FSA Prep

Test taking tools

100

What tool can you use to highlight a section of the text

Highlighter tool

200

What tool let you flag a question to help you remember to go back to it?

Flag/ Mark for review

300

What tool helps you read the text line by line?

Line reader

400

What tool helps you eliminate answers that you know are not the correct answer?

Strikethrough

500

What do type of chart do you use for planning AND what are the two sections titled?

T-Chart

Question Key Words

Answers/Numbers

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100

In Passage 1, which sentence supports the argument that Burn was anxious about casting the deciding vote?

Passage 1,

 supports the argument "Burn anxious about vote"

200

Which feature, if added to the Passage 1, would be helpful in explaining the mother's reason for writing the letter?

feature

passage 1

helpful to explain mother's reason for writing letter

300

Select the detail from Passage 2 where the author appeals to the emotions of the audience.

P-2

detail appeals to audience emotions

400

How does Passage 2 approach women's right to vote differently that Passage 1?

P-2 approach woman's right DIFFERENTLY than P-2

500

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part B.

Part A: In paragraph 10 of Passage 1, what rhetorical appeal is used to influence Harry T. Burn's decision to support women's voting rights?

Part B: Choose the sentence from paragraph 10 that supports the answer in Part A.

Part A: P-10, which rhetorical appeal influence Harry's decision suppot women's rights to vote

Part B: P- 10, sentence support part A

Which one is it: Ethos, Logos, Pathos?

100

You should listen to me about brushing your teeth - I'm a dentist with 20 years of experience!

Logos

200

Drinking water is important because your body is made of 60% water. If you don't drink enough you can get headaches and feel tired.

Logos

it uses facts and numbers to explain why water is important.

300

Imagine a child going to bed hungry every nights, her small frame shivering under a thin, blanket, her stomach aching with emptiness. Your donation could give her a warm meal and a chance to smile again.

Pathos

appeals to the reader's compassion

400

We should have longer recess because studies show that kids who get more physical activity during the day do better in school and have better focus in class.

Logos

500

You should listen to Coach Jackson about staying healthy - he's been a P.E. teacher for 15 years and knows a lot about fitness.

Ethos

FSA Vocabulary Terms

100

Another work for a part of a book?

Excerpt

200

What is the big idea or message in a story.

Theme

300

What is the problem in a story?

Conflict

400

How do you figure something out using clues form the text?

Context clues

500

What are the details in the text that back up your answer?

Evidence

Grammar Guru

100

This part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?

noun

200

This punctuation marks end of a question.

question mark

300

This type of word shows action or state of being.

verb

400

This type of speech describes a noun.

The fluffy cat slept.

adjective

500

This part of speech describes a verb. 

She ran quickly. 

adverb