Literacy
What does ACE stand for and when should you use it during the test?
Answer, Cite, Explain
You can use to answer an informational or opinion response.
The school just put in a rectangular fence around the playground. The length is 8 meters and the width is 3 times as long as the length. What is the perimeter, in meters, of the new fence?
64 meters
"The highway noise faded into a dull hum."
Which two words have a similar meaning to dull as it is used in this context?
boring, muted, blunt, faint, silly
muted and faint
What test strategy is it when you go through all of the answer choices and cross off the ones that you know are not correct?
Answer Elimination/Answer Eliminator
Mrs. Lewis' favorite singer Justin Timberlake used to perform with what boyband?
*NSync
Give an example of a simile.
A box is filled with unit cubes to find its volume. The box has a length of 6 units, a width of 4 units, and a height of 5 units. What is the total volume of the box in cubic units?
Show your work and formula you used.
120 cubic units
v=lxwxh
120 = 6x4x5
Solar panels are becoming a common sight on rooftops. These devices convert sunlight directly into electricity.
What does convert mean?
To change
Read the question so that you can "hunt" for the answer as you are reading.
Mrs. Forester is training for a marathon! What is the distance of a marathon?
26.2 miles
Which type of figurative language does this sentence show?
The wind whispered through the trees and the stars danced in the midnight sky.
Personification
What is 4/5 x 3?
Make sure your answer is either a whole or mixed number.
2 2/5
This word means when an author is trying to convince you to buy or do something....
Persuade
What is the benefit of "flagging" a question during the IAR test?
Answers may vary.
(examples: come back to it if it is taking you a long time to complete, return to check your answer, etc.)
Mrs. Vorderer used to play what sport?
Hockey
What text structure is shown below?
First, the clouds turn dark and the wind picks up. Next, the temperature drops quickly. Finally, the rain begins to pour and thunder shakes the house.
Chronological
Write the expression that represents the phrase "multiply the sum of 8 and 4 by 7"
(8+4) x 7
What does the theme of the story mean?
The central message or idea
This is what you call the specific sentences or phrases from a story that prove your answer is correct.
Text Evidence
What is the longest a snail can sleep for at one time?
3 years
Leo stared at the trophy on the top shelf. He picked up his soccer cleats and slowly dropped them into the trash can. Without looking back, he pulled his bedroom door shut and locked it.
What emotion is portrayed above?
Disappointment
Sadness or Frustration (also allowed)
Problem: A student claims that 0.34 is greater than 0.5 because 34 is greater than 5.
Task: Explain why the student’s reasoning is incorrect.
Varying answers.
I am running late and have to leave in about three minutes. Can you just tell me the condensed version of your story?
What does condensed mean in this sentence?
shortened
On the IAR test, if a question has square checkboxes instead of round bubbles, it means you must do this to get all the points.
Select more than one answer
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown