Test Vocab
Reading Passages
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Extended Response
100
To tell the similarities of two things

To tell the differences between two things

Compare and Contrast
100
What strategy can you use to comprehend the text?
PLORE=Preview, Locate, Organize, Review, Evaluate
100
What strategy can you use to get rid of incorrect answer choices?
Elimination
100
What strategy can you use to answer short response questions? What do the letters stand for?
RACES=Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum it up
100
What strategy can you use to write the intro of your extended response?
TEA=Take the title, Echo the prompt, Answer the question
200
What is theme?
Theme is the lesson taught in the story. It is a general lesson about life. 


It is NOT the topic or one word!

200
What is an inference?
When the author does not say things directly and makes the reader use context clues to guess the meaning.
200
Answer choices that are incorrect and try to mislead the you are called
Distracters
200
At least how many details must be in a short response to get full credit?
Two details
200
At least how many paragraphs should your extended response include? How is it organized?
Your response should at least 4 paragraphs. Introduction, Body #1, Body #2, Conclusion
300
What is central idea?
The central idea is the main idea of the text. It is what the author is trying to tell you.
300
What are the different types of author's purpose?
Easy as PIE! Persuade, Inform, Entertain
300
What types of distracters are there?
-Answer choices that are partially true

-All answer choices are correct, but only one truly answers the question

300
To write a conclusion sentence just add "It is clear that..." and copy the _________ sentence.
topic/first sentence in the paragraph
300
After you read your passages and the question what do you do before writing?
Plan and organize your writing
400
What is point of view?
It is who is telling the story
400
To write a summary of the important information in the text is to 
gist
400
If you are unsure of your answer always
look back in the text
400
What kinds of responses will not get any credit?
Blank answers, answers in a different language, only quotes and no explanation, no evidence (may receive a point)
400
When you are finished writing what should you do?
Proofread for grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors!
500
What are the elements of plot?

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Also, the setting, character, and conflict help develop plot


500
What is the overall feeling of a text called?
Mood
500
Which answer choices can you eliminate?


How is the article mainly structured?

A. With sub-sections focused on specific topics

B. With an exploration of one nomadic group's life

C. By presenting observations in chronological order

D. By contrasting positive and negative aspects of nomadic life

A is the answer. B does not relate to the question
500
What are some characteristics of a 2 point response?
The question should be answered clearly and supported with at least two pieces of evidence from the text. Each detail should be explained and the response should have a clear conclusion. The student will use their own words to write a logical inference that is text-based.
500
In this part of the essay you must include plenty of text details and explain how those details prove the point you are trying to make
Body Paragraph
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