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Common Test Questions & Vocab
Common Test Questions & Vocab
Reading the
Passages
Multiple Choice Test Questions
Short Answer Questions & The Essay
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What is the THEME of a story?
the message, moral or lesson
100

What is a central idea?

main idea of the story 

100

What are at least 2 things you should do BEFORE reading each passage?

1. Read the directions 2. Read the short blurb 3. Read the questions you will have to answer.

100
What should you do if you are not sure what answer choice is the correct one? a) Don't bubble in any answer and leave it blank b) Spend 15 minutes trying to decide on an answer c) Eliminate the obvious wrong answer choices and then make an educated guess
C
100

How can you get full credit (2 out of 2) on your short answer questions? In other words, what should you do when you are answering the short answer questions?

CSEA

200

What are the elements of plot?

Exposition,conflict, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution

200

How do you define a word that you do not know?

Context clues 

200
True or False: you shouldn't chunk and code the passages as you read because it is distracting and wastes time.
FALSE! You SHOULD annotate the text because it helps you better understand what you are reading and will help you answer the questions. Also, the test is not timed, so you can take as long as you need to!
200
Why should you underline or circle key words in the questions?
To help you understand EXACTLY what each question is asking you and help you know what to focus on when you read the passage. The questions are often tricky and if you don't read them carefully and focus on the key words you might make a careless mistake when answering the question!
200
True or False: You should always reread what you wrote before moving on to the next question. Why or why not?
TRUE! You should always reread what you wrote as your answer to make sure that... 1. You didn't make any careless mistakes in spelling, punctuation or grammar that would make it difficult for someone to understand. 2. You made an inference in your answer and provided TWO pieces of evidence. 3. You actually answered the EXACT question you are being asked to answer
300

What are 3 reasons authors write? Think author's purpose.

to inform, to persuade, to entertain

300

What does the word infer mean? 

to make an education guess or conclusion based on evidence, prior knowledge (background knowledge), and logical reasoning.

300
What are at least 3 things you can do to annotate/code the passages you are reading?
1. Underline or highlight important words and sentences. 2. Circle words you don't know and use context clues to try to figure out what the words mean. 3. Write questions and notes in the margins.
300
True or False: You should read all the answer choices, even if the first or second answer sounds correct to you.
TRUE! Almost every question will have 2 answer choices that are somewhat easy to eliminate and then 1 answer choice that is there to trick you! So you should read and reread each answer choice carefully and check back to the text to make sure you are choosing the correct answer and not the trick answer!
300

What are some ways you can use the first notepad when annotating an article?

Number each paragraph 

conflict, plot, theme 

400

What is process of elimination?

1) Eliminate 2 wrong answers 

2) Make an educated guess for the best answer

400

The authors "point of view" means _____

perspective, viewpoint, opinion

400

How many credits is the extended response worth?

4

400
Your teachers always tell you to "go back and check your work" when you are done. How should you "check your work" on the state test?
Reread each question carefully and the answer you chose, and check the text again to make sure you still think that is the right answer. Also, make sure you have bubbled in ALL the questions on your scantron
400

How many paragraphs should your extended response have?

4