Reading & Listening
Read these first on the reading and listening sections of the ELPAC
What are the questions?
What you should write when a question tells you to write one sentence
What is exactly one sentence?
What is English?
Your friend needs help carrying their textbooks. What could you say to your friend?
Bring this to be prepared for the ELPAC
What is your school Chromebook?
How many times you can listen to the conversations and presentations on the listening section
What is as many times as you want
What you should write when a question asks you to write 3 or more sentences
What is 3 or more sentences?
What to do if the teacher says "Tell me more about what you heard."
What is add more information to your response?
You need to know the due date for your next project. What could you say to your teacher?
Would you please tell me the due date for our project?
Do this the night before taking the ELPAC
What is get a lot of sleep?
What you can do with the audio on the listening section, in addition to replaying it?
What is pause the audio?
The number of paragraphs required for the opinion writing prompt
What are at least 2 paragraphs?
Another way to say "Is the claim supported or not supported based on the information in the chart?"
What is "Does the chart show that the statement is true or false?" (or another summary of the question)
You need help understanding the science reading. What would you say to your classmate?
Could you please explain this chapter to me?
Do this the morning of the ELPAC
What is eat a healthy breakfast?
Do this when you find evidence for an answer in a passage on the reading section
What is highlight?
The number of reasons you should include in your opinion essay
What are two reasons?
The number of columns you should draw on your notes page for "Summarize an Academic Presentation"
What is 3 columns - one for each picture?
Your school is deciding between hosting a winter dance or having a special lunch during the school day. Which choice is better for your school? Justify your choice with relevant reasons to support your opinion.
(Group makes a choice and then shares two good reasons to support it)
Bring these to be extra prepared for the ELPAC
What are headphones that plug into your computer?
This part of the reading test might have some mistakes
What is the student essay?
What you need to support your reasons in the opinion essay
What is specific evidence?
The three important parts of your academic summary
What are the summary, the main idea of each picture, and details for each picture?
Your community is deciding between building a new soccer field or a playground. Which choice is better for your community? Justify your choice with relevant reasons to support your opinion.
(Group makes a choice and then shares two good reasons to support it)
Are you ready for the ELPAC?
Yes!