Test taking skills
read the title, first paragraph, headings, etc.
What do you do first when starting a passage on a test.
This term refers to the overall feeling a poem creates in the reader, such as sadness, excitement, or fear.
What is mood
When the author shows a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and thoughts — not just telling you — it’s called this.
What is indirect characterization
After three days of rain, the ground was completely saturated, soaked through with water. The word saturated means?
What is soaked or filled.
If an author gives facts, statistics, and examples to support an argument, what is this called?
What is supporting evidence
pick the passage that is easiest for me to read after answering all vocabulary questions
What is how I choose the passage to read first.
This is when a poet gives human qualities to an object or animal, like "the sun smiled down."
What is personification
This is the deeper message or lesson the author wants the reader to understand by the end of the story.
What is the theme?
Marcus felt elated when he saw the acceptance letter in the mailbox; he jumped up and down with excitement.
What is extremely happy.
To briefly restate the main ideas and key points without adding opinions.
What does it mean to summarize a nonfiction text?
read the question completely, understand what it is asking, and read ALL answer choices
What should I do on each question?
If a poem describes a storm with violent verbs and dark imagery, what can you infer about the poem’s tone?
What is angry or threatening
When you guess what might happen next in a story based on clues you’ve already read, it’s called this.
What is a prediction, inference or drawing a conclusion
Even after practicing for weeks, the dance routine still seemed tedious, requiring endless repetition and little excitement.
What is boring or repetitive
The way in which a text is put together or built is
What is text structure?
Part B questions always do this
What is prove, back up and support
"The Last Leaf"
A single leaf clings to the gnarled old tree,
Rusted gold against a steel-gray sky.
The wind howls a bitter, endless plea,
But still, that stubborn leaf will not fly.
It trembles, battered but unbowed,
A quiet rebel in a dying crowd.
What is most likely the them of this poem?
"What is the theme of resilience and refusing to give up, even when everything else is falling apart?
When an author hints at future events in a story without saying them directly, this technique is called _____
What is foreshadowing
The knight’s armor was impenetrable, able to resist even the sharpest swords in battle.
What is unable to be broken into or passed through?
How can you tell if an author’s purpose is to persuade the reader?
The author uses opinions, strong language, and arguments to convince the reader to believe something.
What is reading a non-fiction passage?
What do we call the narrator’s voice in a poem — not necessarily the poet themselves?
The speaker
This term describes the main events of a story, from beginning to end.
What is plot
Despite the coach’s loud encouragement, the players remained apathetic, showing no emotion or energy during the game.
What is without emotion or without interest
If you are asked to find the strongest piece of evidence to support a claim, what should you look for?
What is a fact or detail that is specific, clearly supports the claim, and comes directly from the text.