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Test Taking Strategy
Authors and titles
In the Lens
Literary Elements
Mixed Bag
100
This is the first thing you do during a task.
What is listen to or read the instructions.
100
The author of OF MICE AND MEN
Who is John Steinbeck
100
The critical lens is which question on the regents exam?
What is question 28?.
100
This is often used to set the mood or "feeling" of a story.
What is tone.
100
While you read, especially when comparing two passages, it is always a good idea to do this.
What is annotate and highlight
200
This is how many tasks (sections) there are in the ELA Regents.
What is four
200
This book written by Sherman Alexie depicts life for a boy on the Indian Reservation.
What is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
200
A critical lens essay often has this many paragraphs.
What is four (or five)
200
An author's ability to create tension or make the reader wonder what will happen next is called.
What is suspense?
200
During the Regents, under no circumstances are you allowed to have this (these) device(s) out
What are cellphones / ipods
300
This is a technique to use when you're unsure of a multiple choice question.
What is process of elimination
300
Many of you read this book about GREASERS and SOCKS.
What is The Outsiders by SE HINTON.
300
The number of works of literature that you reference in a critical lens essay.
What is two.
300
The progress and development of the protagonist in a novel would be called
What is characterization.
300
This is the highest grade you can get on your critical lens essay.
What is a six.
400
This is the first task on the ELA Regents
What is the listening passage
400
A story about evil fueled by good intentions.
What is "The Possibility of Evil"
400
The R.E.A.C.T. format contains five components to be used in the introduction.
What is Restate, Explain, Agree/Disagree, Connect, Thesis
400
In the story A Lesson Before Dying, the hero is the one who is least expected to fill the role. This is an example of___________
What is Irony?
400
In question 28 students are required to use at least ____ literary works. Examples of literary works are _____, _____, ________
What is 2 literary works short stories, novels and dramatic texts.
500
The main difference between question 26 and question 27 is:
What is comparing two passages with a controlling idea for question 26, while writing about a literary element of one passage for question 27.
500
In the book A Lesson Before Dying the major conflict is Man vs. ________
What is Man vs. Society?
500
When interpreting a quote the best way to show we understand it is to ________________ it in the next sentence.
What is Paraphrase it?
500
The following haiku uses these two literary elements: Light of the moon Moves west, flowers' shadows Creep eastward.
What is imagery and personification.
500
This is how much time you'll have to finish the test (yes I know this one is too easy)
What is three hours.