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GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEST ITSELF
THE TRIPLET
THE ESSAY
REVISING & EDITING
MISCELLANEOUS TEST QUESTIONS
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What is the layout of the test?
Three Part Test: The Triplet + The Essay + Revising & Editing
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What does the triplet contain?
A literary selection (short story of chapter from a novel) + An expository selection (an essay or a magazine article) + a visual (an advertisement, a Web page, or a cartoon)
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What type of essay will you write on the TAKS Writing Test & what possible scores can you receive?
You will write a personal narrative. (Tell us a story) It doesn't have to be true, but it needs to be believable. You can receive a score from 0-4.
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What is a trick of when to use "who" or "whom"?
Substitute the word "he" for "who". Substitute the word "him" for "whom".
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How many lines to do you get on the crossover question? AND In order to score a 2 on the crossover short answer question, what do you need to make sure that you do?
There are 8 lines on the crossover question. To get a 2, you must answer the question, prove it with evidence from BOTH selections, and then explain it.
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What are the resources that you can use on the exam?
You can use a dictionary, thesaurus on the writing and reading sections, and a highlighter throughout.
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How many short answer questions will be on the TRIPLET and what strategy have you been taught to use to answer these types of questions?
There are three short answer questions on the TRIPLET. One over the first selection. One over the selection selection. One crossover over both of the selections. I have been taught to: Answer the Question, Prove it (Using Quote(s), and Explain.
200
What 5 things do they consider when giving you a score?
1. Focus (On Topic) 2. Organization 3. Conventions (Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation) 4. Voice (Personality/Originality 5. Development of Ideas (Details)
200
Explain the difference between the words principal and principle & use them correctly within sentences.
Principal= The person in charge of a school Principle= Values, Of importance
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Explain 2 rules for using a Colon.
1. Before a list in a series 2. To separate the hour from the minutes in time 3. To give extra information
300
How many blank pages do they give you in the testing booklet for your essay, and what information have you been taught to put there?
They give you three blank pages for prewriting. I have been taught to brainstorm and draft a story there.
300
What score would this response receive as a short answer? Explain why. In "The Human Story Machine," Hurley has fulfilled his dream of becoming a novelist and is very successful. He so successful in what he does that "at this point, there aren't enough seats in Madison Square Garden to contain all the people he has written for." (paragraph 18)
This would score a "2" because it answers the question and then proves it.
300
What are two other things that they do not directly score you on, but that could possibly influence your score? (First Impressions)
1. The neatness of your handwriting 2. The use/organization of your space
300
Explain the difference between formally and formerly. Then use them correctly in a sentence.
Formally= Out of courtesy; with high regard Formerly= Previously
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Explain at least two rules for using a hyphen.
1. When writing out the numbers 21-99 2. After some words containing prefixes 3. To give more information
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Which sections of the test have multiple choice questions?
The Triplet + The Revising & Editing Sections
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What score would this response receive as a short answer? Explain why. Even if not in the traditional sense of "novelist," Hurley has fulfilled his dream. By sitting on the sidewalk and waiting for his stories to walk up to him, Hurley defines being a novelist in a new way. He writes, "the entire direction of my life veered off road. I had no idea what I had discovered...but I could see that it worked.
This would score a 2 because he answered the question and proved it with a quote.
400
What is the biggest difference between a paper that will score a 3 and one that will score a four?
VOICE- Your ability to write an original response, that engages the reader and maintains some type of emotional connection with them.
400
Give me 2 rules for using a (period). Then apply the rules to two separate sentences.
1. At the end of a sentence that makes a statement 2. In an abbreviation
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When you are revising your essay, name at least three things that you should make sure that your essay has in it?
1. Dialogue and Internal Monologue 2. Imagery using adjectives and adverbs to describe 3. Lesson Learned/Universal Theme Message 4. Introduction/Conclusion/Body Paragraphs
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What are three TEST TAKING Strategies that you have been taught to use on the exam?
1) Write your story first 2) Read the selections and the questions with all of your answer choices in their entirety 3) CASPER notes to annotate 4) Answer and Prove the OER questions with text evidence 5) Check over your work
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What score would this response receive as a short answer? Explain why. Yes, I do believe that Hurley has fullfilled his dream of being a novelist.
This would have scored a 1 because they only answered the question.
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What are four resources that have you been taught to use when writing the essay?
A dictionary, thesaurus, prewriting steps- FLAGSS, and sentence starters.
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Explain at least 3 rules for using a comma. Then apply those rules to separate sentences correctly.
1. Before a conjunction to join 2 sentences together 2. When listing things in a series 3. To separate the day and the year 4. After an introductory phrase/clause
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When you are reading the two stories in the TRIPLET & looking at the VISUAL name at least three things that they may test you over.
1. Theme 2. Point of View 3. Author's Attitude/Purpose 4. Tone 5. Setting 6. Symbols