Testing Strategies
Should you stay on the same multiple choice question for more than five minutes?
No. Flag the question, move on, and come back later.
How many sentences are in a paragraph MINIMUM?
5 sentences
What is a biography?
A book/story written about a person but written by another person.
This type of figurative language is described as exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
When you reach the 'review' section of your test, should you immediately hit submit, or should you go back and recheck your answers?
Go back and recheck all of your answers, and make sure to reread your essay.
What is the first paragraph in an essay called?
Introduction Paragraph
Describe the central idea of any movie you've recently watched.
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This type of figurative language compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
Simile
What is the largest continent in the world?
BONUS: Name one country from this continent.
2.) Japan, China, S. Korea, N. Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, etc...
What are some ways you can refresh your brain while testing?
Take a breathing break, go get some water, splash water on your face, ask teacher if you can get up and stretch...
What three essential things do you need in the first paragraph of your essay?
Restate the Question
Answer the Question (Thesis Statement)
Summarize the Text
What is it called when a word has a feeling associated with it?
Connotation or Connotative Meaning
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Both are used to compare two usually unlike things, but a simile uses 'like' and 'as', while a metaphor does not.
What is the second largest continent in the world?
BONUS: Name a country from this continent.
1.) Africa
2.) Kenya, Algeria, Cameroon, Botswana, etc...
In testing strategies, what is the Process of Elimination?
Narrow down your answer choices by figuring out which are NOT correct and crossing them out.
How many paragraphs do you need to have at minimum in a 'multi-paragraph' essay?
You should have at least five paragraphs.
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
Both are the stories of someone's life, but a biography is written by another person, while an autobiography is written by the person themselves.
When a story spells out sounds in word form.
Onomatopoeia
What formula is used to find the area of a circle?
A=πr2
Is it better to only read the question once or to reread the question multiple times?
Reread the question to make sure you didn't miss any important words or directions.
What do the letters in the RACES method stand for?
R - Restate
A - Answer
C - Cite
E - Explain
S - Summarize
What is it called when we use the literal meaning of the word found in the dictionary, NOT the feelings associated with the word?
Denotation
This word is used to describe when a story uses imagination or vivid description to create a picture of what's happening in the reader's head.
Imagery
What language did the ancient Romans primarily speak?
Latin