'Twas the night before testing
Chill out, it's just a test!
There are so many options: Multiple Choice
It's literary
It's Literary Too!
100
What should you do the night before the test to make sure you are well rested?
Get a good night's sleep. Go to bed on time!
100
Why do tests make you nervous?
Examples: I don't like being timed. EOGs are a big deal. I feel a lot of pressure from my parents.
100
What should you do while your teacher is reading the directions?
Read the directions silently to yourself as s/he reads. Pay attention!
100
What is a contradiction between what happens and what is expected?
Irony
100
What is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work?
mood
200
Why should you avoid drama with your friends and solve family problems before the test?
Because you will be thinking about the problem instead of concentrating on your test!
200
What does "go to your happy place" mean?
Picture your favorite place in the whole world. Think about how it makes you happy and this will ease your nervousness.
200
If a question has 4 answer options (A, B, C, and D), how many answer options do you need to read?
All 4!
200
What is the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group?
dialect
200
What is the writer's attitude toward his audience or subject?
tone
300
Name 3 "good" breakfast foods.
Oatmeal, eggs and bacon, cereal, granola and yogurt, fruit, bagel and cream cheese, granola bar, small breakfast burrito, grilled cheese sandwich
300
What should you do if you feel nervous?
Take deeps breaths. Picture your happy place.
300
What should you do when you know an answer option is absolutely wrong? (Example: B.) Little Red Riding Hood wore a green cloak.)
Cross out the answer.
300
What is a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that happened in the past?
flashback
300
What is the purpose of repetition in a literary work?
To emphasize an idea
400
Why is it important to be on time for school during EOGs?
So that you can begin the test with your class.
400
How do you take a "correct" deep breath?
Breath in through your nose, hold for a second, slowly breath out through your mouth.
400
What should you do if you get down to 2 choices that could be correct?
Make an educated guess.
400
What is the central message in a literary work?
theme
400
What does an author's use of descriptive writing create in a literary work?
imagery
500
If you are often late to school, what is an easy strategy to make sure you get to school on time during EOGs?
Set your alarm 10 minutes early. Leave your house earlier.
500
What is the official name for when someone feels anxious and nervous about testing?
Test Anxiety
500
What can happen to your bubble sheet if you skip questions?
You can bubble in the wrong line and mess up all your answers!
500
What is the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story?
foreshadowing
500
"An astronaut asked Adam for an apple" is an example of what sound device used in literature?
alliteration
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