SBAC Basics
Reading
Vocabulary
Writing
Testing Readiness
100

the central point of an author

What is main idea?

100

To read again

What is reread?

100

The portion of the SBAC that includes an essay

What is the performance task?

100

What is slash the trash?

To eliminate the answers that don't make sense

200

The meaning of PT

What is Performance task?

200

Big idea of a story

What is theme?

200

To examine for similarity or differences

What is compare?

200

To convey one's ideas on a topic

What is opinion writing?

200

Understand meaning of word

What is analyzing words and their parts?

300

A list of the parts of a book organized in the order in which the parts appear

What is table of content?

300

To inspect in detail

What is examine?

300

To inform the reader

What is informative writing?

300

To understand text that doesn’t make sense

What is reread text?

400

The tools included

What is notepad, strikethrough, and highlight?

400

To find the theme of a story I can find out how my character ____

What is changed?

400

A short extract from a book or other printed material

What is passage?

400

To tell a story

What is narrative writing?

400

To review your specific test to determine how directions are presented

What is identify and follow directions?

500

The visual guide and aid for writing and understanding stories

What is a story mountain?

500

An alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject

What is glossary?

500

To get your audience's attention

What is a hook?

500

To think while you are reading

What is read actively?