Testing Tips
What is controlling idea/thesis?
It provides the author's claim and lists the main ideas.
Who is Ji-Li?
The main character from "Red Scarf Girl".
How much time do you have to take the test?
All Day
A valuable test-taking strategy is to ___________ while you are reading.
What is annotate?
A good summary contains
Main characters, main conflict and resolution
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as.
What is a metaphor?
What does RACE Strategy stand for?
Restate
Answer
Cite Text Evidence
Explain how your evidence proves your answers
When the reader makes an educated guess based off of text evidence...
What is Inference
You do not take this STAAR in 7th grade but you will take it in 8th grade
What is history?
What is the difference between a short constructed response (SCR) an extended constructed response (ECR)?
The SCR is short, only needs an answer and text evidence. The ECR is an essay. You need to have 3-5 paragraphs that has an introduction, body and conclusion using the RACE Strategy.
What strategy should you use when making the best answer choice?
What is process of elimination or STOP-Silly, Tricky, Opposite, Possible
The strategy for answering vocabulary context clue questions.
What is read the text for hints about the word OR what is use the dictionary
A story about history written with different characters.
Historical fiction
How much of Mama's money did Walter lose in "Raisin in the Sun"?
$10,000
Where do we find the controlling idea/thesis?
In the introduction
The meaning of the theme
What is the moral of the story is, or the life lesson
Authors purposes serve three purposes
TO Persuade, inform, entertain
Why do author's use figurative language?
To make writing more interesting; to fully express emotions.