Listening
How long does the Listening section take?
About 30 minutes.
What are the five parts of the Speaking test?
1) Talk about a scene, 2) Speech functions, 3) Support an opinion, 4) Present and discuss information, 5) Summarize an academic presentation
Name all four sections of the Reading test.
Short informational passage, student essay, literary passage, long informational passage
Name a word you should not start a sentence with
Because, and, but, so, or like
This eighth grade teacher coaches softball at another high school.
Ms. Harper
What are the two things you CAN do on the Listening section?
1) Press pause, 2) Take notes
What do you SEE and DO on the Present and Discuss Information section?
You see a pie chart and you answer questions about it.
You will only see questions about theme on the ___ section.
Literary passage (story)
The student directions for Justify an Opinion say you should write __ sentences, but actually you should write __.
3, 6
This seventh grade teacher once saved their dog from a rattlesnake.
Mr. Schmidt
What are the two things you CANNOT do on the Listening test?
What are three things you should know about the Summarizing an Academic Presentation section?
1. You listen to a presentation with three pictures, 2. You cannot press pause, 3. When it's done, you summarize what you heard. BONUS: Take notes!
When you see questions about the title, what common question type is this? (Example: "What is the best title for this story?")
Main idea
Name all four sections on the writing test
Describe a Picture, Write About an Experience, Write About Academic Information, Justify an Opinion
Mr. Nick used to play this sport professionally
Rugby
What three things should you do to get a good score on the Listening test?
1) Press pause often, 2) Read the questions and answers first, 3) Take notes (especially on the Formal Presentation section)
Question
What are the four strategies to use for finding the main idea?
Find the topic sentence, Look for repeated words/phrases, Summarize it, Process of elimination
How do you know if you have written a run-on sentence?
You use more than one "and" in your sentence.
Ms. Maye plans to one day be a ___.
School Counselor
Sometimes, you have to skip a Listening question and come back to it because...
...you have to listen to the entire clip before you know the answer.
What two things will get you an automatic zero on the Speaking part of the ELPAC?
1) Saying "I don't know," 2) Answering in a language other than English
What are the five context clue strategies to use when you don't know a word?
Does it look like/include a word I know?, Look at words before/after, Look at sentences before/after, Substitute the answers for the word, Process of elimination
Name all four question types for Describe a Picture.
Correct two errors, combine two sentences, write about what happens next, add more details
O'Farrell was originally this type of school, waaay back in the day.
Performing Arts