Test Taking Skills
How many times do we read a text when taking a test?
At least 2 times
Read the following sentence:
"So will seabirds that eat fish, such as seagulls and cormorants."
What does the word cormorant mean?
A cormorant is a sea bird that eats fish
According to Mark Kurlansky, who is to blame for the earth eventually being destroyed?
Well-meaning people
What is our FAVORITE equation in ELA?
Text Evidence + Background Knowledge = Inference
This is when 2 words means the same thing
synonym
What method do we use for answering multiple choice questions?
Bonus: What does each letter stand for? (extra 20 points for each letter)
FLOSS
F-Figure out what the question is asking
L- Look at all the possible answers
O- Omit the choices that don't make sense
S- Search for the remaining answers that DO make sense
S- Study the problem again to double check your work
Read the following sentence:
"Slowly- or maybe not so slowly- in less time than the several billion years it took to create it- life on planet earth could completely uravel."
What does the word unravel mean?
to come apart/destroyed
How many categories are plants and animals in according to Darwin?
Bonus: 20 points for each category you can name
7 major categories:
Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What topics have we covered so far in iReady?
Inference
Summarizing
Citing Evidence
Number of continents in the world
7
What does the E in RAISES stand for?
Explain your evidence
What does Fish Depletion Mean?
A fish species dying out
What genre is the book A World Without Fish?
A non-fiction graphic novel
Ms. Alam is a great baker and noticed her friend Layla was struggling. She decided to share some recipes with Layla and teach her how to make some amazing cakes. Ms. Alam told Layla her only condition was that she should promote Ms. Alam's cakes so that she can sell more. Once Layla learned from Ms. Alam she started selling her cakes and telling people they're her own recipe that she made up. People came to Ms. Alam to tell her all about how Layla makes amazing cakes and that they are the best cakes in the world.
What can we INFER about how Ms. Alam feels after helping Layla?
Ms. Alam is upset because Layla took credit for the recipe that is not hers.
Who is the current President of the United States of America?
What are some things we can do when we come across words we don't know?
Look around the word (Context clues)
Look at the pre-fix
Find root words
What does the word extinct mean?
For something to no longer exist
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Bonus 50 points: How did the Industrial Revolution affect peoples lives?
The time when we shifted from hand made products to machine made products?
What are some examples of text features and what do they do?
Teacher determined
This country is famous for making the first hamburger and for its hotdogs (called Frankfurts)
Germany
What date is our ELA STATE ASSESSMENT?
March 29 and March 30
"And so you have more opportunities and more responsibilities than any other generation in history."
What does the word generation mean?
A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.
Who is Charles Dawrin? Why is he significant?
Charles Darwin is one of the greatest thinkers of the industrial revolution. He is known for his book on the Origins of Species
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Taxes are much too high.
b. We pay more taxes than we may realize.
c. Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.
d. Some taxes are hidden.
a. Taxes are much too high.
A pickle is actually this type of vegetable that has been “pickled” using vinegar and salt
Cucumber