The Day Of
Scoring & Essay
Vocab & Transitions
Englishy Words
Grammar
100

Students will have this long to complete the test.

All day. The test is untimed.

100

True or False: All questions are multiple choice and are worth one point each.

False, beginning in April 2023.

100

This is a word meaning "irrelevant, unrelated."

extraneous

100

This word means "warning or indication of a future event."

foreshadow

100

Use me to separate two independent clauses (aka, complete sentences).

; semicolon ;

200

At 320pm, this will happen.

Athletes will be released to transportation for Plano Senior.

200

There can be up to this many two-point questions.

Three.

200

This is a word that means "no longer needed, unnecessary, and excessive."

redundant

200

Students will often be asked to _____, a term for reaching a conclusion based on evidence.

infer

200

When a dependent clause comes before an independent clause, use a...

...comma.

300

I can do these two things once I finish my test.

Read a book and sleep.

300

Students can receive this many points for their essay content and this many points for language/mechanics.

Three (for content) and two (for language/mechanics.)

300

This is a word that means " a rewording of something using different words."

paraphrase 

300

This is a term for the attitude of a text.

tone

300

When an independent clause comes before a dependent clause...

...no punctuation needed.

400

Students can use their Chromebooks when...

...the entire class has finished testing.

400
These are the three types of essays students could be asked to write.
argumentative, informational, correspondance
400

This is a transition word to show contrast between two ideas.

however, in contrast, on the other hand, on the contrary, yet, on the contrary, unlike, conversely, otherwise, on the other hand

400

This is a term representing the subject, idea, or message of a text.

theme

400

Use a comma and then a FANBOY when...

...combining two independent clauses (complete sentences).

500

Students will get their phones back when...

...the entire campus has finished testing.

500

If you are writing an argumentative essay...what are the sentence stems for your counterargument and rebuttal?

"Some people may think that..." etc. 


"However, what this argument fails to consider..." etc.

500

This transition word shows cause and effect between ideas.

therefore, so that, thus, consequently, since, as a result, if…then,

500

This is a term for an age-old symbol for a person, place, etc.

archetype

500

This is your best friend on Tuesday (that will help you steal a few points).

A dictionary! (You should have access to two of them.)