An educated guess. You have to look at the text, think about it and come to your own conclusion. These are the only type of questions where the answer is not found directly in the text.
What is inference?
200
Eat a good breakfast. This includes oatmeal, eggs, juice...something low in sugar and high in protein. A small cup of coffee is fine too. :) Also - GET HERE ON TIME!!!
What do you do the morning of the test?
200
USUALLY in the first few sentences or in the first paragraph.
Where can you usually find the Main Idea?
200
WHY something happens.
What is Cause?
200
The action of a story.
What is the plot?
200
The repetition of consonant sounds.
Ex) She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
300
RELAX!!! Take deep breaths and take your time! Remember, you just have to do your best, no one can ask more than that!
What do you do right before you take the FCAT?
300
To persuade, inform or entertain.
What is the Author's Purpose?
300
WHAT happens as a result.
What is Effect?
300
The problem.
What is conflict?
300
Words that sound like their meaning.
Ex)BANG, BOOM, ZAP, POW, ZZZZZZZZZ, SIZZLE
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
Put a mark by it, skip it and come back to it later. Be sure to highlight where you found the answer. If you can't do that, then it is either an inference question, or not correct.
What do you do if you run into a question you just don't know?
400
What the author is trying to tell you, the reader. The point he or she is trying to get across to the audience.
What is the Author's Purpose?
400
I slipped on a banana peel.
What is the cause.
400
The "people" in the story that carry out the action.
What are characters?
400
When non-human things are given human characteristics.
Ex) A sponge that lives in a pineapple under the sea.
What is Personification?
500
GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK!!!!!!! This includes answering those difficult questions that you skipped.
What do you do if you finish with time left?
500
The big picture, or overlying main idea, such as: Life is difficult, or Don't judge a book by the cover...
What is Theme?
500
So I fell.
What is the effect.
500
Maps, charts, diagrams, pictures with captions, drawings...anything that helps the reader to understand the text better.
What are text features?
500
When something physical stands for something much more, it has a bigger meaning.
Ex) A wedding ring.