Math Mix
Science Facts
ELA Skills
Test-Taking Strategies
TDA
100

Solve: 7+5×3

What is 22?

100

What gas do plants take in from the air to make food?

what is Carbon dioxide?

100

The main idea of a paragraph tells you what?

What is the gist? (What the paragraph is mostly about)

100

If you don’t know the answer, what strategy helps you remove wrong answers?

What is process of elimination 

100

In a TDA response, what must you always include to support your answer?

What is evidence from the text?

200

Solve: 3x+5=20

What is x=5?

200

What force pulls objects toward Earth?

what is Gravity?

200

What figurative language compares two things using like or as?

What is a simile?

200

What should you do if a question seems confusing?

What is reread the question?



200

What part of a TDA paragraph explains how the evidence proves your point?

what is the explanation / analysis?

300

A shirt costs $20 and is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?

What is $15?

300

Water changing from liquid to gas is called what?

what is Evaporation?

300

If the author wants to convince you of something, what is their purpose?

What is persuade?

300

If you are stuck too long on a question during a test, what should you do?

What is skip it and come back to it later?

300

When writing a TDA, what should you always restate? 

what is the question?

400

What is the area of a rectangle with length 8 and width 6?

What is 48 square units?

400

What part of the cell controls the cell’s activities?

What is the Nucleus?

400

When you use clues from the text to figure something out that isn’t directly stated, you are making a what?

What is an inference?

400

For math problems, what should you do after solving to make sure it’s correct?

What is check your work?

400

What is the first thing you should do when you read a TDA prompt?

what is Identify what the question is asking / underline key words?

500

Solve: 2(x+3)=14

What is x=4?

500

What type of energy is stored energy (like in a stretched rubber band)?

what is Potential energy?

500

What should you include when you answer a reading question on a test?

What is test evidence?

500

What important step should you take before answering a long reading question?

What is Go back to the passage and find evidence?

500

A strong TDA paragraph usually includes a claim, evidence, and what third part?

what is Explanation (or reasoning/analysis)?

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