Types of Reading Passages
Test Vocabulary
Types of Questions
Writing
Potpouri
100
Recipes, directions, instructions and other "how-tos" are examples of this type of reading passage.
What is a funtional reading passage?
100
To examine two or more things in order to show they are similar and different.
What is to compare?
100
Multiple choice questions on NJASK can be broken into these 3 categories
What are detail, main idea and inference?
100
These are the two types of writing prompts you will be presented with.
What are explanatory and speculative?
100
The two subjects that are assessed on the NJASK5?
What are literacy and math?
200
Reading passages with characters, setting, plot, problem and solution are examples of this type.
What is narrative?
200
To explain, translate or show how something works (its meaning or significance)
What is to interpret?
200
Words like "best", "mostly" and "mainly" indicate this type of question.
What is a main idea question?
200
In an explanatory writing prompt, you should have a minimum of this many paragraphs?
What is 3? (beginning, middle, ending)
200
This is the name of Mrs. Bellino's daughter.
What is Jessica?
300
Passages organized in stanzas are an example of this type of passage.
What is poetry?
300
To establish the validity of something by giving an example, explanation or experiment results
What is to prove?
300
"Which of these statements from the passage expresses an opinion?" is an example of this type of question.
What is a detail question?
300
A poem prompt is an example of this type of writing.
What is explanatory?
300
This is the major river which Mr. Dolci has to cross each day in order to get to school.
What is Delaware River?
400
Two examples of narrative nonfiction passages.
What are biographies and autobiographies?
400
To distinguish between or among by explaining the differences with specific details.
What is to differentiate?
400
Inference questions usually begin with these two words?
What are "how" or "why"?
400
"A boy and a girl were having a fight about something. A friend of theirs tried to help them stop fighting and be friends, again. Write a story about the girl and boy and what happened when their friend tried to stop their fight" is an example of this type of prompt.
What is a speculative prompt?
400
This is the state where Wes was born.
What is Kentucky?
500
The main purpose of an expository reading passage.
What is to give the reader information.
500
To look closely at something carefully and identify the qualities that make it meaningful or give a definition of the term or idea.
What is to define?
500
"What type of information is mainly given in the section under the heading...?" is an example of this type of question.
What is a main idea question?
500
"How do you feel about taking the New Jersey Ask Test? If you could change it, what would you change, assuming there had to be some sort of way for the state to see how much you know? Be sure to include details and examples that support your point." is an example of this type of prompt.
What is an explanatory prompt?
500
NJASK stands for...
What is the New Jersey Assessment of Skills & Knowledge?
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