Genres
Root Words
Informational Resources
Test Day Reminders
Test-Taking Strategies
100

This is a book about a person's life written by someone else.

What is a biography?

100

In this word, the prefix un- means the same as it does in "unfair".
A. until
B. uncle
C. understand
d. unpaid

What is D. unpaid?

100

This is the resource where we would be most likely to find the synonym for the word "happy."

What is a thesaurus?

100

On SOL day, my phone should be...

Any of these:


What is at home?
What is powered off and in my backpack at the front of the room?
What is with my teacher?

100

What I should do if there is not an obvious right answer.

Any of these, but all are great strategies:

What is highlight key words?
What is eliminate obvious wrong answer?
What is choose the best answer?

200

If Mrs. Meerdo wrote a book about her life, the book would be considered this genre.

What is an autobiography?

200

Adding the affix -less to the word count makes a word that means
A. Counted often
B. Counted incorrectly
C. Needing to be counted
D. Not able to be counted

What is D. Not able to be counted?

200

This is the resource we would need to find the correct pronunciation for the word "hyperbole."

What is a dictionary?

200

If someone uses a phone to look up information on the SOL test, this is one thing that is likely to happen.

Any of these (but they are all likely to happen!).

The student will get a score of 0.
The SOL report will show that the student cheated.
The score will count as a fail score for the school.
Parents will be notified.
The student will not get to retake the SOL test that year.

200

I should flag these questions for review later.

Any of these answers count (but all are correct)!

What is any TEI (technology-enhanced item)?
What is any question I am unsure of?

300

All nonfiction books feature - 

A. facts
B. stories
C. animals
D. buildings

What is A. facts?

300

In this word, the suffix -er means the same as it does in teacher. 

A. cheer
b. writer
c. mother
d. her

What is B. writer?

300

This is where we would look to find the population of Virginia in 2009.

What is the almanac?

300

True or false: A student who earns a score from 375 to 399 may have extra prep sessions with a teacher and retake the SOL test.

What is true?

300

The best answer always has the most -
A. words
B. evidence
C. figurative language
D. chocolate

What is B. evidence?

400

This word is used to classify any literary work that is written in sentences and paragraphs?

A. poetry
B. prose
C. tome
D. information book

What is B. prose?

400

In this word, the affix re- means the same as it does in recycle.

A. rent
B. really
C. realize
D. retest

What is D. retest?

400

This is where we would look to find which countries border Spain.

What is an atlas?

400

True or false: If I don't know the answer, I should just click something.

What is false?

(You should highlight key words, eliminate obvious wrong answers, and choose the best answer from the ones you have left.)

400

I should do this if there seem to be no good answers.

Any of these (but all are good strategies!)


What is read them all again carefully?

What is eliminate obvious wrong answers?
What is look for evidence for each answer choice?
What is choose the best answer (the one with the most evidence).

500

This book would best give the reader information  about creating jewelry with beads.
A. Beaded Bracelets Made at Home
B. Tips to find the Right Bead
C. The History of Beading
D. Beads the World Over

What is A. Beaded Bracelets Made at Home?

500

In this word, the root bio- does NOT mean the same as it does in biography.

A. biology
B. biome
C. bicycle
D. biosphere


What is C. bicycle?

500

This is the resource we would most likely use to find information about Thomas Edison's life and inventions.

What is an encylopedia?

500

True or false: When I get my test ticket, I should immediately sign in to the computer.

What is false? You need to wait for the examiner to tell you to sign in.

500

I should do this if there's a long capitalized name that I don't know.

What is swap in a different name that you do know, or just read the first initial?