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100
True or False - I must turn in my phone to my teacher during the Forward Test.
False. Phones are not allowed in the testing sight or must be locked up.
100
The following are all STORY ELEMENTS. Every story needs them. Which one is missing?
_______, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Resolution
Characters
100
What does it mean to "Define"?
Define - give a word meaning, give a definition
100
List the NOUNS. Which is the subject?
The red flower tipped over in the high wind.
flower, wind
Subject: flower
100
Which strategy will ensure that you use all of the correct steps in a properly written paragraph?
RACES!
R - restate
A - answer
C - cite
E - explain
S - summarize main point
200
True or False - During the writing test, I am expected to write a full 5 paragraph essay.
False. The TDA has been restructured into two days of writing tests.
Both should be a well written paragraph.
200
Which part of a story plot is typically the longest and develops the conflict through a series of events that builds interest and/or suspense?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, or Resolution
Rising Action
200
What does it mean to "Idenitfy"?
Identify - Find, Indicate
200
Which word is misspelled?
accidentally
address
aggressive
annualy
annually
In most cases, when you add an ending to a word, you do not drop the end letter unless the letter is an "e"
200
True or False - I MUST quote something in the Writing 1 test.
False - You may quote or PARAPHRASE from the text to support your answer.
300
True or False - The tests are not timed.
True! If you do not finish a test in the time given, arrangements will be made for you to finish.
300
In what point of view is this passage written - 1st person or 3rd person?
Jenna woke up feeling refreshed. She looked at the clock and saw that she woke up late! She hurriedly grabbed her favorite hoodie and ran into the kitchen.
3rd person - told from an outside source - uses she, he, his, hers, they, theirs
Review:
1st person - told from a character's point of view - uses I, mine, me, we, ours
300
What does it mean to "Analyze"?
Analyze - Examine, read through something and understand everything about it
300
Find the VERB.
We were tired after the movie.
were tired
300
True or False - Since I cannot do a Spelling and Grammar Check, errors in spelling and grammar will not count against me.
False - Write to the best of your ability, but spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and other grammar skills will be assessed.
400
True or False - I will need headphones at some point for the test.
False. The listening portion of the test has been eliminated, but if you do not have wired headphones, you will not be able to have listening to directions or other parts of the test as an option.
400
Name a type of Figurative Language.
Simile - comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor - comparison not using "like" or "as"
Hyperbole - exaggeration
Personification - giving human traits to something not human
Onomatopoeia - sound words
Alliteration - same initial sounds repeated in words
400
What does it mean to "Illustrate"?
Illustrate - Show how
400
Name 3 text features in this image.
Heading
Diagram
Labels
Text Box
Photograph
Caption
400
In the RACE Strategy C stands for Cite Evidence (from the text), the following would be a good sentence starter for this sentence:
The author, (author's name), states...
False - You probably will not have an author for the passage in the test. Use instead...
The text states...
The text says...
The passage explains...
(Anything similar)
500
Which days are the ELA tests next week?
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
500
Explain the term theme.
Life lessons that can be learned by a story.
500
What does it mean to "Evaluate"?
Evaluate - Judge the correctness or credibility of something
500
There are five nonfiction text structures.
Problem/Solution is one of them. Name the others.
Compare & Contrast
Cause & Effect
Description
Chronological Order
500
True or False - This test is the only time writing a proper paragraph will every be important in my life.
False - High school will build on this skill.
If you decide to go onto college, you will be expected to write many paragraphs, pages and pages of essays, possibly even short texts of your own.
At your age, most cannot say for certain that they won't need it in some form in their job someday.