RACES
What step of RACES asks you to turn the question into part of your answer?
Restate
What does multi-paragraph mean?
ESSAY LENGTH
The main ingredient found in almost all candy.
Sugar
Name the type of figurative language used below.
The door crashed closed. (2)
Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
What is the most popular pizza chain in the US?
Domino's
Which step of RACES requires you to include evidence from a text, often using quotation marks?
Cite
What type of writing is a narrative?
A fictional story.
Candy makers must work quickly during shaping because of what change that happens as candy cools.
It becomes solid
Name the type of figurative language used below.
The wind whistled while wailing through the trees. (2)
Personification and Alliteration
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
How many sisters does Ariel have in The Little Mermaid?
Six
Restate and answer this question using RACES:
“Why is it important to study history?”
It is important to study history because... answers may vary.
What is the difference between explanatory and argumentative?
Explanatory shares facts and explains, whereas an argumentative is persuasive and convincing.
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!
The ingredient added to boiled sugar to keep it from turning back into crystals.
Glucose (or corn syrup)
Name the type of figurative language used below.
The deafening silence cleared the crowd, as the woman, like a ghost, made her way to the stage. (2)
Oxymoron and Simile
What is the world's hardest natural material?
Diamond
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Format this evidence using correct MLA-style parenthetical citation:
The quote comes from page 45 of a book written by John Smith.
(Smith 45)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is the 2 point category in the ISAT rubrics that is included in all three types of writing?
Conventions including, sentence structure, capitalization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
What gas is trapped inside Pop Rocks and causes the popping sensation when released?
Carbon dioxide
Name the type of figurative language used below.
The jealous waves slapped the shore, hissing angrily as if they wanted to pull me under. (2)
Personification and Onomatopoeia
What is the world’s tallest building?
The Burj Khalifa
Format this evidence using correct MLA-style parenthetical citation:
Since the product launched in 2017, NeeDohs have become popular among adults and children with autism and anxiety, stressed-out teens, and really all school-age kids.
Author: Olga Khazan
Article Title: Everyone Thinks They Need a NeeDoh
"Since the product launched in 2017, NeeDohs have become popular among adults and children with autism and anxiety, stressed-out teens, and really all school-age kids" (Khazan).
Name a rubric category that is included in either the explanatory or argumentative rubric?
Evidence/Elaboration or Organization/Purpose
The candy-making method using cornstarch molds to shape gummies and candy corn.
Starch casting
I was so embarrassed I could disappear into thin air, while the snickering students snorted behind me. (3)
Hyperbole, Alliteration, and Onomatopoeia
Taylor Swift has a song named after which other famous country singer?
Tim McGraw