Thinking Process
In SMART goals, the S stands for:
a) special
b) solid
c) specific
d) satisfaction
c) specific
If you are not reading just for fun, you are:
a) not reading carefully
b) reading critically
c) not interested in reading
d) taking the Regents exam
b) reading critically
To revise your writing, you:
a) focus on spelling and grammar
b) make sure you have a solid draft
c) use the power paragraph to improve logic
d) make sure you have at least 5 paragraphs
c) use the power paragraph to improve logic
I can illustrate critical thinking by asking text-specific questions that improve comprehension.
a) demonstrate
b) explain
c) clarify
d) analyze
a) demonstrate
In part 1 of the Regents, the first passage is usually:
a) fiction
b) nonfiction
c) poetry
d) writing
a) fiction
In a SMART goal, Measurable means:
a) checking your progress regularly
b) make plans for how to achieve your goal
c) manage your mood so you don't give up
d) Write down your goals each quarter
a) checking your progress regularly
You read critically because:
a) You want to understand what you are reading
b) You will have to demonstrate your understanding
c) The Regents exam is fast approaching
d) That is what good readers do
b) You will have to demonstrate your understanding
To evaluate your writing, you:
a) ask someone to proofread your work
b) use the rubric to grade your writing
c) revise your writing to improve it
d) make sure spelling and grammar are correct
b) use the rubric to grade your writing
I can draft an argument essay by...
a) following the power paragraph
b) reading 4 passages and annotating
c) turning ideas into paragraphs
d) revise the argument for clarity
c) turning ideas into paragraphs
The multiple-choice questions are worth this many points:
a) 8 points
b) 12 points
c) 16 points
d) 24 points
d) 24 points
If your goal for the 4th quarter is 90, and today your average is 70, it means that your goal was not:
a) specific
b) measurable
c) achievable
d) Time-bound
c) achievable
"Early that day, the weather turned, and the snow was melting into dirty water." A critical reader would annotate:
a) conflict: man versus nature
d) mood: something negative is happening
c) tone: the narrator sounds negative
d) metaphor: the author compares snow to water
d) mood: something negative is happening
This step in the writing process focuses on spelling, punctuation, and diction.
a) drafting
b) editing
c) revising
d) publishing
b) editing
I can develop my reading skills by...
a) improve
b) combine
c) simplify
d) analyze
a) improve
In Part I of the test, the 3rd passage is usually:
a) fiction
b) poetry
c) nonfiction
d) Writing
c) nonfiction
If I'm reading a piece of fiction, I should be thinking about:
a) claim and counterclaim
b) possible multiple-choice questions
c) central idea and writing strategies
d) genres
c) central idea and writing strategies
"A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves." A critical reader would annotate:
a) a father
b) a family of sons
c) perpetually quarreling
d) among themselves
c) perpetually quarreling
To prewrite means:
a) Think about what you need to write
b) Schedule a time and place to write
c) Researching and planning your writing
d) Making sure you have enough time to write
c) Researching and planning your writing
I can illustrate critical reading by annotating the passage...
a) highlighting important lines
b) writing notes around the text
c) underlining key words and phrases
d) looking at the passage carefully
b) writing notes around the text
The argument essay is worth this many points.
a) 8 points
b) 12 points
c) 16 points
d) 24 points
d) 24 points
What this class values the most
a) live up to your own expectations
b) time management
c) passing the Regents exam
d) graduating from high school
a) live up to your own expectations
"A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves." Context clues would suggest that the sons are:
a) very close
b) proud of their father
c) rarely together
d) always fighting
d) always fighting
The writing process is:
a) a form of time management
b) take a lot of time
c) not necessary if you know what to write
d) not useful on the Regents exam
a) a form of time management
I can reflect on a passage by analyzing my annotations.
a) explain
b) analyze
c) develop
d) think about
d) think about
a) 12 points
b) 24 points
c) 56 points
d) 100 points
c) 56 points