F.A.S.T. Testing and strategies
What date is the 10th grade ELA State Exam? What time must you be at school that day?
Tuesday May 9th, 2023...7:25am (go to your first block class)
They can have multiple meanings or have unclear, unresolved, or uncertain meanings
What is the question asking? Be sure to fully explain.
How does the modern author adapt the character from the original text?
The question is asking how does the new, modern author change/alter ideas from the original author's story.
The prefix "dis" means "not or opposite". What is the definition of disassociate in the following sentence:
The women had to disassociate from the company's brand after last week's scandal.
dis-not or opposite
associate: connect, link, or relate
not connected, not related, not linked
How long is the test? How much time is allowed to take the test?
The test is 2 hours (120 minutes) but you may have the entire day to finish the test. If you are not done after 2 hours, you will move to a different location to continue testing.
A coming of age experience is when....?
A young person matures or grows throughout a story
What is the question asking?
The author 2 omits several facts about school lunches that author 1 includes. How does this impact the author 2's argument?
The question alludes that author 2 may be unreliable or unclear, you should explain how this lack of information in author's 2 text impacts the argument of author 2.
The prefix "inter" means "between". What is the definition of intercede in the following sentence?
I had to intercede before the argument became violent between the two friends.
inter-between
cede-yield or surrender
intercede-to end something by going in-between, to intervene
Name at least 3 tools or functions the test taking platform has available.
-highlight
-view (zoom in, zoom out)
-change color of background/text
-change mouse size and color
-Flag and review questions
An clear, logical, and credible argument should have which 3 things?
1. clear and direct points
2. reasoning (logical reasoning)
3. A credible source(s)
What is the question asking?
How is the author's purpose developed over the text?
The question is asking what is the author's purpose and how it is shown many times throughout the text. You should explain how the purpose is shown throughout the text with evidence.
The prefix "equi" means "equal or the same". What is the definition of equator in the following sentence:
The country of Brazil is on the equator line, with half of the country in the Northern hemisphere and half in the Southern Hemisphere
equator line= equal line dividing the earth between north and south
Name at least 3 test taking strategies.
-Take simple notes as you read the texts
-Review the test questions before reading
-# summarize
-flag and review questions to return to them
-omit incorrect answer choices
-Take your time, you have all day
-Review any written responses before submitting
-Review all answers before submitted
The Rhetorical Appeals-Ethos, Logos, and Pathos- are used by an author to....?
convince or persuade their reader of their purpose
What is this question asking?
How do the authors interpret the same facts and data differently?
The question is asking for an explanation on how each author used the information given (the data and facts) to come up with different opinions or conclusions. You should explain with ONE example of evidence and show how the authors used the evidence differently.
The prefix "mis" means "wrong" or "wrongly
What is the definition of word misconstrued in the following sentence: The girls had misconstrued the teacher's directions on the class project.
Mis-wrong/wrongly
construc-construct-make, build, create
Misconstrue: to interpret wrongly, to misconceive
The next few weeks you all will be testing often. Name 5 daily things you can practice to optimize brain power, energy, and productivity!
-eat balanced meals with nutrition (vegetables, fruits, protein, carbs)
-Sleep at least 7 hours per night!!!!!
-Avoid screen time before bed (Stop scrolling on Tiktok until 2am)
-Stay away from high caffeine, sugary beverages, and sugary snacks (soda, juice, Gatorade)
-Water, water, water, water, water (this will keep you healthy and awake)
-STAY ACTIVE! As teenagers you should be getting at least 1 hour of CONSTANT physical activity a day (walking for an hour, play a basketball game, walk your dog...)
-Do activities that bring you joy when you are not studying/at school
Define the following rhetorical devices: Antithesis, parallelism, and rhetorical questions (BONUS POINTS FOR EXAMPLES!)
Antithesis: having opposite ideas to emphasize a point "The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted;it belongs to the brave"
Parallelism: using the same grammatical structure for dramatic effect "We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets. We don't cover things up"
Rhetorical questions: Questions asked by the author for the readers to reflect on but not answer "Does it look like I have S-T-U-P-I-D written on my forehead?"
What is this question asking?
How would including the text feature of a graph affect the central idea?
The suffix "age" means "a result". What is the definition of disparage in the following sentence:
Voters don't like political advertisements in which opponents disparage one another.
-Dispar (sad, worthless, upset, belittle)
-Age: result (ending, being)
-Full definition: result of being little worth, regarding something or someone with little worth