Test Strategies
Verb
Tenses
Expository
Essay
Revising and Editing
Dictionary Entry
100

When taking my test I should rush through to submit it. True or False.

What is false 

100

What verb tense is races? 

What is present tense 

100

How many reasons should be included in your thesis? 

What is- two

100

(14) Know one had taken a more controlled approach, comparing one area's schools that switched with those in the same area that did not.


3. What change should be made to sentence 14?

A. Change Know to No

B. Change switched  to switching

C. Change approach to approaches

D. No change needed

What is A or What is N O

100

I should use this if I do not know a word or understand

What is a dictionary 

200

What is the first thing you do as you are reading?

What is annotate or What is annotation 

200

 What is the verb tense of RUNNING?

What is present tense 

200

What is the acronym for the body paragraph. 

What is: TEXAS


200

“It’s effect is likely larger than most therapies and medications.” 


What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 11?

A. Change it’s to its

B. Change effect to affect

C. Change therapies to Therapies

D. No change needs to be made in sentence 11.

What is A or What is it's to its

200

She went _____________ to take a short cut. 


1. write 

2. right 

What is number 2 or what is R I G H T

300

What do you do when you are stuck between answer choices? 

What is process of elimination 

300

I will bake cookies tomorrow for the class. What verb tense is WILL BAKE?

What is future tense 

300

PROMPT: explain why it is important to save money...What will be your thesis? 

What is- It is important to save money because and two reasons 

300

 4) Although teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night on average, according to the National Institutes of Health, only 3 percent of students reported getting that amount, and 20 percent of participants indicated that they got five hours or less.


What change should be made to sentence 4?

A. Remove the comma before only

B. Remove the comma before and

C. Change indicated to indicate

D. No change needs to be made in sentence 4.

What is D or What is no change needs to be made in sentence 4

300

She was the ____________ to the throne. 


1. Air 

2. Heir 


What is number 2 or what is H E I R 

400

What should be done on the side of each paragraph after annotating? 

What is summarizing or What is summarize

400

Hen sounded like he wanted to run all day and night. 

What is the verb and its tense?

What is sounded past tense 

400

What is the fourth step in the Expository Essay outline? 

What is If, Then 

400

 (10) Nevertheless when they have to get up in time for an 8:00 a.m. class, they're missing out on valuable sleep time. Knowing this, schools in several districts have begun to shift their start times.


The author has not used the most effective transition in sentence Which of the following should replace Nevertheless in this sentence?

F. Above all

G. In conclusion

H. So

J. Finally

What is H or What is So 

400

2 It’s true that we live in a fast-paced world now, and technology has contributed to the “instantness” of our society. People have less patience with everything and everyone around them. But managing our digital lives does not justify our being rude to people in the real world.


12 The word justify in paragraph 2 means to —

F provide an opportunity

G give up on a task

H make acceptable

J explain in detail

What is H or What is make acceptable 

500

What should you start your essay with? 

What is- a question

500

The earth revolves around the Sun. 

He had been making progress to get into college. 


What are the two verbs and two tenses?

What is revolves- present 


What is had been making - Past

500

YOUR CHOICE: Give me 4 reasons why it IS or IS NOT okay to break the rules 

1. okay 

2. okay 

3. okay 

4. okay

500

What is the best combined sentence? 


A. When they return home, it will have changed, probably to be more appreciative of what they have and less focused on the things they think they need.

B. Since they return home, they’ll probably be more appreciative of what they have and less focused on the things they think they need to change.

 C. Upon returning home, they’ll probably be more appreciative of what they have and less focused on the things they think they need.

D. They’ll return home and be changed, they’ll probably be more appreciative of what they have and less focused on the things they think they need.

What is C

500

I told her that, with all due respect, I do not think I owed Grandma and Grandpa B & B. What is the definition for DUE? 


1. expected to occur at a specific time 

2. Able to meet an obligation 

3. Accepted as appropriate 

4. bring a cause of 

What is number 3 or What is accepted as appropriate 
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