Self-Care
What do you need to make sure you do the night before your test?
Get a good night's sleep, go to bed early
True or False a good strategy is to read the questions before you read the text.
True
What is a passage?
The text or story you will read
What is do the words MAIN IDEA mean?
The most important thought of a passage or story
What is a CONCLUSION?
A final opinion formed after a lot of thought and evidence from the text
What time should you be seated at your desk the morning of the test?
At least 9:15am
True or False I can use my white paper to take notes on my reading test.
True
What does EXPLAIN mean when it is used in a text question?
Give support or reasons to clarify
What is an OPINION?
a personal thought about the text based on the evidence in the text
What does it mean to provide EVIDENCE?
To show support or proof
What meal is the most important to make sure you have the day of your test?
True or False, If I'm not sure of an answer I should spend an hour trying to figure out the answer to the question and not move on.
False, You can always come back to it later
What does it mean to CONTRAST?
To identify differences between two or more things
What is a SOURCE?
The point or place where information comes from
What does it mean to SUMMARIZE?
To make or give a statement about the key or important points in a passage or text
Name three ways you can stay calm if you are worried about the test
Take deep breaths
Say kind things to yourself
Talk to an adult or friend about how you feel
True or False I should read all answer choices and choose the answer that BEST answers the question.
True, not the almost answer
What does it mean to COMPARE?
What does the THEME of a text mean?
The author's message, the moral, or lesson in the story
What does ORGANIZATION/STRUCTURE of a TEXT mean?
The order of the text and the way the author gives details to prove their point
If you get frustrated during the test, what can you do?
Deep breaths
Remind yourself of kind words
Go back and review or check your answers
What are DETAILS?
Words, evidence, or direct quotes from the text to prove the main idea
How do you know if a question is a whole text question or a detail question?
Using clue words in the question. If it asks you about specific details or section of text it is detail. If it asks you about the whole text, main idea, or theme it is a whole text question
What is an INFERENCE?
An opinion based on background knowledge (what you already knew) and evidence from the text