Test Taking Skills
True or False: You should try to be the first person finished in your class.
False! Take your time and do your best! Show off what you know!
What 2 things are poems made up of?
Hint: It is NOT paragraphs and sentences
Lines and Stanzas
What are the 3 things required in an SCR?
Restate, Answer, and Evidence
How many parts is your paper folded into for an ECR?
4
What is a drama?
A story divided into scenes with characters, dialogue, and stage directions.
After you have finished all the questions and answers for a story and before you begin the next story.
What is theme?
It's the message or heart of the story.
Restate this prompt- What is your favorite color?
My favorite color is _____
What is the conclusion?
It's the end of the ECR. You restate your introduction and leave the reader knowing 100% your answer.
What is a poem?
A piece of text broken into stanzas and lines that doesn't have to follow correct punctuation or capitalization. It is written by a poet and the poet uses imagery.
What should you do if you fill up your blank paper the teacher gives you and you need to write your rough draft for your ECR?
Ask the teacher for another piece of paper!
What is imagery?
When the writer appeals to the reader's 5 senses by using lots of details. The reader feels like they are in the text.
How do you begin the 2nd sentence of a SCR?
In the text it states, "
When you want to add your evidence, how does your sentence start?
In the text it states, "
What is an informational text?
It is text written to inform the reader about something.
When you get to the ECR question, what should you do?
Brainstorm ideas, highlight your evidence, restate the prompt/question, write a rough draft.
What is dialogue?
It is when the characters are talking.
Restate this prompt and answer: What is the theme in the story "The Hare and the Tortoise"?
The theme in the story "The Tortoise and the Hare" is to take your time and do your best.
How many are ECRs are going to be on the test?
1
What is an argumentative text?
When the text is trying to convince the reader to do something or feel a certain way.
How many questions are going to be on the test?
No one knows!!!!
What is plot?
Plot are the main events in the story including conflict, climax, and resolution.
How do you know if it is a SCR or an ECR question?
SCR is just a question. ECR will have a lot of sentences with editing and revising checklists with a prompt hiding at the beginning.
What are the 4 areas of an ECR?
1- Restate and Answer
2- Explain and Evidence
3- Explain and Evidence
4- Conclusion
What is the difference between realistic fiction and historical fiction?
Realistic fiction- could happen in real life but it didn't
Historical fiction- has true historical facts mixed in with fiction- typically a fictional character