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100
This is what you should do the night before the end of grade tests.
What is to relax, imagine yourself doing well on the test, and get lots of sleep?
100
These are the people or animals who carry out the action in a story.
Who are characters?
100
This is the main point an author is trying to make in a non-fiction text.
What is the central idea?
100
This is how many times you should read a poem on the EOG before attempting to answer any questions about it.
What is at least 2 times?
100
This point of view would be found in a text that uses lots of words like "I," "my," "we," and "our."
What is first person point of view?
200
This is what you should do before reading each new passage on the End of Grade test.
What is preview the questions?
200
This is when and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
200
This is the main argument the author is trying to make in an argumentative/persuasive text.
What is the claim?
200
"The robber was as sly as a fox" is an example of this type of figurative language device.
What is simile?
200
This is what you should look for in the text to make sure each of your answers is correct.
What is textual evidence?
300
This is what you should do if you get stuck on a hard question on the test.
What is skip it and come back to it?
300
These are the two types of conflicts that a character can encounter in a text. One involves something the character faces outside himself or herself and the other involves personal obstacles within himself or herself that must be overcome.
What is external and internal conflict?
300
A summary of a non-fiction text should only include these types of details from the text.
What are the most important details?
300
"It is a furnace in that classroom" is an example of this figurative language device.
What is metaphor?
300

These are "sentences" in poetry

Lines

400
These are 2 things you should do if you finish the test early.
What are going back and check your answers and spending extra time on difficult problems?
400
Looking at how the conflict in a text is resolved and the lessons the characters learn from this resolution will often lead you to this.
What is the theme?
400
This is what author's support strong arguments with (as opposed to just using their own thoughts and opinions).
What is evidence?
400
"My computer hates me" is an example of this type of figurative language device.
What is personification?
400
This can be conveyed through an author's choice of words in a text, and reveals how the author feels about a topic or character he or she is writing about.
What is tone?
500
Often, carefully looking at these alone can help you eliminate answer choices and even get the answer correct. (Hint: This is, in part, because test makers know that students rush through the test and don't take their time).
What are the question and the answer choices?
500
A summary of a fiction text should include these 3 important elements.
What are the characters, the central/main conflict, and how the story is resolved?
500
This type of text structure is often found in persuasive texts, and shows the real or possible results of an action or choice.
What is cause and effect text structure?
500

What can you use to help determine and author's point of view in a poem?

Word choice and/or tone

500

What is one way an author can develop and support their argument?

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