Test taking Strategies
How important is PM 2 and why?
VERY IMPORTANT! It will help us know how to help you improve before PM3 - the big test!
Why might an author use a metaphor?
To make the reader carefully consider the comparion
When a character in a story is struggling with feelings or making a decision
What is internal conflict
When given a non-fiction article, you must set your mind to do this before answering questions
What is read the entire selection carefully
The mood of this poem is:
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand —
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep — while I weep!
What is sad/dark
When you are torn between several answers, it is the process you use to narrow down to one
What is the Process of Elimination
Write a simile that is not a cliche (common saying).
Teacher to Decide!
The theme of a story is this
What is the lesson that you learn from the story
The main thought that the author is conveying
What is central idea
What Figurative Language is used:
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
What is personification
What is the most important thing to consider when answering most ELA questions?
THE MAIN IDEA!
Why might an author choose to use a hyperbole?
To overexaggerate something or some emotion
How do you find the theme of the story?
Look at character development, most important plot details, word choices. Think about the lesson the author is trying to convey.
restating a specific paragraph or portion of a text using new words to clarify the passage, but retaining its content or idea
What is paraphrasing
Perhaps the self-same song that found a path
Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home,
She stood in tears amid the alien corn;
This is an example of which literary technique?
What is alliteration
If you cannot figure out an answer to a question, it is best to do this
What is skip it and return to it after you complete questions you do know
What is the effect of this figurative language? Bonus for stating what kind of figurative language.
The wind whistled through the whispering trees.
Alliteration that makes the sound of the wind.
Why is the setting important?
It sets the mood and tone for the story.
This will help guide you to information more quickly; it helps organize an article so you know what each section is about
What are subtitles
Figurative langauge used in:
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises
No demands
Love is a battlefield
What is a Metaphor
When you read a question, you should do this before you read all of the possible answers
What is try to come up with an answer on your own first which will make you more confident in choosing the correct answer
When one thing is expected and something different occurs?
What is irony?
What are the five parts of a story?
Plot Character Conflict Theme Setting
Name as many text structures as you can.
description, chronological, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution.
Example of which literary device (not personification):
“I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street.”
What is hyperbole