Test Taking Tips
Elements of the Test
Essay
SAR (OER)
Multiple Choice
100
List four things you should do BEFORE coming to take the test.
1. Get a good nights sleep 2. Eat breakfast 3. Use the restroom 4. Study! Review all you have done to prepare!
100
What day is the test on?
English I: Monday, March 31st English II: Tuesday, April 1st
100
How many lines do you have to write your expository essay?
26
100
What is the difference between a response that gets a 2 and a response that gets a 3?
The student who receives a 3 must offer something more insightful than an answer and textual evidence. For example, analyzing thematic links, literary devices, or making connections to relevant real world situations while responding to the question, and being able to adaquately support the answer with text evidence at the same time.
100
Amid the ursine humor in all this, let’s not forget that for bears, developing a taste for human food is often one of the worst things that can happen to them—“a fed bear is a dead bear,” as the saying goes. The authors tone in this line can best be described as A. cautionary B. angry C. threatening D. pessimistic
A. cautionary
200
What is the very first thing you should make sure you have as soon as the test starts?
DICTIONARY
200
How many Essays will be on the test?
2
200
What are the two most important parts of your persuasive essay?
1. Thesis statement 2. Supporting examples
200
DAILY DOUBLE: What is textual evidence?
A quoted line specifically from the reading selection.
200
Which quotation most strongly suggests that Anne is eager to please Matthew? A. Yes, it’s red. Now, you see why I can’t be perfectly happy. B. Would you rather I didn’t talk? If you say so I’ll stop. C. It looks just like a bride! With a lovely misty veil. D. Shouldn’t we be going?
B. Would you rather I didn't talk? If you say so I'll stop.
300
What should you do before writing the final draft of your essay?
Revise and Edit
300
DAILY DOUBLE: How many short answer response questions will be on the test?
2
300
List examples of the various supporting details you can use for examples in your essay.
Current Events History Personal Experience Songs Literature Movies
300
What is THE MOST important about the textual evidence part of your short answer response?
It must be specific, and support YOUR Answer!
300
Which sentence in the follwoing paragraph should be deleted? (7)A recent change in the administration of Eastside High School demonstrated how important leadership is to learning.(8)Under the previous administration, parents and students complained that not enough emphasis was placed on studies.(9)Most of the students lived in an impoverished neighborhood that had only one park for several thousand residents.(10)Students were allowed to leave school at any time of the day, and little was done to curb the growing substance abuse problem.
Sentence 9
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Choose a member from your team to propose to another person in the class. When should you write your essays?
FIRST
400
How much time do you have to take the test?
5 hours
400
DAILY DOUBLE: "It's not unusual." What do you do to the prompt before you write your thesis statement?
Turn it into a question.
400
What two things do you need to at least score a 2 on a short answer response?
Thesis statement (Answer) and text evidence.
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Do your best impersonation of your teacher. Which word should replace the word BUT in the following sentence? Test scores are now well above state averages, but 68% of the most recent graduating class went straight to college. A. which B. and C. because D. that
B. and
500
Which of the following should you read and respond to on the writing portion? Read: Quote in the box Think: Think statement about subject Write: Writing prompt
Write: Writing Prompt
500
How many mulitple choice questions will be on the test?
60-70
500
Come up with a thesis statement for the following prompt: Write an essay explaining whether people should be more concerned about others than about themselves.
People should be more concerned with others than about themselves. or People should be more concerned about themselves than about others.
500
How many quotes do you need in a cross-over short answer response?
at least 2 (one from each selection)
500
What is going to be your most helpful tool on the multiple choice questions?
Test Taking Strategies (Skills) Process of elimination Looking back at the selection to check your answer
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