Multiple Choice
Short Responses
Key Terms
Vocab/
Literary Elements
Literary Elements
Miscellaneous
100
True or false: the state test is on paper this year.
True. 4th and 5th grade are taking it online
100
How many pieces of evidence should I use in my responses?
2 pieces of evidence that prove your answer
100
What does illustrate mean? (not drawing)
To explain or show something clearly with examples
100
What is the central idea?
The main point of the text, what it's mostly about.
100
Name two things you should read before the actual text.
1. The directions
2. The title
3. the slanted summary above the title (if given)
200
Name two things you should do to answer a multiple choice question correctly.
Answers may include:
- Read all the words on the page - underline key words
- take notes on the side
-Go back to the text
-Cross out wrong options
200
What should you do first when answering a short response question?
Restate the question
200
Wht does the word develop mean in a question about the text?
to build up or add details over time
200
What is point-of-view? (and no, you can't just say 'perspective.' You need to elaborate!)
How the character or authors sees or feels about a topic.
Also
1st person (I, me , myself)
2nd person (you, we)
3rd person (they, them)
200
Nonfiction Review: what are some text features you may see that can help you figure out what an article is about?
Title, images, captions, subheadings.
300
Try to answer this multiple choice question:
"The boy was bewildered. He couldn't figure out what was happening!"
What is another word for 'bewildered?"
a. Sad
b. Scared
c. Confused
d. Happy
C. Confused!
300
One way to start your citing evidence is to say...
-For example...
-In the text it states or says...
-In paragraph ...
-One detail from the text...
(answers may vary)
300
What does it mean to support your answer?
To give evidence or examples from the text.
300
Other ways to say Central Message?
Theme!!!!
300
What should you do if you get stuck on a question for too long?
-Take a break
-Move onto another question, circle the question and come back to it
-try to find the answer within the text
-restate the question in your own words
400
True or false: you should leave questions blank if you don't know the answer.
FALSE
always make an educated guess if you aren't sure!
Use your "I don't know" answer
400
Restate this question:
How does paragraph 3 fit into the structure of "Excerpt from a Legend of the Wooden Shoes"? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Paragraph 3 fits into the structure of "Excerpt from a Legend of the Wooden Shoes" because...
400
Name three different types of text structures.
-chronological order
-cause and effect
-problem and solution
-compare and contrast
400
What is mood?
The way a text feels to the reader.
400
How does the plot help readers understand the characters?
-Shows the story's events and how the characters react to them.
-during the beginning, middle, and end, the reader learns more about the characters
500
Try to answer this multiple choice question:
"She stood there in complete anguish; her hands clenched into fists ready to fight."
What is another word for 'anguish?"
a. Delicate
b. Stillness
c. Anger
d. Happy
C. Anger
500
Name three lessons a character can learn
Always tell the truth, even if it's hard
Never give up!
Be kind to others
Treat others how you want to be treated.
500
If a question asks what idea the author is trying to convey, what is it asking you to find?
The main message or idea the author wants you to understand.
500
What is tone?
The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards something or given subject.
Extra Tally:
How is tone and mood similar and different?
500
What types of figurative language might a writer use?
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole