Test Strategies
Finding Word Meaning
Important Vocabulary
Inferences
Point of View/Firsthand and Secondhand
100
Carefully ______ each question
What is "read"?
100
Using clues in the sentence to figure out what a word means is this
What are context clues?
100
the lesson of the story
What is "theme"?
100
There are dark clouds in the sky. My brand new poster is soaked. The weather is...
What is "rainy"?
100
"He jumped the fence. He broke into the museum." These sentences are in what point of view?
What is third person?
200
Where should you look for answers to test questions?
What is "in the text"?
200
Prefixes are located at the _____ of a word.
What is "beginning" or "front"?
200
a short statement that tells what a text is all about
What is "main idea"?
200
Mary hops from place to place. She has a pouch. Mary is a _____.
What is kangaroo?
200
In a firsthand account, the author was ______ at the time when the event happened.
What is "there"?
300
When an answer is not "right there" in the text, what do you have to do?
What is make an inference?
300
This type of text helps you find synonyms and antonyms for a word
What is "thesaurus"?
300
This is a story told using adventure, heroes, fictional monsters or other creatures, and sometimes Greek gods.
What is a "myth"?
300
This word is used to describe all the things you know in your brain or have experienced in the world. You use this to make an inference about what is going on in the text.
What is "schema" or "background knowledge"?
300
To find point of view, you must figure out who the ______ is.
What is narrator?
400
True or False: You should leave questions empty if you do not know the answer.
What is "False. Take a best guess."?
400
The prefix "anti-" means
What is "opposite"?
400
This is where you find a list of characters in a play
What is "cast of characters"?
400
"I can't stand my brother. All he does is slobber everywhere. He can't take care of himself. He smells like dirty diaper." The author of this story is writing about a _____.
What is "baby"?
400
The pronoun "we" is a clue word used in which point of view?
What is "first person"?
500
This is the strategy where you mark out answers that are not reasonable.
What is "process of elimination"?
500
A timid wolf will keep its tail between its legs, but a fearless wolf will raise its tail. What does "timid" mean?
What is "shy" or "afraid"?
500
Located in parentheses, these are instructions for what you should do in a play. For example, (He picks up the baseball and tosses it to Mike.)
What is "stage directions"?
500
Frank doesn't show up to practice. When he does come to practice, Frank never tries. Frank has an attitude with the coach. What do you infer will happen to Frank?
What is "he will get kicked off the team"?
500
These are the two types of point of view we must know in fourth grade. (must give both parts of the answer)
What is "first person" and "third person"