SCRs
CUPS
ARMS
Strategies
Things you should know!
100

A student will get a score of ____ if they do not answer the question correctly. 

What is 0? 

100

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? 

My birthday is december 26. 

What is change "december" to "December." 

100

Jessica had a great party. 

Which detail does not belong? 

A.) All of Jessica's friends showed up. 

B.) The girls played pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and ate cake. 

C.) Jessica is scared of clowns. 

D.) A fun clown came and performed funny tricks for the girls at the party. 

What is C? 

100

If I do not know the meaning of a word, I should use the _____.

What is dictionary? 
100

ARMS stands for? 

What is:

Add

Remove

Move

Substitute

200

If a student answers a question correctly but fails to add text evidence or add correct evidence, they will receive a score of ____.

What is 1?

200

What correction should be made to this sentence? 

 Michael express his frustration with his job.

What is change "express" to "expresses."

200

Which word best combines these sentences? 

My mom makes the best cakes, ____ nothing compares to her pretzel salad. 

A.) and

B.) for

c.) but 

d.) nor

What is C? 

But

200

On the test, I should use my scratch paper as a ____  ______.

What is the "Think Sheet?" 

Other acceptable responses: 

planning sheet, notes page, etc. 

200

CUPS stand for? 

What is:

Capitalization

Usage

Punctuation

Spelling

300

To receive a score of 2, what two things must be present in a student's response? 

What is a correct answer and appropriate (correct) text evidence? 

300

What change needs to be made to the sentence? 

April did good on her project.

What is change "good" to " well." 

300

What word is unnecessary and should be deleted from this sentence? 

The two of them collaborated together on the project.


What is "together?" 

300

For every question asked, how many answer choices should I eliminate? 

What is 2? 

300

What word should we look for in the epigraph (top paragraph) when we are editing? 

What is corrections?
400

What is the acronym or three letter word that helps us remember how to correctly answer an SCR? 

What is APE? 

400

What change needs to be made to this sentence? 

Is that Alexias purse over there?

What is change "Alexias" to "Alexia's." 

400

Look at the sentences below:

I love going to the zoo____ I go at least four times a year. 

What is the best way to combine these two sentences? 

A.); meanwhile,

B.); therefore,

C.); since,  

What is B (Therefore).

400

When I read a passage, what can the subheadings tell me? 

What is the central or controlling idea. 

400

Revising or Editing: Which one of these skills can we simply focus on the sentence the question asks about rather than reading the entire paragraph? 

What is editing? 

500

The acronym APE stands for what? 

What is...

Answer

Prove 

Explain

500

How should this sentence be corrected? 

This weekend, we visited countless museums, shopped at my favorite stores, and was eating at various restaurants.

Change "was eating" to "ate." 

500

Which of these is the best transition to use? 

Mike planned on going to the party. _________ his homework load was overwhelming.

A.) Similarly

B.) In addition

C.) Furthermore

D.) However

What is D (However)

500

If I know the meaning of a word, but I want to use a synonym or another word that has the same meaning, I should use the ______.

What is a thesaurus? 

500
The epigraph tells us whether it is revising or editing. However, it also tells us the genre, purpose, and _______. 

What is topic?