How many points are short response questions worth?
100
What the enitre text is about with details to support.
Explain main idea and supporting details.
100
Use context clues
What can you do if you get to a word you don't know within the text?
200
Read to get the flow. Read again to underline and record the gist in the margins.
Explain the steps in "close reading."
200
What someone thinks, feels, or believes.
Define the word opinion and give an example.
200
4 points
How many points are extended response questions worth?
200
The reason why an author writes a text- to persuade, inform or entertain (PIE)
What does author's purpose mean?
200
Get a good night's rest and eat a healthy breakfast.
Name two things you can do at home to prepare for the test.
300
Activate prior knowledge, make predictions, ask questions, skim the text and think aloud, etc.
Describe a strategy that you can use BEFORE reading.
300
Apply context clues
Describe a strategy that you can use during reading when you get to a word you can't read or can't understand.
300
State your claim and provide two pieces of evidence.
What do you need to include in a short answer response to receive the highest number of points?
300
Words that describe a characters personality or actions- trustworthy, respectful, helpful, loving, etc.
Describe what a character traits is and state examples.
300
Read the questions first, then read the passage.
Check over your work.
Underline important information.
Name two test-taking strategies.
400
Make connections, make predictions, ask questions, think aloud, visualize, draw conclusions, etc.
Describe a strategy you use DURING reading.
400
For example,
According to the text,
For instance,
The author stated,
I learned that
In paragraph ___, it mentioned...
List three examples of evidence-based terms.
400
at least 5 paragraphs- introduction, 3 paragraphs that support your point of view with evidence from the text, conclusion
Describe the structure of an opinion/argument based response? How many paragraphs and what should each paragraph include?
400
A fact is something that you can prove. An opinion is something that someone thinks, feels, or believes.
Explain fact and opinion.
400
Table of contents, bold vocabulary words, headings, captions, graphic sources, etc.
Describe some non-fiction text features you may see in a text.
500
Using prior knowledge and text clues to figure out what else the author is trying to convey, to gain more infomation that isn't directly stated in the text (Author and You)
Define drawing conclusions/making an inference.
500
Similie, metaphor, personification, alliteration, etc.
Describe some elements of figurative language.
500
at least 4 to 5 paragraphs- introduction, 2 paragraphs that describe similarities with evidence from the text, 1 paragraph that describe differences, conclusion
Describe the structure of a compare and contrast extended writing response.
500
The person who is writing the text, or telling the story- 1st person or 3rd person.