Needs for Regents
Test Strategy
Passage A
Passage B
100
Items needed to write with during the regents?
What is 2 blue/black Pens and 3 # 2 Pencils
100
What section should you start with?
What is the essay?
100
1 The primary purpose of the first paragraph is to (1) create a metaphor (2) foreshadow an event (3) establish a contrast (4) present a flashback
What is #3
100
9 The narrator’s use of the phrase “zealous pilgrimage”(line 6) emphasizes 1 an emotional attachment 2 a fatiguing journey
What is #1
200
Arrival Time?
What is 7:45 am?
200
First Step in multiple choice section?
What is read the questions?
200
2 Placed in the context of the rest of the text, Mr. and Mrs. Pontellier’s disagreement about Raoul’s fever (lines 21 through 34) reflects (1) Mrs. Pontellier’s resentment of her husband's night out (2) Mr. Pontellier’s belief in his authority over his wife (3) Mrs. Pontellier’s need for her husband’s approval (4) Mr. Pontellier’s concern for his wife’s well-being
What is #2
200
As used in line 10, “shadow” most likely refers to the narrator’s 1 surroundings 2 soul 3 reflection 4 friend
What is # 4
300
What is the Date of the English Regents?
What is June 2nd?
300
What is one to do after reading questions in multiple choice section?
What is identify what the questions is asking?
300
3 In lines 29 through 34, the author presents Mr. Pontellier as a man who feels (1) defeated (2) anxious (3) distracted (4) arrogant
What is #4
300
The poet’s use of figurative language in line 11 emphasizes his 1 regret 2 fear 3 desire 4 faith
What is # 3
400
What is the dress code for the regents?
What is Dress Down?
400
What could a multiple choice question ask.
What is vocabulary, reading comprehension, and analysis
400
4 The author’s choice of language in lines 42 through 50 serves to emphasize Mrs. Pontellier’s sense of (1) isolation (2) boredom (3) disbelief (4) inferiority
What is #1
400
The couplet in lines 13 and 14 of the sonnet serves as 1 an exaggeration 2 clarification 3 a summation 4 an allusion
What is # 3
500
When should breakfast/drinks be consumed?
What is before entering the room? * eating/drinking can void exam
500
How long should one spend on one question?
What is as much time as needed?
500
5 One major effect of the simile used in line 50 is to emphasize Mrs. Pontellier’s (1) anger (2) distress (3) defiance (4) exhaustion
What is #2
500
Who Wrote the Sonnet in passage 2
Who is William Shakespeare?
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