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Test Preparedness
VOCABULARY
Author’s Craft/Strategies
Testing strategies
Reading and writing Strategies
100
A boy stays up till 10 watching TV the night before the ELA State test is he prepared.
No he should have use some time at home reviewing his test prep handout.
100
The big idea or main points. Not a summary of events!
Central/Main idea
100
The author’s use of language to create a vivid picture in the reader’s mind.
Imagery
100
What can you do while reading the text to ensure you understand what is happening in th e text.
Annotate
Underline, Circle, Star, Hashtag 
100

What does the acronym RACE stands for?

Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite evidence, Explain evidence.

200
Jamie goes to bed at 930, reads his test prep handout. In the morning e gets to scoo on tie and has all of is supples. Why isn’t Jamie fully prepared for the test.
Jamie forgot to eat breakfast 
200

To give inanimate object human qualities  

personification

200
A comparison using like or as
Simile 
200

How can you ensure you read the text with focus and understand what you read

by writing a main idea at the end of the text.

200

What are some way you can begin an essay?

With a STRONG quote from the text OR restating the prompt or An Opinion 

Strong opinion about the topic
Facts from the text
Question
300

True/False - 

When you finish testing you can talk and walk around.

False 

you must give all your classmates a chance to complete their test without distractions. 

300
The person taking in the text 
Point of view/Perspective
300

An authors reason for writing a text 

Author purpose 

300
A sentence from the text that support my inference is?
Quote
Textual evidence 
Detail
300

What do you do at the beginning of every paragraph

At the beginning of a paragraph you "indent" 

400

What days will the State Test be on?

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 

400

What is the repetition of the same consonant sound or letter in a phrase or sentence. 

Alliteration 

400

How an author's method of organizing information in  a text?

TEXT STRUCTURE

400

When should you annotate the text?

As you are chuncking the reading or after the second read 

400

True/False

It’s ok if my writing isn’t super clear the teachers grading my test will understand. 

False

500

Explain the procedure for testing days.

You report to your assign classroom.

Use the bathroom before the test. 

Sit in alphabetical order.

read all questions carefully 


500

strong details or information to help better understand a text. 

supporting details

500

A conversation between 2 or more characters

Dialouge

500

How many pieces of evidence/details do you have to provide in the state exam?

You need to provide TWO pieces of evidence.
500

What is the first thing you do when reading a new text.

Genre and title walk