Narrative
Informational
Poetry
Key Vocabulary
Test Taking Tips!
100

Define exposition

What is the beginning of a story? 

100

The THESIS/CLAIM/TOPIC sentence answers the what?  

What is the PROMPT? 

100

When asked what a word means that I don't know in a poem, story or article, I should...

What is use CONTEXT clues by reading the sentence before, during, and after the word?

100

Taking a CLOSER look at something

What is Analyze? 

100

ONE tool I have access to on CMAS that will help me take the test! 

What is (has to have one) spell check, highlighter option, answer eliminator, bookmark, notes? 

200

Three Pronouns that show 1st Person

I- Me- We- Us
200

The THESIS/CLAIM/TOPIC sentence goes where in the essay? 

What is the 1st paragraph or introduction? 

200

When reading a poem, story, or article, I should do THIS while I am reading on CMAS...

What is highlight and annotate the reading? 

200

A comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as

What is a Metaphor? 

200

What should I do when I choose what I believe to be the correct answer on a question?

Check for text evidence that proves my answer is correct

300

Three Pronouns that show 3rd Person

He- She- They- People- Him -Her

300

What does each BODY paragraph need to support your THESIS/CLAIM/TOPIC sentence? 

What is Text Evidence?

300
What is the difference between a Metaphor and a Simile? 
What is a metaphor says something IS something else and a Simile compares two things using LIKE/AS. 
300

Define the Central Idea.

A one sentence overview of what the text is mostly about

300

What should I do to every reading I do on CMAS besides read it? 

What is highlighted, messy, or marked up? 

400

What is 3rd Person Objective? 

What is Uses He/She and the author is Neutral? 

400

For EVERY piece of text evidence, how many explanations do you need? 

What is at least ONE? 

400

Example of Personification

What is anything that gives a human like quality to a non-human object?
400

A lesson the you or the author learned that can be applied to the text and on a broader scale

What is Theme? 

400

What do I do when I'm done writing my essay?

What is Edit & Revise! 

500

What is the difference between 3rd Person Omniscient and 3rd Person Limited Point of View? 

What is Limited knows ONE character's thoughts & feelings and Omniscient is when you know the thoughts of MULTIPLE characters? 

500

If you had THREE articles to read. How many paragraphs would your ESSAY  have? 

What is FIVE paragraphs? 

500

A paragraph in a poem is called a __________.

Stanza

500

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

Show similarities and differences

500

When you are done with your test, before you submit, what should you do?

Take a quick break, then go back and check bookmarked questions