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What should the first sentence of your open response do?

Directly answer the question that is asked 

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If a poem has a single group of words or a sentence it is called a what?
What is lines.
100
What is the strategy for reducing the number of answer choices in a multiple choice question?
What is process of elimination.
100
If you get stuck on a question you should...
What is move on to another question and make a note to remind yourself to go back to the question. (also the correct response could be try to narrow down the selection, pick the one that makes the most sense)
100
In this genre the story is based on real events and settings, that happened in the past but also includes many imagined events and characters.
Historical Fiction
200

What are some strategies for making sure your open response is great BEFORE writing it in your answer booklet? (pre-writing strategies)

What is pre-write on scrap paper, using a graphic organizer (tchart, 3 columned notes,web), listing your evidence, getting your ideas organized.

200
Arrangement of certain number of lines of a poem, usually four or more.
What is stanza.
200
"Please retrieve the pencil you just threw across the room." Write a synonym for the word retrieve:
What is get back, recover, pick up, etc.
200
Reading/highlighting the mutiple choice questions and open response question BEFORE reading the selection
What is reading for a purpose or pre-reading strategies
200
Nice, Friendly, Aggesive, Conceited, Arrogant, Helpful, Industrious, hard-working are all examples of these.
What is character traits
300
An open response asks you to identify and describe the authors purpose...what is it asking?
What is tell & describe whether the author is trying to express, persuade, entertain, or inform.
300
“Her smile was the bright, shining light on my life.” Is this a Simile or Metaphor?
What is metaphor.
300
"Smoking is the number one cause of deaths due to lung cancer, emphysema, and other serious diseases." This sentence would most likely be found in: a) a poem b) a fictional story c) a newspaper editorial d) a bathroom stall
What is c) a newspaper editorial
300
What’s wrong with this popular bad idea? “I know how important it is to mark up the text…that’s why I’m highlighting every other word!”
What is highlighting without knowing WHY your highlighting is a WASTE OF TIME!
300
Works in this genre contain elements that are made-up or created by the author. They may be based on actual events or may be based entirely on the author's imagination.
What is fiction.
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What genre of writing do you use when responding to a prompt that asks you to rewrite the story from another character's perspective?

A narrative 

400
“His armpits smell like stinky cheese,” is an example of what?
What is simile.
400
"Like the tapping of a stranger at the door of a dream." What is the effect of comparing the rain to a stranger? a. to show the rain is a surprise b. to show the rain is a problem c. to show the speaker is dreaming d. to show the speaker is frightened?
What is a. to show the rain is a surprise
400
Use ____________clues to help you understand the meanings of words you are unfamiliar with.
What is context
400
To point out the similarties between things/ to point out the differences between things.
What is compare and contrast
500
What do you call the focus sentence of your essay? The sentence you will spend the rest of your essay proving? Where in the essay do you find this sentence?
Thesis statement found in the introduction paragraph
500
"It was a dark and stormy night." What is the mood of this line?
What is spooky, scary, or gloomy.
500
"A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can be very helpful in solving crimes." Using the example clue, the word sleuth in this sentence means a)senior citizen b) man c) pilot d) detective
What is d. detective
500
How does a good reader double-check their MCAS test?
Good readers reread each story, reread each multiple choice and make sure they picked the best answer, and reread the open response question and their response to make sure they have done their absolute best on the entire test!!!!
500
"The students did not eat breakfast so they could not concentrate in school" Is an example of...
What is cause and effect