Annotating
Test Taking Strategies
Vocabulary
ELA Terms
Misc.
100

What is the purpose of annotating?

To help you better understand the text

100

What should you do the night before a test?

Get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast 

100

Bringing your chromebook to school every day is a necessity. Define "necessity" 

Being required or very important 

100

The sequence of events within the story

Plot

100

An educated guess based on your background knowledge and what the text says

Inference 

200

Explain one strategy you can use for annotating a text that is on the screen/Computer

Answers may vary

200

Looking at the words and phrases around an unfamiliar word is called using... 

Context Clues

200

Jim had a habit of being deceitful, so it is hard for his wife to trust anything he says. Define "deceitful" 

to lie or mislead someone. guilty 

200
Finding the similarities and differences between two texts. 

Compare & Contrast

200

What time does after school EOG prep begin?

4:30pm 

300

The process of breaking up the text into smaller pieces is called

Chunking

300

When answering a multiple choice question you can use this test taking feature. 

Cross out/ Strike out incorrect answers

300

Don't dawdle- we are already late! Define "dawdle". 

to waste time or be slow
300
A reoccurring idea within a text 

Theme 

300

What is the name of the text that we read during the Harlem Renaissance Unit in ELA. 

One Last Word by Nikki Grimes 

400

What does CUBE stand for with math annotations?

Circle. Underline. Box. Evaluate & Eliminate. Solve 

400

When answering questions on a test, begin by answering the ______ questions first 

Easy

400

We should affiliate with those who inspire us. Define "affiliate" 

to be attached or connected to

400

Language that creates an image using the senses and figures of speech

Figurative language 

400

A story that is true or factual is called

Non Fiction

500

How many different symbols for annotating does the "Focus Notes & Annotation" anchor chart have?

6

500

What subjects are tested in middle school during the EOGs?

Math, ELA, and Science 

500

During class Ms. Alexander took a copious amount of notes. Afterwards, her hand hurt. Define "copious"

Abundant in supply. Many, a lot

500

The author's feelings of the subject of their own writing 

Tone 

500

Name all of Wilson STEM Academy's core values 

Community Builder. Creativity. Fail Forward. Fearless. Choice Maker. Vision. Problem Solver.