ELA
Test Strategies
SOCIAL STUDIES
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ELA (Context Clues)
100

What does a sentence start with?

A capital letter.

100

Read the question and _________ answer choices before marking anything.

ALL

100

What is it called when you refuse to use a service?

boycott


100

What is the name of your school?

Ryan Elementary

100

My sister’s eyes resemble our mother’s eyes. ____________________

A. run like 

B. look like 

C. feel like


B. look like

200

What is the first sentence called in your essay?

Introduction sentence

200

If you can’t figure out which answer is correct, try to ___________ the answers that you know are wrong.(process of _________)

eliminate, process of elimination

200

What are the three branches of government?

Executive, legislative, judicial

200

What ancillary do you go to on Wednesdays?

Art

200

Our class has a strategy for raising money for our class party. __________________

A. guess 

B. door 

C. plan

C. plan

300

Answer the __________, then provide _________.

question, evidence

300

Get plenty of __________.

rest

300

Who is the President of the United States?

Who is the Mayor?

Joe Biden

Sharon Weston Broome

300

Name 5 teachers in the school

Any five teachers in the school

300

The man walked down the long corridor in the dark building. __________________

A. table

 B. fan

 C. hall

C. hall

400

What is main idea? What is central message?

Main idea is what the text is mostly about.

Central message is what the author wants you to learn.

400

The answers are in the __________! Go back and ____!

(text, passage, article)

READ!

400

What was it called when they dumped all the tea in the harbor?

Boston Tea Party

400

What day is the last day of school?

May 22nd

400

Jack is approximately 9 years old. ____________________  

A. about 

B. badly

C. carefully

A. about

500

Names 4 text evidence sentence stems...

Possible answers: According to the text, In paragraph ___ it says, The author stated, The text says, On page ___ I noticed. 

500

Name 3 punctuation marks.

period, exclamation, question mark

500

What is the document that gave us freedom from the British?

Declaration of Independence

500

Say the school pledge

Students says the full school pledge

500

The stars were brilliant in the clear night sky. ___________________

A. dim 

B. walking

 C. bright

C. bright