Punctuation
Shows emotion or strong feeling.
WOW
STOP
Exclamation Point
The lesson or message of a story
Theme
Central Theme
Underline it (and use text clues to figure out the meaning)
The number of pieces of text evidence that you must put in EVERY short response
2
If I want to change an answer on the test, I erase it completely and choose the other option.
False
X Out the wrong answer and neatly fill in the bubble for your new choice.
Ends a sentence that asks something.
Where did we park the car
Question Mark
Main Idea
Central Idea
I do this when there is an important name or date, etc.
Circle it
I will use my short response questions to do this:
Turn the question around to write my answer.
Is it ok if I draw pictures or write things all over my test booklet or answer sheet? (when "I'm done" or during the test.)
FALSE!! (NOOOOOO!)
(You CANNOT have any stray marks on your test - anywhere).
Ends a sentence or an abbreviation of a word
The dog ran away
Mon/Tues
Period
Describes personality, actions, and appearance of chacaters in a story
Character Traits
After reading each paragraph I write this on the side of it...
The "gist"
Every paragraph must be ...?
Indented
This test is not important because I don't get a typical grade on it.
False!
These state tests are the most important tests you take each year and they tell the state how smart you are...
Used to show when someone is speaking
According to the text,
On page 34 it states,
Quotation Marks
Where and when a story is taking place
It was winter time near the schoolhouse.
Saturday night they will go to the birthday party.
The beach was chilly that day.
Setting
When there is a picture included in text, it sometimes has writing underneath it. It is called...
caption
(read them - they add to the text and give important information to the readers.)
The number of paragraphs in the extended response & how many pieces of text evidence must be in the extended response...
2 & 4
False
(You should re-read the question, the answer choices, and find the answers in the text! NEVER just guess!!!)
Separates words in a sentence; also used in dates
Monday May 25 1983
Her mom said they could go to store however they need to clean their rooms first.
comma
How a story is developed
If there is a tiny number next to a sentence that I'm reading, what does that tell me?
A definition will be given on the bottom of the page for that word.
USE THESE TO HELP YOU & ALWAYS READ ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THE DIRECTIONS TO EVERY QUESTION AND STORY.
To be able to answer any question (multiple choice or short/extended response) I need to ...
read the question thoroughly (to understand it) and read each of my answer choices
These tests impact me and my education in 7th grade
TRUE
(they impact you next year and every year so do your best!)