Grammar/Prefixes
How can you correct the following sentence?
Yesterday, I run to the grocery store.
Yesterday, I ran to the grocery store.
Name the noun in the following sentence:
"The dog jumped happily."
Dog
What is an inference?
An educated guess
Name all 3 parts of a TEE paragraph.
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Explanation
Name something non-academic you can do the night before and the morning of to get ready for your test.
Sleep 8 hours, eat a good breakfast, use the restroom before testing begins, positive self-talk
What does the prefix re- mean in the word redo?
A. Not
B. Under
C. Again
D. Before
C. Again
Which word is an adjective?
A. Slowly
B. Massive
C. Sprinted
D. Ronnie
B. Massive
When you're taking a test, what should you do if you find a question difficult?
A. Spend too much time trying to figure it out
B. Skip it, and come back to it after finishing the other questions
C. Ask your friend for help
D. Make a random guess without thinking
B. Skip it, and come back to it after finishing the other questions
How many sentences in a paragraph minimum?
Five
What is author's purpose?
The reason why the author wrote something: to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What does the word preheat mean?
A. To heat after
B. To heat during
C. To heat again
D. To heat before
D. To heat before
What part of speech is the word they?
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Pronoun
D. Adjective
C. Pronoun
Why is it important to read the question before reading the passage and answer choices?
A. It saves time
B. It tells you what to look for
C. It makes the passage shorter
D. It helps you skip reading
B. It tells you what to look for
How many paragraphs will you be expected to write on your TCAP?
At least three, ideally five
Foreshadowing is when an author gives you a hint or a clue about something that’s going to happen later in the story.
Which sentence is a fragment?
A. The cat slept all afternoon.
B. Ran to the store.
C. They played outside after dinner.
D. We watched a movie together.
B. Ran to the store.
Identify the part of speech for each bolded word in the sentence:
"The children laughed loudly at the clown's jokes."
A) laughed: verb, jokes: noun
B) laughed: noun, jokes: verb
C) laughed: verb, jokes: adverb
D) laughed: adverb, jokes: verb
A) laughed: verb, jokes: noun
A student chose an answer that "sounded right" but wasn't in the passage. What mistake did the student make?
They didn't use text evidence.
What does it mean to revise your writing? Give two examples.
To read what you wrote again and fix your mistakes.
Fix spelling, punctuation, grammar.
Clarify meaning.
Ensure the prompt has been fully answered.
What is the point of view (POV) of the following sentence?
Barry and Arnold got ice cream after their baseball game.
Third-Person POV
How can I fix the following sentence?
I love to read mystery books they are full of surprises.
It is a run-in
I love to read mystery books. They are full of surprises.
OR
I love to read mystery books because they are full of surprises.
Name the adverb in the following sentence:
The girls ran quickly so they didn't miss their bus.
Quickly
If you’re faced with a long reading passage followed by a series of questions, what’s the most effective way to approach the task?
A. Read all the questions before the passage, then read the passage slowly and carefully
B. Read the passage first, then go straight to the questions without rereading the passage
C. Skip the passage and answer the questions based on your general knowledge
D. Read the passage, then skim the questions quickly to guess answers
A. Read all the questions before the passage, then read the passage slowly and carefully
What are the three types of essays you may write?
Explanatory, argumentative, narrative
What is theme?
A theme is the big idea or lesson in a story.