, attack questions and check your work.
500
The following question is what type of question?
An author's craft or author's purpose question.
500
What are the four categories of the extended response rubric?
Analysis, evidence, organization and conventions/grammar.
500
Which sections are worth the most to least points?
Multiple choice, short response, then extended response.
500
How much time do you have for the exam?
Unlimited! But it should take no more than 2.5 hours.