What are the four strategies for answering DRP Questions?
Context Clues
Process of Elimination
Reread for Understanding
Guess
100
What is the first thing you need to do when answering open ended questions? (Before you write)
Understand the question
100
What are the four strategies for answering comprehension questions?
Context clues
Process of elimination
Reread for understanding
guess
100
What are the Linkers for a body paragraph in a persuasive letter?
For example,
Also,
Lastly,
100
What is the correct way to write:
dear Dr. Frenette,
Dear Dr. Frenette,
200
Virtually everyone has an ___________ about one of the largest cities in the united states- New York City. Some people love itm while others do not like it at all
A. Excuse B. Opinion C. Aptitude D. Apple
B. Opinion
200
When answering an open ended question you must ___________ the ______________.
Restate, Question
200
It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.
A) don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
B) are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
C) have a reputation for being friendly to humans
D) are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
E) are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans - See more at: http://www.grammarbank.com/short-reading-comprehension-passages.html#sthash.BnWW9ThT.dpuf
What is D
200
How do you "set up" an introduction paragraph in a persuasive letter?
Introduce yourself
I want Statement
3 Reasons
Please keep reading...
200
Correct the following sentence:
we americans is fortunate to live in a democratic society.
We Americans are fortunate to live in a democratic society.
300
In the seventeenth century, many fields of science needed to be explored in order to discover how the body worked. People wanted to learn about themselves. They needed to increase their __________.
A. Wealth B. Weight C. Knowledge D. Pulse
D. Knowledge
300
What linkers should you use when you are asked to summarize a text?
This text was about
One important fact
Another important fact
A third important fact
Lastly,
300
The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.
A) means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
B) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
C) proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
D) does not mean that we are superior to them
E) proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we
previously thought
- See more at: http://www.grammarbank.com/short-reading-comprehension-passages.html#sthash.BnWW9ThT.dpuf
What is D
300
Where would you find this sentence in a persuasive letter?
Thank you for reading, and I hope you consider my ideas.
Conclusion
300
Fix the follwing sentence:
Fast food may be bad for you but most people do not eat them every day.
Fast food may be bad for you, but most people do not eat it every day.
400
Do not worry of you develop writer's block. This is a period of time when you cannot think of anything to write. It may seem taht your mind is __________. Continue to make entries in your book even if your contributions are trivial. Your _________ will return. Creatve new throughts will begin to flow again.
A. Sharp/ tearcher
B. Blank/ inspiration
C. plant/ pet
D. odd/ inspiration
B. Blank/ inspiration
400
What linkers should you use when you are asked what was the most interesting part of the story? Use text to support your answer?
The most interesting part of the text was...
This is supported by the text which states...
This quote supports my answer because...
400
One can infer from the reading that ----.
A) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world
B) communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
C) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think
D) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
E) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans
- See more at: http://www.grammarbank.com/short-reading-comprehension-passages.html#sthash.BnWW9ThT.dpuf
What is B
400
How do you organize a closing paragraph?
Restate your I want statement
List your 3 reasons- Same sentence
Thank the reader
400
Correct the following sentence:
This are a country of equal opportunity and it don't seem right to me that the governmnet would make it harder for certain restaurants to sell their food.
This is a country of equal opportunity, and it doesn't seem right to me that the government would make it harder for certain restaurants to sell their food.
500
A great shortcoming of the League of Nations was that it did not have the authority to punish a nation taht broke the rules. This situation made the League of Nations _________. The United States did not think the League of Nations could be effective. The American government decided not to participate. As a result, the U.S. government did not ___________.
A. Content/ convene
B. United/ agree
C. Powerless/ join
D. Angry/ respond
C. Powerless/ join
500
How should you answer the question, what are some important fact from the story?
Some important fact from the story are...
These facts are important because...
500
What is the best stragegy for answering reading comprehension questions?
Context clues
500
Where would you find this sentence?
I want to tell you why it is a good idea to have longer school days.
Introduction
500
Correct the following sentence:
But, anyway, he didn't stop working, as an, artist.