Testing Strategies
Even if you are unsure of the answer to a question, you should still select an answer.
What is "answer each question"?
This figure of speech is an extreme exaggeration for effect.
What is hyperbole?
This is the sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
This is the beginning of the story where the setting, characters, and basic situation are introduced.
What is the exposition?
This text structure explains what happened and why.
What is cause and effect?
Something you should do to key words in the questions to make sure you know exactly what is being asked.
What is underline them?
This is a direct comparison between two unlike things, without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
The turning point of the story, where the main character faces the primary conflict.
What is the climax?
This text structure describes events in the order they happened.
What is chronological order?
A test-taking strategy that reminds you that you should not rush through the test.
What is "take your time"?
This term refers to vivid language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
This is the main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
This is the series of events that build suspense and lead to the climax.
What is the rising action?
The way an author organizes information in a nonfiction text.
What is text structure?
This is what you should do with the passage before you answer the questions.
What is read each passage completely?
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
This is the struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot forward.
What is conflict?
The events that happen after the climax, where the tension begins to ease.
What is the falling action?
This text structure highlights similarities and differences between topics.
What is compare and contrast?
Why it is important to follow all the testing rules.
What is to ensure each student has a fair opportunity to prove their knowledge?
This is a word used to represent a sound, such as "boom" or "buzz".
What is onomatopoeia?
The underlying message that the author wants readers to understand.
What is theme?
This is the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
This text structure presents a problem and then a way to solve it.
What is problem and solution?