Reading
These are the two kinds of texts you can expect to read on the CAASPP test.
What are Informational and Narrative texts?
(also acceptable: Articles and stories) (+50pt if you also mentioned poetry)
An acronym that reminds you what to include in an expository or argumentative brief write. (A ________ paragraph)
What is RACES? (or RACECES/CERER)
These are things you should focus on while listening to the audio in the listening section.
(at least 2)
What are main idea, key details, author’s purpose, and text structure?
(+100 if you got all 4)
These are what we call the texts that we pull facts from when we research.
What are sources?
This is what we do to manage our attention spans so we don't resort to random guessing.
What is pacing?
To do effective reading and note taking you should _______ which includes circle unknown words, ask questions, talk to the text, capture the main idea, and highlight evidence
What is annotate the text?
These two things should be planned out for any expository or argumentative writing on the test.
What are main ideas (answer, claim) and key details (evidence, proof)?
This is what you should do if you didn’t understand the listening audio and you didn’t take notes to refer back to.
What is listen to the text again?
(and take notes this time! +100)
This is the difference between precise and concise.
What is concise is shorter?
You should do this while you read texts on the test (especially on the PT) to make answering the questions easier.
What is taking notes/ highlighting?
After reading the prompt and all the sources on the Performance task (PT) you should _________ your written responses.
What is create an outline or mind map (planning)?
These things should be included when you write narratives.
(include at least 3)
What are characters, plot, dialogue, sensory description, vivid details, beginning, middle, and end?
(include at least 3)
What is PIE?
(Persuasive/Argumentative, Inform/Explanatory, Entertain/Tell a Story)
(any synonyms are okay)
These are the three traits we look for in effective evidence.
What is relevant, covering all parts of the question, and representing the best evidence available.
This strategy has you getting rid of answer choices, leaving you with either the “best” or “least bad” option.
What is process of elimination?
This type of writing has characters, plot, and a beginning, middle, and end.
What is narrative?
These are the three parts of an introduction.
What is ABC? (Attention getter, Background information, and Claim)
These are ways you can take notes on the listening test.
(give two)
What are mind maps, Cornell notes, highlighting, "listening style" notes with the play button, etc.?
(any two)
This acronym/phrase is what you do when you cite evidence from a text in a paragraph or essay.
What is PAP period?
(parenthesis, author, parenthesis, period)
These are some of the non-academic things you should do to prepare for the test.
(list 2+)
What are sleeping enough, eating breakfast, coming to class on time, bringing snacks, and staying positive?
(any 2 or more)
This means the author’s lesson or what they hope you’ll learn by reading the text.
What is theme?
In an essay, your thesis needs to do these things/ this thing.
What is giving the main claim?
(+100 if you mentioned listing key reasons/ideas)
(also ok: paper topic and topics of each paragraph)
This is another role that Mrs. Martinez has as a Sanger West teacher
What is a club advisor?
OR
What is a mentor for Robotics?
This is what paraphrase means.
What is saying something in your own way while crediting the source?
(+100 if you also mentioned not copying more than 2 words, +100
These are what you could use to figure out the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence/ paragraph.
What are context clues?