Name the Genre
What are they asking?
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Vocabulary for test takers
100
A claim is found in this genre
What is non-fiction
100
Which sentence provides a supporting detail for the idea ___________
What is a central idea/main idea question
100
Two of these can be eliminated immediately because they will likely not fit the question
What is multiple choice options
100
Your smile is like the sun rising after the cold darkness of the night.
What is a simile
100
This term indicates what the author wants to prove to the reader.
What is a claim
200
How to, persuasive, problem and solution
What is types of non-fiction
200
Which statement from the passage best supports the idea that...
What is the central idea/main idea
200
Doing this while you read will likely help you go back to locate answers
What is coding
200
Cody, although only standing at 5 feet, had a ferocious voice that scared anyone who crossed his path.
What is characterization
200
Furthermore, Also, Finally, In addition
What are transition words
300
Describes a person and is meant to inform and explain
What is biography
300
Explain why the author of the article included the section entitled ______________
What is author's purpose
300
This strategy will help you figure out vocabulary words you may not understand
What are prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
300
Dogs make excellent companions for children and elderly.
What is the author's claim.
300
The author uses words and descriptions to create this for the reader
What is tone
400
Teaches a lesson, is often from another culture, characters may be animals, follows a story line
What is a folktale or legend
400
Which sentence from the passage best shows that...
What is vocabulary
400
A great way to know what you are looking for since this year, you are no longer under time constraints!
What is preview the questions
400
The elderly often experience lonely hours during the day because they are most often retired, sometimes widowed, and many of their friends have passed away. For that reason, dogs can ease the feelings of solitude that they experience and give them purpose during their day.
What is text/supporting evidence
400
A central idea or overall message
What is a theme
500
Might tell a story, draws a picture uses figurative language and stanzas
What is a poem
500
What effect does the author's use of a metaphor have in paragraph 2?
What is author's craft
500
Identify three questions to ask yourself after you finish a passage
What is Does this make sense, What is the main idea, What is the author emphasizing? What is the structure of the text?
500
Read the poem entitled Crickets. Code at least two literary elements.
What is personification, alliteration
500
The answer to this type of question can't be found directly in the text.
What is an inference question
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