Skills 1 -
Open Notebook
Skills 2 -
From Your Head
Vocabulary
Test Taking Strategies
Grammar
100
What two things does setting tell us in a story?
Time and Place
100
Visualizing is like making what in your mind?
A movie
100
From The Swimming Hole, what is a dugout?
a shelter formed by digging into the side of a hill
100
What should you absolutely eat every morning before taking a test?
Breakfast
100
What is a noun?
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
200
Give an example of 3 sequencing clue words.
first, next, then, last, finally, before, after, lastly, later, second, third
200
When looking for the point of view of the author what are some clue words that tell us the point of view is First Person?
I, me, my, we, our
200
From John Henry, what is a glimpse?
a short look
200
What is the first thing you read when taking the MCAs?
The directions in the black box
200
What is different about the spelling of a Proper Noun?
Capital Letter
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To describe how things are the same and different.
300
If the Cause is 'why something happened', what is the Effect?
What happened
300
From Komodo Dragons, what does fierce mean?
savage; wild
300
What part of the questions will you highlight?
The important words
300
What are the three words you would use to make a compound sentence?
and, but, or
400
What does PIE stand for when talking about Authors Purpose?
Persuade Inform Entertain
400
What are some of the characteristics of people in a Tall Tale?
Oversized Exagerrated strength Exagerrated jobs Has a sidekick
400
What is a stanza?
Section of lines in a poem
400
What will you do at the end of each section before raising your hand?
Go back to read the questions and check your answers.
400
What letters do you add to the end of a noun that ends in -ch, -sh,, -ss, or -x to make it a plural noun?
-es (boxes, wishes, glasses, bunches)
500
What type of words do we use when describing Character Traits?
Adjectives
500
What does Text Structure describe?
The way a piece of writing is organized or built.
500
From I Love Guinea Pigs, what is a boar?
A male pig, or hog
500
What is the most important thing you will do while taking the MCA reading test?
Take your time!
500
What do you add to a noun to make it a possessive noun?
an apostrophe
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