The amount of sleep you need to feel refreshed, relaxed and energized for the test.
What is 8 Hours?
100
Repeated thoughts, words or ideas in a text.
What is Main Idea/Central Idea/Summary?
100
A sentence or phrase used to support one's point.
What is Textual Evidence?
100
A tool used to remove answer choices.
What is Answer Eliminator?
100
Every well written paragraph or essay has these at the beginning and the end.
What is Introduction and Conclusion?
200
A statement or slogan repeated frequently.
What is a Mantra?
200
The best way to support your claim about a text.
What is Textual Evidence?
200
Creating an outline or story map before writing an essay or story.
What is Planning?
200
Don't just pick an answer because it sounds right, make sure it actually...
What is Answer the Question?
200
A way to connect your ideas between sentences and paragraphs.
What are Transitions?
300
Your mind goes blank. You take a deep breath and tell yourself...
What is Don't Panic?
300
Using words or phrases to understand what a word means.
What are Context Clues?
300
Include the author, speaker or title and page or paragraph number.
What is Cite Your Sources?
300
Several answers sound right. Instead of guessing, I will...
What is Go Back to the Text?
300
This section of the test requires you to write a 5 paragraph essay that analyzes the choices an author or character makes to develop the text.
What is Literacy Section?
400
You are stuck on a question and cannot concentrate.
What is Move on and Return Later?
400
metaphor, simile, imagery, personification, irony, rhetoric, etc.
What are Literary Devices/Figurative Language/Sensory Details/Descriptive Language?
400
A formula used when writing paragraphs in an essay or short responses.
What is ACE?
400
One way to know your purpose for reading.
What is Read the Questions First?
400
This section of the test requires you to write a narrative story that describes the major events in the story from the point of view of another character.
What is Narrative Section?
500
Relax your mind and go to your happy place for 30 seconds.
What is Mental Break?
500
Most questions asks me to perform these two skills.
What is infer and paraphrase?
500
Using academic or professional language instead of slang or emojis.
What is Formal Language?
500
Color coding words or phrases to help you make the best answer choice.
What is Highlighting?
500
This section of the test requires a 5 paragraph essay that compares and contrasts the arguments of each article.