Test Breakdown
Multiple Choice
Reading
Essays
Miscellaneous
100
How few days of the language arts section is next week?
What is two days?
100
How many multiple choice questions per short story?
What is nine
100
How many reading passages/short stories are given during the language arts section?
What is four short stories
100
How many essays are going to be on the test?
What is two
100
Persuasive essays show the reader the side that you believe in. True or False?
What is True
200
How much time do you get for each short story, multiple choice questions, and open ended?
What is 30 minutes
200
If a question is asking you to refer back to a specific part of the text, that question is a part or whole?
What is part
200
Is the test more fiction or nonfiction?
What is nonfiction
200
"I" is allowed in an argumentative essay. True or False?
What is False
200
"What is the central idea of this piece" is an example of a part or whole question?
What is whole
300
How many open ended questions are on the language arts section?
What is four
300
What is the "R" stand for in R.A.C.E?
What is Restate the prompt
300
What are the passing scores for the OPEN ENDED responses?
What is 3 or 4
300
How many different essay options are there?
What is persuasive, argumentative, speculative, explanatory
300
How long will you have for the speculative/explanatory prompt section?
What is 30 minutes
400
How many points is the speculative/explanatory essay worth?
What is 6 points
400
How long should an open ended response be? What does this depend on?
What is 1 - 2 paragraphs. It depends on How many questions are given.
400
Name three reading strategies that you can use during the test...
What is clunking, chunking, key words/phrases
400
What are the two types of explanatory essays?
What is quotation and situation
400
What is a speculative prompt and what does it include?
What is fictional writing that includes a setting, plot, characters...
500
How many points is the persuasive/argumentative essay worth?
What is 12 points
500
What does the "A", "C", "E" stand for?
What is answer, cite, explain
500
Chunking is when you label each paragraph's main idea. True or False?
What is False
500
How long do you have for the persuasive/argumentative prompt section?
What is 45 minutes
500
The following prompt is a persuasive or an argumentative prompt: Your state is considering whether to charge a $2.00 fee for each person to enter and use parks and community playgrounds, fields, courts, and equipment. The proposal is controversial, and many citizens have strong opinions about it. Write an editorial for the newspaper expressing your opinion about whether to charge a $2.00 fee for each person to enter the parks. Be sure to include reasons, facts, examples, and/or other evidence to support your position. How can you make this the opposite type of prompt?
What is Persuasive
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