Test-Taking Skills
Reading Literature
Reading Informational Text
Language
Scarbrough Trivia
100

The two things you should do the night before and the morning of the EOG

What is getting a good night's sleep & eat a hearty breakfast?

100

A group of lines in a poem

What is a stanza?

100

The difference between comparing and contrasting

What is finding the similarities versus finding the differences between two or more things?

100

Things you should do if you see an unknown word

What is looking around the word for clues, plugging in answer choices, and using context clues?

100

Mrs. Scarbrough's favorite fidget

What is silly putty?

200

Things you should do if you're having trouble focusing during the EOG

What is taking "mental breaks"; looking away or closing your eyes for a moment?

200

The theme of this story: There was a king who wanted nothing but gold. He wished everything he touched turned to gold. A fairy made his wish come true. Then anything he tried to eat turned to gold, so he starved to death.

What is greed can lead to your demise? 

200

An example of a cause & effect relationship

Answers vary; What is I went to bed at 1 AM on Tuesday night, so I fell asleep during my reading EOG and did poorly?

200

the meaning of the prefix "sub"

What is under/beneath?

200

Mrs. Scarbrough's pet peeve in class

What is talking while she/someone else is talking to the whole class?

300
Things you should do when you are bored with the passages/they are long and overwhelming

What is taking one question at a time, giving your best effort even if you think it's boring, and looking forward to feeling proud of yourself when you're done?

300

Tone vs mood

What is the AUTHOR'S feeling toward the subject vs how the READER feels reading?

300

the definition of "primarily"; example: how does the reader primarily learn about the characters in the story?

What is for the most part/mainly?

300

Connotation vs. Denotation

What is the feeling/emotion behind the word vs the literal, dictionary definition?

300

Mrs. Scarbrough's favorite color

What is green?

400

Things you should do if you're feeling anxious/stressed

What is taking deep breaths and telling yourself positive things?

400

The part of a plot in which the characters & setting are introduced

What is the exposition?

400

The central idea of this passage: In the northeastern United States, autumn is particularly colorful. Leaves change from green to red and orange, and many Americans take scenic fall foliage trips. In Japan, a similar phenomenon takes place in the spring. Cherry trees erupt in a shower of pink, and the entire country celebrates the arrival of sakura, or cherry blossoms. Though autumn leaves are admired in the United States, they are seen as just a pretty seasonal display. In Japan, on the other hand, cherry blossoms have much greater significance; the flowers are deeply rooted in Japan's culture and philosophy. Since as far back as the eighth century, sakura have symbolized change and beauty, new beginnings, and the circle of life. The blossoms have been celebrated in Japanese paintings, poems, and tea ceremonies for centuries. 

What is Americans appreciate the colorful leaves of fall, but the Japanese view the cherry blossoms of spring as part of their culture?

400

The meaning of this idiom: Fred knew his chances of getting elected were bad, but he wanted to go for broke and run for office anyway.

What is taking a big risk?

400

Mrs. Scarbrough's age and birth month

What is 24; September?

500

The number of passages and questions on the 2023 6th grade reading EOG

What is 7 passages, 52 questions?

500

A type of figurative language in which an author references a well-known literary work, person, character, place, or event

What is an allusion?

500

The sentence(s) that BEST conveys the central idea: In the northeastern United States, autumn is particularly colorful. Leaves change from green to red and orange, and many Americans take scenic fall foliage trips. In Japan, a similar phenomenon takes place in the spring. Cherry trees erupt in a shower of pink, and the entire country celebrates the arrival of sakura, or cherry blossoms. Though autumn leaves are admired in the United States, they are seen as just a pretty seasonal display. In Japan, on the other hand, cherry blossoms have much greater significance; the flowers are deeply rooted in Japan's culture and philosophy. Since as far back as the eighth century, sakura have symbolized change and beauty, new beginnings, and the circle of life. The blossoms have been celebrated in Japanese paintings, poems, and tea ceremonies for centuries.

What is "Though autumn leaves are admired in the United States, they are seen as just a pretty seasonal display. In Japan, on the other hand, cherry blossoms have much greater significance..."

500

conclusion is to introduction as poverty is to

What is wealth?

500
Mrs. Scarbrough's dog's name

What is Sully?