THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
AUTHORS PURPOSE/POINT OF VIEW
TEST TAKING TIPS
LITERARY TERMS
PRACTICE
100
Overall and most important message of the paragraph
What is MAIN IDEA?
100
WHEN AN AUTHOR MAKES YOU LAUGH OR ENJOY THE STORY
What is ENTERTAIN?
100
AFTER YOU FINISH THE TEST YOU DO THIS
What is RECHECK YOUR ANSWERS/REVIEW THE TEST?
100
SERIES OF EVENTS IN A STORY
What is PLOT?
100
I think you should vote for Bob. He is a good person and the best man for the job/
What is to persuade?
200
TO POINT OUT SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?
200
WHEN AN AUTHOR TRIES TO MAKE YOU DO SOMETHING OR BELIEVE THEIR SIDE
What is PERSUADE?
200
YOU DO THIS TO THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
What is UNDERLINE?
200
TIME, PLACE,
What is SETTING?
200
Jews that were sent to concentration camps were starved. They were also forced to work.
What is to inform?
300
INFORMATION THAT BACKS UP THE MAIN IDEA
What ARE SUPPORTING DETAILS?
300
STRICTLY FACTS, NO OPINIONS, FICTION, INFORMATION
What is INFORM?
300
CROSSING OUT THE ANSWERS YOU ARENT CORRECT
What is PROCESS OF ELIMINATION?
300
EMOTIONS YOU FEEL FROM READING A STORY
What is MOOD?
300
compare and contrast Spaz and Lanaya
What is ?????/
400
LOOKING AT THE HINTS IN THE SENTENCE OR PARAGRAPH TO DEFINE UNKNOWN WORDS
What ARE CONTEXT CLUES?
400
Character is the narrator, uses the words "I,me ,my ,our, we"
What is first person point of view?
400
A GUESS BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE
What is AN EDUCATED GUESS?
400
ACTION / REACTION
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?
400
Tracy wanted to go to McDonalds after school so she decided to walk home instead of taking the bus. She,also convinced Tim to walk with her.
What is third person point of view?
500
DRAWING A CONCLUSION FROM REASONING
What is TO INFER OR MAKE AN INFERENCE?
500
Narrator tells the story, outsider looking in, uses the words "he, she, they"
What is third person point of view?
500
DONT BE AFRAID TO DO THIS IF YOU DONT REMEMBER
What is GO BACK TO THE PASSAGE?
500
GENERAL IDEA OR INSIGHT ABOUT LIFE THE AUTHOR WISHES TO EXPRESS
What is THEME?
500
I love Rick Ross. I think he is exactly what a man should be. He is motivated and talented.
What is first person point of view?
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