Fact or Fiction?
Fiction
After you read the directions once, what should you do?
Read them again
Prove points using facts
A topic is described by listing its features
main idea
central message
Your score determines whether or not you can go to fourth grade
FICTION
Can you look at the questions BEFORE you read the passage?
YES! It is a great strategy
That does describe mean?
Tell all that you know
Describes events in order or explains the steps you must follow to do something or make something
lesson
moral
You are not allowed to leave the room to go to the bathroom
FICTION
As you read, can you highlight important information?
YES
What does compare/contrast mean?
Find the similarities and differences
Shows how two or more things are alike and how they are different
Compare and contrast
protagonist
main character
You have as long as you need to finish the test
FACT
If you are not sure about a question, can you reread the passage or section?
YES - great strategy
What does cause and effect mean?
Tell what happened and why
Shows relationship between an event and what happened because of it.
cause and effect
climax
boiling point in a story
You will take the test on an iPad
FACT
What is a great strategy for when you are not sure about a multiple choice question?
Process of elimination
What does analyze mean?
separate into parts and explain
Tells about a problem and then gives solutions
Problem and Solution
stanza (poetry)
paragraph (writing)