Set Up for Success
The name of the state test we have been preparing for
What is the NJSLA?
The place value of the digit 6 in the number 6,482.
What is the thousands place?
In literature, this refers to the major issue or problem that characters in a story must overcome.
What is the conflict?
To ensure your success on the NJSLA, if you are finished early, you can do this to make sure you have completed each question to the best of your ability.
What is recheck your answers before submitting?
You are permitted to use a calculator for some sections of the NJSLA.
What is TRUE?
This is what each letter in PEMDAS stands for.
What is PARENTHESES, EXPONENTS, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION?
This, which is usually found in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph, is a term used to describe the central idea of your argument for both the RST and the Literary Analysis task.
What is the thesis statement?
These are the elementary and middle school grade levels that will take the NJSLA.
What is grade 3rd-8th?
This is the number of times you should read directions.
What is 2-3 times?
True or False: When answering a constructed response question, you should draw a picture or show your work.
What is: TRUE?
These are words used to connect ideas.
What are transition words?
Round 7.386 to the nearest tenth
What is 7.4?
Should you monitor the amount of time you have remaining when taking the NJSLA
What is TRUE?
This is the value of pie (3.14159....) rounded to the nearest hundredth.
What is 3.14?
This NJSLA task is concerned with you understanding and creating a story.
What is the Narrative task?
True or False: You can stop and take a nap if you are tired during the NJSLA
What is: FALSE?
Before you begin reading any texts, answering multiple choice or writing a response, this is the first step you should take.
What is Break Down the Prompt?
This is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 12 and 18.
What is 6?
These are the number of sources that appear on the Research Simulation task.
What are three sources?
True or False: You shouldn't waste time planning your written responses.
What is FALSE?
Before you begin reading any texts, answering multiple choice or writing a response, this is the second step you should take.
What is annotate?
This is the simplified form of 3x+4x.
What is 7x?
In literature, this refers to the life lesson or message of the story that can be applied to other stories
What is the theme?
True or False: When you don't know the answer, you should narrow it down to TWO and guess using evidence from the text.
What is TRUE?
Before you begin reading any texts, answering multiple choice or writing a response, this is the last step you should take.
What is outline?
This is the distributed form of 3(2x+4)
What is 6x+12?
The Research Simulation Task will ask you to read and synthesize only these types of texts.
What are nonfiction texts?
When you write down important ideas related to the conflict or author's claim, for example, on your scrap paper.
What is annotating?
This is the most important strategy to use when answering multiple-choice questions.
What is the Process of Elimination?
A triangle with all 3 sides are the same length and all 3 angles are equal.
What is an equilateral triangle?
Unlike the RST which does not use these sources, these types of sources will appear on a Literary Analysis Task.
What are fictional texts?
True or False: You should read PART A and PART B before choosing an answer to a multiple-choice question.
What is TRUE?
These are the 3 things you can do to prepare for testing each day.
What is get a good nights sleep, eat a good breakfast, come to school on time?
A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator.
What is an improper fraction?
This NJSLA Writing task is concerned with you synthesizing findings of nonfiction texts.
What is the Research Simulation task?
This is a perfect score on the NJSLA.
What is 850?