ELA CAT Tips
Read the ________ before the passages.
questions
The format we use to answer a short response question.
This word means to make an educated guess or inferences as to what will happen next in a story.
Predict
This is what I need to do with my device every night.
Charge it!
A transition word that introduces the claim.
Clearly/Truly/Without a doubt
You should be careful of these types of questions (there are multiple correct answers).
Multiple correct answers, All of the following except, Which of these best...
The words/phrases we use to introduce different sentences of a paragraph/essay.
Transition words
This word is the main point or argument that an essay makes.
Claim
This is the kind of attitude you should have when it comes to testing.
Positive!
A transition word to introduce a reason.
To begin with/In addition/Next
I should do this if I want to come back to a question to review later.
Flag it
The punctuation you put around a quote from a text.
Quotation marks
Evidence
This is the kind of breakfast we should eat in the morning.
Healthy
A transition word/phrase to introduce evidence.
The author states/According to the article/For example
I need to take my ______ while going through the test.
Time
The first and last paragraph of an essay.
Introduction and conclusion
Another word for the main idea.
Central
The range of hours needed to sleep before testing.
6-8
A transition word/phrase to explain evidence.
This evidence shows/This proves that
Pay attention to words that are...
bolded
The 3 types of essays you could write.
Narrative/Informative/Argumentative
To make an educated guess using prior knowledge and textual evidence.
Infer/Inference
If I really wanted to study, I could...
Look over notes from classes and see if there are practice questions online.
A transition word/phrase that can be used to show passage of time in a narrative.
Later/Next/Then/Eventually/In the end