Poetry
Informational Text
Text Structures
Main Idea
Test Taking Strategies
100

Comparing two things using like or as

What is a simile? 

100

The titles that section the different parts of informational texts are known as what?

What are headings?


100

Organizes details in order of time

What is chronological order?

100

What is a main idea?

What is the most important information in a paragraph/reading?

100

What do you if you can't figure out a question and you don't want to waste time on the test?

What is, skip the question and come back 

200

The Comparison of two things

What is a metaphor?

200

A factual account of a person's life, written by someone else is known as a what?

What is a biography?

200

Shows how two or more people, things, ideas, or events are similar and different

What is compare and contrast?

200

In informational texts, the main idea can usually be found in what two places?

What is, in the beginning of the paragraph or the end of the paragraph?

200

If I want to maximize my probability of getting the right answer, I should use this strategy.

What is, the process of elimination?

300

A paragraph in poetry is also known as a what?

What is a stanza?

300

An oral presentation of events is known as a what?

What is a speech?

300

States a problem, and suggests 1 or more solutions.

What is problem and Solution?

300

In your own word, define the term supporting detail.

A supporting detail is a detail that supports the main idea.

300

On the test, before I read the passage, I should read what first?

What is, read over the answers first?

400

A reference to something outside of the poem: history, mythology, important person etc.

What is an allusion 

400

A person's experiences, ideas, and opinions revealed in conversation with another person is known as a what?

What is an interview?

400

Examines what happened and why 

What is cause and effect?

400

How do I know if my supporting detail supports the main idea?

It supports the main idea if the supporting detail and the main idea align/match.

400

What is the best thing you can do the night before an exam?

What is, get enough sleep?

500

"The wind roared against my face as we sped down the highway."


This is an example of what?

What is personification.

500

In informational texts, the main idea can usually be found in which two parts of the paragraph?

What are the first sentence and the last sentence of the paragraph?

500

What is the purpose of text structures?

What is to help the reader break down different parts of an article?

500

The main idea in informational texts can typically be found where? 

What is, at the beginning of the paragraph or at the end of the paragraph?

500

If I don't understand what to do on a question, What should I do?

What is, reread the question?

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