What literary device is used in the sentence:
“Three grey geese in a green field grazing”?
Alliteration
100
What should you bring the day of the ISAT?
Sharpened #2 pencils, a healthy snack, a positive attitude :)
200
What does the prefix "bio" mean?
Life
200
What is the theme of the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”?
Possible Answer: Respect other people's property
200
When should you use a Venn Diagram graphic organizer?
When you are comparing and contrasting two (or more) different things
200
What literary device is used in the sentence: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”
Hyperbole
200
What should you do if you finish the test early?
Look over your answers, make sure you've answered everything accurately and completely
300
What does the word “boisterous” mean?
Use context clues and the sentence below to find the definition.
“James was calm and quiet, but his brother was boisterous”
Noisy, energetic, cheerful
300
What type of irony is this sentence an example of:
“You buy yourself something after months of saving and then someone gets it for you for Christmas”?
Situational Irony
300
What type of text organization orders events in sequence with what happened first, second, third etc.?
Chronological Order
300
What literary device is used in the sentence:
“Life is a journey, not a destination”?
Metaphor
300
When you first receive the test, should you start with the easiest passages or the most difficult passages?
Easiest
400
Which of these words has a positive connotation?
A) Impatient
B) Eager
C) Anxious
D) Agitated
B) Eager
400
What point of view is used in this passage?
“He walked down the hallway. He was feeling very hungry, and he thought he might faint. Then he ate a big sandwich and he felt better.”
Third person limited
400
What three places should you look at first when trying to determine the main idea of a passage?
Title, First line (topic sentence), Last line (concluding sentence)
400
What literary device is used in the sentence:
“The candle flame danced in the dark”
Personification
400
What should you do in the first line of your extended response answer?
Restate the question
500
The words "meet" and "meat" are an example of what?
Homophones
500
Using inferencing, what might a passage titled “Freedom of Information” be about?
Censorship, access to certain types of information, laws involving access to information etc.
500
What type of supporting detail in persuasive writing mentions an instance where the proposition has already succeeded in real-life?
An example
500
What literary device is used in the sentence:
“Jem waved my words away as if fanning gnats”?
Simile
500
What test taking strategy involves removing unlikely answers in order to focus on finding the correct answer?