Literary Devices
What the score?
Open-Ended
Reading Strategies
Multiple Choice
100
"It must be a thousand degrees outside"
What is an example of a hyperbole?
100
These combined scores provide an overall Language Arts Reading HSPA score.
What is multiple choice and open-ended?
100
This is the grading scale on which open-ended responses are scored.
What is 0-4?
100
Q.A.R.
What is Question-Answer-Relationship?
100
This is the amount earned for each correct multiple choice question.
What is 1 point?
200
The Rose blushed.
What is an example of personification?
200
This is the passing score for the Language Arts Reading.
What is 200?
200
This is the amount of open-ended questions for each reading passage.
What is 2?
200
After reading the title you should take time to do this.
What is make a connection (how can I relate to this topic)?
200
These are the 3 types of questions being asked.
What is Literal, Inferential and Evaluative?
300
The ending of a story is opposite or contrary than what the reader expected.
What is irony?
300
This is the grading scale used for the essays in the writing section.
What is 0-6?
300
Length does not reflect the score, however these 4 components are required in an open-ended response.
What is organization, sentence construction, usage, mechanics?
300
This should be done before, during and after reading a passage.
What is questioning?
300
After reading the question you should do this before selecting an answer.
What is read all choices?
400
The character who is against the main character.
Who is an antagonist?
400
Receiving a passing score classifies you as this in the Language Arts Reading section.
What is proficient?
400
The narrative reading passage has this time restraint to complete the questions.
What is 50 minutes?
400
If a vocabulary word is unknown, this should be used.
What is context clues?
400
Be sure to do this with a word that indicates a negative, such as not.
What is underline or circle?
500
Something that stands for something else or suggests an idea.
What is a symbol?
500
This is what you would do if you scored a 198 on the Language Arts Reading section.
What is re-take the HSPA the following year?
500
Providing this in your response will increase your score.
What is specific details?
500
Q.A.S.I
What is Question, Answer, Support, Insight?
500
This is one way to determine an answer that is unclear.
What is eliminate wrong answer choices?
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