Fiction Frenzy
To tell it is fiction, the directions will say to read this.
The story
Identifying the text as nonfiction, the directions will say to read this.
The article
Underline the key words in the question to figure out...
what the question is asking.
RIDD stands for...
RESTATE, INFER, DETAIL, DETAIL
The night before the test... (1)
Get a good night's sleep.
The four fiction thinking jobs.
Characters, Problem, Solution, Theme
The two nonfiction thinking jobs.
Main Idea & Key Details
If you get to a tricky word in the question or answer choices...
write the meaning above it.
The most important part of RIDD is...
your inference!
The morning of the test... (2)
Eat breakfast.
Get to school on time.
Theme is...
the life lesson or moral of the story.
The main idea is...
what the text is mostly about.
Paragraphs 8 through 12 means...
Paragraphs 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Restate, Correct Inference and 1 Detail = How many points?
1 point (missing detail #2)
The most difficult part of the test is_________, so...
The most difficult part of the test is the length, so pace yourself and do your best!
What was the main problem in The Woolly-Puff Rescue?
The gnat like insects were hatching and multiplying without any enemies.
What was the main idea of Two Days with No Phone?
Teens are texting too much and benefit from a challenge to stop using their phones for two days.
In Excerpt from the Brooklyn Bridge: New York's Graceful Connection, what does the phrase "snatching up" (paragraph 3) suggest about John Roebling's iron cables?
A. They sold quickly.
Make this a 2!
Pearl's father doesn't feel good about Pearl and JBIII walking to school by themselves because he doesn't like changes whether it was good or bad.The second detail is missing!
Pearl's father doesn't feel good about Pearl and JBIII walking to school by themselves because he doesn't like changes whether it was good or bad. Also, he says "I'll be watching you" to show he is not ready for them to walk by themselves.
If you are stuck on a question, you can...
Reread the text, annotate to help you, or skip the question and come back to it later.