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Inferencing
Parts of Speech
Grammar
Writing Persuasively
Test Taking Tips
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What is a synonym for Inference?

Draw conclusions, Predict, make an educated guess.

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This type of word describes a noun.

Adjective 

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They thot they bringed there shoes but they was wrong.
They thought they brought their shoes, but they were wrong.
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The part of your essay that answers the question and states the reasons.

The thesis or position.

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What portion of the test should you start with?

Essay

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True or false? The answer to an inference is stated directly in the passage?

False

200

This type of word describes HOW an action is being performed.

Adverb

200
They got theirselves the biggest, coldest, most colourful container of ice cream I had ever saw.
They got themselves the biggest, coldest, and most colorful container of ice cream I had ever seen.
200

What is the part of the essay where you recognize the other side's argument?

Counter-argument

200

How many hours do you have to finish STAAR test?

5

300

This man is spent a trillion a day, but he would be worthless if you took $1 away. Who is he?


George Washington

300

This part of speech shows possession without giving a specific name.

Possessive pronoun

300
They left there shoes under they're car last night, and Johnny got hiself in trouble when he runned over them.
They left their shoes under the car last night, and Johnny got himself in trouble when he ran over them.
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Each body paragraph should be a range of AT LEAST how many sentences?

3-5 sentences.

300

What does STAAR stand for?

State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness

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Mary's mother has four daughters: April, May, and June.

What is the fourth daughter's name?

Mary.

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This part of speech shows a relation between two nouns relative to time and location and forms its own phrase within a sentence.

Preposition.

400

If you want the sammiches their they're beneath the shelfs, but there supposed to go to my dads office.

If you want the cookies, they're there beneath the Christmas Tree, but they're supposed to go to my dad's office.

400

Name two ways to get a 0.

Profanity, Writing in another language, song lyrics, non attempt.

400

The prompt will always start with what phrase.

"Write an essay..."

500

Hidden at night,

out in the day,

Always in sight,

Never goes away


What are they?

Shadow

500

This word reflects a verb back on the speaker or writer in the form of a pronoun.

Reflexive pronoun.

500

Its to close to the holidays to eat bad food, bought gifts, and throwing fits. You should just be thankful your not getting nothing at all.

It's too close to the holidays to eat bad food, buy gifts, and throw fits. You should just be thankful you're getting anything at all.

500

What does the acronym TEXAS stand for?

Topic sentence

Example

eXplanation 

Analysis

Summary

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Who wrote the story "The Tortoise and the Hare"? 

Aesop