Science/Social Studies
Writing
Text Features
Math/Text Structures
Literary Elements
100
What does the prefix Bio mean?
What is Bio - life, living things
100
What does RAFET stand for?
What is Restate the question in your answer Answer the question being asked For example (2 details) Elaborate/explain or analyze Tie it up (conclusion)?
100
Beyonce's shopping list is: one carton of milk, two dozen eggs, half a pound of ground beef, a box of butter, and one baguette. How would we format Beyonce's shopping list correctly in a planning page? A) Numbered List B) White Space C) Captions D) Bulleted List
What is a bulleted list?
100
Taylor Swift decides to order her albums and singles by the date that she released them and then put it in her autobiography. What text structure will she use to make her timeline?
What is sequencing?
100
The _____________ is the context in which the story takes place, which includes the time, the place, and the social environment.
What is setting?
200
What is an invasive species? How is this different from a endangered species?
An invasive species is an organism that is not native and has negative effects on our economy, our environment, or our health. An endangered species is a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction. Often, it is an invasive species that is causing the endangered species to be endangered.
200
For the state test, is it better to paraphrase or "quote" your examples from the text?
What is Paraphrase your examples
200
Why do authors choose to put words in a bold text?
What is to draw the reader's attention to an important word or give a definition for a difficult word?
200
Which algebraic expression represents the verbal expression "the sum of 8 and the quotient of n and 2"? A 8 + (n - 2) B 8 + (n/2) C 8(n - 2) D 8(n/2)
What is B) 8+(n/2) ?
200
Your angry ___________ is putting me in a bad ___________.
What is Your angry TONE is putting me in a bad MOOD? Tone = The way the author feels about something. Mood = The way a word makes YOU feel.
300
What are some forms of evidence Scientists use?
What are graphs, charts, cycle-diagrams?
300
How many details must you use in your short answer writing response?
What is 2 details?
300
The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is to A) Help the reader visualize important information B) Describe what is found in a photo or illustration C) Separate text into sections based on main ideas D) Show information that occurs in a certain order
What is A) Help the reader visualize important information?
300
Which expression is equivalent to 7(3n + p)? A) 10n + 7p B) 21n + p C) 21n + 7p D) 21np
What is C) 21n+7p ?
300
What literary device are dream sequences and memories? Example: When Bud looked at the Herman E. Calloway flyer he thought of his mother.
What is flashback?
400
Jennifer Lawrence is playing the role of an archaeologist. The character she is playing finds a Sumerian doll in the ruins of Uruk. Is Jennifer Lawrence's doll a primary or secondary source and why?
What is Jennifer Lawrence's doll is a primary source because it was created within the time period her character is studying.
400
What is the central idea?
What is The central idea is a main idea or focus of a few lines, a stanza, or an entire piece of literature.
400
1. The purpose of a text feature below a photo is A) To show the main idea of the article to the reader. B) To convince the reader of their point of view C) To provide an explanation of the photo D) To inform the reader about the history of antelopes.
What is C) To provide an explanation of the photo?
400
Drake worked for 6.2 hours each day for 5 days. He earned $18.75 per hour. How much did Drake earn in all?
Answer = $581.25
400
Label the sentence as simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, or hyperbole. We heard the sweet, soft sound of her slippers sliding on the sidewalk.
What is alliteration? The sentence repeats the sound of the letter 's'.
500
Nikki Minaj bought a tracing of the Declaration of Independence from the museum store at the National Archives for her song about the American Revolution. Is Nikki Minaj's tracing a primary or secondary source and why?
What is Nikki Minaj's tracing is a secondary source because it is not directly from the time period she is reporting on. It is a copy of a primary source, which makes it a secondary source.
500
In a short response, should you use RAFET or free-form writing and why?
What is to use RAFET?
500
What is the purpose of subheadings in a piece of writing? A) To help the reader understand the author’s opinion B) To help the reader visualize the information C) To help the reader find the main ideas in each section D) To help the reader place events in order
What is C) To help the reader find the main ideas in each section?
500
What are the main types of text structure?
What are cause and effect, problem and resolution, conflict and climax, and compare and contrast? Use these terms in your writing!
500
Label it as simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, or hyperbole. The wind howled wildly as it prowled through the trees.
What is personification? The wind here is personified when it is described as howling and prowling.
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