General Talking Peanut Tips
Name something you should do the morning of the test.
Eat a good breakfast!
What is the first thing to do after reading a question?
Go back to the text!
What kind of person may be scoring your test?
A Grumpy Grader
How many paragraphs should you have in your Extended Response answer?
4
Name something you should do the night before the test.
Relax and go to bed at a normal time or a bit early. Don't go to bed too early and then lay in bed not sleeping and stressing yourself out.
What is the best strategy to use if a question asks what a word means in the text?
Substitute the options into the sentence to see which makes the most sense.
How many details do you need?
2
What is the range of points you can get on the Extended Response (least points to most points possible)?
0 to 4 points
(you get half points if you said 1 to 4 because it is very hard to get 0; the first team that said 0 to 4 also gets half points)
Name something you should NOT bring on the day of the test.
Your phone/smart watch if possible, or any other electronics that can make noise! Or a snack that will cause you to crash out from sugar.
These have to be turned off, then we have to collect them and take them to the office. If you don't have to have it to figure out pick up, leave it at home!
What should you do after going back to the text (think about the second, yellow step)?
Eliminate distractors and silly answers!
What does RADD stand for?
Restate, Answer, Detail 1, Detail 2
Name the specific job of each paragraph. To get the points you must be specific about Paragraphs 2-3 especially.
Paragraph 1 - Restate/Answer
Paragraph 2 - Answer Bullet 1
Paragraph 3 - Answer Bullet 2
Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
Name something you should bring on the day of the test.
Water bottle, snack, sweatshirt...
Sometimes questions are ____ so you should choose the “____” answer, even if you can’t find a single “correct” answer.
Sometimes questions are bad/terrible/stupid so you should choose the “best” answer, even if you can’t find a single “correct” answer.
How many sentences should you have total?
3 (1 for restate/answer, 1 for detail 1, 1 for detail 2)
Name each of Gabbie's cats and their personalities.
Sandwich - shy, cuddly, skittish
Pickle - ferocious monster but sometimes very nice (just not when she slaps Sandwich)