Test Taking Strategies
What is READ THE DIRECTIONS?
Chronological, Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast are all potential answers to this type of question.
What is TEXT STRUCTURE?
It is the genre of this passage.
What is FICTION?
This is Nitro's biggest problem.
What is being blind?
This is genre of the passage.
What is INFORMATIONAL?
The directions will often give you this.
What is the GENRE?
This is the type of question you're being asked if you have to name the message of the story.
What is THEME?
In paragraph 2, "quarrel" most likely means this.
What is FIGHT/ARGUE/DISAGREE?
Kathryn not wanting Nitro to hurt himself, is an example of this type of character trait.
What is CARING?
In paragraph 3, the author used the craft move "—aaapooey!" to most likely represent this.
What is to symbolize spitting the baby out?
It is the strategy used for multiple choice questions that happens to be Mr. Chernin's favorite.
What is covering the answers and creating your own?
This type of question often requires you to envision what is happening in the story or use context clues to answer it.
What is VOCABULARY?
"It is better to settle an argument between friends than rely on the wisdom of strangers" could be considered this.
What is the THEME?
"Nitro's New Life" and the text box "Did You Know" are types of these.
What are TEXT FEATURES?
The Table (a text feature) supports the article by doing this.
What is provide more examples of animal fathers?
It is the word in the title that tells you you are not getting the full story.
What is EXCERPT?
It is the type of question that might be phrased, "Which paragraph best represents the central idea of the entire passage?".
What is PART TO WHOLE?
The Fox thinks himself very cunning (smart/clever). This is a text detail that supports this.
What is "'That is my share for acting as judge,' said the fox as he ran off with most of the great pike in his mouth."
or
"The fox said gravely: 'I have judged many cases like this, and I am known far and wide for my skill and fairness in such matters.'"
"In time, Nitro learned where every bump, every tree, and every food box was in his new cage." (paragraph 15) is the best example for explaining this.
What is the SOLUTION to Nitro's problem?
"Animal fathers have unusual ways of helping their young?" could be said to be this.
What is the Main Idea or Central Idea?
No matter the question type in a short response, you know you always have to include these things.
What are the answer and two details?
Understanding the symbolism that the gray, gloomy sky represents the sadness the characters are feeling is this type of question.
What is AUTHOR'S CRAFT?
Because the Fox cut the pike into 3 pieces instead of 2, it could be said the author was doing this.
What is FORESHADOWING?
"They had to help a blind tiger find his way, without the use of his eyes." (paragraph 8), should be included when writing this.
What is SUMMARY or MAIN IDEA
Examples of father animals using their bodies to protect their babies from harm can be found in these two paragraphs.
What are paragraphs 4 and 6?