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Voice
Constructed Response
Connotation v. Denotation
100
This type of question is useful for getting short, specific answers.
What is a closed-ended question?
100
Author's attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
100
This is the first recommended step in solving a constructed response.
What is restating the question in one's own words?
100
Dictionary definition
What is denotation?
200
If your first question does not get the interviewee to give you enough information on a particular subject, then you can push for more with this type of question.
What is a follow-up question?
200
Word order and sentence structure
What is syntax?
200
What does the A stand for in the RACE acronym we have been studying?
What is answer the question?
200
Emotional associations we have with a word.
What are connotations?
300
A good version of this kind of question eliminates the need for follow-up questions
What is an open-ended question?
300
Description that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
300
You must be able to support your answer with this particular kind of evidence.
What is specific, textual evidence?
300
Our football team is called the Falcons because of the ______s of the word falcon.
What are connotations?
400
Come up with a good follow-up question for this close-ended question: Were you a bookworm or a jock?
Answers will vary. Example: Did fitting into that stereotype help you or hurt you? Why?
400
An inference one might make about someone who uses informal diction and simple syntax.
Answers will vary. Examples of good responses: Uneducated, in an informal setting
400
About how long do you want your answer to a constructed response to be?
What is one thorough paragraph?
400
A word with an appropriate connotation for a hockey team (must explain why).
Answers will vary. Example: Zeniths; because it's associated with being high up (thus cold) and being at your best
500
Turn this closed-ended question into an open-ended one: Did you enjoy growing up in Covington?
Answers will vary. Sample: Why has growing up in Covington had such an impact on you?
500
What is an inference one might make about a man or woman who uses formal diction and complex syntax?
Answers will vary. Example: educated
500
Why are we studying constructed response questions so much?
What is because it is a new kind of testing that none of you are used to, and you need to master it before your benchmark gets here? Also acceptable: What is we want to see if you can do more than just pick the right answer?
500
Explain the different connotations for cheap and inexpensive and which one you would use to describe something favorably.
What is inexpensive has a positive connotation and cheap has a negative one? What is inexpensive because it is not associated with items that are made poorly?