Test Strategies
What should you do if you get stuck on a multiple choice question & you're spending too much time on it?
Flag the question and make sure to go back to it.
What is mood?
How the reader feels from the text.
Define author’s perspective
Author’s perspective = the author’s opinion, POV, or attitude about the topic they are writing about.
True or False - when a question asks you to select the evidence that supports an answer choice, you do not need to go back to the text or re-read the answer choice.
False - you should do both!
The sun is as bright as a lamp - this is an example of a....
similie
True or False - you should read all answer choices first.
True
What is theme?
The overall message the text gives.
What is author's purpose? Give an example.
The reason an author writes a text: to inform, persuade, entertain, explain.
What is 1 thing you should do at home the night before and 1 thing in the morning you should do to prepare for test success?
Get a good night's sleep & eat a good breakfast
His face is beat red. This is an example of a...
metaphor
What should you do to answer choices that do not make sense?
Slash the trash or cross them out!!
________ is how the text is put together. (Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Sequence of Events etc)
A) plot
B) structure
C) point of view
B) STRUCTURE
What should you do if you come to a word in the passage that you do not know?
Look at the words and sentences around it and use context clues to determine its meaning.
What should you do if you get stuck on a multiple choice question & you're spending too much time on it?
Star it, skip it and come back to it.
The leaves danced in the wind. This is an example of....
personification
What should you do if 2 of the options make sense?
Debate which one BEST answers the question.
Main Idea
How can you identify the central idea of a passage?
Look for repeated words and key ideas. Summarize the author's key points. Identify what the passage is mostly about.
When an author uses the rhetorical appeal pathos, they are appealing to the readers ________.
Emotions
Why do authors use figurative language?
To make their stories more interesting and keep the readers engaged.
What happens if you skip a multiple choice question and do not answer it?
It automatically gets marked wrong.
What is a plot?
The main events in a story
An appeal to credibility.
Ethos
What do the prefixes: Un, In, Im, usually tell us in a word? Example: the word, "Unfair"
They mean "not", or the opposite. Unfair versus fair
"I've told you to clean your room a million times!" is an extreme exaggeration. What type of figurative language is this?
hyperbole